Indian badminton star P V Sindhu triumphed over Estonia’s Kristin Kuuba in the women’s singles group stage match at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 31, advancing to the pre-quarterfinals. Sindhu dominated the match, winning 21-5, 21-10 in her second and final Group M match.
Earlier, on Sunday, the two-time Olympic medallist defeated Maldives’ Fathimath Abdul Razzaq 21-9, 21-6 in her first match. Sindhu, who is aiming for her third Olympic medal, secured victory in just 29 minutes against her lower-ranked opponent in the Group M match.
Sindhu has previously won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games and a bronze at the Tokyo Olympics.
Today’s Event Schedule and Timings
1:24 pm: Rowing (Men’s Singles Sculls Semifinals) – Balraj Panwar
2:40 pm: Table Tennis (Women’s Singles) – Sreeja Akula
3:34 pm: Boxing (Women’s 75 kg) Prelims – Lovlina Borgohain
3:56 pm: Archery (Women’s Individual Elimination Round) – Deepika Kumari
6:30 pm: Table Tennis (Women’s Singles) – Manika Batra
9:15 pm: Archery (Men’s Individual Elimination Round) – Tarundeep Rai
11 pm: Badminton (Men’s Single) – H S Prannoy