India Makes History with First Medal at Paris Olympics: Shooter Manu Bhakar Wins Bronze

2024-07-29 00:59:56

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First medal for India

India has created history by winning its first medal at the Paris Olympics. Shooter Manu Bhakar won that first medal. Arjun Babuta in the men’s 10m air rifle and Ramita Jindal in the women’s singles also impressed to advance to the finals.

On the second day of the Olympic Games series in Paris, Indian men and women performed brilliantly. In the women’s 10m air pistol event, Indian athlete Manu Packer bagged the bronze medal, bagging India’s first Olympic medal. In the final, Manu Bakar finished third with 221.7 points. Ae Jin of South Korea won the gold with 243.2 points.

Valarivan in the van who lost in the end

Similarly, India’s Arjun Paputta scored 630.1 points to qualify for the men’s 10m air rifle event. Also, India’s Ramita Jindal and Tamil Nadu’s Ilavenil Valarivan participated in the women’s 10m air rifle singles category. Ilavenil Walarivan, who performed well in the first 5 rounds, lost crucial points in the final seconds. He missed out on progressing to the final by 0.7 points. However, Ramita Jindal, who was ranked 10th in the first four rounds, performed well in the last two rounds and scored 631.5 points to finish 5th and advance to the final round where she could get a medal.

Ramita Jindal

In the first match of the Badminton Women’s Singles, India’s BV Sindhu faced Fatima Abdul Razak of the Maldives. In this match which was held for half an hour, BV Sindhu won in straight sets 21-9, 21-6 and went on to the next round. In the next round, Sindhu will face Estonia’s Kristin Kupa.

Sarathkamal was out in the first match

India’s Balraj Panwar advances to the quarterfinals of the men’s rowing competition and the race for medals continues. In boxing, India’s Nikath Cherin advanced to the quarterfinals with a 5-0 win over the Germans.

Manika Patra

Manika Patra and Sreeja Akula advanced to the next round after winning their matches in women’s singles table tennis. Sarath Kamal, a table tennis player from Tamil Nadu, was beaten in the first match and left.