Paris Olympics 2024, Day 2 Highlights: Manu Bags Bronze In Shooting; Women's Archery, Sharath Kamal Big Disappointments
Paris Olympics 2024, Day 2 HIGHLIGHTS: India's Day 2 started with a historic medal in Shooting, but ends with a defeat in Table Tennis. That's it from our live blog. Thanks for tuning in.
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Paris Olympics 2024, Day 2 Live Updates: Welcome to ABP Live’s live coverage of Day 2 of the Paris Olympics 2024. India aims to secure their first medals on July 28, after a mixed opening day at the Paris Olympics. Stay with us to follow the major updates from the French capital on Day 2 of the Olympics 2024.
Manu Bhaker will headline the action, competing in the women's 10m air pistol final, seeking redemption after missing the Tokyo final due to a malfunctioning pistol. She has a chance to end India's 12-year wait for an Olympic shooting medal.
PV Sindhu begins her quest for a third consecutive Olympic medal against Pakistan's Fatimath Abdul Razzaq in her first group stage match.
The women's archery team, comprising Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, and Bhajan Kaur, aims for a historic medal, having qualified for the quarter-finals.
Dhinidhi Desinghu will compete in the women's 200m freestyle swimming heats, while two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen starts her campaign in the women's 50 kg boxing event.
Rifle shooters will compete in individual qualification rounds, looking to overcome their disappointment in the mixed team event. Sumit Nagal begins his tennis campaign, and Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji will play their men's doubles first-round match, postponed due to wet weather.
Paris Olympics 2024, Day 1 Indian Athletes' Results
|
Sport |
Event |
Athlete |
Win/Loss/Position |
|
Rowing |
Men's Singles Sculls Heat 1 |
Balraj Panwar |
4th |
|
Shooting |
10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualification |
Sandeep Singh and Elavenil Valarivan |
12th |
|
Shooting |
10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualification |
Arjun Babuta and Ramita Jindal |
6th |
|
Shooting |
10m Air Rifle Men Qualification |
Arjun Singh Cheema |
18th |
|
Shooting |
10m Air Rifle Men Qualification |
Sarabjot Singh |
9th |
|
Shooting |
10m Air Rifle Women Qualification |
Manu Bhaker |
3rd |
|
Shooting |
10m Air Rifle Women Qualification |
Rhythm Sangwan |
15th |
|
Badminton |
Men's Singles Group Stage |
Lakshya Sen |
Win |
|
Badminton |
Men's Doubles Group Stage |
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
Win |
|
Badminton |
Women's Doubles Group Stage |
Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa |
Loss |
|
Table Tennis |
Men's Singles Round 1 |
Harmeet Desai |
Win |
|
Hockey |
Pool Stage Match vs New Zealand |
India Men's Hockey Team |
Win |
|
Boxing |
Women's 54kg Round of 32 |
Preeti Panwar |
Win |
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