Manu Bhaker opened India’s medal account on Sunday with a bronze in 10m Air Pistol women’s individual final.
The Indian contingent gears up for a Super Monday in Paris Olympic Games 2024, after shooter Manu Bhaker opened the nation’s tally with a bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol final. Bhaker missed out on a medal in the Tokyo Games due to a pistol malfunction but made amends this time, bagging India’s first medal in Paris. On Monday, Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh reached the 10m air pistol mixed team event bronze medal match while Rhythm Sangwan-Arjun Cheema Singh crashed out. Shooter Ramita Jindal failed to bag a medal finishing 7th while Arjun Babuta finished fourth in men’s individual 10m Air Rifle final. However, the men’s archery team will be in action in their quarterfinal encounter.
India, at present, has one medal to its name, but could potentially add 2 more today, one bronze medal match has been confirmed. Here’s how:
Shooting, 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event (Potentially 2 medals): Two pairs of shooters, Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh and Rhythm Sangwan-Arjun Cheema Singh competed at the 10m air pistol mixed team qualification event. The top four teams from the qualification stage progressed to the medal rounds. Bhaker and Sarabjot finished 3rd, qualifying for the Bronze medal match while Arjun and Rhythm were knocked out. The qualification round began at 12:45 PM IST.
Shooting, 10m Air Rifle Women’s Final (Potentially 1 medal): Ramita Jindal did very well to make it to the final in the 10m air rifle women’s event. She had finished 5th in the qualification round. In the final, however, she could only bag 7th spot.
Shooting, 10m Air Rifle Men’s Final (Potentially 1 medal): India’s Arjun Babuta made it to the men’s 10m air rifle final by finishing 7th in the qualification round. He performed well in the medal event but missed out on bronze by just one position as he finished fourth.
Archery, Men’s Team Event (Potentially 1 medal): The Indian men’s team consisting of ace archers like Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai will face either Colombia or Turkey in the quarterfinal today. If India win, the trio would march into the medal rounds. The match begins at 5:45 PM IST.
Source:sports.ndtv.com