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"PV Sindhu Is An Underdog In Paris Olympics": Ex Badminton Star

Former India shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Thursday dubbed two-time medallist PV Sindhu an "underdog" at the Paris Olympics but said her name still carries a lot of weight and opponents would be wary of her big-match credentials. Eyeing an unprecedented third straight Olympic medal, Sindhu has not been at her best since returning from a knee injury in February. "It's her third Olympics, she won two medals in the last two Olympics and several world championship medals. So I think she feels she has an edge already even though her ranking doesn't say it or her recent form doesn't say it," Kashyap, an Olympics expert at JioCinema & Sports18, told reporters during an interaction.

"Not Just Any Medal, But Gold": Ex Olympic Medalist On Indian Athletes' Mentality

Olympic medallist shooter Gagan Narang said Indian athletes' mindset has changed over the years and their confidence has touched unprecedented levels, encouraging them to set their sights on a gold medal. The London Games bronze medallist, who is serving as India's Chef-de-Mission at the Paris Olympics, felt the Indian athletes are now not intimidated by their counterparts from other countries. "There is a huge change in the motivation and the level of thinking our athletes have today. We used to feel scared, under-confident because other countries were better. But slowly that's changed, the mindset (has) changed," Narang told reporters here.

Olympics 2024: Badminton Legend Prakash Padukone Names Three Stars Expected To Win Olympic Medal

Badminton legend and ace shuttler PV Sindhu's mentor, Prakash Padukone believes that India have a strong chance of bagging three medals in badminton in the Paris Olympics including a hat-trick of medals for Sindhu. India has sent a seven-member badminton squad including the high-flying men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and double Olympic medallist Sindhu. Padukone said Sindhu is faring well for her historic third consecutive Olympic medal in Paris.

Olympics 2024: Ireland medal hopes ended in Rugby Sevens by Fiji in quarter-finals

The Ireland men's Sevens team have been defeated by Fiji 19-15 in the quarter-finals of the Olympics.

Experienced Coach Sundeep Verma To Accompany Paris 2024-Bound Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar

Renowned clubmaker Sundeep Verma will be making his third Olympic Games appearance as a coach. Verma will be accompanying leading Indian professional Gaganjeet Bhullar during Paris 2024. 11-time Asian Tour champion Bhullar, who is making his Olympic debut, is part of a four-member golf team including Shubhankar Sharma, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar. Indian pro Ashbeer Saini will be caddying for Bhullar. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) cleared a 257-member Indian contingent that includes 117 athletes and 140 support staff and coaches.

Up Against China, India Table Tennis Star Harmeet Desai Says India 'Can Beat Any Team'

Having played an important role in India clinching gold medals in the team competition in the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games, star Indian paddler Harmeet Desai believes India has the ability to upset any team at the Olympic Games in Paris. On Thursday, he insisted that the team's preparation was well on track to perform at their optimum best in the French capital. The Indian TT contingent made history earlier this year when both the men's and women's teams qualified for the Olympics for the first time and the preparatory camps, in Bengaluru from June 7-16 and in Saarbrucken, Germany earlier this month, were focused on working out the perfect combinations for the team events at the Paris Olympics, scheduled from July 26 to August 11.

Olympics 2024: Indian Men's Table Tennis Team To Face China In Opener, Manika Batra To Play Teenager

Indian men's table tennis team is set to face a formidable challenge as they compete against four-time gold medalists China in the opening round of the Paris Olympics. The women's team, meanwhile, will face Romania in the round of 16. They could face, the Rio 2016 silver medallists Germany, in the second round. Notably, India have qualified for team events in table tennis for the first time. On the other hand, China have won the gold medal in the men's event at all the editions, since the introduction of team events at the Olympics in 2008.

Threat Of Missiles, Fear For Death: How Ukraine Athletes Trained For Paris Olympics 2024

The fear of death has been a constant in an average Ukrainian's life ever since the war with Russia broke out in 2022 and that includes the majority of the country's 143-strong athlete contingent here for the Olympics beginning on Friday. Even in normal circumstances, the pressure to perform on the biggest sporting stage can take a toll on the best in the business. In the case of Ukrainian athletes, it's hard to imagine how they were able to train for the mega-event with missile attacks and air sirens becoming a part of their lives for the past 29 months.

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"PV Sindhu Is An Underdog In Paris Olympics": Ex Badminton Star

"Not Just Any Medal, But Gold": Ex Olympic Medalist On Indian Athletes' Mentality

Olympics 2024: Badminton Legend Prakash Padukone Names Three Stars Expected To Win Olympic Medal

Olympics 2024: Ireland medal hopes ended in Rugby Sevens by Fiji in quarter-finals

Experienced Coach Sundeep Verma To Accompany Paris 2024-Bound Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar

Up Against China, India Table Tennis Star Harmeet Desai Says India 'Can Beat Any Team'

Olympics 2024: Indian Men's Table Tennis Team To Face China In Opener, Manika Batra To Play Teenager

Threat Of Missiles, Fear For Death: How Ukraine Athletes Trained For Paris Olympics 2024