India at Olympics 2024, Day 1 Live: Ashwini-Tanisha in badminton action; Preeti wins first bout

Badminton, women's doubles: Unable to handle the drift from near end of the court, Ponnappa and Crasto surrender the second game tamely at 10-21.

The Indians lose their first match of Group C 18-21, 10-21 in straight games.

The smile after winning your debut Olympic bout ????????

Well done Preeti ????#PunchMeinHaiDum#Cheer4Bharat#Boxing pic.twitter.com/JrFPkTHBoo— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) July 27, 2024

Historic.

Rafael Nadal & Carlos Alcaraz win their first match as a doubles pair at #Paris2024! #Olympics | #tennis pic.twitter.com/WulCxubPxQ— ITF (@ITFTennis) July 27, 2024

Swimming, women's 400m freestyle: Ariarne Titmus defends her crown with a timing of 3:57.49s. Canada's 17-year-old Summer McIntosh takes silver ahead of USA's Katie Ledecky.

Swimming, women's 400m freestyle: The most anticipated swimming event is upon us. Katie Ledecky, arguably the best ever swimmer in the event, goes up against reigning champion Ariarne Titmus, the young Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh, and world champion Erika Fairweather. This will be blockbuster stuff...

Badminton, women's doubles: Ponnappa and Crasto show shades of brilliance, but eventually fall short 18-21 in the opening game against Kim and Kong. The Indians trailed for most part of the game, but displayed some good fightback in the latter stages.

Boxing, women's 54kg Round of 32: Preeti Pawar takes the win and advances to the Round of 16. She defeats the Vietnamese by a 5:0 unanimous decision. Anh threw more punches but Preeti...

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