India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Highlights: Nishant qualifies for boxing quarter-finals; Lakshya-Deepika win

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: End of Day five!

And that’s that from the fifth day of the 2024 Paris Olympics. It’s heartbreak for India in table tennis with both Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula losing their respective matches. However, medal hopes are still alive with shooter Swapnil Kusale making the final of the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions event and boxers Lovlina Borgohain and Nishant Dev advancing. We will be back with LIVE coverage of Day six of the Games, and we leave you with a recap of all that’s happened from India’s perspective today:

Badminton

Women’s singles group stage: PV Sindhu beats Kristin Kuuba 21-5, 21-10 to reach Round of 16

Men’s singles group stage: Lakshya Sen beats Jonatan Christie 21-18, 21-12 to reach Round of 16

Men’s singles group stage: HS Prannoy beats Duch Phat Lee 16-21, 21-11, 21-12, to face Lakshya Sen in Round of 16

Table tennis

Women’s singles round of 32: Sreeja Akula beat Jian Zeng 4-2 (9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5, 10-12, 12-10) to join Manika Batra in the Round of 16.

Women’s singles round of 16: Manika Batra loses to Miu Hirano 1-4

Women’s singles round of 16: Sreeja Akula loses to Sun Yingsha of China 0-4

Shooting

Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions qualification: Swapnil Kusale qualifies for final by finishing 7th with a score of 590, while Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (589) misses out after finishing 11th

Trap Women’s Qualification: Rajeshwari Kumari finishes 22nd with a score of 113, while Shreyasi Singh ends in 23rd place with a total score of 113. Only the top six proceeded to the final.

Boxing

Women’s 75 kg prelims round of 16: Lovlina Borgohain beats Sunniva Hofstad 5-0 to reach quarter-finals. She will face Li Qian of China on 4 August.

Men’s 71 kg round of 16: Nishant Dev beats Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio 3-2. Nishant will face Mexico’s Marco Verde in the quarter-finals on 4 August.

Archery

Women’s recurve individual 1/32 elimination round: Deepika Kumari beats Reena Parnat 6-5

Women’s recurve individual 1/16 elimination round: Deepika Kumari beats Quint Roeffen 6-2. Will face Michelle Kroppen of Germany in the 1/8 elimination round on 3 August.

Men’s recurve individual 1/32 elimination round: Tarundeep Rai loses to Tom Hall 4-6

Equestrian

Dressage Individual group stage: Anush Agarwalla — finishes 9th in Group E with a final score of 66.444, fails to advance.

Rowing

Men’s Singles Sculls semi-finals C/D: Balraj Panwar finishes sixth in the Men’s Singles Sculls semi-final C/D 1 and qualifies for Final D (2 August). It’s not a medal race but a classification competition.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Final scorecard of Sreeja Akula's match

Here’s a detailed look at the final scorecard of Sreeja Akula’s table tennis last 16 against Sun Yingsha, that she lost by a 0-4 margin:

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sun Yingsha defeats Sreeja Akula

Sreeja Akula has been ousted from the women’s singles table tennis tournament after a 0-4 (10-12, 10-12, 8-11, 3-11) defeat to Sun Yingsha of China. Sreeja had her moments, especially in the first couple of games, but failed to capitalise. Eventually, she ran out of momentum and suffered a loss by a significant margin.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Final scorecard of Nishant vs Jose

Here’s a look into the final scorecard in detail of the men’s 71 kg boxing last 16 match between Nishant Dev and Jose Rodriguez of Ecuador, which was won by the former:

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sun Yingsha takes third game!

Sun Yingsha has given Sreeja Akula difficult time out there, but the Chinese paddler takes the third game as well. It’s 3-0 to Sun, who is one game away from victory.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sreeja has her task cut out

In table tennis, Sreeja Akula has lost the second game as well with a 10-12 margin. She’s just given away the momentum to her Chinese opponent, especially after the bright start she had got off to. Sreeja trails Sun 7-8 in the third game.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Nishant Dev qualifies for quarter-finals!

Boxer Nishant Dev, who is playing his first Olympics, advances to the quarter-finals of the men’s 71 kg category. He defeats Ecuador’s Jose Rodriguez 3-2.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sreeja Akula in the second game

Back to table tennis. Sreeja is leading 8-5 against Sun in the second game and eventually earns five game points against the Chinese. Will she make use of the advantage?

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Nishant Dev in action

Boxer Nishant Dev is off to a bright start in his 71 kg last 16 clash against Ecuador’s Jose Rodriguez. He takes the first round, with the judges ruling 4-1 in favour of Nishant in the first round. The second round goes to Nishant as well with a 4-1 scoreline.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sreeja loses Game 1

Sreeja Akula had made a bright start against Sun Yingsha, but eventually lost the plot, allowing her Chinese opponent to bounce back. The World No 1 from China is just not giving up, Sreeja is in for a difficult time against her opponent.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sreeja fights hard

Wow! What an excellent start from Sreeja Akula in her opening game against Sun Yingsha. She collects five straight points, but later concedes consecutive points as the Chinese makes it 10-10.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sreeja Akula in action

Sreeja Akula’s round of 16 clash against Sun Yingsha of China is underway. The first game is underway, with the scores level at 2-2.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sreeja Akula and Nishant Dev up next

The fifth day of the 2024 Paris Olympics is almost coming to an end. The final two events involving Indian athletes today are table tennis and boxing. In table tennis, Sreeja Akula takes on Sun Yingsha in the women’s singles last 16 (12.30 am). Boxer Nishant Dev, playing his first Olympics, takes on Ecuador’s Jose Rodriguez in the men’s 71 kg last 16 clash (12.34 am).

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton — Prannoy tops Group K!

HS Prannoy 16-21, 21-11, 21-12 Le Duc Phat

HS Prannoy roars back in style! The top-ranked Indian shuttler heading to the Paris Olympics takes the next two games in dominant fashion after conceding the first to the Vietnamese to win Group K!

For a moment, it appeared as if Le Duc would pull off an upset after beating Fabian Roth earlier in the tournament. Prannoy, however, explains the gulf between them in the ranks with a stellar display in Games 2 and 3!

Prannoy, however, faces Lakshya Sen in the Round of 16! That should be a showdown for the ages!

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton — Prannoy on the verge of victory!

HS Prannoy 16-21, 21-11, 19-11 Le Duc Phat

Prannoy surges ahead and how, opening up an eight-point lead at 19-11! Was expected the final stretch of the Group K clash to be a tensely-fought affair. Instead, Prannoy has absolutely bossed this phase and highlighted his credentials as someone who can go the distance in this tournament!

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton — Prannoy in the lead at the interval

HS Prannoy 16-21, 21-11, 11-8 Le Duc Phat

Prannoy heads into the interval in the decider with a three-point lead. Advantage HSP, one would say. But he cannot afford to let his guard down, even if he’s on matchpoint.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton

HS Prannoy 16-21, 21-11, 7-5 Le Duc Phat

Le Duc reduces the deficit to a solitary point with a powerful leaping cross-court smash but concedes the very next point. The two engage in a fast-paced rally shortly after that ends with Prannoy’s shot going wide past the tramline at the back of the court. The Indian, however, remains in the lead for now by two points.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton — Prannoy in the lead in Game 3

HS Prannoy 16-21, 21-11, 3-1 Le Duc Phat

Both Prannoy and Le Duc concede a point with an error at the start of the decider. Le Duc’s smash then goes past the inner tramline to Prannoy’s right. His next shot also goes wide, but this time to the Indian’s left while attempting to push him to the backcourt.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton — Prannoy bounces back in style!

HS Prannoy 16-21, 21-11 Le Duc Phat

Le Duc somewhat switches off towards the end of Game 2, and Prannoy seals the deal without much of a fuss to bounce back in style and take the Group K clash into a decider! He has a massive nine gamepoints in hand before finishing things off in style.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton — Prannoy on the verge of winning Game 2

HS Prannoy 16-21, 18-11 Le Duc Phat

More errors from Le Duc, and Prannoy finds himself on the verge of winning Game 2, stretching his lead to seven points now!

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton

HS Prannoy 16-21, 15-9 Le Duc Phat

Prannoy’s drifting further away from Le Duc at the moment, opening up a sizeable six-point lead and needing as many to go 1-1 with the Vietnamese shuttler.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton — Prannoy in the lead at the interval

HS Prannoy 16-21, 11-7 Le Duc Phat

Prannoy has a four-point lead heading into the interval in Game 2, winning three points in a row. The momentum certainly is on Prannoy’s side at the moment as he aims to go level with Le Duc and take this match into a deciding game.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton

HS Prannoy 16-21, 8-7 Le Duc Phat

Prannoy remains in the lead despite Le Duc putting up a solid fight, winning 7 of the last 11 points.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton

HS Prannoy 16-21, 5-3 Le Duc Phat

Le Duc concedes four points before opening his account in Game 2, after his long shot lands just inside the tramline at the back. The Vietnamese wins two of the next three points to reduce the deficit to 2.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton — Prannoy seizes the lead in Game 2

HS Prannoy 16-21, 3-0 Le Duc Phat

Prannoy’s off to a positive start in Game 2, going 2-0 up. Follows it up with a powerful leaping smash across the court to 3-0 up.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton — Le Duc takes Game 1

HS Prannoy 16-21 Le Duc Phat

Le Duc has four set points in hand and seals the deal after Prannoy’s return from the middle of the court hits the net. Game 1 goes to the Vietnamese shuttler! Can Prannoy bounce back in Game 2? There will be a lot of animated discussions between Prannoy and Pullela Gopichand, who is sitting by the sidelines.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton

HS Prannoy 15-18 Le Duc Phat

Prannoy stretches his full body to the left for a desperate return, but that simply sets Le Duc up for a comfortable finish in the form of a cross-court smash. The Vietnamese is three points away from taking Game 1 and he has a three-point lead at the moment.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton — Prannoy catching up!

HS Prannoy 14-15 Le Duc Phat

Le Duc goes for a last-minute return at the edge of the baseline, but it’s a mere chip back to Prannoy, who has little problem smashing it into the middle of the court, well beyond his opponent’s reach. Prannoy produces another clever finish shortly after, firing an smash after a brief rally at the net. Prannoy just a point adrift now.

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Badminton — Le Duc remains in the lead

HS Prannoy 11-15 Le Duc Phat

Le Duc opens up a four-point lead at 14-10 after the interval with Prannoy responds with a powerful cross-court smash that the Vietnamese isn’t able to pick. Le Duc, however, restores the four-point lead by winning the next point.