CHENNAI: Day 3 of the Paris Olympics 2024 started off in a good way for the Indian contingents with Olympics medal winner Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh winning the qualifying round of the mixed 10m air pistol event on Monday. They will take part in the bronze medal match tomorrow.
In the women's 10m air rifle event, Ramita Jindal finished seventh in the finals which ended her hopes for a medal in the event. On the other hand, Arjun Babuta, who was expected to add to India's medal tally, missed out on winning a bronze by finishing fourth in the men's 10m air rifle competition.
Coming to badminton, the doubles match of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty which was scheduled to take place today got cancelled as their opponents withdrew from the competition due to Mark Lamsfuss (one of their opponents) sustaining an injury. They will now face the Indonesian pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto on Tuesday. It is a must-win game for the Indian duo as it is their final game before the quarterfinals.
In the men's singles event, Lakshya Sen won two straight sets against his Belgium opponent Julien Carraggi (21-19, 21-14).
In women's doubles, India's Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto lost to Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida 2-0.
Shifting to field events, the Indian hockey team once again gave an edge of the seat thriller for their fans as they drew the match against Argentina. After the end of three quarters, India were trailing 0-1. But the penalty corner which came in the final two minutes of the game saw Harmanpreet Singh strike into the right corner of the goal post to equalise the game. They will now face Ireland in their third Pool B match tomorrow.
Meanwhile, India archery team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav lost to Turkiye in the quarter-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics at Les Invalides.
Prithviraj Tondaiman sits at the bottom in the qualification for men's trap shooting event. The remaining two rounds of qualification are scheduled for tomorrow. Top six shooters will qualify for next round.
Shooting - India 1 (Manu Bhaker,Sarabjot Singh)India 2 (Arjun Cheema, Rhythm Sangwan) - 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification - 12:45 pm
Badminton - Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto vs Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida of Japan in women's Doubles - 12:50 pm
Shooting - Ramitha Jindal - 10m Air Rifle Women's final - 1:00 pm
Shooting - Prithviraj Tondaiman - Trap Men's Qualification - 1:00 pm
Shooting - Arjun Babuta - 10m Air Rifle Men's Final - Arjun Babuta - 3:30 pm
Hockey - India vs Argentina in Men's Pool B match - 4:15 pm
Badminton - Lakshya Sen vs Julien Carraggi of Belgium in Men's singles - 5:30 pm
Archery - Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav in Men;s Recurve Team Quarterfinals - 6:30 pm
Table Tennis - Manika Batra vs Prithika Pavade of France in Women's Singles R32 - 12:30 am
All members in a team will get chance to shoot 30 shots.
Top four will lead to medal matches. Respectively, 1 and 2 will play for gold, 3 and 4 will play for bronze.
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh
Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh
Rhythm Sangwan goes off to three straight 10 and her partner Cheema gets two 10 and 9
Ramita Jindal in action
Rules for 10m Air Rifle Qualification
6 minutes for sighting and preparation
In first and second stages , finalists will get 250 seconds to fire five shots.
Elimination will take place after 12 shots.
In the event the lowest ranking will be eliminated
Rhythm and cheema are at third spot now
Ramita currently stands at fifth place
Starts with 10.3 and then 10.2
Ramita at first five shots.
1. 10.3
2. 10.2
3.10.6
4.10.9
5. 10.5
Midway in the 2nd series of 10m air pistol mixed team qualifications
Manu/Sarabjot stands at 2nd spot
Rhythm/Arjun stands at 5th spot
Ramita drops to 7th place
Series 2 was not in Ramita's way
Norway's Jeanette Hegg Duestad out of the match
Ramita Jindal at 7th place eliminated
10m Air Pistol qualification
Manu and Sarabjot enters into bronze match with 580 - 20x.
Rhythm and Cheema ends at 10th place and out from the match with 576 - 14x
Switzerland 's Audrey Gogniat wins the bronze medal
Japan's Matsuyama and shida won the first set sgainst India's Ashwini and Crasto 21-11
Set 2 Underway
Korea's Ban Hyojin wins GOLD
China's Huang Yuting wins SILVER
Tamil Nadu's Prithviraj Tondaiman after Round 1
Prithviraj is currently in 21 position, others yet to complete first round
India's Ashwin Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto have lost to Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in Women's Doubles Group stage match.
First set : 11-21
Second set: 12-21
Prithviraj Tondaiman moves up to 16th place
"It is indeed a proud moment. I have been eagerly awaiting the team announcement, and when I received the news, I felt really happy. Now, I have to focus on working hard and aiming for a medal," Prithviraj Tondaiman told DT Next before going to Paris
Arjun Babuta will compete in 10m air rifle men's final. The medal match will begin at 3:30 pm which can be India's chance for a second medal in Paris 2024.
Here is everything you need to know about the 10m men's air rifle event
The first stage features two series of 5 shots each (Total of 10 shots). The performance in this stage will determine the standings and will build up to a more intense second stage.
The second stage consists of a total of 14 shots, each fired on command. Every two shots the lowest-ranked shooter is eliminated from the competition making for an intense round of competition.
Arjun Babuta will be in action in other 10 minutes
Players list for today's match
Credits: Olympics.com
We're just seconds away from the 10m Air Rifle men's final event with Arjun Babuta chasing India's second medal on Day 3 of the Paris Games
Arjun after first five shots (52.4)
Shots
1. 10.6
2. 10.4
3. 10.5
4. 10.2
5.10.7
4.15 pm - Hockey (India v Argentina)
5.30 pm - Badminton singles- Lakshya Sen
6.31 pm - Archery men's quarter-final
8.15 pm - Archery - if qualified (Bronze medal game)
11.30 - Table Tennis (Round of 32) Sreeja Akula
Arjun Babuta climbs a spot to third with 105.0 total score after series two
Shots
1.10.4
2.10.6
3.10.4
4.10.5
5.10.7
After shot 11 - Arjun Babuta climbs to 2nd spot with 115.6 points
Argentina's Marceo Julian Gutierrez is the first elimination.
Finishes at 8th
After shot 13 - Arjun still sits at 2nd place with 136.3 points
Korea's choe Daehan is next elimination in 10m Air Rifle
Finishes at 7th place
After shot 15 Arjun slips to 3rd place with 157.1 points
Croatia's Petar Gorsa is the third elimination in the final
Finishes at 6th spot
After shot 17 Arjun comes back strong, picks a 10.7 to climb back to second spot. He's still going strong
After shot 19 , Arjun drops to 4th for the first time in the event with 198.9 points
After shot 20, Arjun Babuta finishes at fourth spot 208.4 points.
Croatia's Miran Maricic wins the bronze medal
The French government says multiple telecommunications lines have been hit by acts of vandalism, affecting fiber lines and fixed and mobile phone lines as cities around France are hosting events for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
China's Lihao Sheng won the Gold medal with 252.2 points .
Sweden's Victor Lindgren bagged silver with 251.4 points.
Credits: Olympics.com
India takes on Argentina in its second game
Mandeep Singh starts the game for India
Argentina is good in the attack but Amit manages to defend
Mandeep gave India an opportunity with a penalty corner but missed.
After the end of first quarter both teams had one penalty corner but missed the opportunity
Argentina leads 1-0 against India with 8 minutes to go in the second quarter
Manpreet and Abhishek went close to scoring but Santiago’s quick reflex hampered India's goal chances
Argentina fails to put it together and extend their lead
India's Lakshya Sen will be facing Carraggi Julien of Belgium at 5:30 pm in Men's Singles group stage.
India need to do some magic to equalise
Lakshya sen vs Carraggi Julien
Half way into set 1 of the game. Belgium's Julien leads against Lakshya Sen 12-10
Lakshya Sen not leaving the match that easy against Julien of Belgium 15- 17 in mid way of set
India's Laksya Sen takes a clear lead and won the Set 1 (21-19) against Julian Carraggi of Belgium
Julian was fighting hard until last minute. But, Lakshya took the game away in style
In the mid way of Set 2, Sen leads 12-6 against Carraggi
Lakshya Sen wins the game against Belgium's Julien Carraggi in two straight sets
| Game | SET 1 | SET 2 | |
| Lakshya Sen | 2 | 21 | 21 |
| Julien Carraggi | 0 | 19 | 14 |
India archery team consists of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav.
Things to know
Each archer will shoot twice in one set.
Both teams have four sets to try
India - 9 10 7 8 9 10 total- 53
Turkey - 10 9 10 10 8 total- 57
Set 2 scores
India- 8 9 8 8 10 9 total- 52
Turkiye- 9 9 9 9 10 9 total- 55
Set 3 scores
India - 9 8 10 10 9 9 total 55
Turkiye- 10 9 10 9 7 9 total 54
Set 4 scores
India- 9 10 9 9 10 7 total- 54
Turkiye- 9 10 9 10 9 10 total- 57
Prithviraj Tondaiman languishing at the bottom at the end of day 1 of qualification for men's Trap shooting event.
The remaining two rounds of qualification are scheduled for tomorrow. Top six shooters will qualify for next round.
* Shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh started the day for India by entering into the Bronze medal match
* Ramita Jindal exited the 10m Air Rifle Qualification match. Finished at 7th position.
* Badminton: India's Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto lost to Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in women's doubles 2-0
First set: 11-21
Second set: 12-21
* Arjun Babuta missed a chance for Bronze in 10m Air Rifle, finished at fourth place with 208.4 points.
* Hockey: India equalled with Argentina 1-1
* Badminton: Lakshya Sen won the game in two straight set against Belgium's Julian Carraggi
* Archery: India lost to Turkiye
* Trap Shooting: Prithviraj Tondaiman languished at the bottom at the end of day 1 of qualification.
The remaining two rounds of qualification are scheduled for tomorrow. Top six shooters will qualify for next round.
