Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Highlights: Swapnil Kusale bronze the only light for India as medal contenders fall

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: The first point went Sindhu's way with He serving. However, the Chinese has since reeled away the next five points.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: The Chinese leads the head-to-head record between them 11-9. It has been neck and neck between them, with both players winning and losing the last four matches between them alternatively. Sindhu lost the last one 16-21, 12-21 at the Asian Games. Sindhu had defeat He at the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal match.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: The Indian double Olympic medallist is set to take Court 3 at 10pm IST. Sindhu was pretty much untroubled in her two group-stage matches but that won't be the case now as she faces sixth seed He Bing Jiao. Sindhu herself is seeded 10th, remember.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: The shooting legend took note of India's latest shooting medallist. “Absolutely thrilled for Swapnil’s epic bronze medal win in shooting at the Paris Olympics! 🥉 Your hard work, grit, and passion have truly paid off. Competing at the highest level and coming away with a medal in shooting is a testament to your dedication and talent. You’ve made India so proud and shown everyone what chasing dreams is all about. The Paris 2024 Olympics has been an incredible event, and your achievement adds to its unforgettable moments. Here’s to many more victories and an amazing future ahead. Keep shining,” he said.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Carlos Alcaraz is through but Alexander Zverev doesn't have that good fortune. He is out after a 7-5, 7-5 loss to Musetti Lorenzo.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the singles semi-finals at a Summer Games since Novak Djokovic in 2008 by getting past Tommy Paul of the US 6-3, 7-6 (7) at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Alcaraz is a 21-year-old Spaniard, just a few days older than Djokovic was 16 years ago in Beijing.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Vishnu Saravanan finished 10th in the first race of the day but then finished a disappointing 34th in the second. This has left him 25th on the overall rankings. In case you are wondering how in the world that just happened - a sailor is awarded points in the overall rankings based on where they finish in each individual race in the opening series. So Netherlands' Duko Bos took one point from the first race as he finished first there and 20 points in the second race as he finished 20th. He thus has an overall score of 21. Saravanan has a total of 44 points which puts him 25th on the rankings. There are a total of 10 races to be held in the opening series and sailors who finish in the top 10 of overall results at the end of it qualify for the gold medal race. Saravanan is 15 places below that at the moment.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Meanwhile, one of the medals that have come India's way from the shooting range has arrived in the country already. Sarabjot Singh, who won the mixed team 10m air pistol bronze with Manu Bhaker, received a warm reception at the Delhi airport. Arjun Babuta, Ramita Jindal, Elavenil Valarivan, Rhythm Sangwan, Sandeep Singh and Arjun Singh Cheema gave him company on the flight back. His mixed team 10m air pistol teammate is still to compete in women's 25m pistol and so she remains in Paris.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Indian golfer Diksha Dagar, who is due to take part in the the Olympics, was involved in an accident but is doing fine and will compete in her event as planned. The Indian Golf Union has now put out a statement confirming that Diksha’s mother has suffered a stress in her spine due to the impact and is under medical supervision and her brother is also safe and sound.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Swapnil Kusale did win a bronze, which makes this a good day for India overall regardless of what happens. But take a peek beneath the sheen of that medal and you would see that three of India's brightest medal prospects have been knocked out today. Asian champions and men's doubles third seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in badminton, Sift Kaur Samra out in 50m rifle 3 positions, an event she holds the finals world record, and two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen in women's 50kg boxing. Add to this the fact that the hockey team suffered a demoralising 2-1 defeat to Belgium after taking the

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: PV Sindhu is yet to come. She will be facing He Bingjiao of China in the women's singles round of 16. That game will take place later on in the post-10pm session of badminton matches.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Top seed Iga Swiatek has been stunned by China's Zheng Qinwen in the semi-finals at Roland Garros. This is her first loss at the famous venue since 2021. The overwhelming favourite for gold was outplayed 6-2, 7-5 on Court Philippe Chatrier. Swiatek's 25-match winning streak at Roland Garros has also come to an end.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: And Lakshya closes it out emphatically. Prannoy's bouts of illness and the tough match he played yesterday has caught up with him and he was not even close to his 100 percent today. Lakshya made full use of that, kept his eye on the ball and went through.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Lakshya races away to a 10-point lead and pulls beyond as well. Prannoy tries chipping back but Lakshya keeps pulling away. Prannoy is also sucking some deep breaths at this point as well.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Eight-point lead for Lakshya now at the break. He is just too good at the moment and it does look like Prannoy knows that his race has been run.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Prannoy stops the flurry of points going Lakshya's way by getting his third. Then a booming smash from Sen on Prannoy's back hand gets him to nine.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Lakshya races away in the second game. He gets that fifth point with a smash that keeps going away from Prannoy. The younger Indian is on a role here and one has to wonder if Prannoy's recent health issues are starting to take a toll here.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Lakshya reaches nine game points with a very good serve that Prannoy had no answer for. He picks off the next point and takes quite a domiant win in the first game. The score is a fair reflection on the game, Lakshya has attacked and defended better than Prannoy. A lot to do for the senior Indian.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Lakshya charges to 18 points and then Prannoy takes two back to back points. Prannoy returns a late push from Sen with a smash to take that second point.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Lakshya restores his six point lead with a big jumping smash on Prannoy's back hand. Prannoy continues to be quite defensive.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Slow start this from Prannoy. Lakshya on the other hand is all energy and power. Prannoy did start off similarly slow in his last group game and so making any predictions at this stage is not adviced.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Long rally between these two ends when Prannoy erroneously leaves a flighted shot from Lakshya on the baseline. The younger Indian has the clear upper hand in this first game.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Lakshya pulls away early on. Prannoy then fights back with a couple of consecutive points. However Lakhsya pulls further away as Prannoy's backhand goes wide.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: Well we move quickly on from that disappointment to quite an unexpected, if slightly bittersweet encounter. Lakshya and Prannoy face off on Court 3 in the men's singles quarterfinals. It will be a lonely match for both players with the coaches, who are the same for both, having to sit out.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 Live Updates: End of the road for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in men's doubles. Satwik hits a low shot into the net and that closes out the match. It started out with the Indians on top but it ends with the Malaysians roaring their way into the semi-finals. That was one epic encounter from a neutral perspective and it is disappointment for the third-seeded Indian pair at the end of it.