Paris 2024 Olympics India schedule today, August 7: Vinesh Phogat seeks gold; Mirabai Chanu in medal hunt

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat is one bout away from a historic gold medal when she takes on Sarah Hildebrandt of the USA in the women’s 50kg freestyle gold medal match at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday.

Vinesh Phogat stunned defending Olympic champion Yui Susaki of Japan in the opening round to carve her way to the final. She followed it up with convincing wins over European champion Oksana Livach of Ukraine in the quarter-finals and reigning Pan American Games champion Yusneylis Guzman of Cuba in the semi-finals.

The Indian wrestler will face Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Sarah Hildebrandt next with the gold medal match to begin at 12:45 AM in India on August 8.

Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Mirabai Chanu returns to the fold to compete in the women's 49kg weightlifting event which will begin at 11:00 PM at the South Paris Arena.

Mirabai Chanu, the 2017 world champion, made an Olympic record in the clean and jerk section with 119kg and lifted 202kg overall to become the second Indian woman after PV Sindhu to win silver at the Summer Games.

Avinash Sable, a Commonwealth Games silver medallist, will compete in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at the Stade de France after finishing fifth in his heat with 8:15.43 on Monday. Sable holds the national record in India after clocking 8:09.94 at the Paris Diamond League.

Several other Indian athletes will also be involved in action with Suraj Panwar and Priyanka Goswami competing in the mixed marathon race walk relay.

Sarvesh Kushare will take part in the men’s high jump qualification while Praveen Chithravel and Abdulla Aboobacker will compete in the men’s triple jump qualification rounds. Jyothi Yarraji and Annu Rani, who are the national record holders, will be seen in action in women’s 100m hurdles and javelin throw qualification, respectively, as well.

The Indian women’s table tennis team comprising Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath will take on Germany in the quarter-finals. The Indian team stunned Romania 3-2 in the round of 16 with Batra leading the charge.

World Championships bronze medallist Antim Panghal will begin her Paris 2024 campaign against Zeynep Yetgil of Turkiye. The 19-year-old, a two-time world junior champion, will be making her Summer Games debut in Paris.

Meanwhile, women’s golf gets underway with both Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar teeing up for round 1 at the Albatros course, Le Golf National just outside Paris. Aditi finished fourth at Tokyo 2020 while Diksha finished T50.

Paris 2024 Olympics India schedule today: 7 August, Wednesday

All in Indian Standard Time (IST)

Athletics

• Mixed marathon race walk relay - Suraj Panwar-Priyanka Goswami - 11:00 AM
• Men’s high jump qualification - Sarvesh Kushare - 1:35 PM
• Women’s 100m hurdles Round 1 - Jyothi Yarraji - 1:45 PM
• Women’s javelin throw qualification - Annu Rani - 1:55 PM
• Men’s triple jump qualification - Abdulla Aboobacker and Praveen Chithravel - 10:45 PM
• Men’s 3000m steeplechase Final - Avinash Sable - 1:13 AM

Golf

• Women’s individual stroke play Round 1 - Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar - 12:30 PM onwards

Table Tennis

• Women's team quarter-final - Team India vs Germany - 1:30 PM

Wrestling

• Women’s freestyle 53kg Round of 16 - Antim Panghal vs Zeynep Yetgil (TUR) - 2:30 PM onwards
• Women’s freestyle 53kg quarter-final (subject to qualification) - 4:20 PM onwards
• Women’s freestyle 53kg semi-final (subject to qualification) - 10:25 PM onwards
• Women’s freestyle 50kg gold medal match - Vinesh Phogat vs Sarah Hildebrandt (USA) - 12:30 AM onwards

Weightlifting

• Women’s 49kg - Mirabai Chanu - 11:00 PM