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The Indian medal continues to tick after the Indian pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh bagged a bronze in 10m air pistol mixed team event on Tuesday, July 30. The Indian duo defeated the South Korean pair by 16-10 margin to register a comfortable win. With this win, Bhaker also became the first Indian athlete in independent India to clinch two Olympic medals in a single edition of the Games.
In this article, we will go through all the big news that took place on Tuesday, July 30 at the Paris 2024.
Table Tennis
Manika Batra becomes first Indian to reach Olympics pre-quarterfinals
29-year-old Indian paddler, Manika Batra on Monday, July 29 etched her name into history books as she became the first-ever Indian to reach the pre-quarterfinals at the Olympics in table tennis. The Indian medal prospect registered a commanding 4-0 win over World No. 18 and home favourite, Prithika Pavade to enter the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals.
Shooting
Paris 2024: Manu Bhaker - Sarabjot Singh win bronze; beat Korea 16-10
India’s mixed team consisting of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh on Tuesday, July 30 bagged second medal for country. The Indian duo defeated Korean duo of Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho by 16-10 margin to win bronze for India at the Paris Olympics 2024 at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre.
WATCH: PM Modi calls Sarabjot Singh after his bronze medal win
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Tuesday, July 30 congratulated Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh for winning the bronze medal in the 10m mixed team event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Indian PM then called the Indian men’s shooter Sarabjot Singh after his maiden Olympics win at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre.
Athletics
Neeraj Chopra arrives at Olympic Village for Summer Games 2024
Neeraj Chopra, the Tokyo Summer Games gold medalist, arrived in Paris for the 2024 Olympics on July 30. The 26-year-old is an integral part of the India athletic contingent and a major medal prospect. Chopra shared a few pictures on X from the village with the caption, " Namaskar, Paris! Excited to finally reach the Olympic Games village."
Badminton
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty beat Ardianto-Alfian 21-13, 21-13 in last group game
Indian medal prospects Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty took down Indonesia's Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto 21-13, 21-13 in the last Group C game of the Badminton men's doubles event at the Paris Olympics 2024. After already sealing the quarterfinal qualification, SatChi secured the top spot in their group with this win over the world number seven Indonesian pair.
Hockey
India defeat Ireland 2-0 in men’s hockey at Paris 2024; enter quarterfinals
On Tuesday, July 30, the Indian men’s hockey team defeated Ireland comfortably by 2-0 in their third Pool B match at the Paris Olympics 2024. At the Stade Yves-du-Manoir, the captain of India, Harmanpreet Singh found his name on the scoresheet once again at Paris 2024, scoring two goals against an impressive Irish men’s hockey team. After their win, India progressed into the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey at Paris Olympics 2024.
Archery
Bhajan Kaur advances to individual round of 32 at Paris Olympics 2024
Indian archer Bhajan Kaur advanced to the Round of 32 by beating Indonesia's Syifa Nurafifah Kamal. Kaur won three sets to two in a five-set match and qualified for further stage of the Olympics. While Kaur advanced to the next round, India had mixed results as Ankita Bhagat lost to Wioleta Mysore in Round Of 64 in the same event.
Boxing
Amit Panghal crashes out of Paris 2024 after losing in round of 16
On Tuesday, July 30, the Indian boxer, Amit Panghal, crashed out of the Paris Olympics 2024 after losing his round of 16 bout in the men's flyweight division at the Arena Paris Nord. He was no match to the skill and precision of the Zambian, Patrick Chinyemba, who advanced with a 4-1 win on the judges' scorecard.
Jaismine Lamboria suffers loss by unanimous decision in RO32
Indian boxer Jaismine Lamboria had to settle for a loss by unanimous decision against Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines. Lamboria struggled to find her accuracy across the three rounds and hence couldn't rack up significant points. The Indian's more experienced opponent kept the 18-year-old at bay by not allowing her too many clean jabs throughout the fight.
Tennis
Nadal-Alcaraz reach quarterfinals after hard-fought win in Round 2
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal reached the quarterfinals of the men's double event in the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, 30 July. The duo beat Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof in a hard-fought match. The Spanish pair won their match via a 10-point tiebreaker after two sets. Alcaraz and Nadal won 6-4 in the first set but lost in the tiebreak of the second. When the match was pushed into the 10-point tie-breaker, the duo raised their level to clinch the game 10-2.
