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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

In Badminton Sat-Chi reached the next round while Lakshya Sen won in singles; in shooting, Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh qualified for Bronze medal match, and Manika Batra won in Table Tennis singles match on Day 3 at Paris Olympics 2024.

Jul 29, 2024, 2:51 AMโ€ข1 min read

Manika Batra became the first Indian paddler to qualify for Round of 16 in Singles at Olympics.

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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Read Also: India at Paris Olympics 2024: Day 3 (29th July) Schedule

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Jul 29, 2024, 8:22 PM

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 29, 2024, 8:17 PM

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 29, 2024, 8:15 PM

India at Paris Olympics 2024: Day 3 rewind

  • Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty enter Men's doubles QFs ๐Ÿธ
  • Bhaker-Sarabjot qualified for the Bronze medal match of 10m air pistol mixed team event ๐Ÿ”ซ
  • Ramita Jindal finished 7th in the Women's 10m Air Pistol final ๐Ÿ”ซ
  • Arjun Babuta finished 4th in the Men's 10m Air Pistol Final ๐Ÿ”ซ
  • Indian Men's Hockey team played out a 1-1 draw against Argentina ๐Ÿ‘
  • Lakshya Sen won his Men's Singles match in straight games ๐Ÿธ
  • Indian Men's Archery team lost to Turkey in QFs ๐Ÿน
  • Manika Batra qualified for the Round of 16 in Women's Singles ๐Ÿ“

Jul 29, 2024, 7:41 PM

Table Tennis: Manika Batra in Round of 16 in Women's Singles

Paris Olympics Day 3 Live Updates | 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) - sportzpoint.com

 

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 29, 2024, 7:32 PM

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 29, 2024, 7:30 PM

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 29, 2024, 7:24 PM

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 29, 2024, 7:20 PM

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 29, 2024, 7:16 PM

Table Tennis: 6-5 in second game

Batra leading by 6-5 in the second game!

Jul 29, 2024, 7:11 PM

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 29, 2024, 7:09 PM

Table Tennis: 9-9

Neck-to-neck!

Jul 29, 2024, 7:07 PM

Table Tennis: 6-6 at break

At the break of the first game, Batra and Pavad are equalled at 6-6!

Jul 29, 2024, 7:05 PM

Table Tennis: 3-3

After falling behind, Batra forces Pavad to make some errors and the score is 3-3!

Jul 29, 2024, 7:01 PM

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, 5:58 PM

Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula will be in action soon.

Indian Table Tennis star Sreeja Akula will be in action against Jian Zeng in Women's Singles round of 32.

Jul 29, 2024, 2:00 PM

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, 1:26 PM

#Archery | Indian men's team lose to Turkey in QFs

#Archery | Indian men's team lose to Turkey in QFs - sportzpoint.com

 

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, 1:20 PM

#Archery | India remain in competition

 

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

Jul 29, 2024, 1:15 PM

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, 12:58 PM

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. - sportzpoint.com

 

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, 12:31 PM

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, 12:23 PM

Hockey Update | India play out a 1-1 draw against Argentina in Group B

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 (July 29) LIVE Updates - Indian Men's Hockey team draw against Argentina (1-1) - sportzpoint.com

 

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, 12:15 PM

Hockey | Hamanpreet rescues team India

Another late-minute goal from Harmanpreet Singh and India equalise against Argentina. 

 

IND 1-1 ARG.

Jul 29, 2024, 12:10 PM

Badminton | Lakshya Sen in action in Men's Singles

Lakshya Sen in action against Julien Carraggi in Men's singles.

Jul 29, 2024, 11:16 AM

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, 10:49 AM

Hockey: Indian Men's Hockey team face Argentina in Group B

Indian Men's Hockey team face Argentina in Group B.

Jul 29, 2024, 10:27 AM

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, 10:22 AM

Shooting: Arjun drops to number 4

A disappointing 10.1 in his 18th shot and Arjun drops to number four position. 

Jul 29, 2024, 10:19 AM

Shooting: Arjun stays at number two position

Arjuna Babuta is at the number two position with 167.8 after 16 shots.

Jul 29, 2024, 10:14 AM

Shooting: Arjun is at Number 2

Arjun is at number two position with 126.4 points after 12 shots. 

Jul 29, 2024, 10:11 AM

Shooting: Arjun is at number three

 

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

Jul 29, 2024, 10:07 AM

Shooting: Arnju in third position

52.4 in Stage 1 and Arjun is placed in third position. 

Jul 29, 2024, 10:04 AM

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, 8:31 AM

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. 

 

Jul 29, 2024, 8:09 AM

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, 7:56 AM

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, 7:53 AM

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, 7:49 AM

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.  -- sportzpoint.com

 

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, 7:44 AM

Shooting: Ramita at number 6

Ramita escapes the elimination with 10.4 and 10.5! 

Jul 29, 2024, 7:41 AM

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, 7:37 AM

Shooting: Ramita at no 6

After the first stage, Ramita is at the number six position with 52.5 points. 

Jul 29, 2024, 7:33 AM

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, 7:31 AM

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, 7:29 AM

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, 7:27 AM

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, 7:27 AM

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, 7:26 AM

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, 6:57 AM

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Jul 29, 2024, 6:45 AM

Badmiton: Satwik-Chirag to take on Indonesian pair tomorrow

India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 (July 29) LIVE Updates | Sat-Chi's match is cancelled as German pair is injured - sportzpoint.com

 

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, 6:37 AM

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, 6:29 AM

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.

Jul 29, 2024, 2:54 AM

Where and how to watch Paris Olympics 2024?

Indian fans can watch the Indian athletes in action on the Jio Cinema App and Website alongside Sports 18 TV Channels across India.

Jul 29, 2024, 2:54 AM

What happened on Day 2?

  • PV Sindhu won in straight sets in Women's Singles ๐Ÿธ
  • Ramita Jindal qualified for Women's 10m Air Rifle final ๐Ÿ”ซ
  • Balraj Panwar qualified for the Men's sculls quarter-finals ๐Ÿšฃโ€โ™‚๏ธ
  • Arjun Babuta qualified for the Men's 10m Air Rifle final ๐Ÿ”ซ
  • Historic Bronze medal by Manu Bhaker in Women's 10m Air Pistol ๐Ÿ”ซ๐Ÿฅ‰
  • Sreeja Akula won in straight sets against Christina Kรคllberg in the Women's singles round of 64 ๐Ÿ“
  • Sharath Kamal lost against Deni Koลพul by 2-4 in Men's Singles round of 64 ๐Ÿ“
  • Manika Batra defeated Great Britain's Anna Hursey 4-1 in the Women's singles round of 64 ๐Ÿ“
  • Dhinidhi Desinghu finished at the top in the women's 200m Freestyle Heat with a timing of 2:06.96. ๐ŸŠโ€โ™€๏ธ
  • Indian Women's team lost to the Netherlands in team event quarter-final ๐Ÿน
  • Sumit Nagal lost against Corentin Moutet by 2-6, 6-2, 5-7 in Men's singles ๐ŸŽพ
  • Nikhat Zareen entered women's 50kg Olympics pre-quarterfinals ๐ŸฅŠ
  • HS Prannoy defeated Fabian Roth in straight sets in Men's singles ๐Ÿธ
  • Harmeet Desai lost against Felix Lebrun in straight sets in the round of 32 ๐Ÿ“

Read the full Day 2 highlights here.

Jul 29, 2024, 2:54 AM

What happened on Day 2?

  • PV Sindhu won in straight sets in Women's Singles ๐Ÿธ
  • Ramita Jindal qualified for Women's 10m Air Rifle final ๐Ÿ”ซ
  • Balraj Panwar qualified for the Men's sculls quarter-finals ๐Ÿšฃโ€โ™‚๏ธ
  • Arjun Babuta qualified for the Men's 10m Air Rifle final ๐Ÿ”ซ
  • Historic Bronze medal by Manu Bhaker in Women's 10m Air Pistol ๐Ÿ”ซ๐Ÿฅ‰
  • Sreeja Akula won in straight sets against Christina Kรคllberg in the Women's singles round of 64 ๐Ÿ“
  • Sharath Kamal lost against Deni Koลพul by 2-4 in Men's Singles round of 64 ๐Ÿ“
  • Manika Batra defeated Great Britain's Anna Hursey 4-1 in the Women's singles round of 64 ๐Ÿ“
  • Dhinidhi Desinghu finished at the top in the women's 200m Freestyle Heat with a timing of 2:06.96. ๐ŸŠโ€โ™€๏ธ
  • Indian Women's team lost to the Netherlands in team event quarter-final ๐Ÿน
  • Sumit Nagal lost against Corentin Moutet by 2-6, 6-2, 5-7 in Men's singles ๐ŸŽพ
  • Nikhat Zareen entered women's 50kg Olympics pre-quarterfinals ๐ŸฅŠ
  • HS Prannoy defeated Fabian Roth in straight sets in Men's singles ๐Ÿธ
  • Harmeet Desai lost against Felix Lebrun in straight sets in the round of 32 ๐Ÿ“

Jul 29, 2024, 2:52 AM

India's schedule on Day 3

Archery:

  • Men's team quarterfinals: Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav - 6:30 pm

Badminton:

  • Men's doubles (Group stage): Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty vs Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel (Germany) - 12 pm
  • Women's Doubles (Group stage): Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto vs Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida (Japan) - 12:50 pm 
  • Men's singles (Group stage): Lakshya Sen vs Julien Carraggi (Belgium) - 5:30 pm

Shooting:

  • 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh; Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh Cheema - 12:45 pm 
  • Men's Trap Qualification: Prithviraj Tondaiman - 1 pm 
  • 10m Air Rifle Women's Final: Ramita Jindal - 1 pm
  • 10m Air Rifle Men's Final: Arjun Babuta - 3:30 pm

Hockey:

  • Men's Pool B Match: India vs Argentina - 4:15 pm

Table tennis:

Women's Singles (Round of 32): Sreeja Akula vs Jian Zeng (Singapore) - 11:30 pm

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Olympic Athletes to Watch in LA 2028 from India

We have three years before the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. So, just making firm predictions who will win what is tough. So, let's just try to make a prediction of who to watch in LA 2028 from India.

Jun 24, 2025, 11:26 AMโ€ข7 min read

Olympic Athletes to Watch in LA 2028 from India

LA 2028 is going to see great Olympians continue their greatness, young stars take their next steps, and entire sports leap into the spotlight.

India has already started its preparation for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. India is seeing a great performance in LA, where everyone is expecting to win more than 10 medals. The country feels optimistic with a promising lineup mixed with veterans and young guns that these young men shall not only live up but also exceed expectations when they bring laurels home to India in the LA 2028.

We have three years before the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. So, just making firm predictions who will win what is tough. So, let's just try to make a prediction of who to watch in LA 2028 from India.

Also Read: 10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

Anahat Singh

Olympic Athletes to Watch in LA 2028 from India

Well, this might sound wild. But why make only the safe predictions? India expects Anahat Singh to bag the first Olympic squash medal. 

Anahat Singh had already won a medal at the Asian Games at an age of fifteen. She has also quickly emerged as the best female squash player in India. What a time to come out of the shadows for a sport that will have its greatest hour ever when squash is introduced in the Olympic programme in Los Angeles.

Nothing wrong with Anahat being among the worldโ€™s best juniors. Each time she competes at a senior event, she is better. Forget Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, and Saurav Ghosal, those legends from India might be too old to pick up a racquet and compete in Los Angeles, but Anahat can win for them all.

Anmol Kharb

Olympic Athletes to Watch in LA 2028 from India

It is not an easy job to emulate PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal. Itโ€™s also not an easy assignment to follow a huge success at such a young age with consistent performances later. Teenager Anmol Kharb found that out after she was Indiaโ€™s star at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in early 2024. In high-stakes clashes, she outsmarted players with higher rankings.

Till Tokyo, India had won three consecutive medals in womenโ€™s singles badminton; however, that run was stopped in Paris. Kharb possesses tremendous skill and as such, like she showed early this year, has the right attitude. All now remains is to conjure consistency. Anmol can prove to be the third woman that wins her a medal in badminton for India.

Dhiraj Bommadevara

Olympic Athletes to Watch in LA 2028 from India

The 22-year-old Bullseye archer from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, was a treat to behold at the Olympics in Paris. He finished the menโ€™s individual archery ranking round with a total of 681 out of 720. In the team event, his superb shooting carried India to qualify for the quarterfinals. Turkey edged past Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav 6-2 in the quarters of the menโ€™s team event.

Bommadevara made Olympic history as the first Indian archer to reach the mixed team semifinals, along with Ankita Bhakat. The duo finally finished fourth, and silver or bronze medals proved just out of reach. So, with age being his side, he is likely to put up a show at the next Olympics to bring a long due medal home. However, this time we hope he gives us a medal to celebrate at the 2028 Olympics.

Lakshya Sen

Olympic Athletes to Watch in LA 2028 from India

When Viktor Axelsen says it, how can anyone disagree? The two-time Olympic champion earmarked Lakshya Sen as one of the big contenders for the gold medal in LA after their semifinal in Paris 2024, which Axelsen won in straight games despite being given a scare in both games.

Lakshya is only 23 and has plenty of badminton ahead of him. Like in the Thomas Cup in 2022, and then the Asian Games last year before these Olympics, he has shown time and again that he has the ability to raise his level at big tournaments as well.

Bhajan Kaur

Olympic Athletes to Watch in LA 2028 from India

The upcoming star of Indian Archery, Bhajan Kaur, who in her tender age of nineteen only, marked her presence in the archery tournament. She ranked 22nd in the womenโ€™s individual ranking round with a score of 659. In the Round of 16, she faced Diananda Choirunisa of Indonesia, and her exciting match went into a shoot-off.

Her Olympic journey ended there in the shoot-off; however, she did leave behind a mark as a promising name in Indian archery despite her heroic effort to come back from a facile victory from behind and force a tie. She was known for accuracy. So far, she has been going very well and she was confident of winning at international levels. Her rigorous schedule of training coupled with her recent wins have increased the expectation of a medal in the 2028 Olympics.

Also Read: Most medals by an Indian in a single Olympics

Reetika Hooda

Olympic Athletes to Watch in LA 2028 from India

Haryanaโ€™s girl, Reetika represented her state in the womenโ€™s 57kg freestyle category. She went all gung-ho. On August 10, she was knocked out of the Paris Olympics with a close loss to the top-seeded Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan at the womenโ€™s 76kg freestyle quarterfinals. On points, the match remained 1-1, but Medet Kyzy won due to the final technical point rule.

Hooda, who has emerged as one of the best athletes in Indian athletics, is getting enough attention these days. With improved personal bests and perfected technique, experts feel she would easily be at stake for a medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Reetikaโ€™s journey inspires many young athletes, and her potential success in 2028 can well be a historic moment for Indian sports.

Indian Men's Hockey Team

Olympic Athletes to Watch in LA 2028 from India

There will be changes to the Indian men's hockey team between Paris and the LA Olympics. One thing that won't change is its captain. It's both scary (for the rest of the world) and reassuring (for Indians) to think that Harmanpreet Singh is still only 28 years old.

He's coach Craig Fulton's general now. He's just inspired his team to a bronze medal. The youngsters coming through are showing so much promise. Fulton will oversee those changes, but will still build his side around his captain. Much like PR Sreejesh in Paris, there is a chance that LA sees the team wanting to play for Harmanpreet.

Of course, as Graham Reid found out after Tokyo, there's plenty of potential to fall flat on your face, but if Fulton has his way for the next four years, that first gold medal since Moscow 1980 certainly can't be far away.

Indian Men's Cricket Team

Olympic Athletes to Watch in LA 2028 from India

Cricket is another sport which might bring a medal for the Indian contingent. Six teams will participate in the event to be held in Los Angeles. As hosts, the USA might receive an automatic qualification spot. Further, England will be participating under the Great Britain flag while the Islands which comprise the West Indies will compete as individual countries, which might weaken them.

Indian Men's Cricket Team has been in brilliant form in the white-ball ICC tournaments in the last two years. The team first clinched the T20 World Cup in 2024 and also won the Champions Trophy 2025. Considering the kind of Indiaโ€™s form and the talent pool they have, the Men in Blue are strong medal contenders and that too for a gold.

Also Read: Cricket may be shifted from Los Angeles at the 2028 Olympics, to attract Indian fans

Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Olympic Athletes to Watch in LA 2028 from India

Among the star athletes to expect sometime in LA is Jyothi Surekha Vennam, one of India's most decorated archers. Eight world championship medals, Indiaโ€™s first world title in Compound archery, and 20 World Cup medals, including ten gold medals, are some prestigious accolades proudly owned by her.

Her glorious moment was in Hangzhou, where she created history by winning gold in all three eventsโ€”individual, women's team, and mixed team compound. In addition to it, she and Ojas Pravin Deotale had won mixed team gold in the Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Antalya (April 2023), missing world record status narrowly with a score of 159-154 against Chinese Taipei.

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10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

In this article, we will take a look at those Indian female Olympians who made Olympic history.

Jun 23, 2025, 11:37 AMโ€ข5 min read

10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

In a country where sports is often dominated by men, some Olympic stars chose to challenge the ordinary and pave a path for Indian sports women. Indian sport has seen a massive rise in the number of it's female athletes shining at the world stage since the turn of the millennium.

In this article, we will take a look at those Indian female Olympians who made Olympic history.

Also Read: Most medals by an Indian in a single Olympics

Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

1. Karnam Malleswari

10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

Weightlifter Karnam Malleswari created history and became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics. During the Sydney 2000 Games, Karnam Malleswari lifted 110kg in the snatch and 130kg in the clean and jerk categories for a total of 240kg and finished the competition with a bronze medal. She is also the first Indian weightlifter (male or female) to win an Olympic medal.

2. Saina Nehwal

10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

Former world No.1 Saina Nehwal put Indian badminton on the global map when she finished with a bronze medal in the womenโ€™s singles at the London 2012 Olympics.

Saina Nehwal clinched the medal after her opponent Wang Xin of the People's Republic of China retired due to injury during the bronze medal playoff match. After this, Saina became the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal and has represented the country in three Summer Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016).

3. Mary Kom

10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

Star boxer Mary Kom etched her name in Indian sportsโ€™ history books by clinching a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics. The Manipuri boxer beat Polandโ€™s Karolina Michalczuk and Tunisiaโ€™s Maroua Rahali in the first two rounds but lost her semi-final bout to Great Britain's Nicola Adams, settling for the bronze medal.

It was the first Olympic medal in boxing by an Indian woman and only the second after Vijender Singhโ€™s bronze at Beijing 2008. Womenโ€™s boxing made its Olympic debut at London 2012.

4. PV Sindhu

10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

PV Sindhu built on what Saina Newhal had achieved at London 2012 and took Indian badminton a step further by reaching the womenโ€™s singles final at the Rio 2016 Games.

PV Sindhu lost the final to Spainโ€™s Carolina Marin and finished with a silver medal after a hard-fought 83-minute title battle. Despite being the runner-up, PV Sindhu created history by becoming India's youngest individual Olympic medallist, a record which has since been surpassed. She also became the first Indian woman to bag an Olympic silver medal.

5. Sakshi Malik

10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik won a bronze medal in the womenโ€™s 58kg category at Rio 2016 to become the first Indian woman to win a medal in wrestling at the Olympics.

After notching up wins in the earlier rounds, Sakshi Malik lost to Valeria Koblova of Russia in the quarter-finals. However, with Koblova making the final, Sakshi Malik entered the repechage round and came home with the bronze medal following an 8โ€“5 victory over Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan. Sakshiโ€™s win at Rio was a memorable one as she turned the bout on its head despite trailing 5-0 at one stage.

6. Mirabai Chanu

10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

After a disappointing outing at Rio 2016, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, with a total lift of 202kg, won the silver medal in the 49kg category at Tokyo 2020. With the feat, Mirabai Chanu of Manipur became the first Indian weightlifter to bag a silver at the Olympics.

Mirabai Chanu also became the second Indian weightlifter, after Karnam Malleswari, to win a medal at the Summer Games as well as the second Indian woman, after PV Sindhu, to win a silver medal at the Olympics.

7. Lovlina Borgohain

10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

Assamese boxer Lovlina Borgohain emulated the legendary Mary Kom by clinching a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020. Lovlina Borgohain defeated Germanyโ€™s Nadine Apetz in the round of 16 and outpunched Chinese Taipeiโ€™s Chen Nien-chin in the quarter-finals to secure herself a bronze medal.

However, Turkish world No. 1 Busenaz Surmeneli proved too strong for her in the semi-finals as the Indian finished with a bronze medal.

8. Sania Mirza

10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

Inspired by stalwart Serena Williams, who returned to the tennis circuit after having a baby, Sania Mirza has begun to feel her way back into the sport as well. The Indian tennis ace gave birth to a boy late in 2018 and was on maternal duty ever since. But 2020 saw Sania Mirza return to the court.

Building form with every passing match, Sania Mirza made a fourth Olympic appearance at Tokyo 2020, where she made a first-round exit in the womenโ€™s doubles alongside Ankita Raina. Sania retired in 2023 as easily the best women's tennis player to emerge from India.

9. Dipa Karmakar

10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

Dipa Karmakar, the shining star in Indian gymnastics, has made Olympic history by becoming the first Indian female gymnast to compete in the Olympic Games. She is among the only five women who have been able to master the Produnova vault. Her awe-inspiring performances and fearless spirit have inspired young gymnasts to aim for the stars.

10. Manu Bhaker

10 Indian Women Who Made Olympic History

Manu Bhaker won India's first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a bronze in the womenโ€™s 10m air pistol shooting event. She thus became India's first woman to win a medal in Olympic shooting. A day earlier, she had become the first Indian woman to qualify for an Olympic shooting final in 20 years.

Manu Bhaker scored 221.7 to finish third in the eight-woman final. Oh Ye Jin of the Republic of Korea clinched the gold medal with the new Olympic record of 243.2 and was followed by her compatriot Yeji Kim, who pipped Bhaker to enter the gold medal round and won the silver with the final score of 241.3.

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Most medals by an Indian in a single Olympics

Discover the story of two exceptional Indian athletes who won multiple medals in a single Olympic edition, achieving the feat for most medals by an Indian in a single Olympics.

Jun 22, 2025, 9:54 AMโ€ข2 min read

Most medals by an Indian in a single Olympics | sportzpoint.com

Competing on the grandest stage of them all, the Olympic Games, is an aspiration for athletes worldwide. Earning a single medal by getting ahead of the best around the world is a massive deal. But not just one win, imagine multiple medals in a single edition of Olympics? That's an extraordinary achievement.

For a nation like India, despite centuries of sporting heritage, this monumental feat has only been achieved by two athletes. 

Get ready to delve into the stats for most medals by an Indian in a single Olympics.

Read Also: Olympic Facts: Most Consecutive Olympic Gold Medals

Norman Pritchard: India's first Olympic medalist and multi-medal pioneer

Norman Pritchard is among the 2 athletes with Most medals by an Indian in a single Olympics | sportzpoint.com
Olympic medalist Norman Pritchard. Image | Hindustan Times
  • Sport: Athletics
  • Olympic Edition: 1900 Paris Olympics
  • Medals Won: 2
  • Event: Men's 200m sprint, Men's 200m hurdles

Hailing from Kolkata, West Bengal, Norman Pritchard was a British-Indian athlete who marked India's debut in the Olympic Games with huge success. He not only holds the record of being the first-ever Olympic medalist from India, but also one of the only 2 athletes to win multiple medals in a single Olympics.

At the 1900 Paris Olympics, Pritchard secured two silver medals in athletics (Men's 200m and Men's 200m hurdles), setting the bar high and inspiring the future generations. His multi-medal success was the only standing record for over a century.

Read Also: Olympic Facts: From Youngest to Oldest to most successful medalists and more

Manu Bhaker: A modern-day multi medallist, 124 years later

Manu Bhaker is the second medalist with Most medals by an Indian in a single Olympics | sportzpoint.com
Manu Bhaker flaunting her two medals won at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Image | TOI
  • Sport: Shooting
  • Olympic Edition: 2024 Paris Olympics
  • Medals Won: 2
  • Event: Women's 10m air pistol, Mixed 10m air pistol team

More than a century after Pritchard's historic record, 2024 Paris Olympics witnessed another extraordinary individual brilliance from an young Indian athlete. Manu Bhaker, a professional shooter from Haryana, stunned everyone with her multi-medal feat.

Bhaker became the second Indian athlete to win multiple medals in a single Olympics with her 2 Bronze medals in shooting. She won the first one at an individual event (Women's 10m air pistol) and the second one alongside Sarabjot Singh in mixed 10m air pistol team.

Acknowledging the nuance regarding Pritchard's British roots and the ongoing debate about his nationality despite the IOC crediting India, Manu Bhaker is widely considered the first Indian athlete in the post-independence era to win most medals in a single Olympics.

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ISSF World Cup: Manu Bhaker misses out on a medal after finishing sixth in womenโ€™s 25m pistol final

Paris Olympics medallist Manu Bhaker made it to the ISSF World Cup finals of 25m Pistol event but could not nail a podium finish.

Jun 12, 2025, 11:52 AMโ€ข2 min read

ISSF World Cup: Manu Bhaker misses out on a medal after finishing sixth in womenโ€™s 25m pistol final

Paris Olympics medallist Manu Bhaker reached the finals of the 25m Pistol event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup here but failed to secure podium finishes as India failed to win a single medal on Wednesday.

Manu lost by one point

Two-time Olympic bronze medallist shooter Manu finished sixth in the eight-shooter final of the 25m pistol event after finishing fifth in the qualifying round with a total score of 588. Bhaker shot 290 in precision and a superb 298 in the rapid fire round to aggregate 588 going into the finals. However, the medal round didnโ€™t go as expected, Manu missed the chance to move further in the final.

Sun Yujie captured gold

It was a hat-trick of gold medals for the 20-year-old Sun Yujie of China as she beat Oh Yejin of Korea 38-36. Sun had won the gold medals in the last two World Cups in Buenos Aires and Lima.

Chain Singh placed seventh

In the menโ€™s 50-metre rifle 3-position event, Olympian Chain Singh made the final with an impressive score of 592 but eventually placed seventh. Jon-Hermann Hegg of Norway won gold, which put the team in second place on the medals table, behind China, which has won the other three gold medals so far.

ISSF World Cup: Results so far

Multiple Asian Games medallist Esha Singh finished 11th with a combined โ€˜precisionโ€™ and โ€˜rapid fireโ€™ score of 585 and could not make it to the eight-shooter final. The other Indian in the fray Simranpreet Kaur Brar tallied 577 to finish 32nd.

Meanwhile, Paris Olympics bronze medallist Swapnil Kusale and Ankush Jadhav shot 587 and 580 to finish 38th and 67th respectively.

In the menโ€™s air pistol on Tuesday, Varun Tomar had made the final but finished sixth. Thus, India has only the bronze medal so far, won by Elavenil Valarivan in womenโ€™s air rifle in the ISSF World Cup.

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Indonesia Open 2025: PV Sindhu sufferes second-round defeat against Thailand's world number 8 Pornpawee Chochuwong

PV Sindhu bowed out of the Indonesian Open 2025 badminton tournament after losing to Thailandโ€™s Pornpawee Chochuwong in the Round of 16.

Jun 5, 2025, 12:27 PMโ€ข2 min read

Indonesia Open 2025: PV Sindhu sufferes second-round defeat against Thailand's world number 8 Pornpawee Chochuwong

Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu has been eliminated from the Indonesia Open 2025 badminton tournament after losing in the round of 16. She was defeated badly by Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong in the pre-quarterfinals on Thursday.

Sindhu shows tremendous fight in first two games

PV Sindhu started the match brilliantly. She won the first game 22-20. She did not give any chance to the opponent to recover in this game. Pornpawee Chochuwong had no answer to Sindhu's aggressive returns as the score read 10-16 in favour in the first game. However, the tables turned completely in the second game.

Where Sindhu looked set to lose the first game, she pulled it right back in to clinch it, as the score read 22-20. After winning the first game, where Sindhu hoped to capitalise, Chochuwong was quick to turn it around, dominating Sindhu in the game, winning it by 21-10; furthermore, she went on to win the third game by 21-18, as Sindhu was eliminated from the Indonesia Open 2025 badminton tournament.

Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals

On the other hand, Indian menโ€™s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came back from a game down to notch up a win to enter the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open 2025.

Satwik-Chirag beat Denmarkโ€™s Rasmus Kjaer and Frederik Sogaard 16-21, 21-18, 22-20 in a match lasting one hour and eight minutes in the BWF Super 1000 tournament.

Treesa-Gayatri lost

The womenโ€™s doubles duo Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also lost 13-21, 22-24 to Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto of Japan in the round of 16 stage.

In mixed doubles, Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath exited after a straight-game loss against Thailandโ€™s Dechapol Puavarankuroh and Supissara Paewsampran. The scoreline read 21-7, 21-12 in favour of the Thai shuttlers, who wrapped up the match in just 25 minutes.

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