India could have an opportunity to safe medals in three completely different sports activities on a Friday which can see Deepika Kumari, Manu Bhaker, PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain and Dutee Chand in motion.
Shooter Manu Bhaker posted a aggressive rating within the precision qualification of the ladies’s 25m pistol. An analogous outing within the speedy qualification will put her within the ultimate, whereas Rahi Sarnobat will hope to bounce again.World No. 1 archer Deepika Kumari takes on ROC’s Ksenia Perova within the ladies’s Round of 16 and will go up towards prime seed An San of South Korea as she chases an elusive first Olympic medal.Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain faces world championships bronze-medallist Nien-Chin Chen within the quarter-finals of the ladies’s 69kg class. If the 5-feet-8-inch tall boxer wins the bout, she will likely be assured a minimum of a bronze medal at her maiden Olympics.Also, sprinter Dutee Chand will likely be seen in motion within the heats of the ladies’s 100m whereas PV Sindhu performs previous rival Akane Yamaguchi of Japan within the ladies’s singles badminton quarter-finals.ArcheryWomen’s particular personRound of 16: Deepika Kumari vs Ksenia Perova (ROC) – 6:00 AM ISTQuarter-finals: If Deepika Kumari qualifies – 11:30 AM ISTSemi-finals: If Deepika Kumari qualifies – 12:15 PM ISTBronze medal match: If Deepika Kumari qualifies – 1:00 PM ISTFinal: If Deepika Kumari qualifies – 1:15 PM ISTAthleticsMen’s 3000m steeplechase: Heat 2 – Avinash Sable – 6:17 AM ISTMen’s 400m hurdles: Heat 5 – MP Jabir – 8:27 AM ISTWomen’s 100m heats: Dutee Chand – 8:45 AM IST onwardsMixed 4x400m relay: Heat 2 – India – 4:42 PM ISTBadmintonWomen’s singles quarter-finals: PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi (JPN) – 1:15 PM ISTBoxingWomen’s light-weight (57-60kg) Round of 16: Simranjit Kaur vs Sudaporn Seesondee (THA) – 8:18 AM ISTWomen’s welterweight (64-69kg) Quarter-finals: Lovlina Borgohain vs Nien-Chin Chen (TPE) – 8:48 AM ISTEquestrianEventing Individual Dressage: Fouaad Mirza – 2:00 PM IST onwardsGolfMen’s Round 2Udayan Mane – 5:44 AM IST onwardsAnirban Lahiri – 7:17 AM IST onwardsHockeyWomen’s Pool A: India vs Ireland – 8:15 AM ISTMen’s Pool A: India vs Japan – 3:00 PM ISTSailingWomen’s Laser Radial: Race 9 and 10 – Nethra Kumanan – 8:35 AM IST onwardsMen’s 49er: Race 7, 8 and 9 – KC Ganapathy/Varun Thakkar – 8:35 AM IST onwardsMen’s Laser Standard: Race 9 and 10 – Vishnu Saravanan – 11:05 AM IST onwardsShootingWomen’s 25m pistolRapid qualification: Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat – 5:30 AM ISTFinal: If both qualify – 10:30 AM IST