nikhat zareen Paris 2024 Olympic Games India Medalist LIVE Update; athletics |badminton| boxing| shooting| satwik-chirag | sift kaur samra swapnil kusale | Medal-hope from Swapnil in Paris Olympics today: 18 gold at stake, Indians will enter 3 medal events; Hockey team will play from Belgium

Rifle shooter Swapnil Kusale will be India’s medal hope at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. They are 50m. Will play the final of the men’s category of rifle three position. Shift Kaur Samara and Anjum Moudgil will participate in the qualification round of the women’s category of the same event. Also, boxer Nikhat Zareen will play the pre-quarterfinal match of 50 kg weight category.

A total of 18 gold medals will be at stake on the sixth day of the ongoing Games in Paris. Out of these, Indian players will be contenders in 3 medal events. India has been able to win only 2 bronzes so far. Both the medals have come from shooting.

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Today 18 gold at stake, India 3 contenders
There will be 18 gold medals at stake today in the Paris Olympics. Of these, India will stake claim in 3. Today maximum 4-4 gold medals will be at stake in swimming and rowing.

Indian hockey team faces defending champion Belgium
The Indian hockey team will face defending champion Belgium. Team India is coming after defeating Ireland 2-0 in the last match. Whereas Belgium has defeated Tokyo’s silver medalist Australia by a huge margin of 6-2.

The Indian hockey team is so far unbeaten in the Paris Olympics. Team India won 2 matches, while one was a draw.

Badminton: Satwik-Chirag’s quarter match with Chia-Soh
In badminton men’s doubles, world number-3 Indian pair of Satwik-Chirag will face Aaron Chia and Soh Wui Yik of Malaysia. The Indian pair had won the title last year by outperforming their Malaysian rivals in the semi-finals of the Asian Games. Chia-Soh pair has won the bronze medal at Tokyo 2020. The draws for badminton men’s doubles category have been released on Wednesday.

The pair of Satwik and Chirag during the group stage match of men’s doubles category of badminton.