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- Published: August 5, 2024 11:27
New Delhi: Indian action on the 5th of August will see Lakshya Sen take Malaysian shuttler, Lee Jii Zia. Sen is coming into the match after playing a nail-biter semifinals against Viktor Axelsen. Avinash Sable and Kiran Pahal will compete in the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase and Women’s 4000m. The Indian paddlers- Manika Batra/Sreeja Akula/Archana Girish Kamath will also take part in the round of 16 against Romanian paddlers- Adina Diaconu/Bernadette Szocs/Elizabeta Samara.
Meanwhile, in the evening Indian fans can watch Nisha Dahiya, the silver medalist of the Asian Championships who will start her Paris Olympics 2024 journey in the Women’s Freestyle 68kg category. Indian sailors Nethra Kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan will also partake in the Dinghy Races 9&10. The Indian skeet mixed team of Maheshwari Chauhan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka will also take part in the qualification and medal matches.
Athletics
- 3:25 PM- Kiran Pahal- Women’s 400m (R1)
- 10:34 PM- Avinash Sable- Men’s 3000m Steeplechase (R1)
Watch this. Then watch this again.. what incredible commentary. This was India vs the world. The referees were against us. And the commentator captured our joy, anxiety and emotions like no one else. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE LIVE SPORT. #Hockey #olympics 🇮🇳
pic.twitter.com/ivoasDXEVe— Aadit Kapadia (@ask0704) August 5, 2024
Wrestling
- 6:30 PM- Nisha Dahiya vs Sova Rizhko Tetiana (UKR)- Women’s Freestyle 68kg 1/8 Finals
- 7:50 PM- Nisha Dahiya vs TBD- Women’s Freestyle 68kg Quarterfinals*
- 1:10 AM- Nisha Dahiya vs TBD- Women’s Freestyle 68kg Semifinals*#
Table Tennis
- 1:30 PM- Manika Batra/Sreeja Akula/Archana Girish Kamath vs Adina Diaconu/Bernadette Szocs/Elizabeta Samara (ROU)- Women’s Team (R16)
🏸🥉 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝘀𝗵𝘆𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆! Can he become the first-ever Indian men's singles shuttler to win a medal at the Olympics?
👉 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @sportwalkmedia 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀… pic.twitter.com/iHw2jaf04o
— India at Paris 2024 Olympics (@sportwalkmedia) August 5, 2024
Sailing
- 3:4 PM- Nethra Kumanan- Women’s Dinghy Race 9 and 10
- 6:10 PM- Vishnu Saravanan- Men’s Dinghy Race 9 and 10
Badminton
- 6:00 PM- Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia (MAL)- Men’s Singles Bronze Medal Match
Shooting
- 12:30 PM- Maheshwari Chauhan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka- Skeet Mixed Team (Qualification)
- 6:30 PM- Maheshwari Chauhan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka- Skeet Mixed Team (Medal Matches)*
*Subject to qualification
#Match will take place the next day i.e. 6th August
Listen to the commentary, feel the emotion, He expresses the feelings of 1.4 billion Indians. 🇮🇳 #Hockey pic.twitter.com/xJgWvcoV6Z
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) August 4, 2024
Medal Tally
India after winning the three bronze medals has slipped to the 57th place on the medals table. The medals table on 4th August is as follows:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 19 | 26 | 26 | 37 |
| 2 | China | 19 | 15 | 11 | 61 |
| 3 | France | 12 | 14 | 18 | 41 |
| 4 | Australia | 12 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 10 | 12 | 15 | 33 |
| 6 | South Korea | 10 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Japan | 9 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| 8 | Italy | 7 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Germany | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
