Summary
Many sports like shooting, weightlifting, badminton, hockey, and swimming will happen.
The day starts early in the morning and finishes in the afternoon.
India hopes to win lots of medals for the country.
Key Points
4 points1
Manu Bhaker will shoot a pistol at nine o'clock Indian Standard Time.
2
Mirabai Chanu will lift weights at ten o'clock Indian Standard Time.
3
India will play games such as badminton, hockey, kabaddi, rowing, and more.
4
The team wants to add more medals to India's medal tally.
New Words to Learn
11 wordsmedallists
people who have won medals in big competitions like the Olympics
skeet
a type of shooting where you try to hit flying clay disks
foil
a light sword used in a sport called fencing
sabre
a kind of sword used in fencing
eventing
a horse competition with jumping and riding
knockout
when you lose a match you are out of the competition
semifinal
the round before the final match
quarterfinal
the round before the semifinal
lightweight
a class for athletes who are not very heavy
cross‑country
racing over long outdoor tracks
medal tally
the total number of medals a country has won
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