Olympic Games Paris 2024
A Manu Bhaker Historical Journey to the Olympics 2024. India’s ace shooter Manu Bhaker could go on to create history on Day 4 of the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
From July 26 to August 11, 117 Indian athletes including five reserve athletes will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics in an attempt to win medals and achieve sporting immortality.
At the Paris 2024 Olympics games, India will be interested in 69 medal events spread over 16 sports. Including archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, golf, hockey, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, and tennis.
Neeraj Chopra, one of the 29-member Indian athletics delegation traveling to France. History in Tokyo 2020 by earning the gold in the men’s javelin throw. He will be hoping to add to India’s medal haul at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Olympic medallists from India’s 2024 delegation to Paris include boxer Lovlina Borgohain, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, and badminton star PV Sindhu. A few players from the men’s hockey team captained by Harmanpreet Singh.
India Gears Up For Paris Olympics History, Manu Bhaker Nears 124-Year-Old Record
On day 4 of the Olympic Games in Paris, Manu Bhaker, India’s top shooter, has the potential to make history by being the first athlete from the post-independence era to win two medals in a single campaign.
Day 4 of the Paris Olympics 2024: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won bronze in the mixed team 10m air pistol competition.
Day 4 of the Paris Olympics 2024: On Tuesday, Manu Bhaker is the first Indian athlete to win two Olympic medals in a single Games edition independence. History by teaming up with the equally composed Sarabjot Singh to win the mixed team bronze in the 10m air pistol.
At the shooting range in Chateauroux, the Indian team defeated the Korean team of Lee Wonoho and Oh Yeh Jin 16–10 to win the nation’s second medal.
Olympic Games Paris 2024: India’s medal winners
| No. | Athlete | Event | Sport | Medal |
| 1 | Hockey Team | Men’s Tournament | Hockey | Bronze |
| 2 | Neeraj Chopra | Men’s Javelin Throw | Athletics | Silver |
| 3 | Swapnil Kusale | Men’s 50m Rifle Three Positions | Shooting | Bronze |
| 4 | Manu Bhaker | Women’s 10m air pistol | Shooting | Bronze |
| 5 | Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh | Mixed team 10m air pistol | Shooting | Bronze |
At the same location on Sunday, the 22-year-old Bhaker won the bronze medal in the women’s 10m air pistol competition. Erasing the painful memories of an appalling Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020.
Before her, pre-Independence British-Indian sprinter Norman Pritchard had won two silver medals. The 1900 Olympics in the 200-meter sprint and 200-meter hurdle events.
Although it is a tremendous accomplishment for women’s sports in the nation. Sarabjot also feels vindication after he fails to advance to the men’s 10m air pistol final. Where he placed ninth on Saturday with a score of 577.
Upon the match, which saw the two young Indians play with incredible elegance to make it a one-sided encounter. Bhaker stated, “I’m feeling proud and there is a lot of gratitude, thanks for all the blessings”.
The shooter from Ambala, Sarabjot, who went through a terrible time three days ago attempting to deal with the disappointment of losing the individual competition, said he felt a lot of pressure to perform well.
Sarabjot, 22, a farmer’s son, stated, “I’m feeling good, the game was very tough and there was a lot of pressure, I am very happy.”
Sarabjot’s first attempt for the Indians yielded a dismal 8.6, and Bhaker’s shot of 10.2 resulted in an overall score of 18.8. With a total of 20.5, the Koreans won the first round and took a 2-0 lead.
In mixed team competitions, the medal is won by the first-place couple to score 16 points.
After trailing 0–2, Bhaker demonstrated his consistency, which helped Sarabjot as they won the following 4 rounds to increase their lead to 8–2.
Throughout the entire 13-round competition, Bhaker had just three strokes under par.
The Koreans faced an uphill battle as they gave in to pressure and lost 16–10, unable to equal their opponents.
Manika Batra becomes the first Indian table tennis player to reach the round of 16 in the Olympics. Thrashes Prithika Pavade of France 4-0.
Olympic Games Indian men’s hockey team
Every time, it’s Harmanpreet Singh. Everything about Indian men’s hockey, from the good to the bad to the ugly, is centered on its captain. The shot that PR Sreejesh deflected into his own goal, putting India behind Argentina, was the result of his lethargic defense. His powerful drag-flick with less than two minutes to go secured India a point against a resilient defense. Difficult counterattacking team in Argentina, even though their performance hardly warranted it.
Arjun Babuta’s loss of an Olympic medal will sting, but his past should spur him on to recovery.
Arjun Babuta was in medal contention the entire time he competed in the men’s air rifle Paris Olympics final. He ultimately placed fourth in the most heartbreaking position. However, he lost that medal due to a poor shot (9.5 on the shot that decided the bronze medal). It was just the wrong moment for the strain of the occasion to get to him.
The finest athletes can be crushed by this outcome. However, viewed from a different perspective, Babuta’s Olympic participation is a success in and of itself. Doctors had told him six years earlier that he never be able to handle a firearm.
Manika Batra sinks France’s Pavade in four straight games to secure a historic round of sixteen spots in the Paris Olympics 2024.
Manika Batra continued her incredible run at the Paris Olympics on Monday, defeating Prithika Pavade. France in four straight games to guarantee her spot in the women’s singles round of 16.
In four intense games in a row—11-9, 11-6, 11-9, and 11-7—Batra defeated the spirited Pavade. Manika becomes the first Indian woman to advance to the Olympic singles round 16 in table tennis.
