India’s Manu Bhaker reacts after getting eliminated from the 25m pistol women’s final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Chateauroux, France. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
India had to endure a rather dry day as Bhaker missed out on a medal in the 25 m Air Pistol event, while Nishant Dev was also ousted in the quarterfinal of the 71 Kg boxing event. Archers Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur were also shown the exit door on Saturday.
The Indian contingent had to endure a rather dry day on Saturday at the Paris Olympics 2024 as multiple athletes representing the tricolour narrowly missed out on adding to the medal tally.
So close yet so far for Manu Bhaker, who lost out on another historic bronze by the smallest of margins, as she finished a painstaking 4th in the Women’s 25m Air Pistol Final.
But Indian archer Deepika Kumari kept the fight going for the Indian archery contingent as the sole competitor in the Women’s Individual event, before ultimately crashing out in the quarterfinal.
Golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar stood tied at 34th and 48th respectively at the end of the third round of play. Sailors Netra Kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan finished their dinghy events placed 24 and 23 respectively.
Women’s 25m Air Pistol Final:
India’s Manu Bhaker missed out on a third medal in the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday. After clinching twin bronze medals in the 10m Air Pistol singles and mixed-team events, the 22-year-old Indian shooter finished 4th in the 25m Air Pistol women’s singles event following a shoot-off, aggregating 28 points. Bhaker ended hr Olympics journey with 2 medals in her kitty.
Women’s Archery Individual:
India’s Bhajan Kaur suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Indonesia’s Diananda Choirunisa in a hard-fought 1/8 elimination match that went all the way down to a shootout.
Meanwhile, ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari stormed into the women’s individual event quarter-finals, defeating Germany’s Michelle Kroppen 6-4 to make her way to the quarterfinals.
But, the Indian contingent’s dream of bringing home the first-ever archery medal at the Olympics comes to an abrupt end as India’s Deepika Kumari fell to South Korea’s Suhyeon Nam in a thrilling quarterfinal.
Men’s Dinghy:
As for the men’s dinghy event, Vishnu Saravanan was placed 23rd after Race 6 on Saturday.
The 25-year-old Indian was ranked at 22nd after Race 4 on Friday but on Saturday he dropped a spot in Race 5 and remained there after Race 6.
Women’s Dinghy:
India’s Nethra Kumanan had a tough day at the office in the women’s dinghy sailing event’s opening series at the Paris Olympics as she slipped to the 24th spot after Race 6 here on Saturday.
Having finished 11th after three races on Friday, the 26-year-old slipped to 24th after three more races on Saturday.
Men’s Golf:
Indian Golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar stood tied at 34th and 48th with 2 under par and 2 over par respectively at the end of the third round of play.
Shubhankar finished the 3rd round with 1 over par (+1), and Gaganjeet ended at par (0).
Skeet Men’s Qualification:
At the end of day 2, India’s Naruka Anant Jeet Singh finishes at a dismal 24th place with 116 points after five rounds of qualification and fails to make it to the final.
Skeet Women’s Qualification:
At the end of day 1 after 3 rounds of qualification, India’s Maheshwari Chauhan is in 8th place, with a score of 71/75. Only six shooters will qualify for the final so she still has some work to do in the two rounds (of 25 targets) that remain tomorrow, but she’s still well in contention to qualify. Raiza Dhillon, the other Indian in the fray, is currently in 25th place, with a score of 66/75.
Men’s 71kg Boxing:
Nishant Dev fell a step short of an assured medal as he went down to Mexican pugilist Marco Verde in the quarterfinal of the men’s 71 Kg event on Saturday. The 23-year-old Indian started off well, but his Mexican opponent clawed his way back in the second and third rounds to move into the semis of the event.
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