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Introduction:
India at Paris 2024 is on a roll—historic feats and outstanding performances in a range of sports. The athletes have showcased stupendous skill, towering resolve, and a dogged spirit of sportsmanship in the making, which has made the whole country hold its head high.
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh: A Historic Bronze
Event and Victory: After scoring a historic Olympic bronze in her debut in the sport of shooting, she added another feather to her cap in the same colour. Pairing with Sarabjot Singh to the best of her ability, Manu Bhaker in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, a huge statement in the history of the Summer Games, had brought India its first-ever team event medal in shooting.
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At Chateauroux, Republic of Korea pair Lee Wonho and Oh Ye Jin got off to a bright start in the first series. Thereafter, Bhaker and Singh helped by staging a brilliant recovery from 2-8 down. A contest that saw ebbs and flows but India managed to maintain the advantage and emerged victorious by a 16-10 margin.
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Individual accomplishments
Entertaining performance emanated from Manu Bhaker, who scored 10.0 or better in as many as 10 of the 13 shots fired in her final. Scoring with a golden touch to become the first Indian to win two medals at the same edition of the Olympics, she will be next seen in action on August 2 for the women’s 25m pistol event.
Sarabjot Singh, on the other hand, bagged his first medal at the Olympics and he also became the sixth Indian shooter to win at the Summer Games.
Upcoming Events and Competitions:
The Indian athletics team is here in Paris and all set to hit the tracks and field from August 1, with the first set of events set to begin. The squad includes reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who will be entering the men’s javelin throw qualifiers on August 6 and then into the final on August 8 at the Stade de France.
Other Indian athletes to watch out for are Avinash Sable in the men’s 3000m steeplechase, Tajinderpal Singh Toor in the men’s shot put, Parul Chaudhary in the women’s 3000m steeplechase and 5,000m, Jyothi Yarraji in the women’s 100m hurdles, and Annu Rani in the women’s javelin throw.
Day 3 Highlights from Paris 2024
Shooting: The Path to Bronze for Bhaker and Singh
Meaningful takeaways included Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh attaining a berth in the bronze medal match in the 10m air pistol mixed team. Its significance is that the duo was making history for Indian shooting at the World Championships.
Badminton: Satwiksairaj-Chirag Make History
In the discipline of badminton, it was the positive nuance of the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty when they ensured India had a berth in the quarterfinals of the World Championships for the first time in history — a reflection of the positive trend in Indian badminton.
Manika Batra entered the round of 16 in table tennis singles at the Olympics for the first time.
Hockey: Stung Draw
Harmanpreet Singh scored through a late goal, which helped India settle for a 1-1 draw with Argentina in their men’s hockey event Pool B match and remained in contention for a good finish.
Events to watch out for:
Shooting: Trap competition to star at 12:30 PM IST for Rajeshwari Kumari, Shreyasi Singh, and Prithviraj Tondaiman
Rowing: Balraj Panwar race the men’s singles sculls quarter-finals at 1:40 PM IST
Hockey: Indian men’s hockey team plays Ireland in their third Pool B match at 4:45 PM IST
Archery: Individual events up to the round of 32 from 5.14 PM – competitions involving Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur, and Dhiraj Bommadevara.
Badminton: In badminton, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa will both take part in their final doubles group matches from 5:30 PM IST.
Boxing: Amit Panghal (men’s 51kg) and Preeti Pawar (women’s 54kg) will all take part in their round of 16 bouts, while Jaismine
Conclusion:
India has really delivered for the Paris 2024 Olympics; they deserve it looking at the performance they gave—an exhibition of grueling hard work and dedication. Be it historic wins in shooting, groundbreaking achievements in badminton and table tennis, our athletes continue to inspire and make us proud. We eagerly look forward to more performances in the games and moments to be etched in Indian sports history.