India Win Second Medal On Day 5 Of Paris Olympics: India and Manu Bhaker won their second bronze medal, and there were massive wins in hockey and badminton for the nation on Day 4 of the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 30.
Manu Bhaker, who won India’s first medal at the 2024 Olympics, a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event, brought India a second bronze alongside Sarabjot Singh in the mixed 10m air pistol event.
India Win Second Medal On Day 5 Of Paris Olympics
Not only was this India’s second medal at these Games, but this also made Manu the first Indian to win two medals at the same Olympics as the shooter scripted her name in the history books.
But that is not the only good news for the Indian contingent on the day. First Manika Batra defeated French table tennis player Prithika Pavade in the third round of the women’s singles competition to become the first Indian TT player to reach the round of 16 at the Olympics.
It was also a fine day for the men’s hockey team, which defeated Ireland 2-0 and climbed to the top of Pool B. With four out of six teams qualifying for the quarterfinals, team India has put themselves in a good spot for a place in the final eight.
It was certainly a mixed day in badminton. On one hand, the electrifying duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy thrashed their Indonesian opponents to finish on top of their group in the men’s doubles event and qualify for the quarterfinals. On the other hand, the women’s doubles duo of Ashwini Ponnapa and Tanisha Crasto lost to the Australian pair and crashed out of the competition.
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It was a disappointing day in shooting for India besides the medal. While no Indian shooter made it past the qualifying in the men’s trap event, Indian shooters at the women’s trap events are nowhere near the final contention after Day 1 of the qualifying round.
After disappointing outings in the team’s shooting, Bhajan Kaur made it to the round of 16 after winning two rounds in the women’s singles archery. In the same event, Ankita Bhakat lost in the round of 64. Meanwhile, in men’s singles archery, Dhiraj Bommadevara was eliminated in the round of 32.
In the men’s singles sculls event in rowing, India’s Balraj Panwar made it to the semi-finals.
Finally, it was a disappointing day in boxing. Jasmine Lamboria lost to Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines by a unanimous decision in the round of 32 of the women’s 57 kg event. In the men’s 52 kg event, Amit Panghal lost to Zambia’s Patrick Chinyemba in the round of 16. In the women’s bantamweight event, Preeti Pawar was defeated by world No. 2 Yeni Arias from Columbia.
Day 5 of the 2024 Paris Olympics will be a big one for India, with the likes of Lovlina Borgohain, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, and Manika Batra in action.
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