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Paris Olympics'24 Day 4 Highlights: Manu wins another medal in mixed pistol event; Indian defeats Ireland in hockey

Rower Balraj Panwar finished 5th in single sculls quarterfinals and is set to fight for 13-24 places.

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CHENNAI: The Day 4 of the Paris Olympics 2024 started off good for India with Manu Bhaker scripting history by becoming the first Indian athlete in post-independence era to win two Olympic medals in a single edition of the Games along with Sarabjot Singh to clinch the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze on Tuesday.

Rower Balraj Panwar finished 5th in single sculls quarterfinals and is set to fight for 13-24 places.

Shooter Tondaiman finished with an overall score of 118 from a possible 125 shots across five rounds to finish 21 among 30 shooters, with the top six shooters qualifying for the finals.

The women's trap shooters, Rajeshwari Kumari and Shreyasi Singh were completely off target today and will play two more rounds of qualification on Wednesday before the top-six finalists are decided.

In Archery, Bhajan Kaur notched back-to-back victories in the women's individual event to advance to the pre-quarterfinals. Her compatriot Ankita Bhakat went down in the opening round against Myszor.

Coming to Badminton, The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto in the doubles event.

In women’s doubles, Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto were defeated by Australian pair Setyana Mapasa and Angela Yu.

In the field event, the Indian Hockey team retained their mojo and defeated team Ireland 2-0. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scored back-to-back goals.

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