Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:01pm on 31 Jul 2024,Wednesday Sports
Indian badminton stars HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will clash in the men's singles Round of 16 at the Paris Olympics. Prannoy secured his spot by defeating Vietnam's Duc Phat Le in three games. Earlier, Lakshya Sen advanced by beating Indonesia's Jonatan Christie. Other Indian athletes had mixed results: PV Sindhu reached the women's singles Round of 16, while table tennis star Manika Batra was knocked out by Japan's Miu Hirano. In archery, Deepika Kumari advanced, but Tarundeep Rai lost. Boxer Lovlina Borgohain is close to securing a medal after advancing to the women's 76kg quarterfinals.
