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India's badminton sensation Lakshya Sen scripted history by reaching the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics, becoming the first Indian male shuttler to do so.
However, his journey to the podium faces a stern test as he is up against reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.
Meanwhile, the Indian men's hockey team is brimming with confidence after defeating Australia and securing a quarter-final berth.
They take on Great Britain for a place in the semi-finals, aiming to continue their impressive run.
Following is India's schedule on Sunday, Day 9 of the Paris Olympics: (All timings in IST):
SHOOTING:
25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Men's Qualification-Stage 1): Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish - 12.30 pm
25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Men's Qualification-Stage II): Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish - 4.30 pm.
Women's Skeet (Qualification-Day 2:) Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan - 1pm
HOCKEY:
Men's quarter-finals: India vs Great Britain - 1:30pm
ATHLETICS:
Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1: Parul Chaudhary - 1:35pm
Men's Long Jump qualification: Jeswin Aldrin - 2:30pm
BOXING:
Women's 75kg quarter-finals: Lovlina Borgohain vs Li Qian of China - 3:02pm
BADMINTON:
Men's singles semi-finals: Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) - 3:30pm
SAILING
Men's Dinghy Race 7 and 8: Vishnu Saravanan - 3:35pm
Women's Dinghy Race 7 and 8: Nethra Kumanan - 6:05pm.
Men's Individual Strokeplay-Round 4: Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar - 12.30pm