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In the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Sindhu won both her games in group M but lost in the round of 16 to He Bingjiao of China, the same player she had beaten in the 2020 Games bronze medal match. [148] At the end of the year, Sindhu won the 2024 Syed Modi International title beating Wu Luoyu of China in the final. [149]
How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Closing Ceremony. Time: 3 p.m. ET. TV: NBC. Streaming: NBCOlympics.com | NBC app | NBC Olympic app | Peacock | Fubo (free trial) 2024 Paris Olympic Games ...
Indian athletes have appeared at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since 1920 and the Paris Games edition marked India's 26th appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Indian contingent consisted of 110 athletes who competed in 16 sports. P.V. Sindhu and Sharath Kamal were the flag-bearers for the opening ceremony.
The women's singles badminton tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 5 August 2024 at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris. [1] A total of 39 players from 34 nations competed at the tournament.
Badminton star Pusarla Venkata (PV) Sindhu became the first Indian woman to take home two individual Olympic medals after winning the women's singles bronze medal on Sunday at the Tokyo Games.
Badminton is a popular sport in India. It is managed by the Badminton Association of India which is associated with Badminton Asia and Badminton World Federation.. Indian shuttlers Prakash Padukone, Srikanth Kidambi, Jwala Gutta, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, H. S. Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have all ranked in the world's top ten.
[81] [82] Shuttler P. V. Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal and the youngest Indian woman medalist after she won a silver medal in badminton. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] Sakshi Malik became the first Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal with her bronze medal in the women's freestyle 58 kg category.
Mary Kom (in red) vs Nicola Adams at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Several Indian women have participated in the Olympics over the years. Eight women from India have won an Olympic medal so far. They are Karnam Malleswari, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu (twice), Sakshi Malik, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain and Manu Bhaker ...