Paris Olympics: Heartbreak for India as Arjun Babuta narrowly misses medal on Day 3 | Times of India

Jul 29, 2024

Paris Olympics: Heartbreak for India as Arjun Babuta narrowly misses medal on Day 3

TOI Sports Desk

Manu Bhaker

Manu Bhaker advanced to the bronze medal match in the 10m air pistol mixed team competition, teaming up with Sarabjot Singh to score 580. They will face the Korean team of Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho, who scored 579.

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Arjun Babuta

Arjun Babuta finished fourth in the men’s 10m air rifle final, narrowly missing out on a medal. "It is very hard to deal with fourth. It is the worst place to finish," Babuta expressed his disappointment.

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Ramita Jindal

Ramita Jindal secured a seventh-place finish in the women's 10m air rifle competition. Prithviraj Tondaiman finished 30th in the shotgun trap qualification rounds with a score of 68 out of 75.

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Lakshya Sen

Lakshya Sen defeated Belgium's Julien Carraggi 21-19, 21-14 in a men’s singles group match. Sen is set to face Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in his final group match on Wednesday.

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Harmanpreet Singh

Harmanpreet Singh converted a last-minute penalty corner to ensure India held Argentina to a 1-1 draw in a Pool B match. Lucas Martinez initially put Argentina ahead with a field goal in the 22nd minute.

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Tarundeep Rai

The men's archery team, comprising Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara, and Pravin Jadhav, was knocked out 2-6 in the quarterfinals by a young Turkish team.

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India's Current Medal Tally

India is tied at 23rd place in the medal tally with one bronze. Leading the top three positions are China, Korea, and Australia.

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Rohan Bopanna

Veteran Rohan Bopanna announced his retirement from representing India after losing in the opening round of the men's doubles event in Paris.

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Manika Batra

Manika Batra became the first Indian table tennis player to reach the Olympic Games singles round of 16, defeating France's Prithika Pavade 4-0.

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