Vinesh Phogat is due to take part in the 50 kg freestyle final today, hoping to secure India’s first-ever women wrestling gold medal in the Olympic Games. Vinesh, who became the first female wrestler to reach a final at the Olympics, will face Sarah Ann Hilderbrandt of United States on Mat B at Champ-de-Mars Arena at 9:45 PM IST tonight.
The Indian women table tennis team will hope for similar results when they face Germany in a quarterfinal while Antim Panghal, Aditi Ashok and Disha Dagar are in action for golfing and Mirabai Chanu attempts a lift on another crucial day for India at Paris Olympics
The TT team of Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath will be up against higher ranked Germany as they try and make it into the semi-finals. Action starts from 1.30 p.m. IST.
Aditi Ashok missed out on a bronze medal by a whisker during Tokyo Olympics alongside Diksha who commences their quest in Round 1 of Women’s Individual Stroke Play.
In athletics, hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, high jumper Sarvesh Anil Kushare and triple jumpers Abdulla Narangolintevida and Praveen Chithravel will get into action in the first round of their respective events.
But big event for India is men’s 3000m Steeplechase where Avinash Stable would hope for one better. The final is scheduled to start at 01:13 IST (Thursday).
Later on this evening, Olympic bronze medallist from Tokyo 2020 Mirabai Chanu goes again trying to win another Olympic medal as she competes in Women’s Weightlifting -49kg
On August 7, India has an entire day of sporting activities:
11:00 IST – Athletics — Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed (Suraj Panwar and Priyanka Choudhary)
12:30 IST – Golf – Women’s Individual Stroke Play Round 1 (Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar)
13:30 IST – Table tennis – Women’s Team Quarterfinal (India v Germany)
13:35 IST – Athletics – Men’s High Jump Qualification, (Sarvesh Anil Kushare)
13:45 IST – Athletics – Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1 (Jyothi Yarraji)
14:30 IST– Wrestling–Women’s Freestyle 53 kg 1/8 Round(Antim Panghal v Zeynep Tetgil (TUR)
21:45 IST – Wrestling – Women’s 50 kg freestyle Final (Vinesh Phogat v Sarah Ann Hilderbrandt)
22:45 IST – Athletics – Men’s Triple Jump Qualification (Abdulla Narangolintevida and Praveen Chithravel)
23:00 IST – Weightlifting — women’s 49 kg (Mirabai Chanu)
01:13 (Thursday) IST – Athletics – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final (Avinash Sable)
