Live updates for Day 2 of the 2024 Paris Olympics: There was anticipation that the women’s archery team would advance to the medal round when shooter Manu Bhaker made history by winning bronze in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol final, marking India’s first medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. They were defeated by the Netherlands in the quarterfinals, though. Arjun Babuta and Ramita Jindal, meanwhile, increased India’s chances of winning a medal by advancing to the finals of the 10m air rifle competition for men and women, respectively. The Indian women’s archery team will play the Netherlands in a quarterfinal match later in the day.
With victories in consecutive games, PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy began their badminton group stage careers. Even though Nikhat Zareen, the two-time world champion, had a difficult draw, she began the tournament with a thrilling victory over Maxi Carina Kloetzer of Germany. The Indian has started well, but there are still difficult challenges ahead. Both Sumit Nagal and Achanta Sharath Kamal suffered heartbreaks after losing close matches in tennis and table tennis, respectively. To conclude India’s men’s singles competition, Harmeet Desai also suffered a defeat. Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula, however, both earned strong victories to advance.
In the rowing event, Tuesday’s main quarterfinals will be attended by Balraj Panwar, who placed second in his repechage heat.
Bronze in air pistol wins for Manakeu Bhaker, India’s first medallist in Paris Olympics
Manu Bhaker raised expectations when she won the women’s 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman shooter to do so. Following a heartbreaking gun malfunction in Tokyo, Bhaker’s redemption was complete when she won bronze, which let India start the medal count on a positive note. With her Paris Olympic gold medal in shooting, the 22-year-old madeParis Olympic history for Indian women.
Reigning flyweight world champion Nikhat Zareen, the underdog, will face
Also making her Paris Olympic debut today was two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen. Since Nikhat is without a doubt the greatest boxer representing India in the event, Team India wants her to achieve what no other Indian boxer has ever accomplished: win a gold or silver medal. Nikhat is ready to step it up, but Lovlina Borgohain took home a bronze at the Tokyo Games.
She is difficult to beat because she has only lost two fights in the past two years, a period during which she won a bronze medal at the Asian Games the previous year. However, Nikhat hasn’t had much luck with the draws. In the following round, she will take on China’s top seed, Wu Yu. The reigning flyweight world champion and top-seeded Asian Games participant was given a first-round bye.
Easy victory for Manika Batra; shocking exit for Sharath Kamal sufferers
In the first game of table tennis, Manika Batra won 4-1. After falling to Slovenia’s Deni Kozul, who was ranked lower, 2-4, Sharath Kamal was shocked out of the men’s singles competition at the Paris Olympics. Superstar tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal both withdrew early from the Olympics in Paris.
Lsesons learned on Day 2 of the 2024 Paris Games:
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1- Ace In the women’s air pistol final, Indian marksman Manu Bhaker came in third place to take home the bronze medal.
2- Manika Batra reached the round of 32 in the women’s singles competition, matching her achievement at the Tokyo Olympics.
3- German Fabian Roth was defeated by HS Prannoy. Men’s singles Group K match: 21-18, 21-12.
4- Ramita Jindal qualified for the 10m air rifle women’s final.
5- PV Sindhu won handsomely in her first game of the season.
6- Harmeet Desai’s first Olympic competition comes to an end after a second-round exit.
Here’s what the medals table looks like after the second day at Paris 2024
