On the sixth day of the Paris Olympics 2024, shooter Swapnil Kusale will look to secure the country’s third medal at the Games when he competes in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final on Thursday.

With track and field events also set to begin in Paris, Paramjeet Singh Bisht, Akashdeep Singh Vikash Singh and Priyanka will begin India’s hunt for a medal in their respective race walk events.

These will be the only medal events of the day. Along with athletics, sailing and golf events also commence on Thursday.

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Knockout events in badminton also begin tomorrow. PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy will all feature in their respective singles matches while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty will also play their doubles pre-quarterfinals.

In India’s only boxing event of the day, reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen will face Asian Games champion Wu Yu in the women’s 50kg Round of 16.

The Indian hockey team, having already qualified for the quarterfinals, will play against defending champions Belgium.

World record holder Sift Kaur Samra and Anjum Moudgil will compete in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions qualification, aiming for a spot in the finals.

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Archer Pravin Jadhav will also be in action and Indian sailors Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan will start their races later in the day.

India's schedule on August 1 (all times in IST)

Sport Start Time Event Athlete Medal Event
Athletics 11:00 am Men's 20km Race Walk Paramjeet Singh Bisht/
Akshdeep Singh/
Vikash Singh
Yes
Golf 12:30 pm Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 1 Gaganjeet Bhullar/Shubhankar Sharma No
Badminton 5:40 pm onwards Men's Singles R16 Lakshya Sen No
Badminton 5:40 pm onwards Men's Singles R16 HS Prannoy No
Athletics 12:50 pm Women's 20km Race Walk Priyanka Yes
Shooting 1:00 pm 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Final Swapnil Kusale Yes
Hockey 1:30 pm Men's Pool B India vs Belgium No
Boxing 2:30 pm Women's 50kg Round of 16 Nikhat Zareen No
Archery 2:31 pm Men's Individual R64 Pravin Jadhav No
Shooting 3:30 pm 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Qualification Sift Kaur Samra/
Anjum Moudgil
No
Sailing 3:45 pm  Men's Dinghy - Race 1 Vishnu Saravanan No
Sailing After 3:45 pm Men's Dinghy - Race 2 Vishnu Saravanan No
Badminton 4:30 pm onwards Men's Doubles Quarter-Finals Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty No
Sailing 7:01 pm Women's Dinghy - Race 1 Nethra Kumanan No
Badminton 10:00 pm onwards Women's Singles R16 PV Sindhu No

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