Manu Bhakar finishes fourth in final of Women’s 25 meters pistol; Other Indian athletes to feature in Archery, Boxing, Sailing and Golf events

By  News On Air   Aug 02, 2024

On the 8th Day of the Paris Olympics 2024 today, In Shooting, Manu Bhaker finished at 4th position in the Women’s 25 meters pistol event. She missed out on a hat trick and finished her Olympic journey with two historic bronze medals. With four athletes left in the fray, Manu was tied at 28 points with Hungary’s Veronica Major. And in the five-shot shoot-off, Manu missed twice, while Major missed only once.

In Archery, the Indian side will be looking forward to individual competitions after disappointing performances in the team events. In the Women’s section, the clash between Deepika Kumari and Michelle Kroppen of Germany is underway, while Bhajan Kaur will take on Indonesia’s Diananda Choirunisa in the Round of 16 in a short while.
In Sailing, Nethra Kumanan will be competing in the Women’s Dinghy event at 3:35 PM, while another Indian sailor Vishnu Saravanan will also resume his campaign in the Men’s Dinghy event at 3:50 PM

In Boxing, India’s Nishant Dev will lock horns with Marco Alonso Verde Alvarez of Mexico in the quarter-finals of the Men’s 71kg category tonight at 12:20 AM.

And in Golf, Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar will be gearing up for round three.