Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh Win Historic Bronze in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event at Paris Olympics 2024

By  News On Air   Jul 31, 2024

In Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh clinched a historic bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team shooting event after defeating South Korea on Day 4 of the Paris Olympics 2024. Bhaker became the first athlete in the history of independent India to win two medals in a single Olympics edition. On the other hand, Prithviraj Tondaiman finished 21st and failed to qualify men’s trap qualification round. Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari also failed to advance in the women’s trap qualification round.

India’s Badminton players, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Indonesian pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in straight sets in their final Group C match at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Third-seeded Indian duo, who confirmed a historic quarter-final spot yesterday, won 21-13, 21-13 in 40 minutes against the world No. seven pairs at the La Chapelle Arena today. Satwik-Chirag, as a result, topped the Group C standings with two wins in two matches. The badminton men’s doubles quarter-finals will kick off tomorrow. However, bad news for Indian badminton pair Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa lost 21-15, 21-10 against Australia’s Setyana Mapasa and Angela Yu in the women’s doubles Group C match.

In Hockey, India’s men’s team seals second win of Group Stage with victory over Ireland. Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace to help the Indian men’s hockey team complete its second win in Pool B with a 2-0 win over Ireland at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium. With two wins and a draw, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics bronze medallists remain unbeaten and currently lead Pool B with seven points.

In archery, Bhajan Kaur reached the Round of 16 in the women’s archery individual round event. Coming to rowing, Balraj Panwar finished 5th in the men’s single sculls quarterfinal and out of medal contention.

In Men’s Boxing, India’s Amit Panghal lost to Zambia’s Patrick Chinyemba 4:1 in a 51kg Round of 16 bout.