Paris Olympics 2024 Manu Bhaker bags bronze, becomes 1st Indian woman to claim shooting medal
It's a day when all the stars come under one roof. Day 2 of the Paris Olympics is where Day 1 left off for India. PV Sindhu began her campaign with a dominant win, defeating Maldives' Razzaq in her women's singles first round match. Meanwhile, Ramita Jindal made the cut in 10m air rifle women's qualification round, finishing in fifth position. But Elavenil Valarivan missed out, finishing 10th.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: PV Sindhu in action.
Expectations are high of Manu Bhaker, who became the only Indian shooter to qualify for the final and who will be gunning for glory in the women's 10m air pistol event. From a heartbreak in Tokyo, where her gun malfunctioned, Bhaker will be eyeing redemption and get India off the mark on the medal tally.
There's more. Rohan Bopanna will play his first round of the men's doubles match after rain forced the reschedule. Indian archers will be sharpening their arrows too. After both men's and women's teams qualified for the quarterfinal, today is a chance to progress further.
Nikhat Zareen, the two-time World Champion, also makes her Olympics debut today. Easily India's best pugilist on show, India wants Nikhat to do what no boxer before her from the country has done – win either a gold or a silver medal. Lovlina Borgohain won a bronze at the Tokyo Games, but Nikhat is primed to go up a notch. The fact that she has lost just two bouts in the last two years, during which she also claimed a bronze medal at last year's Asian Games is what makes her tough to beat. But the draws haven’t been too kind to Nikhat. She is likely to face the Chinese top seed of Wu Yu in the second round as well as one of the two women she has lost to, in the third.
On to table tennis, three different categories await. In the women's singles Round of 64, Sreeja Akula goes up against Sweden's Christina Kallberg, followed by Manika Batra vs Anna Hursey.
The legendary Achanta Sharath Kamal gets his Olympics campaign underway when he takes on Deni Kozul.
Here's a proper break-up of India's Day 2 schedule of the Paris Olympics
Shooting
- Women's 10m Air Pistol Final: Manu Bhaker
- Men's 10m Air Rifle: Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta
Tennis:
- Men's Doubles: Rohan Bopanna (First Round)
Archery:
- Both Men's and Women's Teams in Quarterfinals
Badminton:
- Men's Singles: HS Prannoy (Opponent TBD)
Boxing:
- Women's Light Flyweight: Nikhat Zareen (Debut Match)
Table Tennis:
- Women's Singles Round of 64: Sreeja Akula vs Christina Kallberg, Manika Batra vs Anna Hursey
- Men's Singles: Achanta Sharath Kamal vs Deni Kozul
RESULTS-
Badminton
PV Sindhu defeats Maldives' Razzaq in women's singles first round.
Shooting
Ramita Jindal finishes 5th in 10m air rifle women's qualification round, Elavenil Valarivan misses out
Rowing
Balraj Panwar 2nd in men's singles Sculls repechage round, into quarters
Key Points:
- Day 2 is crucial for India's medal hopes, with Manu Bhaker in the Women's 10m Air Pistol Final.
- Ramita Jindal enters women's 10m air rifle final.
- Rohan Bopanna begins his Men's Doubles campaign, while both Indian Archery teams aim to progress in the quarterfinals.
- PV Sindhu secures win in campaign opener.
- Table Tennis sees Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra in action, along with the legendary Achanta Sharath Kamal.
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