Paris Olympics Day 1: Key Indian athletes to keep an eye on

NEW DELHI: The Olympic flame has been ignited in Paris, signaling the commencement of the highly anticipated Olympic Games. The opening ceremony, held on Friday, July 26, was a remarkable and unparalleled spectacle.
As the competitions begin, athletes are preparing themselves for their respective events. India's first opportunity to secure medals will be in shooting on Saturday, July 27, with the 10m air rifle mixed team event comprising both qualification and medal rounds.

Apart from shooting, Indian athletes will participate in various other sports. Several renowned and legendary Indian sportspersons will take to the different arenas in Paris, determined to set the pace for the Indian delegation at this year's Olympics.
Let's get to know about Indian athletes who will compete on the first day of the Paris Olympics 2024.
Elavanel Valarivan, along with Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta, and Ramita Jindal, will strive to advance to the medal rounds and then vie for a podium finish in shooting.
The evergreen Rohan Bopanna, the most senior Indian athlete at these Olympics, will partner with N Sriram Balaji in the men's doubles first round. Bopanna and Balaji will be up against Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Fabien Reboul of France.
PR Sreejesh will be the center of attention as the Indian men's hockey team takes on New Zealand in their opening group match on Saturday. Captain Harmanpreet Singh and his teammates will aim for a strong start to their campaign.
Despite a challenging draw, Lakshya Sen has demonstrated resilience and determination in the face of adversity. On Saturday, he will face Kevin Cordon of Guatemala.
The current world No. 3 men's doubles pair, Satwik-Chirag, will begin their campaign, hoping to put their disappointing group-stage exit at the Tokyo Olympics behind them.
Satwik and Chirag suffered an early exit in the group stages at the Tokyo Olympics. As they begin their campaign this time, they are determined to make a strong start.
The Indian duo will take on France's Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar in their opening encounter.
Paris Olympics 2024 India schedule
Paris Olympics today's schedule with times and events:
10:00 am IST
- Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualification
- Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan
- Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal
- *Note: Top 4 teams out of 28 qualify for Gold and Bronze Medal matches.*
12:30 pm IST
- Rowing: Men's Singles Sculls Heats
- Panwar Balraj
2:00 pm IST
- Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Medal Matches (if qualified)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Gold Medal Match
- Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Men's Qualification
- Arjun Singh Cheema
- Sarabjot Singh
3:30 pm IST
- Tennis: Men's Doubles First-Round Match
- Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji vs Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Fabien Reboul (France)
4:00 pm IST
- Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women's Qualification
- Manu Bhaker
- Rhythm Sangwan
From 7:15 pm IST
- Table Tennis: Men's Singles Preliminary Round
- Harmeet Desai vs Zaid Abo Yaman (Jordan)
From 7:10 pm IST
Badminton Group Stage:
- Men's Singles Group Match: Lakshya Sen vs Kevin Cordon (Guatemala) (7:10 pm IST)
- Men's Doubles Group Match: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty vs Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar (France) (8:00 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)
9:00 pm IST
- Hockey: India vs New Zealand Group-Stage Match
12:05 am IST (Sunday)
- Boxing: Women's 54kg Opening Round Bout
- Preeti Pawar vs Thi Kim Anh Vo (Vietnam)