Joint Flag Bearer, Viren Loses in Maiden Olympic Action,
IOC 33rd Summer Olympic Games Paris, France 2024 03rd Day
Badminton : La Chapelle Arena
Men’s Singles – Court 03
Group Stage – Group G – 01st Round
Zii Jia Lee ( Malaysia ) bt Viren Nettasinghe 2 – 0
21 – 14, 21 – 12
Men’s Doubles – Court 02
Group Stage – Group A – 01st Round
Wei Keng Liang / Chang Wang ( China ) bt Ben Lane / Sean Vendy ( Great Britain ) 2 – 1
21 – 18, 13 – 21, 21 – 14
This match was the highlight of the day & was well received by the spectators
Basketball : Pierre Mauroy Stadium
Women’s & Men’s Preliminary Round matches
Cycling : Elancourt Hill
Women’s Cross Country – Medal Event
Handball : South Paris Arena
Women’s Group B – Preliminary Round
Hungary bt Brazil 25 – 24 ( H / T 12 – 15 )
Hockey :
Yves-du-Manoir Stadium
Women’s Group Stage Preliminary Round
Tennis : Roland Garros Stadium
Men / Women Round 01
Swimming : Paris La Defense Arena
Medal Events for Men / Women
Men’s 400 M Individual Medley
Leon Marchand – France
Gold Medal with Olympic Record for the World Record holder
Foil Fencing, Rowing, Boxing & Skating among many other sports Great Britain won a Bronze medal behind China & USA in Diving – an Olympic Medal for GBR after 64 years.
| Medal Tally | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| 1 | Japan | 04 | 02 | 01 | 07 |
| 2 | Australia | 04 | 02 | 00 | 06 |
| 3 | United States | 03 | 06 | 03 | 12 |
| 4 | France | 03 | 03 | 02 | 08 |
| 5 | South Korea | 03 | 02 | 01 | 06 |
Haritha Perera in Paris, France with facilitation by the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka