NEW DELHI: On the ninth day of the Paris Olympics, India have a lot of key matches. The Indian men's hockey team defeated Great Britain 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to enter the semi-finals. But it was heartbreak for boxer Lovlina Borgohain, losing 1-4 to top seed Li Qian in the quarter-final. Lakshya Sen lost his semi-final match against defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.
Following is India's Day 9 schedule at the Paris Olympics on Sunday (All timings in IST):Golf12:30 PM: Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar finish Tied-40 and Tied-45 respectively in the Men's Individual Stroke PlayShooting12:30 PM: Vijayveer Sidhu is at 5th with a score of 293 (14X) and Anish (293; 11X) 7th after 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Qualification-Stage 11 PM: Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon fail to qualify for the women's skeet final after finishing 14th and 23rd respectively.Hockey1:30 PM: India beat Great Britain in a penalty shoot-out to enter Men's Semi-finalsAthletics1:35 PM: Parul Chaudhary finishes 8th in her Heat with a season best time of 9:23.39, but fails to qualify for the final in Women's 3000m Steeplechase2:30 PM: Jeswin Aldrin fails to qualify for the final, finishes 13th in Group B with a best jump of 7.61m in Men's Long Jump QualificationBoxing3:02 PM: Lovlina Borgohain loses 1-4 against Li Qian of China in Women's 75kg Quarterfinals Badminton3:30pm: Lakshya Sen loses 20-22, 14-21 against Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) in Men's Singles SemifinalsSailing3:35 PM: Vishnu Saravanan is currently in 18th position after completion of 8 races with 114 net points. He had a 7th place finish in Race 7 and 24th place finish in Race 8 of Men's Dinghy.Shooting4:30 PM: Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala fail to qualify for the final in the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event. Sidhu and Bhanwala finish at 9th and 13th place respectively in the qualification round.Sailing6:05 PM: Nethra Kumanan is currently in 25th spot after completion of 8 races with 145 net points. She had a 21st place finish in Race 7 and 31st place finish in Race 8 of Women's Dinghy.The TOI Sports Desk excels in a myriad of roles that capture the ...
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