Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4 Highlights: Manu-Sarabjot win India’s second medal; Dhiraj loses in Archery RO32 via shootoff

Gold - Great Britain

Silver - USA

Bronze - Australia

Preeti loses her Women’s 54 kg round of 16 bout to Yeni Arias Castaneda 2:3 after three very closely fought rounds. 

Preeti gets three tens from the judges after round two. She still trails in the overall score though. 

Preeti trails after the first round against Castaneda. Four out of five judges hand Castaneda ten points in the round. 

Preeti faces second seed Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda from Colombia in the Women’s 54 kg round of 16.

Belgium thrash Australia 6-2 to move to the top of the standings in Pool B. 

AUS 2 (Sharp 29’ , Govers 44’) lost to Belgium 6 (Hendrickx 7’, Boon 15’, 30’, 57’, van Aubel 35’, Kina 38’)

Iga Swiatek of Poland eases past Xiyu Wang of China in the Women’s Singles third round at Court Phillipe Chatrier. Swiatek will next face USA’s Danielle Collins in the Quarterfinal. 

Swiatek beats Wang 6-3, 6-4

Gold - Daniel Wiffen (IRE)

Silver - Bobby Finke (USA)

Bronze - Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)

Gold - Kaylee McKeown (AUS)

Silver - Regan Smith (USA)

Bronze - Katharine Berkoff (USA)

Gold - New Zealand

Silver - Canada

Bronze - USA

NZ beats Canada 19-12 in the gold medal match. Earlier, USA beat Australia 14-12 to seal third place on the podium. 

Gold - USA

Silver - Italy

Bronze - Brazil

Paris 2024 Olympics: Simone Biles-led USA wins women’s gymnastics team gold

Simone Biles-led USA won the women’s gymnastics team gold at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.

Shoot-off: 

Dhiraj - 10

Peters - 10

Eric Peters wins on virtue of the shoot-off being closer to the centre after the match finishes 5-5. Really unfortunate for Dhiraj. 

Set 5:

Dhiraj - 10, 10, 9

Peters - 10, 10, 10

Dhiraj level with Peters at 5-5 after five sets. A shootoff will decide the winner. 

Set 4:

Dhiraj - 10, 10, 10

Peters - 10, 10, 10

Dhiraj leads Peters 5-3 in set 4. 

Set 3:

Dhiraj - 10, 9, 10

Peters - 9, 9, 9

Dhiraj leads Peters 4-2 after three sets. 

Set 2:

Dhiraj - 9, 9, 10

Peters - 9, 10, 10

Dhiraj level with Peters 2-2 after two sets. 

Dhiraj in action now in Men’s 1/32 elimination round vs Eric Peters of Canada.

Set 1:

Dhiraj - 9, 10, 9

Peters - 9, 9, 9

Dhiraj leads Peters 2-0 

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz progress to the third round of the men’s doubles competition after a 6-4. 6-7 (2), [10]-[2] win over Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof. 

Griekspoor/ Koolhof win the second set tiebreaker to force the game into a 10-point tie-break against Nadal/Alcaraz. 

Jean-Phillipe Mateta gives France a 19th minute lead over New Zealand in men’s football group A encounter. 

FRA 1 - 0 NZ (Mateta 19’)

Set 4:

Dhiraj - 9, 10, 9

Adam - 10, 8, 8

Dhiraj Bommadevara beats Adam Li 7-1 in Men’s 1/32 elimination round 

Set 3:

Dhiraj - 9, 10, 10

Adam - 9, 9, 10

Dhiraj leads 5-1 after three sets. 

Set 2:

Dhiraj - 9, 10, 10

Adam - 8, 9, 9

Dhiraj leads Adam 3-1 after two sets. 

Set 1:

Dhiraj - 9, 10, 10

Adam - 10, 10, 9

Dhiraj level with Adam on 1-1. 

Dhiraj Bommadevara takes on Adam Li from Czech Republic in the Archery Men’s 1/32 elimination round.

Indian men’s hockey team has sealed progression to the knockout stages after Argentina’s win over New Zealand. India currently occupies first spot in Pool B, having played a game more than Belgium and Australia. Top four members from each pool qualify for the quarters. 

Lucas Martinez doubles Argentina’s lead over Ukraine in a group B men’s football encounter. 

ARG 2 - 0 UKR (Almada 47’, Martinez 60’)

Simone Biles scores 14.900 in the Vault during Rotation 1 of the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s team final.

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz seal the first set 1-0 against Netherlands’ Tallos Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof. 

Thiago Almada scores the opener in Argentina’s group B men’s football encounter again Ukraine. 

ARG 1 - 0 UKR (Almada 47’)

Jaismine loses the Women’s 57 kg round of 32 bout against Phillipines’ Nesthy Petecio 0:5 on points. 

A comfortable win for Petecio in the second round. All five judges hand her ten points. Jaismine with work to do in the final round. 

Jaismine trails at the end of the first round. Four of five judges hand ten points to Petecio. 

Jaismine faces Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio in women’s boxing round of 32 match. Match to start soon.

Argentina takes on Ukraine in a crucial football Group B encounter. All four teams in the group are currently lodged on 3 points each. 

Tomas Domene scores for Argentina against New Zealand in Hockey men’s Group B match. Argentina is currently placed fourth in Pool B with one point while New Zealand is fifth. 

Multiple Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka bows out of the Paris 2024 Olympics men’s singles after a 4-6, 5-7 loss against Australia’s Alex Popyrin. 

German Jan-Lennard Struff pulls out of his second round encounter against Corentin Moutet to focus on doubles. 

Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beats Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 to qualify to the fourth round.

Next up: Nadal/ Alcaraz vs Griekspoor/ Koolhof in doubles action.

Great Britain’s Nathan Hales wins gold with an Olympic Record score of 48. China’s Qi Ying wins silver while Guatemala’s Jean Pierre Brol Cardenas wins bronze. 

Ibrahim Adel scores a brace to put Egypt 2-0 ahead against Spain in men’s football group stage encounter. Egypt looking good to qualify for the quarters.

Women’s singles 3rd round: 

Angelique Kerber (GER) beats Leylah Fernandez (CAN) - 6-4, 6-3

Donna Vekic (CRO) beats Coco Gauff (USA) - 7-6, 6-2

Men’s singles 2nd round: 

Alexander Zverev (GER) beats Tomas Machac (CZE) - 6-3, 7-5

Taylor Fritz (USA) beats Jack Draper (GBR) - 6-7, 6-3, 6-2

Ibrahim Adel gives Egypt the lead against Spain in a Men’s football Group C encounter. Spain has already qualified for the quarterfinals. Egypt can qualify with a win. 

Spain 0 - 1 Egypt

Zambia’s Patrick Chinyemba beats India’s Amit Panghal 4:1 in points in the Boxing Men’s 51kg Round of 16 bout. 

Amit trails after the second round as well. Two judges award him a ten while three others award the Zambian ten points. 

Amit trails after the first round in a split verdict. Two judges award him a ten while three others award the Zambian ten points. 

India’s Amit Panghal faces third-seeded Zambia’s Patrick Chinyemba in the Round of 16 now. 

China’s Chuqin Wang and Yingsha Sun beat North Korea’s Sik Jong Ri and Kum Yong Kim 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8 to win gold in Table Tennis Mixed Doubles.

Earlier, Jonghoon Lim and Yubin Shin of South Korea sealed bronze with a 11-5, 11-7, 11-7, 14-12 win over Chun Ting Wong and Kem Hoi Doo of Hong Kong. 

Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto succumbed to their third consecutive loss in Group C of the Women’s doubles event with a 15-21, 10-21 loss to Australia’s Setyana Mapasa and Angela Yu. 

The Indian pair ends the group stage with three loses and finish fourth in Group C. 

India gets the much needed two points to move up five points from three games. It had to face some heat in the second half against some fluent Ireland attack, but a win nonetheless for Harmanpreet Singh and his side.

Paris 2024 Olympics: India men’s hockey team seals second win of Group Stage with victory over Ireland

Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace to help the Indian men’s hockey team complete its second win in Pool B of the Paris 2024 Olympics with a 2-0 win over Ireland at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium on Tuesday.

A clean sweep for the teenager who now moves to the 1/8 finals or the Round of 16. While she had some trouble to get going in the first match, she storms through in the second.

Bhajan: 10, 8, 10 = 28

Wioleta: 9, 8, 5 = 22

Bhajan Kaur wins 6-0 and goes through to the Round of 16.

Bhajan: 10, 10, 9 = 29

Wioleta: 8, 9, 9 = 26

Bhajan wins the second set to take a 4-0 lead. She needs to win just one more set to advance. 

Bhajan: 10, 9, 9 = 28

Wioleta: 10, 6, 7 = 23

Bhajan wins the first set. She leads 2-0.

The Round of 32 match is underway now.

India has to survive a series of penalty corners in the third quarter. Some pressure from the Irish attack but India comes out unscathed. 

Bhajan Kaur finally gives something to cheer to the Indian fans. She had a nervy start, lost the second set but it was smooth sailing from that point on. She will face Poland’s Wioleta Myzsor in the next round.

Bhajan: 9, 9, 10 = 28

Syfia: 8, 9, 8 = 25

Bhajan wins the set and the match 7-3. She moves to the Round of 32.

Bhajan: 9, 10, 8 = 27

Syifa: 8, 10, 7 = 25

Bhajan wins the fourth set and leads 5-3

Bhajan: 9, 10, 10 = 29

Syifa: 9, 10, 8 = 27

Bhajan wins the third set. The scores tied again at 3-3.

Bhajan: 9, 9, 9 = 27

Syifa: 9, 10, 10 = 29

Syifa wins the second set. She leads 3-1 now.

Bhajan: 9, 8, 10 = 27

Syifa: 9, 9, 9 = 27

The first set is tied. The score is 1-1.

The second Indian in action now. Can she turn the disappointing script that has been India’s story at Paris 2024 so far.

Winner takes all now. In case of a tie, a single arrow shoot-off to follow.

Ankita: 9, 9, 9 = 27

Wioleta: 10, 9, 9 = 28

Wioleta completes the comeback. She wins 6-4. Ankita Bhakat knocked out.

If the Indian takes this set, she will be through to the Round of 32.

Ankita: 9, 10, 8 = 27

Wioleta: 9, 10, 10 = 29

Wioleta wins and prolonges the match to a decider.

Ankita: 9, 9, 10 = 28

Wioleta: 10, 9, 8 = 27

Ankita wins the third set. The Indian leads 4-2. 

Ankita: 10, 9, 10 = 29

Wioleta: 9, 9, 8 = 26

Ankita wins the second set. The match is tied 2-2.

Ankita: 9, 8, 9 = 26

Wioleta: 9, 10, 8 = 27.

Wioleta wins the opening set.

The two archers are on the range for their 1/32 match. 

A best-of-five set match. Three arrows per archer in a set. The one with the higher total takes the set. 

India continues to go from strength from strength. Ireland has shown better cohesion in attack but India’s defence stands resolute to keep it at bay. India would have an eye on its goal difference too, given it faces Belgium and Australia in the coming matches.

India doubles its lead after Harmanpreet Singh scores his second goal of the match. India got three PCs on the trot and make the final one count.

India’s Ankita Bhakat will be in action in the Round of 64 followed by Bhajan Kaur.

If they win today, they’ll play their Round of 32 matches today.

A dominant 1st quarter for India. It could have been 2-0 had India converted its penalty corner early on. Craig Fulton will still be pleased with what he has seen in the opening period.

India takes the lead! Harmanpreet Singh converts a penalty stroke! Mandeep Singh and Gurjant Singh combine in a quick counter which ends up with the Irish keeper fouling the latter. 

India’s lineup: Jarmanpreet Singh, Abhishek, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, PR Sreejesh, Sumit, Shamsher Singh, Amit Rohidas, Sukhjeet Singh.

France 3-3 South Africa

South Africa 1-5 Germany

Men’s Singles Round of 32

Shunsuke Togami (Japan) bt Deni Kozul (Slovenia) 9-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-5.

Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Germany) bt Vitor Ishiy (Brazil) 11-4, 11-8, 11-9, 11-13, 11-3.

Women’s Singles Round of 32

Chen Meng (China) bt Linda Bergstrom (Sweden) 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8.

Bernadette Szocs (Romania) bt Margaryta Pesotska (Ukraine) 12-14, 11-5, 12-10, 14-12, 11-4.

- with inputs from AP

Heat 1

1. Petar Petrov Mitsin, Bulgaria, 1:57.03.

2. Ramil Valizada, Azerbaijan, 1:59.77.

3. Matin Balsini, Refugee Olympic Team, 2:00.73.

4. Gerald Hernandez, Nicaragua, 2:06.80.

Heat 2

1. Ilya Kharun, Canada, 1:54.06.

2. Michal Chmielewski, Poland, 1:55.28.

3. Wang Kuan-Hung, Taiwan, 1:55.32.

4. Kregor Zirk, Estonia, 1:55.52.

5. Luca Urlando, United States, 1:56.18.

6. Matthew Sates, South Africa, 1:57.04.

7. Lewis Clareburt, New Zealand, 1:57.12.

8. Tomoru Honda, Japan, 1:57.30.

Heat 3

1. Kristof Milak, Hungary, 1:53.92.

2. Noe Ponti, Switzerland, 1:54.77.

3. Martin Espernberger, Austria, 1:55.19.

4. Thomas Heilman, United States, 1:55.74.

5. Giacomo Carini, Italy, 1:55.81.

6. Arbidel Gonzalez Alvarez, Spain, 1:55.86.

7. Matthew Temple, Australia, 1:57.39.

8. Denys Kesil, Ukraine, 1:57.72.

Heat 4

1. Alberto Razzetti, Italy, 1:54.78.

2. Leon Marchand, France, 1:55.26.

3. Krzysztof Chmielewski, Poland, 1:55.42.

4. Genki Terakado, Japan, 1:55.82.

5. Kim Minseop, South Korea, 1:56.02.

6. Richard Marton, Hungary, 1:56.03.

7. Nicolas Albiero, Brazil, 1:56.49.

-with inputs from AP

The event has been postponed by a day over concerns about water quality in Paris’ Seine river where it was supposed to take place.

The women’s competition is also scheduled on Wednesday, but both will be subject to water tests.

1. Damir Mikec/Zorana Arunovic (SRB)

2. Yusuf Dikec/Sevval Tarhan (TUR)

3. Manu Bhaker/Sarabjot Singh (IND)

A timing of 7:05.10 for the Indian rower, his best so far. But it will only get him into the C/D semifinals where he can end between the places 13 and 24.

Panwar is fifth after 3/4th of the race. 5:17.22 to clear the mark. The Bulgarian is now nearly five seconds faster. The Indian looks set to end fifth.

The top three have pulled ahead now. Panwar crosses the half-way point in 3:29.24 and stays fifth. The Bulgarian rower is over two seconds faster than Panwar. He will need to really start accelerating if he wants to get into the top three.

Balraj Panwar completes the first 500m in 1:42.28. He is fifth right now but not too far behind the Bulgarian in the fourth place. He recorded a speed ofn 16.88 km/h in the first 500m distance.

And it begins. Panwar has to finish in the top three to get into the semifinals. 

A relatively slow start for the Indian, he is sixth at the moment, running 9.2m behind the leader.

The first three quarterfinals are done. It is time for Balraj Panwar’s race. He will be in the sixth lane.

The quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls are underway. 

Panwar will be in action in the fourth race.

Sarabjot Singh: Quite good. It was a tough match, a lot of pressure. 

Manu Bhaker: Thank you so much. I feel proud and lot of gratitude... It is just blessings. Thanks for all the blessings and love. We can only control what is in our hands. I had a chat with my father regarding this and decided we will keep fighting till the last shot. We just wanted to give our best.

India wins a bronze. Manu and Sarabjot had opened a healthy lead at 14-6 which ensured it had enough breathing space after conceding those two back-to-back series. 

Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh win bronze in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at Paris 2024 Olympics

Manu is now the first Indian to win multiple medals at a single Olympic games.

Manu - 9.4 | Lee - 9.5

Sarabjot - 10.2 | Oh - 9.0

Total - 19.6 | Total - 18.5

India wins series 13 after Korea scores 18.5. India wins 16-10. INDIA WINS BRONZE!

Manu - 10.6 | Lee - 10.2

Sarabjot - 10.2 | Oh - 10.8 

Total - 20.8 | Total - 21.0

Korea wins series 12 after scoring 21.0. India leads 14-10.

Manu - 9.6 | Lee - 9.0

Sarabjot - 9.7 | Oh - 10.8

Total - 19.3 | Total - 19.8

Korea wins series 11 after scoring 19.8. India leads 14-8.

Manu - 10.5 | Lee - 9.6

Sarabjot - 10.3 | Oh - 9.8

Total - 20.8 | Total - 19.4

India wins series 10 after Korea scores 19.4. India leads 14-6 and needs to win one more series to clinch bronze.

Manu - 10.0 | Lee - 9.7

Sarabjot - 10.5 | Oh - 10.7

Total - 20.5 | Total - 20.4

India wins series 9 after Korea scores 20.4. India leads 12-6.

Manu - 8.3 | Lee - 10.4

Sarabjot - 10.2 | Oh - 10.3

Total - 18.5 | Total - 20.7

Korea wins series 8 after scoring 20.7. India leads 10-6.

Manu - 10.6 | Lee - 9.9

Sarabjot - 9.4 | Oh - 9.8

Total - 20.0 | Total - 19.7

India wins series 7 after Korea scores 19.7. India 10-4 ahead. It needs six more points to win the bronze.

Manu - 10.0 | Lee - 9.8

Sarabjot - 10.2 | Oh - 10.8

Total - 20.2 | Total - 20.6

Korea wins series 6 after scoring 20.6. India leads 8-4.

Manu - 10.5 | Lee - 9.8

Sarabjot - 9.6 | Oh - 9.7

Total - 20.1 | Total - 19.5

India wins series 5 after Korea scores 19.5. India leads 8-2.

Manu - 10.7 | Lee - 9.9

Sarabjot - 10.0 | Oh - 10.6

Total - 20.7 | Total - 20.5

India wins series 4 after Korea scores 20.5. India leads 6-2

Manu - 10.4 | Lee - 9.1

Sarabjot - 10.4 | Oh - 10.7

Total - 20.8 | Total - 19.8

India wins series 3 after Korea scores 19.8. India leads 4-2!

Manu - 10.7 | Lee - 10.0

Sarabjot - 10.5 | Oh - 9.9

Total - 21.2 | Total - 19.9

India wins series 2 after Korea scores 19.9

Manu - 10.2 | Lee - 10.4

Sarabjot - 8.6 | Oh - 10.1

Total - 18.8 | Total - 20.5

Korea wins series 1 after scoring 20.5.

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh are in the arena, starting with their sightings and preparations.

Each team member is allowed to fire a single shot in 50 seconds. The team with the highest combined score of each round will be awarded two points. A tie in a particular round will see the teams split points. The first side to 16 points wins.

Prithviraj Tondaiman will resume his qualification from the fourth series. He sits in the last place after three rounds of 25 shots.

Shreyasi Singh and Rajeshwari Kumari will begin their attempt at cracking the top six in the women’s trap qualification rounds.

Both events get underway at 12:30PM IST.

The only Indian rower in Paris 2024, Balraj Panwar, is on the verge of making history. He will compete in the men’s single sculls quarterfinals. If he finishes in the top three, he will be the first Indian to qualify for the semifinals in single sculls.

It seems one of the most needlessly cruel bits of modern sports’ business to subject athletes to a question-and-answer session minutes following a painful loss. It’s nothing but a postmortem of their own deceased hopes and dreams.

And yet, in the mixed zone following the final of the 10m air rifle event competition at the Paris Olympics, Arjun Babuta was asked, “What do you remember of the last time you finished fourth in a competition?”

As far as defeats go, nothing would seem as bitter to Babuta as the one he had to swallow at the shooting range at Chateauroux on Monday morning. He flirted with the chance to make Indian sporting history before eventually finishing fourth.

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12:30 - Shooting - Trap Men’s Qualification Day 2 - Prithviraj Tondaiman

12:30 - Shooting - Trap Women’s Qualification Day 1 - Shreyasi Singh, Rajeshwari Kumari

13:00 - Shooting - 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team - India 1 (Manu Bhaker/Sarabjot Singh)

13:40 - Rowing - Men’s Single Sculls Quarterfinals - Balraj Panwar

16:45 - Hockey - Men’s Pool B - India vs Ireland

17:14 - Archery - Women’s Individual 1/32 Elimination Round - Ankita Bhakat vs Wioleta Myszor (Poland)

17:53 - Archery - Women’s Individual 1/16 Elimination Round - Ankita Bhakat - (Subject to qualification)

17:27 - Archery - Women’s Individual 1/32 Elimination Round - Bhajan Kaur vs Syifa Nurafifah Kamal (Indonesia)

17:53 - Archery - Women’s Individual 1/16 Elimination Round - Bhajan Kaur - (Subject to qualification)

17:30 - Badminton - Men’s Doubles Group Stage - Satwiksairaj Reddy/Chirag Shetty vs Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia)

Not before 18:20 - Badminton - Women’s Doubles Group Stage - Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa vs Setyana Mapasa/Angela Yu (Australia)

19:00 - Shooting - Trap Men’s Final - Prithviraj Tondaiman (Subject to qualification)

19:16 - Boxing - Men’s 51kg - Preliminaries - Round of 16 - Amit Panghal vs Patrick Chinyemba (Zambia)

21:24 - Boxing - Women’s 57kg - Preliminaries - Round of 32 - Jaismine Lamboria vs Nesthy Petecio (Philippines)

22:46 - Archery - Men’s Individual 1/32 Elimination Round - Dhiraj Bommadevara vs Adam Li (Czech Republic)

23:25 - Archery - Men’s Individual 1/16 Elimination Round - Dhiraj Bommadevara (Subject to qualification)

01:22 - Boxing - Women’s 54kg - Prelims - Round of 16 - Preeti Pawar vs Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda (Colombia)

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Paris 2024 Olympics, Day 4 Live Medal Tally - July 30: Japan on top of standings; India 26th with one bronze

Japan was on top of the Paris Olympics 2024 medal tally on Tuesday after winning six gold, two silver and four bronze.