India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 (July 29) Highlights | Bhaker-Sarabjot pair, Lakshya Sen and Manika Batra bring joy to Indian fans on a hard day

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's LIVE Coverage of the Paris Olympics 2024. Today, we will bring you all the updates of Day 3 (29th July) of India at Paris Olympics 2024 as Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babuta will be in action in the 10m Air Rifle finals to bring home medals.

This is Abishek Goswami, and Koushik Biswas will join us later to give you all the updates on Day 3 from our web desk.

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Jul 30, 2024 01:45 IST
India at Paris Olympics 2024: Day 3 rewind
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty enter Men's doubles QFs 🏸
• Bhaker-Sarabjot qualified for the Bronze medal match of 10m air pistol mixed team event 🔫
• Ramita Jindal finished 7th in the Women's 10m Air Pistol final 🔫
• Arjun Babuta finished 4th in the Men's 10m Air Pistol Final 🔫
• Indian Men's Hockey team played out a 1-1 draw against Argentina 🏑
• Lakshya Sen won his Men's Singles match in straight games 🏸
• Indian Men's Archery team lost to Turkey in QFs 🏹
• Manika Batra qualified for the Round of 16 in Women's Singles 🏓



Jul 30, 2024 01:52 IST
Thank you for joining!
It has been a mixed day for India with some good and bad news, with a few medals getting missed in Shooting while Bhaker and Sarabjot qualified for tomorrow's Bronze medal match. Sen and Manika Batra won their singles matches in Badminton and Table Tennis respectively. Men's Hockey Team had a tough 1-1 draw against Argentina while Turkey eliminated Men's Arhchry team.
It was a pleasure bringing you all the updates of Day 3. This was Koushik Biswas from the web desk. Good night and see you tomorrow with Day 4's updates as Indian athletes look for medals.



Jul 30, 2024 01:47 IST
India At Paris Olympics 2024: Day 4 (30th July) Schedule
Shooting
• Trap Men's Qualification Day 2 - Prithviraj Tondaiman - 12:30 PM
• Trap Women's Qualification Day 1 - Shreyasi Singh, Rajeshwari Kumari - 12:30 PM
• 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team - India 1 vs Korea 1 - 1:00 PM
Rowing
• Men's Single Sculls Quarterfinals - Balraj Panwar - 1:40 PM
Equestrian
• Dressage Individual Grand Prix Day 1 - Anush Agarwalla - 2:30 PM
Archery
• Women's Individual 1/32 Elimination Round - Ankita Bhakat vs Wioleta Myszor (Poland) - 5:14 PM
• Women's Individual 1/32 Elimination Round - Bhajan Kaur vs Syifa Nurafifah Kamal (Indonesia) - 5:27 PM
• Men's Individual 1/32 Elimination Round - Dhiraj Bommadevara vs Adam Li (Czech Republic) - 10:46 PM
Hockey
• Men's Pool B - India vs Ireland - 4:45 PM
Badminton
• Men's Doubles Group Play Stage Group C - Satwiksairaj Renkireddy & Chirag Shetty vs Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia) - 5:30 PM
• Women's Doubles Group Play Stage Group C - Ashwini Ponnappa & Tanisha Crasto vs Setyana Mapasa & Angela Yu (Australia) - 6:20 PM
Boxing
• Men's 51kg Preliminaries Round of 16 - Amit Panghal vs Patrick Chinyemba (Zambia) - 7:16 PM
• Women's 57kg Preliminaries Round of 32 - Jaismine Lamboria vs Nesthy Petecio (Philippines) - 9:24 PM



Jul 30, 2024 01:11 IST
Table Tennis: Manika Batra in Round of 16 in Women's Singles

 
Dominating, powerful and how! Big smashes, powerful forehands and she wins the fourth game by 11-7!
Manika Batra beats Prtihika Pavade by 4-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7)
She becomes the first Indian table tennis player to enter Round of 16 in Singles (men's or women's)



Jul 30, 2024 01:02 IST
Table Tennis: 3-0 Batra
Finally, Manika Batra wins the third game. She was leading by 5-10 once and Prithika won four back-to-back points to make it close. But Batra holds her nerve to win the game by 11-9.
 
3-0 to Batra!



Jul 30, 2024 01:00 IST
Table Tennis: 10-8 to Batra in third game
Batra takes a timeout as she lost three game points back-to-back. She is still leading by 10-8.



Jul 30, 2024 00:54 IST
Table Tennis: 5-1 Batra in third game
Batra brings all her tricks against the French paddler. She is leading by 5-1 in the third game.



Jul 30, 2024 00:50 IST
Table Tennis: Batra leads 2-0 in the match
Manika wins the second game by 11-6. Dominating show from the Indian star so far. He has been able to put pressure with good defending and down-the-line shots against the French star.
2-0 Batra!



Jul 30, 2024 00:46 IST
Table Tennis: 6-5 in second game
Batra leading by 6-5 in the second game!



Jul 30, 2024 00:41 IST
Table Tennis: Batra wins the first game
Brilliant from Manika Batra to win the first game by 11-9. It was neck-to-neck till 9-9 and then Batra came with two backhands to force the error from Pavad.
 
1-0 to Batra!



Jul 30, 2024 00:39 IST
Table Tennis: 9-9
Neck-to-neck!



Jul 30, 2024 00:37 IST
Table Tennis: 6-6 at break
At the break of the first game, Batra and Pavad are equalled at 6-6!



Jul 30, 2024 00:35 IST
Table Tennis: 3-3
After falling behind, Batra forces Pavad to make some errors and the score is 3-3!



Jul 30, 2024 00:31 IST
Table Tennis: Manika Batra in action
Manika Batra is in action against Prithika Pavade of France, who is an Indian-origin athlete.



Jul 29, 2024 19:30 IST
Day 3 | We have only one event left for India on Day 3
Manika Batra vs Prithika Pavade - Women's Singles - 12.30 am



Jul 29, 2024 18:56 IST
#Archery | Indian men's team lose to Turkey in QFs

 
Indian Men's Archery team loses against Turkey in the Quarter-finals. A very disappointing end to the Men's team event for them. 
 
Turkey qualified for semis for the first-time in their history.



Jul 29, 2024 18:50 IST
#Archery | India remain in competition

 
The third set goes to India and they remain in competition. 



Jul 29, 2024 18:45 IST
Archery | Indian Men's team in action
Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav are in action in Men's Quarter-final against Turkey!



Jul 29, 2024 18:28 IST
Badminton | Lakshya Sen wins 2-0

 
Lakshya Sen wins his second match in men's singles against Julien Carraggi in straight sets 21-19 and 21-14 in a match spanning over 43 minutes.
 
Sen will now face Jonatan Christie in a must-win clash on the 31st of July.



Jul 29, 2024 18:01 IST
Badminton | Lakshya Sen takes the first game
Brilliant from Lakshya! He fought his way back and won the first game 21-19!



Jul 29, 2024 17:53 IST
Hockey Update | India play out a 1-1 draw against Argentina in Group B

 
A 59th-minute penalty corner goal from captain Harmanpreet Singh and India somehow managed a 1-1 draw against Argentina in their second match of Group B.



Jul 29, 2024 17:45 IST
Hockey | Hamanpreet rescues team India
Another late-minute goal from Harmanpreet Singh and India equalise against Argentina. 
 
IND 1-1 ARG.



Jul 29, 2024 17:40 IST
Badminton | Lakshya Sen in action in Men's Singles
Lakshya Sen in action against Julien Carraggi in Men's singles.



Jul 29, 2024 16:46 IST
Hockey update: Argentina take the lead
Argentina take the lead with Lucas Martinez scoring for them in the 22nd minute. IND 0-1 ARG



Jul 29, 2024 16:19 IST
Hockey: Indian Men's Hockey team face Argentina in Group B
Indian Men's Hockey team face Argentina in Group B.



Jul 29, 2024 15:57 IST
Shooting: Disappointing end for Arjun Babuta in Men's 10m air Rifle finals
A disappointing end to what seemed promising for the Indian shooter. He needed 10.9 to equal Victor Lindgren's 209.3. However, Arjun could only manage 9.5 and finished fourth with  208.4 points.



Jul 29, 2024 15:52 IST
Shooting: Arjun drops to number 4
A disappointing 10.1 in his 18th shot and Arjun drops to number four position. 



Jul 29, 2024 15:49 IST
Shooting: Arjun stays at number two position
Arjuna Babuta is at the number two position with 167.8 after 16 shots.



Jul 29, 2024 15:44 IST
Shooting: Arjun is at Number 2
Arjun is at number two position with 126.4 points after 12 shots. 



Jul 29, 2024 15:41 IST
Shooting: Arjun is at number three

 
Arjun is at the number three position with 105.0 points after Stage 1. 



Jul 29, 2024 15:37 IST
Shooting: Arnju in third position
52.4 in Stage 1 and Arjun is placed in third position. 



Jul 29, 2024 15:34 IST
Shooting: Arjun Babuta in action in Men's 10m Air Rifle final
Arjun Babuta in action in Men's 10m Air Rifle finals.



Jul 29, 2024 14:01 IST
Badminton: Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto face defeat
Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto face defeat against Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida of Japan by 21-11, and 21-12.
 
This is their second consecutive defeat in the Paris Olympics 2024. 
 
Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto face defeat against Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida of Japan by 21-11, 21-12.

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Jul 29, 2024 13:39 IST
Shooting: Men's Trap Qualification round in progress
Prithviraj Tondaiman in action in the Men's Trap Qualification round. Top 6 athletes will qualify for the finals. 



Jul 29, 2024 13:26 IST
Shooting: Rhythm and Arjun fail to qualify for the final
Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh failed to qualify for the 10m Air Pistol mixed team event after finishing 10th with 576 points. Each shooter scored 288. 



Jul 29, 2024 13:23 IST
Shooting: Bhaker-Sarabjot qualify for Bronze medal match of 10m air pistol mixed team event
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh qualified for the bronze medal match of the 10m air pistol mixed team event with 580 points. Bhaker scored 291 and Sarabjot scored 289. 
 
Congratulations to the Indian pair.
 
They will face Korea tomorrow at 1 pm IST.
 



Jul 29, 2024 13:19 IST
Shooting: Ramita Jindal exits from final at 7th position

 
Ramita Jindal had to exit from the 10m Air Rifle women's final. She finishes in number seventh position with 145.3 points. 



Jul 29, 2024 13:14 IST
Shooting: Ramita at number 6
Ramita escapes the elimination with 10.4 and 10.5! 



Jul 29, 2024 13:11 IST
Shooting: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh at number two
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh are at the number two position after 193 and 195 in the first two series. Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh are at number five with 194 and 192 in the first two series.



Jul 29, 2024 13:07 IST
Shooting: Ramita at no 6
After the first stage, Ramita is at the number six position with 52.5 points. 



Jul 29, 2024 13:03 IST
Shooting: Ramita Jindal in action in 10m Air Rifle Women's final
Ramita Jindal in action in 10m Air Rifle Women's final. 



Jul 29, 2024 13:01 IST
Shooting: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh at number 3
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh are at the number three position with 193 points. 



Jul 29, 2024 12:59 IST
Shooting: Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh at number 4
Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh are at number 4 after series one with 194 points. 97 each for both of them. 



Jul 29, 2024 12:57 IST
Badminton: Women's doubles
Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto are in action in Women's Doubles against Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida of Japan.



Jul 29, 2024 12:57 IST
Shooting Update
Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh are shooting in firing points 30 & 31 while Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh are at firing points 31 and 22. 



Jul 29, 2024 12:56 IST
Shooting: Reminder
Just a reminder, India have the Qualification world record of 587 set in Osijek in 2021.
 
India also have the Qualification Olympic record 582 set in Tokyo Olympics.



Jul 29, 2024 12:27 IST
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Jul 29, 2024 12:15 IST
Badmiton: Satwik-Chirag to take on Indonesian pair tomorrow

 
Since the German pair of Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics due to injury, the Indian pair will take on the Indonesian duo of Fajr and Rian tomorrow at 5.30 pm IST. 



Jul 29, 2024 12:07 IST
Badminton: Men's doubles match is cancelled
Today's scheduled match of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty was cancelled as their German opponents have withdrawn from the tournament because of injury.



Jul 29, 2024 11:59 IST
Indians in action
Hello everyone, this is Koushik Biwas, taking over from Abishek Goswami. I will bring you all the updates of Indian athletes in action today, starting with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty vs Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel in Men's Doubles in badminton.