Olympics 2024 Highlights, Day 4: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh Clinch Bronze, Archer Bhajan Shines
Paris Olympic Games 2024 Highlights: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won India's second medal by defeating South Korea in the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze medal playoff.
Olympics 2024 Day 4 Highlights: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh shone bright on Day 4 of medal events at the Paris Olympics 2024 as they clinched the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team shooting event. The duo defeated South Korea. Bhaker became the first athlete in the history of independent India to win two medals in a single Olympics edition. In boxing, Amit Panghal (men's 51 kg - Rd of 16) and Jaismine Lamboria (women's 57 kg - rd of 32) and Preeti Pawar (women's 54kg Round of 16) lost. In archery, Bhajan Kaur reached Round of 16 in women's archery individual round event. Coming to rowing, Balraj Panwar finished 5th in the men's single sculls quarterfinal. India men's hockey team defeated Ireland 2-0. (India's Day 4 Schedule | Medal Tally)
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4: Good Night
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Preeti loses the match via a split decision. The last round judges gave a 4:1 verdict in favour of the Colombian boxer. With that we come to the end of India's campaign today!
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live: Boxing bout coming up!
We are not done yet! One more Indian is still left to fight her battle today. It's boxer Preeti Pawar vs Yeni Marcela Arias (Colombia) and the match will start around 1:22 am.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live: B Dhiraj loses by the narrowest of margins
That's a heart-break! B Dhiraj, despite a great start, loses in the shoot-off though both the archers hit a 10. Peters' arrow was closer to the center-point and hence advances.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live: Match enters 5th set
B Dhiraj takes a 4-2 lead by clinching the third set 29-27. The Fourth set is tied all the shots by the archers are 10s. This is incredible. B Dhiraj holds a 5-3 lead.
Dhiraj B wins the 1/32 elimination round by defeating Czech Republic's Adam Li 7-1. The Indian archer's 1/16 elimination round match will be held at 11:25 pm. He will face Canada's Eric Peters.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live: Dhiraj Takes lead
The Czech archer wins the first set by the narrowest of margins though the two archers were tied on points. The second set, however, belongs to Dhiraj. He has taken a 3-1 lead
Jaismine has lost her bout quite comprehensively. Today has been a bad day for Indian boxers. Now, all hope lies with Preeti Pawar who will face Yeni Marcela Arias (Colombia) in Women's 54kg Round of 16 match
The Philippines boxer in the blue corner has taken the first round 4:1. Despite having the height advantage, Jaismine has not been able to strike hard. Nesthy, on the other hand, has been more agile.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live: Another stunning result in tennis
Egypt reached the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic football after completing the group stage with a surprise 2-1 win over already qualified Spain on Tuesday, with Ibrahim Adel scoring both goals.
Adel gave Egypt the lead in Bordeaux with a superb strike late in the first half and added another on 62 minutes, pouncing to score after possession was given away by Spain's Jon Pacheco.
Samu Omorodion pulled one back late on for Spain, but Egypt held on for the win that allowed them to leapfrog their already-qualified opponents and snatch first place in Group C.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live: Big shock on tennis court
Coco Gauff demanded the introduction of video replays at Roland Garros after being dumped out of the Olympic Games singles tennis tournament on Tuesday in a stormy defeat to impressive Donna Vekic of Croatia.
Vekic came through 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals after world number two Gauff became embroiled in a tearful, bitter dispute with the chair umpire over a line call in the sixth game of the second set.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto
The Indian women's duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto succumbed to their third consecutive defeat in Group C to finish fourth and crash out in the group stage. They endured defeat against the Australian duo of Setyana Mapasa and Angela Yu 15-21, 10-21 in straight games on Tuesday. The Indian women's duo struggled throughout their outing against the Australian team.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Disappointment in trap shooting
The women's trap shooters, Rajeshwari Kumari and Shreyasi Singh, were completely off target. Rajeshwari shot 68 out of 75 over three round of qualification on Day 1 to be placed 21st among 30 competitors, while Shreyasi was further down at 22nd. The two will play two more rounds of qualification on Wednesday before the top-six finalists are decided.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Big blow to India's hopes
A demotivating bout for Amit Panghal as his opponent was almost mocking him towards the end. By the end of the third round, it looked like the Indian boxer had no steam left and it is highly unlikely that Amit Panghal will win this.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Amit in trouble
The second round also goes to the Zambian boxer on 3-2 split decision. Not a great showing from Amit Panghal and it will take something special from him to win this bout.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Archery results for India
Bhajan Kaur dominated Poland’s Wioleta Myszor in straight sets in the Round of 16 Elimination Round to register a 6-0 victory over her opponent and reach the pre-quarterfinals. Bhajan scored 28, 29, 28 in the three sets to confirm her qualification to the next round. Myszor was not able to find her footing in the match as she struggled with scores of 23, 26, and 22 with only one shot in the inner-10 circle. Bhajan earlier progressed to the Round of 16 in the women’s archery event after defeating Indonesia's Syifa Nurafifah Kamal 7-3 in the Round of 32 Elimination Round.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Hockey heroics
The Indian men's hockey team expectedly beat Ireland despite a few defense lapses to more or less secure its passage into the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics, with skipper Harmanpreet scoring a brace in a 2-0 win in a Pool B match. Unlike the previous two matches, India penetrated the rival circle consistently and dictated play in the first half. It was expected, considering that Ireland were the easiest of the opponents in this pool. India were, however, far from convincing in the second half, but the win has taken them to seven points from three matches.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Indian dominance in badminton
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty notched up a dominating straight-game win against Indonesian duo of Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Fajar Alfian to top Group C in men's doubles badminton competition. The third-seeded Indian duo beat their opponents 21-13 21-13 in the final Group C match that lasted just 38 minutes. The reigning Asian Games champion Indian pair had qualified for the quarterfinals on Monday after the withdrawal of one pair and the loss suffered by another. Tuesday's match was meant to decide group winner.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Bad news for Indian pair
India's Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto are staring at elimination after losing the first game in their final pool match in women's doubles badminton.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: What a performance
10, 10, 9 - Bhajan Kaur comes up with a brilliant performance in the second set and she has taken a 4-0 lead. Just one set win away from reaching the Round of 16.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Bhajan Kaur wins
Bhajan Kaur has done it! A great show in the final set and she moves to Round of 16 in the women's archery individual event after defeating Syifa Nurafifah Kamal of Indonesia.