Paris Olympics 2024 Day 7 Highlights: Manu qualifies to finals of 25m pistol; India wins 3-2 against Australia in hockey; Lakshya Sen into Semifinals
Indian Rower Balraj Panwar finished fifth in the Final D group of men’s single sculls finals.
Paris Olympics 2024
CHENNAI: 22-year-old Manu Bhaker has a chance to script history and become a three time medallist in a single edition of the Olympics when she contests in the women's 25m pistol event final. She scored a perfect 100 in Rapid pistol series one and was consistent throughout the accuracy and rapid rounds.
Meanwhile, India's Tulika Maan lost to Idalys Ortiz of Cuba 10-0 in the women's +75 kg round of 32 match.
Rower Balraj Panwar finished fifth in the Final D group of men’s single sculls finals.
Indian archers Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara who showed great promise in noon by qualifying to the semi-final lost to United States in bronze medal match putting an end to their campaign.
Indian hockey team dominated Australia in their final Pool B Match. Skipper Harmanpreet's brace made sure India secured a top-two finish in the table. Final score was India 3 - 2 Australia. The win marked India's first victory over Australia after 52 years.
22-year old Lakshya Sen finds himself a spot in semi-final after winning the match against Taipei Chen Chou in Quarter-final (19-21, 21-15, 21-12).
Indian athletes had a disappointing day in the track as Ankita finished at 20th place in Women's 5000m Heat 1 and Parul Chaudhary registers her season best timing of 15:10:68 finishing in the 14th spot.
Indian athlete Tajinderpal Singh ended up his Olympic campaign. Started with 18.05 in first throw and ended up with two foul throws in second and third attempts.
Indian athlete Tajinderpal Singh again ended up with a foul throw in his final attempt.
First Throw: 18:05
Second Throw: X
Third Throw: X
Things went from bad to worse for Tajinderpal as he ended up with a foul throw in his second throw.
First Throw - 18.05
Second Throw - X
Tajinderpal Singh had a opening throw that he'd want to forget after registering the lowest 18.05 at the end of set one
Two more sets to go
Two-time Asian Games gold medallist Tajinderpal Singh Toor is set to be in action in the men's shot put qualification now
Indian athlete Tajinderpal Singh will be in action in another 30 minutes.
Lakshya Sen will either play Singapore's Denmark's Loh Kean or Viktor Axelson in Semifinals on August 4,
If he goes down he'll play the bronze medal match next
Indian athlete Parul Chaudhary finishes at 14th spot in 5000m Heat 2.
She also registers her season best timing of 15:10:68.
Indian Badminton player Lakshya Sen two games away for a medal in Olympics 2024.
Match Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Lakshya Sen 2 19 21 21
Chen Chou 1 21 15 12