Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Shooter Swapnil Kusale clinched India's third medal at Paris Olympics, winning a bronze in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions final. So far, India has won all of their medals in shooting. In badminton, India suffered a heartbreak in men's doubles as in-form pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out in the quarterfinals. In men's singles, Lakshya Sen outclassed HS Prannoy in an all-Indian clash to reach the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Indian men's hockey team suffered its first defeat of the group, going down against defending champions Belgium by one goals to two. Later in the day, PV Sindhu was knocked out of the event after losing her badminton singles pre-quarterfinal match. (Medals Tally)
Here are the Highlights of Day 6 of the Paris Olympics 2024:
- 21:53 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Imane Khelif in controversy, again!Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who failed a gender eligibility test last year, pummelled her Italian opponent in 46 seconds at the Paris Olympics on Thursday as the controversy threatened to overshadow the sixth day of the Games. It will also renew the debate about the inclusion of competitors in other sports at the Olympics and beyond who have undergone similar eligibility testing. Read in detail
- 21:47 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live: NDTV's exclusive -"Jo India ke liye kar sakte hain, hamne sab kuch kiya (Whatever I could have done for India, I did)," Swapnil Kusale told NDTV in an exclusive interview on Thursday. The Indian shooter Swapnil shone at 2024 Paris Olympics with a historic bronze medal in the Men's 50m rifle three positions event. Read his interview here
- 21:45 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Tennis: Djokovic vs Tsitsipas next!Novak Djokovic will be taking on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-final match of Men's Singles at Paris Olympics. The contest will start after 10:30 pm IST. Stay connected to get the live updates of the high-octane encounter.
- 20:07 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Tennis: Alcaraz is into the semis!Carlos Alcaraz does it again! From two breaks down in the second set, the Spaniard is now into the semi-finals. Tough luck for Tommy Paul. The American did ever so well to break Alcaraz twice, but the reigning Wimbledon and French Open champions was just too hot to handle.
- 18:34 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Badminton: Sen beat Prannoy in pre-quarters!Lakshya beats compatriot Prannoy, who was not at his physical best, 21-12, 21-6. One Indian to the badminton quarterfinals. Lakshya is only the third Indian man to reach the last eight in the men's singles draw at Olympics.
- 17:53 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Badminton: Sen vs Prannoy is underway!Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy's all-Indian Round of 16 clash is underway. Both shuttlers share a room at this Paris Olympics. Sen overcame a much-tougher opponent in Indonesia's Jonatan Christie in the Round of 32 clash. Tap here to follow real-time updates
- 16:50 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Shooting: Indian shooters near elimination!Anjum Moudgil and Sift Kaur Samra are on the verge of elimination. Both are currently out of the top 8 qualifying spots, with plenty of ground to cover. As things stand, there won't be any shooter in the women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions final
- 16:45 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Badminton: Satwik-Chirag with a narrow lead!Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have a narrow 12-10 lead over Malaysia Aaron Chia and Woo Yih Soh in the men's doubles quarter-final. A close game so far. The Malaysians have put on a strong display so far
- 16:29 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Shooting: Not looking good for Indian shooters!Anjum Moudgil and Sift Kaur Samra are 22nd and 28th after the end of the Kneeling and Prone rounds. The chances are slim as only the top 8 shooters qualify for the final. At the moment, both are out of contention.
- 16:09 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Shooting: Sift, Anjum currently not in contention!Disappointin from Sift Kaur Samra in the Prone round as well. She only manages 99 and 96, and now sits 25 in the standings. As things stand, she is out of the finals race. Anjum, too, has dropped out of contention after a bright start. Not looking good for the Indian shooters at the moment.
- 14:59 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Shooting: Swapnil on his first thought!"10 years hardwork paid off. I was not looking at the scoreboard. I was able to rectify my mistakes from the past, and will look to go one step further next time. I was not looking at scoreboard or anything else. I was just focused on my shooting," Swapnil told reporters after winning bronze.
- 14:27 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Proud father!"We let him focus on his work and didn't even call him yesterday so that he should not get distracted. For the last 10 to 12 years, he was mostly away from home, focusing on his marksmanship. People have been calling up incessantly to congratulate us," Swapnil's father told PTI after he won bronze for India in shooting.
- 14:25 (IST)
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HS Prannoy
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