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)
Here are the Highlights of Day 4 of the Paris Olympics 2024:
- 19:56 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha CrastoThe 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.
- 19:41 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Disappointment in trap shootingThe 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.
- 19:32 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Big blow to India's hopesA 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.
- 19:11 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Archery results for IndiaBhajan 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.
- 19:01 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Hockey heroicsThe 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.
- 18:49 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, Live Updates: Indian dominance in badmintonSatwiksairaj 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.
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