Competing at La Chapelle Arena’s Court 3, Sindhu was defeated by China’s 6th seed He Bing Jiao in straight games, marking the first time in her career she did not secure a medal at the Summer Games.

Chasing an unprecedented third Olympic medal, Sindhu did not have to toil much before getting past Kristin Kuuba of Estonia 21-5 and 21-10 in her second and last Group M match, while Sen was simply sensational in his 21-18 and 21-12 thrashing of Indonesia's world number 4 Jonatan Christie, the reigning All England and Asian champion.

Indian badminton star PV Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's singles event at the Olympic Games after defeating Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in straight sets on Wednesday.

The gulf of class between the two players was evident as Sindhu, who is vying for a third Olympic medal, took just 29 minutes to dispatch her lower-ranked opponent 21-9 21-6 in the Group M fixture.

This event, labelled the Parade of Nations, saw athletes parading along the iconic Seine River instead of the traditional stadium setting.

India aims to improve on its Tokyo 2020 medal tally with 117 athletes competing in Paris 2024, highlighting standout contenders like Neeraj Chopra and Mirabai Chanu for podium finishes.

Sharath Kamal, a veteran table tennis player who has won the Commonwealth Games twice and received the Khel Ratna award, will carry India’s flag at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. 

Sindhu blew away the opportunity to go down to familiar foe Carolina Marin.

Sindhu held a massive 11-3 lead in the decider but after the final change of ends to go down 21-16 5-21 16-21 in a 79-minute women's singles final.

Fifth seed Sindhu, who has not won a title in two years, rallied her way to against world number 20 Busanan in a 88 min-long semifinal to close in on the BWF World Tour Super 500 crown at the Axiata Arena.

Two-time Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu survived a scare before prevailing over Korea's Sim Yu Jin in three games to enter the quarterfinals of Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament at Kuala Lumpur

Sindhu, a former world champion, returns to the international circuit after skipping the Uber Cup and Thailand Open, and she will aim to go deep in the women's singles draw of the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.