Paris 2024 Olympics India Day 6 Preview: List of events, players in action, medal prediction

Day 6 of the 2024 Paris Olympics is absolutely packed as far as the Indian contingent is concerned, from the shooting range, which has given India two medals already, to the hockey and badminton arenas.

While big matches like the India vs Belgium hockey and the Lakshya Sen-HS Prannoy pre-quartefinal encounters are likely to draw the most attention, there are many chances of India bagging medals elsewhere.

However, before we get into that, let's take a look at the complete schedule for Indian athletes, featuring the likes of PV Sindhu and Nikhat Zareen, on Day 6 of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Paris 2024 Olympics India Day 6 Schedule and Timings in IST (August 1):

Athletics

Men's 20km Race Walk: , Akshdeep Singh and Vikash Singh, 11 am IST | (Trocadéro)

Women's 20km Race: Priyanka, 12.50 pm IST | (Trocadéro)

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Golf

Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 1: Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shubhankar Sharma, 12.30 pm IST | (Le Golf National)

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Shooting

50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Final: Swapnil Kusale, 1 pm IST | (Chateauroux)

50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's Qualification: Sift Kaur Samra and Anjum Moudgil, 3.30 pm IST | (Chateauroux)

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Hockey

Men's Pool B: India vs Belgium, 1.30 pm IST | (Yves-du-Manoir Stadium - 1)

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Boxing

Women's 50kg Prelims - Round of 16: Nikhat Zareen vs Wu Yu, 2.30 pm IST | (North Paris Arena)

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Archery

Men's Individual 1/32 Elimination Round: Pravin Ramesh Jadahav vs Wenchao Kao, 2.34 pm IST | (Les Invalides)

Men's Individual 1/16 Elimination Round: (Subject to qualification) | (Les Invalides)

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Sailing

Men's Dinghy Race 1: Vishnu Saravanan, 3.45 pm IST | (Marseille Marina - Marseille)

Men's Dinghy - Race 2: Vishnu Saravanan (After Dinghy Race 1) | (Marseille Marina - Marseille)

Women's Dinghy - Race 1: Nethra Kumanan, 7.05 pm IST | (Marseille Marina - Frioul)

Women's Dinghy - Race 2: Nethra Kumanan (After Dinghy Race 1) | (Marseille Marina - Frioul)

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Badminton

PV Sindhu will look to book a spot in the quarterfinal on Day 6 of the Paris Olympics. Priyanka Goswami will be competing in the Women's 20Km Walk. (Image via Getty)

Men's Doubles Quarterfinal: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty vs Aron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh, 5.45 pm IST | (La Chapelle Arena Court 1)

Men's Singles Round of 16: HS Prannoy vs Lakshya Sen, 5.40 pm IST | (La Chapelle Arena Court 3)

Women's Singles Round of 16: PV Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao, 10 pm IST | (La Chapelle Arena Court 3)

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Paris 2024 Olympics India Day 6 - Medal Prediction

Anjum Moudgil will look to follow into the footsteps of Swapnil Kusale to enter the 3P Rifle final (Image via Getty)

Unlike Day 5, where no medals were on offer for India, there are multiple Indians who will be in with a shot at a Paris Olympics medal on Thursday. Case in point, Swapnil Kusale.

The 29-year-old is a seasoned campaigner and will look to stand out in the field during the Men's 10m Rifle 3 Position Final. A medal, however, will be very difficult to secure, given that he just about made the cut for the finals at No. 7. A strong start will be key for the Indian if he wishes to stand any chance at competing for medal.

Similarly, the chances of a medal coming from the 20km Race Walk, both men and women, are remote. While both Priyanka and Akshdeep Singh have turned in admirable performances in the recent past, their personal bests will need to improve significantly for them to be in the medal contention. A podium finish, thus, remains a distant dream for India's track and field athletes too.