Over the years, shuttle badminton has become an event that Indian fans have started demanding results. Such is the standard set by Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and others that putting up an above-par performance will not satisfy Indian supporters anymore. From veteran HS Prannoy to Olympic debutant Lakshya Sen, the Indian stars are well-aware of this demand.
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will hope to deliver the country's first-ever badminton gold, while PV Sindhu would look to solidify her status as one of the greatest athletes with an unprecedented third successive Olympic medal when Indian shuttlers begin their campaign at the Paris Games here on Saturday.
Sindhu will need to summon her big-game temperament to add another medal to the silver and bronze she won in the last two editions and Satwik and Chirag will aim to continue their love affair at the French capital, having won the men's doubles super 750 crown here this year.
For Ashwini Ponnappa, Paris is likely to be her last Olympics and she will hope to be third time lucky as she leads the women's doubles challenge along with debutant Tanisha Crasto.
Then there are the other two first-timers -- HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen, who will be equally keen to return with a medal. The catch is that only one of them can achieve that feat, given that they are set to collide in the pre-quarterfinals if they cross the group stage.
The singles stars have had a bumpy ride to Paris but Satwik-Chirag have looked to be playing in a different sphere, claiming two titles and reaching four finals this year.
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Here is when you can catch Indian badminton stars in action at the Olympics 2024:
July 27, Saturday Men’s singles group play stage: Lakshya Sen vs Kevin Cordon After 3:40 PM
July 27, Saturday Men’s doubles group play stage: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Ronan Labar/Lucas Corvée After 4:30 PM
July 27, Saturday Women’s doubles group play stage: Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa vs Kim So Yeong/Kong Hee Yong After 8:20 PM
July 28, Sunday Women’s singles group play stage: PV Sindhu vs Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq After 12:50 PM
July 28, Sunday Men’s singles group play stage: HS Prannoy vs Fabian Roth After 4:20 PM
July 29 to 31 Men’s singles group play stage: Lakshya Sen vs Julien Carraggi TBD
July 29 to 31 Men’s singles group play stage: Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie TBD
July 29 to 31 Men’s singles group play stage: HS Prannoy vs Le Duc Phat TBD
July 29 to 31 Women’s singles group play stage: PV Sindhu vs Kristin Kuuba TBD
July 29 to 31 Men’s doubles group play stage: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto TBD
July 29 to 31 Men’s doubles group play stage: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Mark Lamsfub/Marvin Seidel TBD
July 29 to 31 Women’s doubles group play stage: Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa vs Nami Matstuyama/Chiharu Shida TBD
July 29 to 31 Women’s doubles group play stage: Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa vs Setyana Mapasa/Angela Wu TBD
August 1, Thursday Women’s doubles quarter-finals 12:00 PM onwards
August 1, Thursday Men’s singles round of 16 1:10 PM onwards
August 1, Thursday Men’s doubles quarter-finals 4:30 PM onwards
August 1, Thursday Women's singles round of 16 10:00 PM onwards
August 2, Friday Women's doubles semi-finals 12:00 PM onwards
August 2, Friday Men's doubles semi-finals 2:20 PM onwards
August 2, Friday Men's singles quarter-finals 9:10 PM onwards
August 3, Saturday Women's singles quarter-finals 12:00 PM onwards
August 3, Saturday Women's doubles bronze medal match (medal round) 6:30 PM
August 3, Saturday Women's doubles gold medal match (medal round) 7:40 PM
August 4, Sunday Women's singles semi-finals 12:00 PM onwards
August 4, Sunday Men's singles semi-finals 2:20 PM onwards
August 4, Sunday Men's doubles bronze medal match (medal round) 6:30 PM
August 4, Sunday Men's doubles gold medal match (medal round) 7:40 PM
August 5, Monday Women's singles bronze medal match (medal round) 1:15 PM
August 5, Monday Women's singles gold medal match (medal round) 2:25 PM
August 5, Monday Men's singles bronze medal match (medal round) 6:00 PM
August 5, Monday Men's singles gold medal match (medal round) 7:10 PM
India's shuttle badminton squad for Paris Olympics 2024:
- PV Sindhu (Women's singles)
- Lakshya Sen (Men's singles)
- HS Prannoy (Men's singles)
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty (Men's doubles)
- Ashwini Ponnappa & Tanisha Crasto (Women's doubles)
(All data via olympics.com)
