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Big Sports Day for India! 🏏🏑

India’s cricket team will play a big game against Sri Lanka in the morning. 🏏

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Key Points

5 points

Cricket semifinal versus Sri Lanka at 10:00 Indian Standard Time.

Hockey semifinal versus Pakistan at 13:00 Indian Standard Time.

Volleyball quarter‑final versus Pakistan at 06:30 Indian Standard Time.

India is in eighth place with 60 medals so far.

Other sports such as shooting, archery, squash, wrestling, judo, cycling, canoe, climbing, taekwondo, sailing, rugby, and tennis also have matches.

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The hockey team will try to beat Pakistan in the afternoon. 🏑

A volleyball match between India and Pakistan will happen early in the day. 🏐

Many other sports like shooting, archery, and swimming also have Indian athletes competing.

India hopes to win more gold medals and move up in the medal list.

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10 words

semifinal

the round before the final game

quarterfinal

the round before the semifinal

defending champions

the team that won the same competition last time

qualification

the process of earning a place in the next round

compound

a type of bow used in archery that has pulleys

Greco‑Roman

a style of wrestling that does not allow holds below the waist

omnium

a group of several cycling races counted together

madison

a team cycling race where riders take turns

slalom

a race where you go through a winding course

sevens

a fast version of rugby with seven players on each side

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