Badminton: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew upsets world number 6 Li, advances to Paris Olympics quarters
PARIS: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew moved one step closer to Olympic success after he upset China's world number six Li Shifeng on Thursday (Aug 1).
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Satwik-Chirag Badminton Men's Doubles Live Streaming Olympics Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch
Satwik-Chirag Badminton Men's Doubles Olympics Live Streaming: India's star doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continue their hunt for an Olympic medal, as they take on Malaysian duo Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the Paris Olympics 2024 men's doubles quarterfinal. Presently, the Malaysian pair are ranked third in the world, while Satwik-Chirag are ranked fifth. Satwik-Chirag won both of their group games, and will aim to continue the momentum. Victory for them could see them match up against the world no. 1 pair in the next round.
Lakshya Sen vs HS Prannoy Live Streaming Badminton Men's Singles Round Of 16 Olympics Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch
Lakshya Sen vs HS Prannoy Round of 16 Men's Singles Live Streaming: An all-India clash awaits us in the Olympics 2024 badminton men's singles Round of 16, as Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy clash. Lakshya and Prannoy won both of their respective group games to qualify for the knockout stages of the men's singles event. Unfortunately for India, one of them will have to bow out in the Round of 16 at the hands of the other. Prannoy holds a 4-3 advantage over Lakshya in their head-to-head contests, but it was Lakshya who prevailed the last time these two clashed.
Shooter Swapnil Kusale Wins Bronze, Takes India's Medal Tally To 3
Swapnil Kusale has added a third medal to India's tally at the Paris Olympics 2024 by winning a bronze in men's 50m rifle 3 positions final. So far, India have won three bronze - all coming from shooting.
"Cry Foul, File A Suit": Anand Mahindra's Epic Take On Lakshya Sen's 'Behind-The-Back' Shot
Indian badminton heavyweights PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the women's and men's singles events respectively with some terrific performances. While Sidhu was the favourite going into the encounter, Lakshya had to face the third seed Jonatan Christie in his final group game. Lakshya didn't just march past the Indonesian superstar with a straight sets victory, but also displayed the kind of shots that left the entire Indian sporting fraternity in awe. In fact, one 'behind-the-back shot' from Lakshya went viral on social media to the extent that industrialist Anand Mahindra asked his opponent Christie to file a suit against the Indian.
Badminton: Loh Kean Yew books spot in knockout stages at Paris Olympics, will face China's world number 6 Li
PARIS: As his parents watched on at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Loh Kean Yew booked his spot in the men's singles knockout rounds after a 21-13, 21-16 win over El Salvador's world-ranked 50 Uriel Canjura on Wednesday (Jul 31).
Lakshya Sen Stuns World Number 3 Jonathan Christie To Enter Pre-Quarters
Paris Olympics: India's Lakshya Sen progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the Olympics men's singles badminton competition with a stunning straight-game win over Indonesia's world number 3 Jonatan Christie in the final group match here on Wednesday.
Paris 2024: Rachael Darragh comes up short against classy Spaniard Carolina Marin
Ireland's Rachael Darragh was well beaten by classy Spaniard Carolina Marin in her second and final group match, as her hopes of progression to the badminton knockout stages came to an end.