India at Paris Olympics Day 1 Live Updates: Manu Bhaker headlined India’s Day 1 exploits as she reached the women’s 10m air pistol final. There were heartbreaks elsewhere in the shooting events for India. In badminton, Lakshya Sen and Satwik-Chirag got off to winning starts.
Olympic Games Paris 2024, Indians in action Live: Manu Bhaker brought some cheer to the Indian contingent to kickstart the Paris 2024 campaign on Day 1 as she progressed to the final in the women’s 10m air pistol final, three years after enduring a heartbreak in this event at Tokyo. Bhaker was steady through the qualification round to finish 3rd and book her spot in the 8-shooter final that will take place on Sunday at 3.30 pm IST.
Earlier, India’s rifle shooters Ramita Jindal-Arjun Babuta, pistol shooter Sarabjot Singh endured close misses from progressing out of their respective qualification events on another tough day for Indian shooters. The former duo finished 1 point behind the cutoff to qualify for the bronze medal match while Sarabjot missed out on a place in the individual 10m air pistol final on the count of inner 10s.
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Later in the day, a hugely important opening clash in the group stage awaits the Indian men’s hockey team against New Zealand and with tough fixtures ahead, they can’t afford a slow start. Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag and Ashwini-Tanisha are also in action in badminton group-stage matches.
In the women’s boxing 54kg category, India’s Preeti will start her campaign against Thi Kim Ah Vo of Vietnam. In Table Tennis, India’s Harmeet Desai will kick-start his campaign against Jordan’s Zaid Abo Yaman. In tennis, Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji are in men’s doubles action.
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First uploaded on: 27-07-2024 at 11:33 IST
