Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 results: Manu Bhaker inches closer to history, Lakshya Sen wins

Indian athletes were in action across multiple disciplines on the third day of Paris Olympics 2024.

Indian athletes have been performing consistently at the Paris Olympics 2024. They were in action across multiple disciplines such as archery, badminton, shooting, hockey and table tennis.

Shuttler Lakshya Sen won his contest against Belgium’s Julien Carraggi in staright games to stay in the driving seat. But there was disappointment in store for the pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa who lost their match against Japanese opponents in the badminton women’s doubles.

In shooting, Indian pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh qualified for the bronze medal match, keeping hopes of a medal alive in 10m air pistol mixed team event at Paris Olympics 2024. Meanwhile Arjun Babuta missed a bronze medal narrowly in the men’s 10m Air rifle event. Ramita Jindal was also in action in women’s 10m Air rifle was unable to secure a medal despite a valiant effort.

Indian men’s hockey team played a draw with Argentina as captain Harmanpreet Singh scored in a close encounter. There was a lot to digest for the Indian fans who were supporting their athletes from back home with passion and unwavering dedication.

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Here are the results of the Indian athletes from the Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday, 29 July:

Updated Indian Results on 29 July at Paris Olympics 2024

Badminton

Women’s Doubles Group Stage – Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponappa lost to Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (JPN) by 21-11, 21-12

Men’s Singles Group Stage – Lakshya Sen beat Julien Carraggi (BEL) by 21-19, 21-14.

Shooting

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team – Manu Bhaker/Sarabjot Singh (3rd) – 580-20x (qualified for bronze medal match)

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team- Rhythm Sangwan/Arjun Singh Cheema (10th) -576-14x (top four to qualify)

Women’s 10m Air Rifle Final – Ramita Jindal (7th) – 145.3

Men’s 10m Air Rifle Final – Arjun Babuta (4th) – 208.4

Men’s Trap Qualification End of Third Round of Shots (total five rounds) – Prithviraj Tondaiman (30th) – 68 (top six to qualify)

Hockey

Men’s Pool B – India 1 – 1 Argentina

Archery

Men’s Team Quarterfinal – India lost by 2 – 6 against Turkey.

Table Tennis

Women’s singles round of 32 – Manika Batra beat Prithika Pavade (11-9, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7)

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