Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty: The pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have reached the next round of Men’s Doubles in Paris Olympics. The Indian pair defeated the French player 21-17, 21-14. Actually, India is hoping for a medal from the pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in this mega event. However, both these veterans have presented a spectacular game. Apart from this, Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen made a great debut in Men’s Singles. He defeated Kevin Cordon 21-9, 22-20 in his first match.
Meanwhile, India’s Harmeet Desai has reached the next round in table tennis. He won 4-0 in the preliminary round. On Sunday, Indian veteran badminton player Saina Nehwal and Maldives’ FN Abdul Razzaq will face each other. The match between the two will start at 12.50 pm Indian time. After this, in men’s singles, HS Prannoy will face Germany’s Fabian Roth. Both shuttlers will clash at 8 pm.
On Sunday, Indian table tennis player Shreeja Akula will face Sweden’s Christina Kalberg in women’s singles. The match between Shreeja Akula and Christina Kalberg will start at 12.15 pm. While in women’s singles, Manika Batra will face Great Britain’s Anna Hersey at 12.15 pm. Apart from this, Indian veteran Ajantha Sharath Kamal and Slovenia’s Dani Kozul will clash in the second round of men’s singles. The match between the two players will start at 3 pm. Earlier, the Paris Olympics started on Friday. However, today China won the first gold of the Paris Olympics. However, India is still waiting for its first medal.
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