A glittering and never-seen-before opening ceremony marked the start of the Olympic Games in Paris on Friday. It’s business time for the athletes on Saturday, July 27 as medals will be up for grabs. India will look to open its account in shooting as 10m air rifle mixed team qualification and medal matches will be held on Saturday.
Rower Balraj Panwar will get India’s action underway on Saturday as the events get underway from 12:30 pm IST. India’s hockey team will begin its campaign in a group-stage game against New Zealand in the evening while Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and the women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto will be in action in badminton. For the shuttlers, it will be the first of the group-stage fixtures.