Jul 28, 10:35 AM
Schedule of Events for Day 2 at London Olympics
India will today be seen in action in Boxing, Shooting, Tennis, Badminton, Weightlifting, Table Tennis and Rowing competitions of the London Summer Olympics 2012.
In Boxing, star Indian pugilist Vijender Singh will take on Danabek Suzhanov of Kazakhstan in the men’s 75-kilogram category while Shiva Thapa will face Mexican Oscar Valdez Fierro in the 56 kilogram division.
In Shooting, Vijay Kumar will be competing in the 10-metre Air Pistol event. The medal in this event will be decided today.
In Tennis, the duo of Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakraborthy will meet the pair of Su Wei Hsieh and Chia-Jung Chuang of Taipei in the Women’s Doubles opening round.
In Badminton, P Kashyap will clash with Yuhan Tan of Belgium in the Men’s Singles first round. In the Women’s Doubles, the duo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa will meet the Japanese pair of Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa. In the Mixed Doubles category, the combination of Jwala Gutta and V Diju will play the Indonesian pair of Liliyana Natsir and Tontowi Ahmad.
In Weightlifting, Soniya Chanu will begin her campaign in the Women’s 48 kilogram section.
In Table Tennis, Soumyajit Ghosh will play Gustavo Tsuboi of Brazil in the Men’s Singles opening round, while Ankita Das will clash with Sara Ramirez of Spain in the Women’s Singles category.
In Rowing, Swaran Singh will begin his challenge in Men’s Singles Scull Heats.
