India suffered a gloomy day in Paris after three of their top medal contenders were ousted from the Games. Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in the men’s 50m 3 positions final to add a third medal to India’s tally at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday. Sen, 22, is only the third Indian men’s singles badminton player to make the quarter-final at the Olympics. The top-ranked Indian men’s doubles badminton duo lost to Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarter-finals. Reigning Asian Games champion Wu Yu beat Nikhat Zareen 5:0 in the women’s 50kg round of 16 boxing match.
