PV Sindhu is ranked No. 13 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) women's singles rankings whereas her round of 16 opponent He Bing Jiao is ninth.
Swapnil Kusale became the third shooter to win a medal for India at the Paris Olympics 2024. He secured the bronze medal in the Men's 50m air rifle 3 positions event bringing glory to the nation. He finished third among eight finalists with a total of 451.4 after 44 shots.
Day 6 at the Paris Olympics 2024 has a packed schedule for Indian athletes with athletics starting today (August 1). However, all eyes will be on Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy who will face each other today in the round of 16.
PV Sindhu won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics by beating He Bing Jiao of China in straight games 21-13, 21-15. However, the head-to-head record is in favour of the Chinese shuttler.
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Swapnil Singh clinched a bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 position event but it was a disappointing day for the Indian contingent with star contenders PV Sindhu, Nikhat Zareen, Sift Kaur Samra, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty facing shock elimination.
Lakshya Sen entered the round of 16 with a spirited performance against the world rank No. three and the third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. Lakshya made a phenomenal comeback after trailing behind in the first game.
After an impressive start to Day 5 with badminton stars Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu claiming dominating wins in their respective matches, the Indian contingent suffered some upsets in the closing stages on July 31.
The women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto lost their first match of the group-stage round to South Korea's Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong. The loss came in straight games 21-18, 21-10.
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh clinched a bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games in the 10m air pistol mixed shooting event. The athletes received their medals and also a box on the podium. What is in these boxes? Check here.
Manu Bhaker won her second medal at the Paris Olympics 2024, this time with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. They defeated South Korea's Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho in the bronze medal match.
Manu Bhaker will compete for yet another bronze medal as she has qualified, alongside Sarabjot Singh, in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Manu will be eyeing her second medal having won a bronze on Sunday in the individual event.
It was a middling day for the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics with Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babuta missing out on possible medals in shooting while the men's archery team failed to go past the quarter-finals in a disappointing show. The men's hockey team held Argentina onto a 1-1 draw.
Manu Bhaker became only the fifth shooter overall and the first Indian female shooter to bag a medal at the Olympics. The 22-year-old was also in contention for the gold but a minor slip-up meant that she had to settle for bronze.
The India contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024 will have more chances to increase its medal tally on Day 3 of the Summer Games after Manu Bhaker opened the account in shooting. Here is India's complete schedule for Day 3 of the Paris Olympics.
Manu Bhaker ended India's drought in shooting at the Olympics as she bagged a bronze medal in the Paris Games. India's last medal in the sport at the Olympics came in the 2012 London Olympics. Manu's family was all smiles after her historic bronze medal win.
Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting at the Paris Olympics as she clinched a bronze in the ongoing Summer Games. Manu has become the fifth Indian with a shooting medal at the quadrennial Games. Indian shooting coach Suma Shirur opened up on Manu's medal win.
Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal after clinching the historic bronze in the women's 10m air pistol individual event on Sunday. Bhaker was left disappointed with a gun malfunction in the Tokyo Olympics 2022.
Manu Bhaker started the women's individual 10m air pistol finals with a 50.4 score in the first stage and then kept the lead in the top three for the remaining four series to become the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting.
India's ace shooter Manu Bhaker was at her best in the women's 10 m pistol qualification round. The 22-year-old finished third in the qualification round with a total score of 580.
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