India at Olympics, Day 9 schedule: Lakshya Sen in semis, India in hockey quarters

India are set to have a light but a major day in the Paris Olympics on Sunday, 4 August. After heartbreaks from Manu Bhaker and Nishant Dev, India will really be hoping for some redemption on Sunday, 4 August. Lakshya Sen and Lovlina Borgohain might not be playing medal matches, but a win will assure them of a medal from the Paris Olympics. While Lakshya will be taking on the defending champion in the men’s singles quarter-finals (badminton), Lovlina will be taking on China’s Li Quian in her QF bout (boxing).

The day will start with two shooting events and golf, where India will be looking to qualify for the final. In case Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chouhan are able to qualify for the final of the women’s skeet event, they will be hunting for a medal at 7 PM IST on Sunday.

Paris Olympics 2024: India Schedule | Full Coverage | Medal Tally

The Indian men’s hockey team come in with a lot of promise, having shocked Australia in the event for the first time since 1972. They will take on Great Britain in the quarter-finals.

The focus will be on Lakshya Sen and Lovlina Borgohain, who are the last remaining members of their respective contingents. Both have a mega task ahead of them in their respective matches, but hold the ability to shock the best in the world.

Hopes are pinned on Lakshya after his sensational win against Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie and Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen, who were much higher ranked than him. Lakshya himself knows that he will have to move a mountain named Viktor Axelsen if he wants to reach the Gold Medal match in the Olympics.

Here is India’s schedule for Day 9 of the Paris Olympics 2024

12:30 PM

Golf – Men’s round – Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar

Shooting – Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol qualification (Stage 1) – Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu

Shooting – Women’s skeet qualification – Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chouhan

1:30 PM

Hockey: Men’s quarter-finals – India vs Great Britain

1:35 PM

Athletics: Women’s 3000m steeplechase heats – Parul Chaudhary

2:30 PM

Athletics: Men’s long jump qualification – Jeswin Aldrin

3:02 PM – MEDAL ASSURED IF WIN

Boxing: Women’s boxing 75kg quarter-final: Lovlina Borgohain vs Li Quian

3:30 PM – MEDAL ASSURED IF WIN

Badminton: Men’s singles semi-final – Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen

3:35 PM

Sailing: Men’s ILCA 7 (Race 7 and 8) – Vishnu Sarvanan

4:30 PM

Shooting: Shooting – Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol qualification (Stage 2)- Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu

6:05 PM

Sailing: Women’s ILCA 6 (Race 7 and 8) – Nethra Kumanan

7:00 PM – MEDAL EVENT

Shooting: Women’s skeet final (if qualified) – Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chouhan