Manu Bhaker created history, these players disappointed, this was India's fourth day at Paris Olympics
July 30 was the most special day for India in the Paris Olympics 2024, as the pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won India's second medal in the form of bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed event. Earlier, Manu Bhaker had created history by winning the bronze medal in the single event of 10m air pistol.
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won bronze medalImage Credit: PTI
The fourth day of Paris Olympics 2024 was a great one for India. The players who were expected to win medals lived up to the country's expectations. This includes shooting players. However, during this time some players also disappointed a lot, including trap shooting players. In this game too, it was believed that Indian shooters could win medals, but it could not happen. Let us know how special the day of July 30 was for India and who are those players who disappointed.
Manu-Sarabjot pair won bronze
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh made 30 July very special. The pair won the bronze medal in the 10 meter air pistol mixed event. With this victory, Manu Bhaker created history. She became the first player from the country to win two medals in the same Olympics. Earlier, on the second day of the Paris Olympics, she had also won the bronze medal in the 10 meter air pistol single event.
India-Ireland hockey match
In the match between India and Ireland, Team India played a brilliant game and defeated Ireland 2-0. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored both the goals and played an important role in Team India's victory. India had staked its claim for victory in the first two quarters and ultimately defeated Ireland badly.
Satwik-Chirag won in badminton
In the group stage match of badminton men's doubles, the pair of Satwik-Chirag played brilliantly and defeated the pair of Muhammad Rian Ardianto and Fajar Alfian of Indonesia. This Indian pair defeated the Indonesian pair 21-13 and 21-13. The victory of Satwik-Chirag in the match was considered certain, because this Indian pair had won in the earlier three matches against this Indonesian pair.
Bhajan Kaur showed a great game
Bhajan Kaur showed a great performance in archery. First she won in the Round of 64 and then she won in the Round of 32. Now her Round of 16 i.e. pre-qualifying match will be held on August 3, in which a lot is expected from her.
These players disappointed
Amit Panghal disappointed in the men's 51 kg category in boxing. In the round of 16, he faced Zambia's Patrick Chinyemba, in which he had to face defeat. Apart from this, the pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Cresto also lost in badminton. They were defeated by Australia's Mpasa Setyana and Yu Angela 21-15, 21-10. At the same time, Ankita also had to face defeat at the hands of Violeta Maizor in the women's singles match of archery, while Prithviraj also failed to qualify for the final in the qualification event of trap shooting.
Women's trap event was also disappointing
The performance of Indian players in the qualification match of the women's trap event is very disappointing. While Shreyasi Singh of India finished 22nd, Rajeshwari Kumari finished 21st. However, there are still two more rounds left in the competition, which will be held on 31 July.
Balraj Pawar finished fifth
Balraj Panwar finished fifth in the quarter-final of rowing's men's single sculls. Thus, he was out of the medal race. If he had made it to the top-3, he would have come very close to winning a medal, but unfortunately, that could not happen.
Jasmine Lamboria is out
In boxing, Jasmine Lamboria faced defeat in the women's 57 kg round of 32. Jasmine Lamboria was eliminated from the Olympics after losing to Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines.