Paris Olympics will start from 27th July. On the first day of the competition i.e. Saturday, India will participate in a total of seven sports including badminton, boxing, and hockey. India’s first match will be in badminton at 7.30 am and the last match will be in boxing at 12 pm. In such a situation, let us tell you how is the schedule of the Indian team in the Olympics on the first day.
Badminton
- Men’s singles group match: Lakshya Sen vs Kevin Cordon (Guatemala) (7:10 pm)
- Men’s doubles group match: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty vs Lucas Corvi and Ronan Labar (France) (8 pm)
- Women’s doubles group match: Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto vs Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong (Korea) (11:50 pm)
Boxing
- Women’s 54kg preliminary round match: Preeti Pawar vs Thi Kim Anh Vo (Vietnam) (12:05 pm)
Hockey
- Pool B match: India vs New Zealand (9 pm)
Rowing
- Men’s singles sculls: Panwar Balraj (12:30 pm)
Table Tennis
- Men’s singles first round: Harmeet Desai vs Zaid Abo (Yemen) (7:15 PM)
Tennis
- Men’s doubles first round match: Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji vs Edward Roger-Vasselin and Fabian Reboul (France) (03:30 PM)
Shooting
- 10m mixed team qualification: Sandeep Singh/ Elavenil Valarivan, Arjun Babuta/ Ramita Jindal (12:30 PM)
- 10m air pistol men’s qualification: Arjun Singh Cheema and Sarabjot Singh (2 PM)
- 10m air pistol women’s qualification: Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan (4 PM)
Also Read: Paris Olympics 2024: Schedule, Dates, and How to Watch the Opening Ceremony Live
Benefit of Khelo India Program
The government said that Khelo India has had a positive impact on India’s Mission Olympics. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya gave this information on Thursday in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. He informed that a total of 124 players in the Indian contingent participating in the Asian Games held in Hangzhou came from ‘Khelo India’ and won 42 out of a total of 106 medals.
Mandaviya informed that out of the Indian contingent of 28 players in the upcoming Paris Summer Olympics 2024, 25 percent of the players are from ‘Khelo India’. He informed that from the state of Haryana, 12 ‘Khelo India’ players have qualified to participate in Paris Olympics 2024. Khelo India Scheme is a flagship Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports which was launched in 2017-18.