Paris Olympics, Day 1 Live Updates: The day for India started with rower Balraj Panwar failing to qualify for the quarters directly in the men’s singles sculls. He will appear in a repechage round now. As far as shooting is concerned, the 10m rifle mixed team event is concerned, Ramita/Arjun and Sandeep/Elavenil failed to make the medal rounds.
After that, in the men’s 10m air pistol event, Sarabjot Singh missed out the final qualification by a whisker. Having said that, Manu Bhaker made it to the final in the women’s discipline.
The Indian contingent are in hunt for medals in 7 different sports today. Shooting will see most athletes in action—eight, followed by five in Badminton. Balraj Panwar, Harmeet Desai, Preeti Panwar and Rohan Bopanna-N Sriram Balaji will represent India in Rowing, Table Tennis, Boxing and Tennis respectively, while the Men’s Hockey Team will face New Zealand as well. Check out the full schedule for Day 1 here.