NEW DELHI: On the first day of the Paris Olympics, Saturday, rower Balraj Panwar and the shooters will lead off India’s participation. Additionally, the Indian men’s hockey team will begin their campaign against New Zealand. The day will also feature matches in badminton, tennis, and table tennis.
Following is India’s Day 1 schedule at the Paris Olympics on Saturday (All timings in IST):
Rowing
12:30 PM: Balraj Panwar in Men’s single sculls
Shooting
12:30 PM: Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan, Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal in 10m air rifle mixed team qualification
2 PM: Arjun Singh Cheema and Sarabjot Singh in 10m air pistol men’s qualification
2PM: 10m air rifle mixed team final (Subject to qualification)
Tennis
3:30 PM: Rohan Bopnna/N Sriram Balaji vs Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Fabien Reboul (France) in Men’s doubles first round match
Shooting
4 PM: Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan in 10m air pistol women’s qualification
Badminton
7:10 PM: Lakshya Sen vs Kevin Cordon (Guatemala) in Men’s singles group match
Table Tennis
7:15 PM: Harmeet Desai vs Zaid Abo Yaman of Jordan in Men’s singles preliminary round
Badminton
8 PM: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar (France) in Men’s doubles group match
Hockey
9 PM: India vs New Zealand in Men’s Pool B match
Badminton
11:50 PM: Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto vs Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong (Korea) in Women’s doubles group match
Boxing
12:02 AM: Preeti Pawar vs Thi Kim Anh Vo (Vietnam) in Women’s 54kg Round of 32
Following is India’s Day 1 schedule at the Paris Olympics on Saturday (All timings in IST):
Rowing
12:30 PM: Balraj Panwar in Men’s single sculls
Shooting
12:30 PM: Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan, Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal in 10m air rifle mixed team qualification
2 PM: Arjun Singh Cheema and Sarabjot Singh in 10m air pistol men’s qualification
2PM: 10m air rifle mixed team final (Subject to qualification)
Tennis
3:30 PM: Rohan Bopnna/N Sriram Balaji vs Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Fabien Reboul (France) in Men’s doubles first round match
Shooting
4 PM: Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan in 10m air pistol women’s qualification
Badminton
7:10 PM: Lakshya Sen vs Kevin Cordon (Guatemala) in Men’s singles group match
Table Tennis
7:15 PM: Harmeet Desai vs Zaid Abo Yaman of Jordan in Men’s singles preliminary round
Badminton
8 PM: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar (France) in Men’s doubles group match
Hockey
9 PM: India vs New Zealand in Men’s Pool B match
Badminton
11:50 PM: Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto vs Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong (Korea) in Women’s doubles group match
Boxing
12:02 AM: Preeti Pawar vs Thi Kim Anh Vo (Vietnam) in Women’s 54kg Round of 32