Paris 2024 Olympics Highlights, 28th July: MANU BHAKER WINS BRONZE MEDAL; PV Sindhu, Nikhat Zareen post wins while two shooters reach medal rounds

Paris Olympics 2024 Live

We fold our coverage for the day as the tennis doubles match of Rohan Bopanna/Sriram Balaji will take longer than we expected. Keep following myKhel for the result of that match and other Live action from the Paris Olympics as the third day starts tomorrow at 12 PM IST with badminton's doubles match of Satwik-Chirag.

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Paris 2024 Olympics Live, July 28: Harmeet Desai vs Felix Lebrun

Harmeet Desai's campaign folds in the men's singles round of 32 with a straight-set loss to 17-year-old Felix Lebrun, whose victory is celebrated by a boisterous Parisian crowd!

The Indian paddle fought hard in the final set till 8-8 but Lebrun took charge in decisive moments yet again.

Harmeet vs Lebrun: 8-11, 8-11, 6-11, 8-11 (0-4)

Paris 2024 Live, July 28: Harmeet Desai takes early lead

Harmeet starts the fourth set with a 2-0 lead but Lebrun wins two points right after to level the score.

Harmeet vs Lebrun: 8-11, 8-11, 6-11, 2-2 (0-3)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Harmeet Desai trail 0-3

Annihilation is the word if one wants to describe this game as Lebrun is picking one point after another amid loud cheers from the fans for the homeboy. Lebrun go 3-0 up in no time! The Frenchman needs just one set more to take this game while Harmeet hangs by a thread in this match!

Harmeet vs Lebrun: 8-11, 8-11, 6-11 (0-3)

Paris 2024 Live, July 28: 3rd set begins

The third sets get underway and it has been a see-saw battle so far at 3-3!

Harmeet vs Lebrun: 8-11, 8-11, 3-3 (0-2)

Olympics 2024: Desai vs Lebrun

Harmeet goes 2-0 down despite some late surge in the set after Lebrun pulled off a gap!

Harmeet vs Lebrun: 8-11, 8-11 (0-2)

Paris 2024 Olympics Live, July 28: Harmeet Desai vs Felix Lebrun

A close start to the second set so far but one can feel Lebrun is dominating the board as his penhold grip-style of holding the bat and creating that extra spin is not making Harmeet comfortable

Harmeet vs Lebrun: 8-11, 4-6 (0-1)

Paris 2024 Table Tennis Live

Lebrun shows his class with his spin shots, making it difficult for Harmeet, who concedes six points on the go to concede the first set of the best of seven!

Harmeet vs Lebrun: 8-11 (0-1)

Harmeet Desai takes early lead in first set

Interesting start by Harmeet as he takes a 7-5 lead in the first set as he is looking to kill the point as quickly as he can. Lebrun is yet to get going

Harmeet vs Lebrun: 7-5

Paris Olympics 2024 Live

The match is all set to begin as both players are on the court. We have seconds before the match begins as the players are warming up their forehands and backhands before the game starts!

Paris 2024 Olympics Live, July 28: TT

Going back to TT, Harmeet Desai will have to play the game of his life as he faces World No. 5 Lebrun. This is the first time the duo is facing off in the men's singles

Paris Olympics Tennis Live

Tennis: Men's Doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna/Sriram Balaji may have to wait a while before playing their last match of the day on Court 7 of Roland Garros.

However, the fourth match on the order of play is currently while India's match is sixth on the list

Paris 2024 Table Tennis Live

Welcome back, Harmeet Desai is all set to play his men's single Table Tennis match in India's penultimate action of the day.

The World No. 86 faces a stiff battle from France's World No. 5 Felix Lebrun in the round of 32 clash

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Tennis

Another rescheduling on the cards? The Bopanna/Balaji match is taking forever to start as the fourth match in the order of play has yet to start for a while now due to unforeseen circumstances. We will provide an official update as soon as available

Meanwhile, among the remaining Indian actions,Harmeet Desai vs Felix Lebrun is scheduled in the men's singles Round of 64 at 11:30 PM IST

Paris 2024 Live, July 28: Tennis update

Moving to tennis, Bopanna/Balaji match may not start before 10:30 PM IST as two matches are left to play before the Indian pair can come to the court!

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Badminton Men's Singles Group K Points Table

A look at the Group K Points table after HS Prannoy's win. The Indian will next face the Vietnamese Le Duc Phat in his last group match on July 31!

Paris 2024 Olympics Live, July 28: Prannoy seals straight-game win

HS Prannoy seals the win by asserting his dominance! The Indian shuttler showcased his dominance throughout the second game, keeping Fabian Roth on the back foot with his powerful smashes and strategic placement.

Leading comfortably at 18-12, Prannoy forced Roth into the back corner, causing him to hit wide. Prannoy then secured match point at 20-12 with another impressive smash across the court.

Ultimately, Prannoy sealed the victory, forcing Roth to spray his shot wide, and finished the match in just 45 minutes.

Prannoy vs Roth - 21-18, 21-12

Paris Olympics Badminton Live: HS Prannoy inches closer to win

HS Prannoy continues to assert his dominance, using his agility and precise shot placement to control the pace. Prannoy extended his lead to 13-7 with two quick points as Roth struggled to get the shuttlecock past the net.

Despite a brief lapse where Prannoy hit the shuttlecock out, reducing his lead to 13-10, he quickly regained composure. Prannoy's brilliant reflexes near the net helped him extend his lead to 15-10. Roth's attempt to be clever by hitting a long serve backfired, giving Prannoy a five-point lead at 16-11.

Prannoy vs Roth - 21-18, 16-11

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Badminton - Men's Singles

HS Prannoy continues to dominate the court, making his opponent scurry with precise shots and strategic placements. At 7-3, Prannoy took a good lead as Roth misjudged the shuttlecock.

Prannoy remained composed, correctly judging a return from Roth and extending his lead to 8-6. A challenge by Prannoy on a called-out backhand smash was confirmed by replays to have landed out of the court. Prannoy's sharp drop shot secured another point, pushing his lead to 9-6

By the mid-game interval, Prannoy solidified his dominance, taking an 11-6 lead after Roth hit a shot out of the court.

Prannoy vs Roth - 21-18, 11-6

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Prannoy vs Roth

The second game has begin, HS Prannoy took an early lead at 2-0 with precise cross-court smashes. Fabian Roth then levelled it back to 2-2 after a long rally ended with Prannoy hitting the shuttlecock into the net.

Prannoy then restored a two-point lead at 4-2 as Roth hit his shot well out of the court. Roth is trying to get back in the game, closing the gap to 5-3 as Prannoy hit a half-hearted shot into the net.

Prannoy vs Roth - 21-18, 5-3

Olympics 2024: HS Prannoy vs Fabian Roth

In a thrilling end to the first game, HS Prannoy managed to secure the win 21-18 in 23 minutes. The score was tied at 16-16 after a long rally, but Prannoy's powerful smashes helped him regain the lead at 17-17.

Roth briefly cut the gap with a beautiful drop shot to make it 19-18. However, Prannoy responded with a sharp smash down the line to reach game point at 20-18. He then sealed the first game when Roth's attempt to hit the shuttlecock across the court hit the net.

Prannoy vs Roth - 21-18

Paris 2024 Live, July 28: Badminton Update

In an exciting turn of events for the German, Roth takes the lead for the first time in the match. After the mid-game interval with Prannoy leading 11-10, Roth came back strong, winning the first two points to make it 12-11.

Prannoy struggled to regain momentum, with a backhand error extending Roth's lead to 13-11. Despite a powerful smash from Prannoy to break Roth's flow at 12-14, Roth maintained his advantage, pushing Prannoy to make another error at 13-15.

Prannoy eventually managed to close the gap slightly to 15-16 after Roth's drop shot hit the net, but the German continues to hold a slim lead.

Prannoy vs Roth - 15-16

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Badminton

HS Prannoy leads 10-8. Prannoy recovered from a couple of quick points by Roth at 9-8 by hitting a powerful cross-court smash that the German couldn't reach.

This comes right after Prannoy had built a two-point cushion at 7-5 with another cross-court smash, and extended it to 9-6 with a well-placed shot into the far side of the court. The match remains highly competitive as Prannoy maintains a narrow lead.

Prannoy vs Roth - 10-8

Olympics 2024: HS Prannoy vs Fabian Roth

HS Prannoy and Fabian Roth are locked in a close contest. Prannoy initially took a two-point lead at 5-3 with some rapid returns.

However, Roth quickly levelled the score at 5-5 after Prannoy hit the shuttlecock into the net. The game remains tightly contested with both players matching each other point for point.

Prannoy vs Roth - 5-5

Paris 2024 Olympics Live, July 28: Match begins!

The match gets underway and Prannoy and Roth start with a see-saw battle while looking to find rhythm in their movement around the court!

Prannoy vs Roth - 2-2

Paris Olympics Badminton Live

Welcome back to the Paris Olympics Day 2 coverage and we are Live from the badminton arena (La Chapelle Arena) as HS Prannoy is all set to take on German Fabian Routh in his opening Group K match.

Both players are warming up and a victory is important for Prannoy as only the group topper will qualify for the round of 16!

Paris OIympics Live Update

Welcome back after the break but there's not much news to share as it may take some time before we see an Indian in action.

As far as tennis is concerned, Bopanna/Balaji match is unlikely to start before 9 PM as it currently the second match is in progress on Court 7 while India's match is sixth in the order.

We may get to see some badminton soon as HS Prannoy is all set to take on Germany's Fabian Roth in his first group match in the men's singles

Paris 2024 Olympics Live, July 28

We will take a break from the Live blog on that note and will return after some time to keep you updated on when to expect Bopanna/Balaji's tennis match!

Paris Olympics Archery Live: Tennis Update

The tennis match may not start before 9 PM IST as four matches are to be played on Court 7 in the order of play before Bopanna/Balaji's men's doubles match!

Apart from the tennis match, there's table tennis action left for India as Harmeet Desai will face World No. 5 Felix Lebrun in men's singles round of 64!

Paris 2024 Archery Live: Sumit Nagal goes down in first round

Sumit Nagal's Olympics ends in the first round as he goes down 2-6, 6-2, 5-7 to France's Corentin Moutet. The final set was evenly poised until the Frenchman broke Nagal at a crucial juncture to make it 6-5 and then held on to his serve to win the match!

Rohan Boppanna/Sriram Balaji's rescheduled men's doubles match may not start before 8 PM IST but will confirm more on that once we have an official update!