After Manu Bhaker clinched the first medal for India at the 2024 Paris Olympics, India jumped to the 17th place in the medal tally. Moreover, On Day 3 of the Paris 2024, Indian shooters continued to shine with their performance. While Ramit Jindal finished seventh in the women’s 10m air rifle final, Arjun Babuta missed a medal by just 0.9 points as he finished fourth in the men’s 10m air rifle event. Apart from this, there were a few disappointments as well as Lakshya Sen and Satwiksairaj-Chirag were handed a blow after their Group opponents withdrew from the Games, nullifying the results.
In this article, we will go through all the big news that took place on Monday, July 29 at the Paris 2024.
Badminton
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty qualify for quarterfinals
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy sealed qualification for the men’s doubles quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics 2024. After the Indonesian pair, Ardianto-Alfian defeated France’s Corvee and Labar. And Germany’s Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel withdrew from the Summer Games, SatChi became the first Indians to reach the quarter-final stage of the Men’s Doubles event at the Olympics.
Lakshya Sen cruises past Julian Carraggi with 21-19, 21-14 win
After registering a win on his Olympic debut, Indian Badminton star Lakshya Sen took down Julian Carraggi of Belgium with a 21-19, 21-14 margin in his 2nd Group L clash. The 22-year-old started with a thrilling 21-19 comeback win in the first game. Then in Game 2, Sen dominated to register a 21-14 on the back of a clinical performance.
Lakshya Sen’s win over Cordon “deleted” after latter’s withdrawal
Star Indian shuttler, Lakshya Sen’s opening win in Group L match against Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon at the Paris Olympics 2024 has been officially “deleted” after the Guatemalan withdrew from the Games on Sunday, July 28. On Saturday, July 27, Lakshya Sen got the better of Kevin Cordon in straight games 21-8, 22-20, to take a big first step towards making the knockout stage of the men’s singles event.
Archery
Indian men’s team loses 2-6 vs Turkey in Archery QF at Paris 2024
On Monday, July 29, the Indian men’s archery team bowed out of the Paris Olympics 2024 after losing to Turkey 2-6 in the quarter-final stage. The trio of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav weren’t at their best in the men’s team event at the Esplanade des Invalides, taking just one set out of four in the contest.
Shooting
Ramita Jindal finishes seventh in women’s 10m air rifle
On Monday, July 29, India’s Ramita Jindal finished at seventh place in women’s 10m air rifle event at the Paris Olympics 2024. The 20-year-old Indian, who became only the second after Manu Bhaker to qualify for the final in shooting, entered the final with a score of 631.5 in the qualification round, but finished at seventh place with a score of 145.3.
Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh finish third in 10m air pistol mixed team
India’s Manu Bhaker, along with Sarabjot Singh sealed a place for the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian duo finished third in the qualification round with a total of 580 points, only a point behind Serbian duo of Arunovic Zorana and Mikec Damir. The Indian pair will next take on South Korea for the bronze medal match on Tuesday, July 30.
Arjun Babuta finishes 4th in men’s 10m air rifle final at Paris 2024
India’s Arjun Babuta on Monday, July 29 finished fourth in the men’s 10m air rifle final, ending his medal hopes at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian shooter registered a score of 208.4 in his 20 shots to remain in contention of a medal bronze along with Croatia’s Miran Maricic, but eventually missed by 0.9 points.
Abhinav Bindra pens emotional note for Babuta after loss at Paris 2024
India’s first individual Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra penned an emotional note for shooter Arjun Babuta on Monday who finished fourth in the men’s 10m air rifle at the Paris Olympics 2024. Commending Arjun Babuta for his incredible performance, Abhinav Bindra shared a tweet expressing how the entire nation is standing behind him.
Tennis
Novak Djokovic defeats Nadal in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 at Paris 2024
On Monday, July 29, Novak Djokovic from Serbia registered a big win in straight sets against Rafael Nadal in the second round of the men’s singles event at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Spanish tennis star did put up a fight in the second set before going down 6-1, 6-4 against Novak Djokovic on the Court Philippe Chartier.
Hockey
India earn 1-1 draw vs Argentina in men’s hockey at Paris 2024
On Monday, July 29, Harmanpreet Singh, the captain of India, scored a late equaliser against Argentina in the 59th minute, to help his team earn a 1-1 draw at the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s hockey Pool B match. The fans at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir witnessed a high quality hockey match from both Argentina and India, which ended in a stalemate.