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If Lovlina wins today, then her fourth medal in Paris Olympics is confirmed: She had also got bronze in Tokyo, Lakshya will have a semi-final with Viktor Axelsen in badminton


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On the 8th day of Paris Olympics, India was expecting 2 medals in Archery and Shooting, but it did not happen. In Women’s Shooting, Manu finished fourth in 25 meter Women’s Pistol on Saturday. In Archery, Deepika Kumari lost in the quarter finals in the individual category. She was defeated by Nam Soo Yeon of Korea 6-4.

India has won 3 medals so far in the Paris Olympics. All these medals have come in shooting. This is the first time in the history of Olympics that India has won 3 medals in shooting. Now on August 4, Indian players will be seen playing in boxing, badminton, shooting, hockey, sailing and athletics.

At 12:14 am, boxer Nishant Dev will play the quarterfinal match in the 71KG category. He will face Marco Elenso Verde Alvarez of Mexico. If Nishant wins the match, India’s bronze medal will be confirmed. If Lovlina Borgehan wins in boxing, she will go to the semifinals. Lakshya Sen, on the other hand, will want to secure a medal by winning his semifinal match.

Today Lakshya Sen will play the semi-final match against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen.

Today Lakshya Sen will play the semi-final match against Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen.

A big match will be played in boxing
In boxing, Lovlina Borgohain will play her quarterfinal match in the 75 kg weight category on August 4 at 3:02 pm. She will face Li Qian of China. If Lovlina wins this match, her medal will also be confirmed.

Lakshya Sen will play his semi-final match
India’s star shuttler Lakshya Sen will play his semi-final match against Denmark’s veteran player Victor Axelsen at 12:00 pm. If he wins this match, India’s silver medal will be confirmed. If he loses, he will have to play for bronze. In his last match, Lakshya had shown amazing game and defeated Taipo’s Chu Tin Chen 2-1. He became the first Indian men’s player to reach the semi-finals.

Indian players will also participate in these games

  • In shooting, Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala will be seen playing in the qualification match of the 25m pistol event (men) at 12:30 pm.
  • Parul Chaudhary will be seen in the qualification round-1 of 3000m steeplechase in athletics. This game will start at 1:35 pm.
  • Jeswin Aldrin will compete in the men’s long jump qualification at 2:30 p.m.
  • In sailing, Vishnu Saravanan will be seen playing at 3:35 pm and Netra Kumanan at 6:05 pm. These will be the 7th and 8th races.

How much gold is at stake in which game today
A total of 20 gold medals will be at stake on the ninth day of the Paris Olympics. India will want to secure its 2 medals tomorrow.

Highlights from day 8 of Olympics

  • Archery: Deepika lost in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Individual category.
  • Archery: Bhajan Kaur was eliminated in the round-of-16.
  • Shooting: Manu Bhaker finished fourth in the 25m pistol.
  • Shooting: Anantjeet Singh Naruka finished 24th in the Men’s Skeet Qualification.
  • Archery : Deepika Kumari lost 6-4 to Nam Soo Yeon of Korea in the quarterfinals.
  • Shooting: Maheshwari and Raija out of top-6 after Women’s Skeet Qualification Round-2.

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