Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy all getin pre-quarterfinals in the badminton occasions of the Paris Olympics 2024
Day 5 of the Paris Olympics showed to be a worthwhile day for the Indian badminton contingent as the likes of PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy certified for the pre-quarter-finals for the songs occasions.
World No. 13 HS Prannoy, a world champions and Asian Games bronze medallist, staved off a spirited obstacle from World No. 70 Le Duc Phat of Vietnam 16-21 21-11 21-12 in a 62-minute fight lateron in the day.
Chasing an unmatched 3rd Olympic medal, Sindhu did not have to work much before getting past Kristin Kuuba of Estonia 21-5 21-10 in her 2nd and last Group M match, while Sen was merely marvelous in his 21-18 21-12 knocking of Indonesia’s world number 4 Jonatan Christie, the ruling All England and Asian champ.
“I think it was a hard match today, delighted with the method I played,” world number 22 Sen stated.
“Yes, certainly (gold is in sight). I believe the last coupleof months the type hasactually been truly good. There hasactually been ups and downs, however general, I was in excellent shape in the last coupleof months, and particularly while playing here in the French Open, I discovered my momentum and from.
“I was simply attempting to develop up for a great occasion and I’m actually pumped up to battle every match and every point.” While Sen will face Prannoy in an all-Indian contest next, Sindhu is mostlikely to be up versus world number 9 Chinese He Bingjiao, versus whom she has lost 11 times and won on 9 events.
It should be pointedout that Sindhu had beaten the Chinese on method to her bronze medal in Tokyo Games.
The just time Sen had beat Christie was 4 years ago at the Badminton Asia Team Championships and came into this match with a miserable 1-4 head-to-head count.
However, Sen revealed excellent maturity and tactical acumen as he attempted to keep the shuttlebus flat and targeted the weak forehand of Christie, who looked to sluggish down the rallies and utilized his cross-court shots at the corners to difficulty the Indian, albeit without much success.
In the veryfirst videogame, Christie opened up a 8-2 lead. However, Sen regrouped rapidly, kept the shuttlebus flat and waited for his challenger to make errors. Soon he moved to 7-8 befor