India has won two medals so far in the Paris Olympics 2024. Both have been bronze it has come in the Shooting Category. The nation is expecting more medals than the Tokyo Olympics. However, they have failed in pressure situations. Some events have an assured medal in the Olympics. HS Pronnoy and Lakshya Sen will be facing each other in the RO16 match of the Men’s badminton singles.
Indian boxers have so far played well. Preeti Pawar despite being going strong lost. She put on a courageous performance in her 54 kg pre-quarterfinal match. Against reigning Pan American Games champion and global silver medalist Yeni Marcela Arias Colombia. She was defeated by a 2-3 split verdict. Amit Panghal suffered a shocking defeat in the very first round of boxing at the Paris Olympics. Zambia’s Patrick Chenyemba ended Amit’s challenge by dominating the entire match
But the nation still has two boxers fighting in the event. Lovlina Borgohain and Nishant Dev. These two have qualified for the quarter-finals of their respective categories. They are just one step away from the medal contentions. They need to win their respective quarter-final game to go for a medal match. The former won Bronze in Tokyo and she has a chance of winning here as well.
Indian boxers are one step away from winning medal
Will the Indian boxers soak up the pressure? Lovlina backed up her ideas and executed well in a round of 16 against 2022 World Junior Champion Sunniva Hofstad of Norway, winning 5-0. She will take on longtime adversary and top-seeded Chinese talent Li Qian, a two-time Olympic medalist. If she wins a medal in Paris, Lovlina will become just the fourth Indian to win two medals in the Olympics in individual events.
Nishant Dev (71kg), who received a first-round bye. He won 3-2 over Ecuador’s seventh-seeded Jose Tenorio Rodriguez. A Pan-American silver medalist, to go to the quarterfinals. Nishant used accurate and powerful combinations on Rodriguez to maintain his lead. He will face Pan American Games champion Marco Alvarez, Mexico’s second-seeded boxer, next.
