India at Paris Olympics 2024, Day 6 schedule: Swapnil Kusale in 3P rifle final, massive test for Nikhat Zareen; knockout begins in badminton

There were no medals on Day 5 for India, but there was plenty to cheer. And Day 6, promises to be one of the most significant days of the Games for the Indian contingent, which could make or break medal hopes. It is, without doubt, a day packed with critical clashes across boxing, badminton, and shooting. Athletics action begins too with race walk. The main medal event is in shooting were Swapnil Kusale will be in action in the 50m Rifle 3-Position Men’s Final.

BOXING
Women’s 50kg R16: 2.30 pm
Nikhat Zareen

In probably the most significant bout of her career so far, Nikhat will take on the huge challenge of Chinese favourite Wu Yu, in a battle of world champions (across two weight categories).

Women’s 50kg R16: Nikhat Zareen vs Wu Yu: 2.30 pm

SHOOTING
50m Rifle 3-Position Men’s Final: 1 pm
Swapnil Kusale

After struggling to qualify for most finals in Tokyo, India have had a decent hit-rate in Paris, with Swapnil the latest to reach the medal round. Sift and Anjum will be in 50m 3P qualification round.

50m Rifle 3-Position Women’s qualification: 3.30 pm
Anjum Moudgil, Sift Kaur Samra

HOCKEY:
Men’s Pool B, India vs Belgium: 1.30 pm

In a battle of two teams who have already qualified for the quarterfinals, Harmanpreet Singh and Co will face a litmus test of their level against an elite team before knockouts.

BADMINTON
Round of 16 / Quarterfinals: Times TBC

Thursday will determine to a large extent if Indian badminton’s medal run can continue at the Olympics. Sindhu faces a tough test vs He, as do SatChi against Chia-Soh.

Men’s singles R16: Lakshya Sen vs HS Prannoy* (TBC)
Women’s singles R16: PV Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao (Session starts 10pm IST onwards)
Men’s doubles QF: Satwik-Chirag vs Chia Soh (Session starts 4.30pm IST onwards)

ATHLETICS:
Men’s 20km Race Walk: 11 am
Paramjeet Singh Bisht, Akshdeep Singh, Vikash Singh
Women’s 20km Race Walk: 12.50 pm
Priyanka Goswami

Track and Field action is one of the highlights of Olympic Games, and India’s athletics contingent will get going with the 20km race walkers first entering the fray. Both are medal events.

GOLF
Men’s Individual, Round 1: 12.30 pm
Gaganjeet Bhullar, Shunbhankar Sharma

Golf was an unexpected hit for the Indian contingent in Tokyo, where Aditi Ashok made waves. Action begins in Paris where Shubhankar and Gaganjeet tee off in the men’s event.

ARCHERY:
Men’s recurve R64: 2.30 pm
Pravin Jadhav

India’s archery fortunes in the individual events have been mixed so far. With Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tarundeep Rai already knocked out, Pravin is the last man standing.

Men’s recurve R64, Pravin Jadhav vs Kao Wenchao: 2.31 pm (R32 if he wins)

SAILING:
Men’s Dinghy, Race 1 & 2: 3.45pm onwards
Vishnu Saravanan

Women’s Dinghy, Race 1 & 2: 7.05 pm onwards
Nethra Kumanan

TABLE TENNIS:
Women’s singles: TBD

International events to watch out for:

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
Women’s individual all-round final: 9.45 pm

Simone Biles winning a gold medal alongside her USA teammates wasn’t exactly a surprise but it should ease any doubts in her mind. Now, a real challenge for her as her teammate Sunisa Lee will be up against her.

TENNIS
Women’s singles SF: 3.30 pm onwards
A superb semifinal is on the cards in the women’s draw as outright favourite Iga Swiatek will take on Zheng Qinwen to decide who reaches the final. Can Swiatek continue to dominate on clay?

TABLE TENNIS:
Men’s singles quarterfinal: 2.30 pm onwards
QF action gets interesting as Truls Moregard’s massive win against No.1 seed Wang Chuqin has ensured that there will be utmost only Chinese on the men’s singles podium, a rare sight.

SWIMMING
Women’s 200m Butterfly Final: 12.00 am IST (Friday)

Summer McIntosh is a name we are going to hear a lot in near future and she will be up against Tatjana Smith in a close battle for the 200m fly title. There are four finals scheduled.

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