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The performance of Indian athletes was not good on Monday at the Paris Olympics 2024. India could have won 3 medals on this day, but was disappointed every time. Meanwhile, star shooter Manu Bhakre, who has won the only medal for India so far, made a splash with Sarobjot. The shooting pair reached the final in the 10m air pistol round. Apart from this, some players also performed well.
Shooting
On the third day of Paris Olympics-2024, India had high hopes of winning a medal in the shooting event, but this dream was shattered. In the final of the 10m air rifle men's event, Arjun Babuta missed out on a medal by finishing fourth, while in the women's category, Ramita Jindal was eliminated from the tournament by finishing seventh.
However, after this there is good news for India in shooting. Manu Bhaker, who won a medal for India on the second day of the tournament, has confirmed her place in the final of the 10 meter air pistol mixed event along with Sarabjot. Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot can win medals for India today.
Apart from this, the pair of Arjun Cheema and Rhythm could not enter the next round in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team event. This pair remained at the tenth position. On the other hand, India's Prithviraj Tondiman, who was ranked 30th in the shooting men's trap qualification, will be seen playing in the qualification round again today.
Badminton
In the badminton women's doubles category, India's Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto had to face defeat for the second time. The pair of Ashwini and Tanisha were defeated by Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida. With this, Lakshya Sen kept alive his hopes of reaching the next round by defeating Belgium's Julian Karagi 2-0. Lakshya Sen's first match, in which he won, was canceled. Apart from this, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have made it to the quarter-finals of the men's doubles in badminton.
Tennis
In tennis too, the pair of Rohan Bopanna and Balaji, representing India, lost the match. With this defeat, the journey of this pair in the tournament ended.
Table Tennis
India's Manika Batra has reached the round of 16 by winning the table tennis women's singles round of 32. She became the first Indian player to do so.
Hockey
In hockey, the Indian team played against lower ranked Argentina. It was believed that the score was in India's favour. India had a bad start and managed to draw a losing match in the last minute. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Archery
The performance of the Indian men's archery team was disappointing. The team came close to winning a medal, but lost to Turkey in the quarter-finals and the team's journey ended there.