Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh Win Bronze in 10m Air Pistol at Paris 2024

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Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh secured a historic bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Paris Olympics 2024.

An Overview of the News

• This makes Bhaker the first athlete from independent India to win two medals in a single Olympics edition.

Badminton Highlights

• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated the Indonesian pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in straight sets (21-13, 21-13) to top Group C and advance to the quarter-finals.

• Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa lost their Group C match in women's doubles against Australia’s Setyana Mapasa and Angela Yu (21-15, 21-10).

Hockey Update

• The Indian men’s hockey team secured their second win in the group stage with a 2-0 victory over Ireland. 

• Harmanpreet Singh scored both goals, leading India to the top of Pool B with seven points from two wins and a draw.

Archery and Rowing

• Bhajan Kaur reached the Round of 16 in the women's individual archery event.

• Balraj Panwar finished 5th in the men’s single sculls quarterfinal and did not advance to the medal rounds.

Boxing Result

• Amit Panghal lost to Zambia’s Patrick Chinyemba with a score of 4:1 in the 51kg Round of 16 bout.