Paris Olympics: Lakshya Sen to take on Malaysia’s Zii Jia Lee in bronze medal match

Lakshya Sen will aim to add a fourth medal to India’s tally as he will take on Malaysia’s Zii Jia Lee in the bronze medal match of the men’s singles in the Paris Olympics today at 6 PM IST.  Lakshya failed to overcome Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in the semifinal clash yesterday and went down fighting 20-22, 14-21 in straight games, becoming the first Indian men’s shuttler to reach the Olympics semifinal. Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu are the only two female shuttlers to win an Olympic medal for India in badminton.

India will start their day with Maheshwari Chauhan and Anantjeet Singh Naruka competing in the skeet mixed team event at 12:30 PM



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The Indian women’s table tennis team, featuring Sreeja Akula, Manika Batra, and Archana Kamath, will face Romania in the round of 16, aiming to secure a spot in the quarterfinals at 1:30 PM IST.

In athletics, India will be represented by two athletes: Kiran Pahal, who will compete in the women’s 400m round 1, and Asian Games gold medallist Avinash Sable, who will strive to qualify for the 3000m steeplechase final later in the day.

In wrestling, Nisha Dahiya will kick off India’s campaign in the women’s 68kg freestyle pre-quarters.