– H.S. Prannoy became the third Indian singles player to qualify for the badminton round of 16 at the Paris Olympics after defeating Vietnam’s Duc Phat Le.
– Prannoy bounced back after losing the first set to win the next two comfortably.
– He will face compatriot Lakshya Sen in the next round.
– India also has representation in the round of 16 in women’s singles and men’s doubles with P.V. Sindhu and the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty progressing from the group stages.