Olympics LIVE: First Medals Up For Grabs As Swimming, Shooting, Cycling & More Begin

The Paris Olympics is expected to be star-studded as a lot of globally acclaimed athletes will be seen in action. Some of the big names will be spotted in the sport of Tennis as stalwarts Rafael Nadal, Novak Djoković, Carlos Alcaraz, Rohan Bopanna, Sumit Nagal, and more will be featured in the competition. The Indian contingent will remain in focus as the Summer Games officially kick off after the historic opening ceremony last night. With India all set to officially open their campaign, Let's take a look at the point of focus on Day One of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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With the glittery opening ceremony now in the rear, India will be looking forward to opening their campaign and aim to get themselves started with shooting as the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team qualification will commence from 12:30 AM IST. The shooting pair of Sandeep Singh-Elavenil Valarivan and Arjun Babuta-Ramita Jindal will be in action and will aim for the top four spots, as they will qualify for the gold and bronze medals. Once qualified, the teams will advance into the competition and could become the first Indian team to secure a medal. Army Man Panwar Balraj will also be in action as he will be in rowing action at the Men's Singles sculls heats.

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After that, stars Rohan Bopanna and N. Sriram Balaji will lock horns with the local stars Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Fabien Reboul in the first-round doubles match, with the India stars having veteran instincts, the French duo has been dominant in clay. Both sides will face off against each other for the first time. Shooters Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan will gear up for the qualification round of the women's 10m air pistol shooting. Harmeet Desai will also feature in singles action in the preliminary round of the Men's Table Tennis Singles match against Jordan's Zaid Abo Yaman.

The superior attention will be locked into the events at night as stars like Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag & Ponnappa-Castro will be in action in badminton. The Harmanpreet Singh-led Hocked India side will face off against New Zealand in a group-stage match.

India at Paris Olympics Day 1: Full Schedule

12:30 PM IST

Rowing: Men's singles sculls heats - Panwar Balraj

Shooting: 10 am air rifle mixed team qualification - Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan and Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal (Top 4 teams will qualify for gold and Bronze Medal matches at 02:00 PM IST)

02:00 PM IST

Shooting: 10m air pistol men's qualification - Arjun Singh Cheema and Sarabjot Singh

03:30 PM IST

Tennis: Men's doubles first-round match - Rohan Bopnna and N Sriram Balaji vs Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Fabien Reboul (France)

04:00 PM IST

Shooting: 10m air pistol women's qualification - Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan

07:15 PM IST Onwards

Table Tennis: Men's singles preliminary round - Harmeet Desai vs Zaid Abo Yaman (Jordan)

07:10 PM IST Onwards

Badminton [Group Stage]

• Men's singles group match: Lakshya Sen vs Kevin Cordon (Guatemala) (07:10 pm IST)
• Men's doubles group match: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty vs Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar (France) (08:00 pm IST).
• Women's doubles group match: Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto vs Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong (Korea) (11:50 PM IST)

09:00 PM IST

Hockey - India vs New Zealand [Group-stage match]

28th July, 12:05 AM IST [Sunday]

Boxing: Women's 54kg opening round bout: Preeti Pawar vs Thi Kim anh Vo (Vietnam).