National Selection Trials shooting: Shiva Narwal and Neha clinched men's 10m and women's Group A rifle event titles respectively

Shiva Narwal outgunned Punjab's Arjun Singh Cheema 17-7 in the gold medal match.

Payal Debnath

Apr 18, 2023, 9:53 AM

Shiva Narwal.

Shiva Narwal of Haryana won the men's 10m air pistol National Selection Trials for Indian shooters at the M.P. State Shooting Academy Range on Monday. While Neha of Uttar Pradesh registered victory in the women's category on the penultimate day of the national selection trials for Group A rifle and pistol shooters.

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Shiva Narwal. Image- Scroll.in

Shiva defeated Arjun Singh Cheema of Punjab by 17. 7. In the National Selection Trials ranking round, he topped yet again with 252.9 after 25 shots. Arjun was second with 252.4 and eventually settled for the same overall spot. While Neha beat Rhythm Sangwan 17-9. Shiva had also topped the qualification and ranking rounds. On the other hand, Neha finished eighth in qualifying. At the same time, Rhythm topped the ranking round but lost in the finals and Yashaswini Deswal stood third.

Neha took a tougher route to her victory. She qualified eighth at the National Selection Trials with a score of 573. In fact, the top three were the bottom three in qualifying with Haryana's Rhythm shooting 573 for seventh place and state-mate Yashaswini Deswal posting a 574 to claim the sixth qualifying spot. Rhythm then topped the ranking round with a 251.6, way ahead of Neha who followed her to the gold medal match with a 248.3 as Yashaswini came third with 246.9. In the decider, however, Neha managed to turn the tables on Rhythm to come out on top.

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In the junior category, Urva Chaudhary won the women's 10m air pistol. While Amit Sharma of Rajasthan emerged victorious in the men's category. Meanwhile, Asian Games silver medalist Lakshay Sheoran topped the men's trap section on the opening day of the Shotgun Trials in Delhi. Aadya Tripathi has made an edge in the women's section.

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Happy Raksha Bandhan: Top 4 brother-sister duo of Indian sports

On the auspicious evening of Happy Raksha Bandhan 2024, we present you the top four brother-sister duos of Indian sports who made India proud with national and international success.

Koushik Biswas

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India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (7th August) Highlights | Antim Panghal's campaign ends; India's challenge ended in womenโ€™s table tennis team event; Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Women's 50kg Wrestling final; Mirabai Chanu finishes fourth, misses to win India's 4th medal

Catch all the LIVE updates of Day 12 of India At Paris Olympics 2024 as Mirabai Chanu is ready to start her campaign while Antim Panghal will be in action in the Women's Freestyle 53kg 1/8 Final.

Mirabai Chanu finishes fourth in Women's 49kg Wightlifting | Getty Images

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (7th August) as Indian athletes look for more medals at the Olympics. 

So far, India's three medals have come from shooting, and with the shooting event getting over, our focus has shifted to athletics.

Throughout the day, this is Abishek Goswami along with Payal Debnath and Koushik Biswas will bring you all the updates from the web desk. 

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Paris Olympics 2024: Neeraj Chopra's event timing and streaming details

The elite Indian track and field athlete Neeraj Chopra will start her journey in the Paris Olympics 2024 from 6th August 2024. Chopra will compete among the 32 athletes in the Javelin competition.

Abishek Goswami

Aug 5, 2024, 5:30 PM

Neeraj Chopra will be in action for India on 6th August | Getty Images

India's track and field athlete, the javelin sensation Neeraj Chopra is set to defend his Olympic crown at the Paris Olympics 2024 on 6th August 2024. The 26-year-old has finished in the top two of every competition he has been part of ever since the Tokyo Games. Neeraj has already achieved everything a Javelin thrower dreams of achieving in his career and is now set to repeat those achievements. 

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Neeraj Chopra will compete among the 32 athletes in the Javelin competition at the Summer Olympics 2024. Another Javelin thrower Kishore Jena will also be in action in the same event alongside Neeraj. Jena bagged a Silver last year at the Asian Games when Chopra clinched the Gold. He finished fifth in the World Championships last year while Neeraj won the event.

If Neeraj manages to defend his crown in Paris, he will become the only Indian to win two Gold medals in the individual category at the Olympics. He is one of two Indians with single individual golds at the games.

Timing of the Javelin Events in Paris Olympics 2024

The Javelin competition is divided into two groups. Both groups will be in action on August 6. The Group A qualification will take place at 1:50 PM IST, while the Group B qualifier will be held at 3:20 PM IST on the same day. The final of the event is scheduled to take place on August 8 at 11:55 PM IST. Eight athletes will qualify for the final.

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Where to follow the Paris Olympics 2024 events in India?

Fans in India can watch the live telecast of Javelin events on the Sports 18 network TV. The events will also be streamed live on Jio Cinema and it's free for all users.

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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.

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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India at Paris Olympics 2024: Day 3 (29th July) schedule

On the third day of the Paris Olympics 2024, all eyes will be on Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babuta in the 10m Air Rifle finals. So, let us tell you in detail which sports Indian athletes will be seen in action on Day 3.

Abishek Goswami

Jul 28, 2024, 4:24 PM

India at Paris Olympics 2024: Day 3 (29th July) schedule

The Paris Olympics 2024 started on 26th July with a grand opening ceremony. This time the Olympics is being organized in Paris, the capital of France. For which complete preparations have been made. This time a total of 10,500 athletes are participating in the Olympics 2024. The eyes of these athletes will be on winning medals for their respective countries. 

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From India, 117 athletes have participated in the Olympics. Among these athletes, 72 players are part of the Olympic Games for the first time. The eyes of the entire country are fixed on these athletes. It's time we look at India's schedule on Day 3 (July 29).

On the third day of the Paris Olympics 2024, all eyes will be on Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babuta in the 10m Air Rifle finals. Apart from this, India will be seen in action in sports like hockey, badminton, table tennis, and archery on Day 3. So, let us tell you in detail which sports Indian athletes will be seen in action on Day 3.

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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 (29th July) Schedule 

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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