Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Lakshya Sen, Manika Batra Script Huge Wins, No Medals On Day 3 For India
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Paris Olympics, Day 3 Live Updates: After India kicked off their campaign with their first Paris Olympic 2024 medal with Manu Bhaker’s bronze medal victory in women’s 10m air pistol...More
Manika Batra closes out Day 3 on a high note for India, as Day 4 promises more medals in contention for the nation.
Manika Batra Wins Round Of 32 Clash 4-0. Most of us didn't see it coming but it has happened. A completely dominating performance from the Indian. She becomes the first woman to reach Round of 16 in women's singles table tennis!
Batra Close To A Straight-Sets Win. She is leading 9-4.
Dominating Performance This From Batra. 3 games up, she is leading the fourth game 7-3 at the moment. Prithika Pavade has no answers to her questions.
5-1 Up In The Fourth Game For Manika Batra.
India In The Lead In Fourth Game. 4-1. If Batra wins this game, that's the match.
Can Manika Batra finish it off in straight games?
Manika Batra Wins The Third Game! 11-9. Bit nervy towards the end but a 3-0 lead to India in this women's singles Round of 32 clash.
Time Out Called By Indian Contingent as France has taken three points in a row.
5 Game Points. 10-5 in favour of Manika Batra.
Batra Closing In On A 3 Sets To Nil Lead. She is leading the third game 9-5.
Still Batra In The Lead at 6-2. French paddler takes one more point back. 6-3 now.
First Point For Pavade In Third Game. Still 1-4 in favour of Manika Batra.
Manika Batra Leads 4-0 In Third Game now. Massive advantage.
Manika Batra Leads 3-0 In Third Game. Opponent forced to take a timeout. French crowd is stunned.
Third Game Gets Underway in this table tennis clash.
Sensational from Manika Batra. She takes the second game 11-6 to lead 2-0 in this Round of 32 clash.
4 Game Points For Batra. She leads 10-6 in the second game.
And Now A Lead By Three Points for Batra in the second game. 8-5.
7-5 In Favour Of The Indian in the second game. She has the first game in her kitty already.
Manika Batra back In The Lead at 6-5 in the second game. She has bagged the opening game already.
Prithika Pavade Snatches Lead From Batra in second game. She leads 4-3.
Early Lead For Manika Batra In Second Game. She is leading 3-1.
Manika Batra Takes The Opening Game 11-9. Excellent from the senior Indian paddler. What a performace. She leads 1-0 in this Round of 32 clash.
It's 9 All. Superb opening game this is turning out to be.
And Then Level At 8-8. Hardly anything to differentiate the two at the moment.
Manika Batra 7-7 Prithika Pavade in the opening game.
It's Going Neck And Neck at 6-6 in this opening game.
Brilliant From Batra. She is using all her experience to her advantage and has levelled the first game at 5-5.
Still A 2-Point Advantage In The Opening Game to the French National. She leads 5-3.
Manika Batra In Action Then. But it's early lead for the French star. She is leading 3-1 at the moment.
India's 29-Year-Old Manika Batra, Delhi girl, up against 19-year-old French national Prithika Pavade.
And that's it, Carlos Alcaraz beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-1, 7-6 to storm into next round.
Brace yourselves India fans! It's Manika Batra who will be up against Prithika Pavade in the women's singles match.
After Set 2 went 6-6, Carlos Alcaraz now leads the tie-breaker 6-3 and is on 3 match points.
The Dutch tennis player is making a good comeback in the decisive set, as he needs to win the 2nd set to stay alive in the competition.
A cakewalk win in Set 1 for the Spaniard, as he wins 6-1, and now stands one set away from victory.
The Spaniard takes a 2-0 lead in Set 1, and things are already looking really bright for the French Open 2024 and Wimbledon 2024 winner.
An official confirmation has arrived. The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwik-Chirag are through to quarter-finals. Their second match was cancelled but with Indonesia’s Alfian and Ardianto defeating French duo of Corvee-Labar, the Indians are assured of a place in the knockouts.
Turkish archers claim first medal with bronze in win over China in the Paris olympics 2024. Mete Gazoz, Ulas Berkim Tumer, and Muhammed Abdullah Yildirmis were part of the archery contingent that bagged a medal.
India's Matches For The Day Are Over. Some hits, some misses. Arjun Babuta came so close to a medal but eventually finished fourth. But India still in medal contention in this edition of Olympics across several events and the athletes would be wanting to count and ensure more and more podium finishes.
Novak Djokovic has beat Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4. Djokovic defeats Nadal for the 31st time in his career. The Spaniard finishes with 29 wins in this head-to-head with him having played perhaps his final men's singles competitive match.
Nadal vs Djokovic In Men's Singles Tennis. Djokovic had it easy in the opeing set, winning 6-1. But Nadal has fought back brilliantly to make it 4-5 in the second set. Still in favour of Serb though.
Indian Men's Archery Team Loses quarterfinal 2-6. Turkiye were just too good for the Indian trio.
It's Tied At 28-28 In The Fourth Set in the men's archery qf. Must-win set point for India.
India Alive In Archery QF but just about as they trump Turkey in a must-win set
India are off The Target in this quarterfinal. Turkey are leading 4 set points to nil.
India Trailing 0-2 In Men's Archery Team Quarterfinal at the moment
The Indian shuttler whose win in the first round was "deleted" has won again. In straight games- 21-19, 21-14 against his Belgian opponent Julien Carraggi.
Lakshya Sen's men's singles match is underway.
First Quarterfinal Between S Korea vs Japan is Underway. India's match is up next.
Men's Archery Trio- Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav they will take on Turkey's Mete Gazoz, Abdullah Yildirmis and Berkim Tumer.
India's Only Remaining Match for the day in Paris Olympics 2024 is the men's archery. Where the Indian trio will be up against Turkey in the first knock out match.
IND 1-1 ARG at the end of full time. Once again India have found a way to get some points of this match.
India find the equaliser. Less than two minutes to go. It's 1-1. Phewww!! Harmanpreet Singh has scored again when it has mattered the most.
Penalty Corner For India. Last few seconds to go.
Video Umpire Has Suggesed A Penalty Stroke TO INDIA. Around 2 minutes on the clock. But officials agree on a corner. and a PENALTY corner it would be.
Less Than 3 Minutes To Go. India have asked for a referral. They are looking for that goal which has eluded them so far in the match.
Last 4 Minutes To Go. Argentina still 1-0 ahead. Will somone put their hand up to find a late goal?
Still No Goal For India. Tenses last few minutes of the match.
IND vs ARG: 8 Minutes remaining in the fourth and final quarter.
India Need To Find An Equaliser. They have had more circle penetrations, more of ball possession too and more penalty corners. But they just haven't been able to find the goal. Can they find two to win in the final quarter?
Final Quarter gets Underway in this Pool B match.
Third Quarter Ends. IND 0-1 ARG. Last 15 minutes remaining in the match.
A penalty corner to India. Their fifth in the match. Still no goals of a PC from either side.
Another Penalty Corner for Argentina. India will know they can't concede here.
Penalty Corner For Argentina. India living dangerously.
Would you believe it? Argentina have missed a penalty stroke here, putting it wide of the goal post while aiming for the corner.
Penalty Corner For Argentina. Can they double the lead?
Argentina Still In The Lead. Few good attempts but nothing that has borne fruits so far.
India Dominated Ball as well had more circle penetrations in the first half but Argentine had the goal after an unfortunate error from PR Sreejesh.
IND 0-1 ARG At Half time! Lucas Martinez' second-quarter goal proving to be the difference between the two sides.
Less Than 5 Minutes In The Second quarter. Argentina in the lead, pretty much against the run of play. Can India go to halftime at 1-1 or will Argentina be the happier side at the halfway stage?
Argentina lead 1-0. In the second quarter, it's r Lucas Martinez who finds the back of the net for Argentina Massive moment in the game.
Still No Goal for India. Scoreline levelled at 0-0.
Third PC for India On the Trot. That came off the Argentine's body.
Good Save By The Argentina Goalkeeper. But it's another PC for India.
Second Penalty Corner For India. In the second quarter. Can they convert this time around?
Circle Penetrations From India. One penalty corner apiece too for both the teams. No goals to speak of though.
Second Quarter Underway in this IND vs ARG Pool B match.
IND 0-0 ARG after the 1st quarter. Will be back with live action from the second quarter.
Penalty Corner For Argentina. But even they fail to score. Still no goals. Less than 5 minutes remaining in the first quarter.
Still No Goal. India have made chances though, earned a penalty corner too but no goals yet in this match.
Penalty Corner For India. Can they take the lead in their second pool match?
Quarter 1 gets underway in Paris. India would have learnt their lessons after what was a hardfought-win from the Indian team against New Zealand.
India vs Argentina, men's hockey pool fixture is underway. They began their campaign with a 3-2 win over New Zealand.
Belgium, India, Australia Won Their Respective Matches In Pool B. While New Zealand, Argentina and Ireland succumbed to defeats.
But for now it's time for men's hockey where India will take on Argentina in a pool match.
Only medal hope for Team India is remaining in men's archery now. The quarterfinal later this evening.
Babuta Finishes Fourth. So close yet so far for him. He was almost there but missed out on a medal.
Four Shooters Remain In The Fray. Three medals on offer.
Babuta Hits 10.5. B Sheng Lihao's poor shot is also 10.4. Wow.
Superb from the Chinese Shooter who is hitting the inner 10s with remarkable consistency.
Babuta Has Dropped to Bronze medal position again.
B Sheng Lihao hits a perfect 10.9, Babuta with a 10.2
B Sheng Lihao Takes A Big Lead at the top ahead of Babuta.
Arjun Babuta Currently In Silver Medal Position after the second 5-shot series.
Now it's time for the 14 single-shot series. Babuta pretty much in the medals reckoning.
Babuta In Bronze Medal Position after second 5-series shot with 105 points.
Abhinav Bindra In Attendance. India's shooting legend and a gold medal winner at the Olympic games.
Babuta is placed fourth after first 5-Shot Series.
Arjun Babuta's 10m air rifle underway
Arjun will now be in contention for a medal as his 10m air rifle men's final is about to get underway.
Arjun Babuta will shoot for medal in about 15 minutes from now. Let's Go.
It was on this day, July 29, 44 years ago, back in 1980 that India clinched the last of its hockey gold. The Indian men's hockey team beat Spain 4-3 in the final to win their eighth gold in the history of the Summer Games. They haven't been able to add further to their tally. They will take on Argentina in their Pool B match against Argentina.
Even though Ramita Jindal may have missed out on a medal opportunity, there are two medals still possible for India today. Arjun Babuta will be in with a medal chance and so will be the men's archer team who will be in the quarterfinal up front and their journey through to medal will be decided post that.
The Olympic fever has well and truly gripped the world but still some time to go for Neeraj Chopra whose event starts on August 6.
Next Medal Event Of The Day For India is the Men's 10m air rifle final where Arjun Babuta will represent India.
Not a good start for Tondaiman in the first round. But's it's an elaborate qualification process that will continue over the course of two days.
Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh Cheema finished 10th in the mixed team qualification. It was a good start but a bad shot each from both the shooters proved to be a bit too costly.
Prithviraj Tondaiman's Men's Trap Day 1 event is underway.
Ashwini-Tanisha lose their second successive match in the group stage. They have lost in straight games to Matsuyama-Shida with the Japanese winning 21-11, 21-12 in a match that lasted less than 50 minutes. Then Indian duo is virtually out of the knockout contention.
Not all the news coming in is disappointing. Ramita Jindal may have wasted a medal opportunity, finishing seventh in the final but Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh have qualified for the bronze medal match which will happen tomorrow. Manu in with a chance for an unparalleled 2nd medal in a single edition of the Olympics.
Ramita Finishes Seventh in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Final.
Next Elimination Shot. Can Jindal proceed further?
Ramita Jindal hits a 10.5 and at least Jindal and is destined not to finish eighth.
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification- Sarabjot, Manu in the top four. Rhythm, Arjun lagging behind at the moment.
She is at the seventh place with 104 points after 10 shots.
Meanwhile, Rhythm and Arjun have started well in the mixed team pistol qualification and currently find themeselves in the top 2. Manu-Sarabjot a bit trailing a bit in the initial stage of the Mixed Team Pistol Qualification.
India's First Medal Event of the day- Ramita Jindal in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Final. Can she bag India's second medal event of the day?
Manu Bhaker/Sarabjot Singh and Rhythm Sangwan/Arjun Singh Cheema are in action in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification.
Day 3 action of the Paris Olympics 2024 will soon kick off with the shooting events. India's first event will be the 10m air pistol mixed team qualification round, featuring two teams: Manu Bhaker with Sarabjot Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan with Arjun Singh Cheema. Both teams will be aiming to secure a spot in the finals!
Ex-India cricket player and the 2024 T20 World Cup winning coach reacted to Manu Bhaker's bronze medal victory in the Women's 10m Air Pistol event on Sunday.
"Manu's story is incredible after the disappointment of Tokyo Olympics, to come here and be able to get over that and compete and win a bronze is a phenomenal achievement. "We know how hard it is for a sportsperson and what they go through and so much depends on just these few days, " Dravid said during a panel discussion at India House in Paris according to PTI.
"In lot of their lives, I can imagine the pressure that involves in all these sports because this is the pinnacle of their sports. It doesn't get bigger than this and for her to be able to do that, truly a great day for Indian sports. What an inspiring story for so many back home," Dravid added.
Paris Olympics organisers have cancelled the triathlon swimming training session for the second consecutive day on Monday due to heavy rain impacting water quality in the Seine, just 24 hours before the men’s race.
Fifty-five triathletes are set to compete at 8 AM (0600 GMT) on Tuesday marking the first Olympic triathlon swim in the Seine since 1900.
Notably, France has invested approximately $1.4 billion in new wastewater infrastructure to reduce sewage in the river.
Today's tennis action promises an epic clash! Rafael Nadal will face off against his long-time rival Novak Djokovic in the second round of the men's singles. A thrilling match awaits at Roland Garros. Nadal triumphed over Marton Fucsovics with scores of 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in his opening round, while Djokovic advanced with a straight-sets win against Matthew Ebden.
Here's the schedule with key players and times (in IST):
- Shooting (Mixed Team Qualification): Sarabjot Singh, Manu Bhaker, Arjun Cheema, Rhythm Sangwan - 12:45 PM
- Badminton (Women's Doubles): Tanisha Crasto, Ashwini Ponappa - 12:50 PM
- Shooting (Trap Men's Qualification Round): Prithviraj Tondaiman - 1:00 PM
- Shooting (Women's 10m Air Rifle Final): Ramita Jindal - 1:00 PM
- Shooting (Men's 10m Air Rifle Final): Arjun Babuta - 3:30 PM
- Hockey: India vs Argentina - 4:15 PM
- Badminton (Men's Singles): Lakshya Sen - 5:30 PM
- Archery (Men's Recurve Team Quarterfinal): Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Ramesh Jadhav - 6:31 PM
- Table Tennis (Women's Round of 32): Manika Batra - 12:30 AM (July 30)
For Satwik and Chirag, the situation is slightly better as they gain an extra rest day and can focus on winning their next game to qualify. The top two teams from the doubles category will advance, whereas in Lakshya's case, only the group leader will progress to the next round.
Lakshya finds himself in a challenging situation. With Cordon's withdrawal. Lakshya will be the only player in his group to have played three matches. Meanwhile, the other players, Jonatan Christie and Julien Carraggi, will each compete in just two matches to advance to the knockout stage. This implies that the Indian shuttler will now be ranked based on the results of his remaining two matches in Group L.
Lakshya is set to play against Carraggi next on Monday, July 29.
The world No. 3 doubles pair was scheduled to face Germany's Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seide in their second group game at the Paris Olympics. However, the German pair withdrew on Monday after Lamsfuss sustained a knee injury. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) issued a statement wishing Lamsfuss a speedy recovery and announced the cancellation of the match.
Lakshya Sen’s victory over Guatemalan player Kevin Cordon has been nullified from the final standings, the Badminton World Federation announced on Sunday evening. The decision follows Cordon's withdrawal from the Paris 2024 Olympics due to a left elbow injury.
Lakshya had defeated Cordon in straight games in their first group stage match with an impressive 21-8, 22-20 scoreline.