Paris Olympics 2024 Day 9 Highlights: India advances to hockey semi-finals defeating Great Britain; Lakshya Sen loses to Axelsen in badminton

SHOOTING: Vijayveer Sidhu in third place

Vijayveer Sidhu shoots a score of 98, 98 and 97 in the first three series of stage 1 

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India's Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar are in action in Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 4. 

25m rapid fire pistol begins

India's Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala are competing in the 25m rapid fire pistol.

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Nishant lost to Alvarez and missed out on medal last night

Nishant Dev's maiden Olympic campaign ended in heartbreak after a devastating split verdict defeat to Mexico's Marco Verde Alvarez in the men's 71kg quarterfinal on Saturday.

Here are the list of Indian contingents in action today

12.30 - Shooting - Vijayveer and Anish Bhanwala in men's 25m Rapid fire pistol qualification

1.00 - Shooting - Maheshwari and Raiza in women's skeet qualification

1.30 - Hockey - India v Great Britian (quarter-final)

1.35 - Parul Chaudhary in women's 3000m steeplechase round 1

3.02 - Boxing - Lovlina Borgohain vs Li Qian in women's 75KG quarter-final

3.30 - Badminton - Lakshya Sen vs 'Great Dane' Viktor Axelsen in semis

3.35 and 6.05 - men's and women's sailing events

7.00 PM - Skeet finals (if Maheshwari or Raiza qualify)

Hello and welcome to live coverage of Day 9 of Paris Games

It is a Super Sunday for the Indian contingents who are on the verge of their medal dream in the Paris Olympics 2024.

First up we have shooters Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala competing in the 25m rapid fire pistol. It is followed up by the group event where the Indian hockey team faces Great Britain for a spot in semi-finals just like they did in Tokyo 2020. That was a good outing for India as they won 3-1 where the Manpreet Singh-led Indian side en route to a bronze medal finish.

Lakshya Sen, who has made history by qualifying to the semi-finals in badminton singles, faces a tough test as he is up against Viktor Axelsen, who will be raring to get one step closer to defending his title.

In boxing, Lovlina Borgohain is one win away from winning a medal, which will be her second Olympic medal. She is up against China’s Li Qian.