P V Sindhu will be aiming to inch closer to her dreams of winning India's first-ever Olympic gold in badminton, when she competes in the singles semi-finals, on Day 8, of the Tokyo Olympics, on Saturday.
Sindhu will take on second-seed Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying in a high-voltage semi-final at 3.20pm IST.
India's big medal hope in boxing Amit Panghal begins his campaign at the Tokyo Games, with a tough opener against Rio Olympics silver medallist Yuberjen Martinez of Colombia at 7.30am IST in the men's 52kg category.
Pooja Rani will be aiming to seal another medal for India in boxing when she takes on Rio Olympics bronze medallist China's Li Qian in the women's 75kg quarter-finals.
Atanu Das will be seen in action in the the archery men's individual 1/8 eliminations at 7.18am IST, while Tejaswini Sawant and Anjam Moudgil will be aiming to bring some cheer back in the Indian shooting camp when they compete in the women's 50m Rifle 3 positions qualification round, starting at 8.30am IST.
A look at India's schedule at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, July 31, 2021:
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