Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 results: Manu Bhaker wins bronze; Ramita, Arjun enter final

Published at :July 29, 2024 at 3:01 AM

Modified at :July 29, 2024 at 3:01 AM

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Manu Bhaker created history on Day 2 of Paris Olympics 2024.

The Indian challenge at the Paris Olympics 2024 took a positive turn on July 28 (Sunday) as Manu Bhaker secured the first medal of the quadrennial games for the nation. She became the first Indian female athlete to secure an Olympic medal in shooting after winning the bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol event. Her companions too have ended the day as medal hopefuls.

Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babuta qualified for the final round in women’s and men’s air rifle 10m shooting events respectively, summing up a successful day in shooting events for India at Paris Olympics 2024.

However, there were a few disappointments to digest for Indian athletes. Sumit Nagal was knocked out in the first round of men’s singles in tennis while the Indian women’s team in archery bowed out after losing their quarter-final fixture.

India’s two entries in swimming could not not qualify for the final even after an impressive finish in the heats. Dhinidhi Desinghu finished first in her heats but her timings was not enough to qualify for the final in 200m freestyle.

Also Read: Paris Olympics 2024: Who are the medal contenders for India on Day 3, July 29?

Meanwhile in the men’s 100m backstroke, Srihari Natraj finished second in heats but fell short of the final list. There were plenty of other Indian athletes in action on an eventful day at the Paris Olympics.

Here is a look at how they fared across various disciplines on Sunday, 28 July 2024.

Detailed results of all India events in Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2, July 28

Shooting

10m Air Pistol Women’s Final – Manu Bhaker (Bronze Medal) – 221.7 points

10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification – Sandeep Singh (12th) – 629.3 points

10m Air Rifle Women’s Qualification – Ramita Jindal (5th) – 631.5 points (qualified for final)

10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification – Arjun Babuta (7th) – 630.1 points (qualified for final)

10m Air Rifle Women’s Qualification – Elavenil Valarivan (10th) – 630.7 points

Archery

Women’s Team Quarterfinal – India lost to Netherlands 6-0.

Badminton

Women’s Singles Group Stage – PV Sindhu beat Fathimath Abdul Razzaq (MDV) by 21-9, 21-6.

Men’s Singles Group Stage- HS Prannoy beat Fabian Roth (Ger) by 21-18, 21-12.

Boxing

Women’s 50kg Round of 32 – Nikhat Zareen beat Maxi Carina Kloetzer (GER) by 5-0.

Table Tennis

Women’s Singles Round of 64 – Manika Batra beat Anna Hursey (GBR) by 4-1.

Women’s Singles Round of 64 – Sreeja Akula beat Christina Kallberg (SWE) by 4-0.

Men’s Singles Round of 64 – Achanta Sharath Kamal lost to Deni Kozul (SLO) by 2-4.

Men’s Singles Round of 64 – Harmeet Desai lost to Felix Lebrun (FRA) by 4-0

Tennis

Men’s Singles First Round – Sumit Nagal lost to Corentin Moutet (FRA) by 2-6, 6-2, 5-7.

Men’s Doubles First Round – Rohan Bopanna/N Sriram Balaji lost to Gael Monfils/Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (5-7, 2-6)

Swimming

Srihari Nataraj- Men’s 100m backstroke – 55.01s (33rd)

Dhinidhi Desinghu- Women’s 200m freestyle – 2:06.96 (23rd)

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