After two days filled with action, drama and history at the Paris 2024 Olympics, it was a difficult Saturday for India. While there were three medal opportunities, the athletes fell agonisingly short on Day 8.
Manu Bhaker, who bagged two bronze medals in the 10m air pistol events, missed out on adding an unprecedented third.
Having occupied the medal positions early in the women’s 25m pistol final, a below-par eighth series saw her in a shoot-off for the podium, where she was second best and finished fourth.
Elsewhere in shooting, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka failed to make the men’s skeet final. Maheshwari Chauhan, on the other hand, is in contention for the women’s skeet medal event after ranking eighth in the qualification with two rounds to go.
Boxer Nishant Dev, meanwhile, lost in a closely contested quarter-final against Pan American Games champion Marco Verde. A win would have been enough for the Indian boxer to confirm a medal on his Olympic debut.
While Bhajan Kaur was knocked out in the round of 16, Deepika Kumari made the women’s individual archery quarter-finals. But after a mistake in the final set, the former world No.1 went down to eventual silver medallist Nam Suhyeon of the Republic of Korea.
Shubhakar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar in men’s golf, along with sailors Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan, also featured at Paris 2024 on Saturday.
Boxing: Nishant Dev ousted by Marco Verde in quarters
Nishant Dev of India lost 4:1 against Mexico’s Marco Verde in the men’s 71kg quarter-final boxing bout at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday.
Verde, seeded second, made the semi-final and will face the 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Lewis Richardson of Great Britain. The Pan American Games champion is also assured a medal in Paris.
Dev, on his Olympic debut, however, fell just one win away from a podium finish.
The Indian boxer had the upper hand in the first round. However, Verde mounted a comeback to take the second round and then, dominated the third.
Lovlina Borgohain, the Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist, is India’s lone remaining challenge in the Paris 2024 Olympic boxing tournament.
Score: Nishant Dev (IND) was defeated 4:1 by Marco Verde (MEX) in the men’s 71kg quarter-final boxing match.
Boxing: Nishant Dev vs Marco Verde quarters underway
Indian boxer Nishant Dev has begun his bout against Marco Verde of Mexico in the men’s 71kg quarter-final at the North Paris Arena.
Dev, notably, had upstaged Verde 3:2 in the 2021 World Championships pre-quarterfinal.
The winner of the Nishant Dev vs Marco Verde bout will take on Great Britain’s Lewis Richardson, a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, in the semi-final on Tuesday, August 7 at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Boxing: Nishant Dev faces Marco Verde in quarters bout
Indian boxer Nishant Dev made his Olympic debut in style at Paris 2024, edging the men’s 71kg round of 16 bout against Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio of Ecuador on Thursday.
Dev, a two-time national champion, is now only one win away from a medal. Two bronze medals are awarded in boxing.
Mexico’s Marco Verde, the second seed and a Pan American Games champion, will be a tough challenge for the Indian boxer in the quarter-final tonight at 12:18 AM IST (August 4).
India’s records at the Paris 2024 Olympics
- Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win a shooting medal at the Olympics.
- Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh bagged India’s first shooting team medal at the Summer Games.
- Manu Bhaker became the first athlete from independent India to win two medals at a single edition of the Olympics.
- Manika Batra became the first Indian table tennis player to make the pre-quarterfinals in the singles events at the Olympic Games.
- With three medals, shooting registered India’s best tally in one sport at a single edition of the Olympics.
Click here and know in detail about these Indian records, so far, at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Viral stories from Paris 2024 Olympics
The Paris 2024 Olympics has seen the top athletes in the world take centrestage and break records on the way to the podium.
However, beyond the competition, there have been various heartwarming stories, picturesque moments, trending memes and a successful marriage proposal in the French capital.
You can know all about them below.
- Yusuf Dikec, an Olympic shooting medallist, became an internet sensation because of his casual look and lack of professional equipment.
- Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina ft. ‘The Picture of the Olympics’
- Stephen Nedoroscik of the USA, a bespectacled pommel horse specialist, inspired countless memes, including one where his last name was an eye chart. He is now a bronze medallist at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
- Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez competed at Paris 2024 while she was seven months pregnant!
- Adriana Ruano, a former gymnast, claimed Guatemala's first Olympic gold in Olympic history after an intense women’s trap shooting final.
- The People’s Republic of China’s Huang Yaqiong won the mixed doubles badminton gold and received a surprise proposal from her boyfriend Liu Yuchen, a Tokyo 2020 silver medallist shuttler.
- American rapper Snoop Dogg participated in the Olympic Torch Relay at the Opening Ceremony and has been a regular feature at the Summer Games.
Liu Yuchen (R) of the People's Republic of China proposes to Huang Yaqiong after the badminton mixed doubles final at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Golf: Shubhankar Sharma drops down nine places after third round
Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma carded 1-over in the third round of the men’s golf tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday.
Shubhankar, with a total of 211, fell from T25 to T34 in the standings with one round to go.
With an on-par score today, Gaganjeet Bhullar climbed four spots to rank T48 and now has a score of 215.
The final round of the men’s golf tournament will begin tomorrow (August 4) at 12:30 PM IST.
Reigning Olympic champion Xander Schauffele of USA and Spain’s Jon Rahm, a two-time Ryder Cup winner, are currently T1, notching 14-under after three rounds.
Score: Shubhankar Sharma (IND) is T34 and Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) is T48 after three rounds in the men’s golf tournament.
Paris 2024 Olympics medal table: People’s Republic of China lead with 15 gold medals
The People’s Republic of China have won 35 medals, as it stands, at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Headlined by four diving and four shooting gold medals, athletes from China have stood atop the podium across 15 events. They have also bagged 11 silver and nine bronze medals.
With an incredible seven swimming gold medals, Australia’s medal tally stands at 24 at Paris 2024.
The USA contingent are currently on 11 gold medals, including three for star gymnast Simone Biles. They have also claimed 20 silver and 19 bronze medals.
France, the host nation, have secured 11 gold, 13 silver and 14 bronze medals, so far, at the ongoing Summer Games. Swimming sensation Leon Marchand, notably, has won four titles while breaking the Olympic record in all of them.
India, meanwhile, have won three medals, all bronze, so far in the French capital. All three have come from shooting - Manu Bhaker (women's 10m air pistol), Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh (mixed team 10m air pistol) and Swapnil Kusale (men's 50m rifle 3 positions).
Nikhat Zareen has a message after Paris 2024 exit
Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen made her Olympic debut at Paris 2024.
The 28-year-old pugilist beat Germany’s Maxi Kloetzer in the round of 32 before going down to reigning Asian Games gold medallist Wu Yu of the People’s Republic of China in the pre-quarterfinal.
Here’s what she has to say.
“The Olympic dream I’ve cherished for so long didn’t unfold as I had hoped. After countless hours of training, sacrifices, and unwavering determination, this moment slipped through my fingers. This defeat is the hardest I’ve ever faced; it cuts deep and is almost unbearable. My heart is heavy, but it remains unbroken. I accept it with grace and will do my best to find a way forward in my life.
Winning an Olympic medal was my greatest dream, and I fought with everything I had to get here. The Paris 2024 journey was filled with challenges—battling through a year of injury, struggling to reclaim my spot, fighting for the opportunity to compete, and overcoming countless obstacles, all for the chance to represent our country on this global stage.
I’m deeply grateful for the chance to pursue my dream, but destiny had other plans. Not achieving it here in Paris is devastating. I wish I could turn back time and put in even more effort for a different outcome, but that remains a wish.
I promise this isn’t the end. I’ll return home to recover and clear my mind. This dream is still alive, and I will continue to chase it with renewed passion. This is not goodbye but a promise to return, to fight harder, and to make you all proud.
Thank you for standing by me. The journey continues.”
Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen in action at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Golf: Shubhankar Sharma, Gaganjeet Bhullar tee off in third round
India’s Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar took centrestage at the Le Golf National in the third round of the men’s golf tournament on Saturday.
Shubhankar had finished with scores of 70 and 69 in the first two rounds. In the third round, he scored 72, taking his total to 211.
Gaganjeet, on the other hand, completed the 18-hole course in 71 shots today after needing 75 and 69 shots in the first and second rounds, respectively.
The par for the course at the Le Golf National is 71 shots.
Their rankings will be confirmed after all golfers have finished the course in the third round.
Sailing: Nethra Kumanan goes down 13 places in standings
Indian sailor Nethra Kumanan, who was ranked 11th after race 3, is placed 24th in the women’s dinghy standings after six races at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
On Sunday, Nethra finished 28th in race 4 and race 5 while crossing the line in 20th in race 6. The 26-year-old, as a result, ended the third day with 96 net points (124 total points).
Nethra had finished sixth in the opening race of the 10-race series on Thursday, August 1. She will need to be among the top 10 boats by the end of the series to qualify for the medal event at Paris 2024.
The seventh and eighth races, meanwhile, will be conducted tomorrow (August 4).
Score: Nethra Kumanan is ranked 24th after six races in the women’s dinghy event.
“We must celebrate all our Olympians” - India’s Chef-de-Mission Gagan Narang
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, India has bagged three medals, so far, all bronze. Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kusale have stood at the Olympic podium in the French capital.
India’s Chef-de-Mission Gagan Narang, a London 2012 bronze medallist, has suggested that Olympians should be celebrated for their hard work and sacrifice.
"As an athlete, it is everyone's dream to compete at the Olympics but only a few earn the opportunity after years of hard work. The margins in the Olympics are so less.
“While winning medals is important, it is equally important to acknowledge our athletes' efforts for their years of hard work and sacrifice,” stated Narang. “As a nation, we must celebrate all our Olympians irrespective of the results.”
“I am confident all our Indian athletes are capable of winning medals. They have already made the nation proud, reaching so far in their careers, and have sparked a sporting revolution in the country,” added Narang.
South Korea bags 10th gold medal in women’s individual archery
Two archers from the Republic of Korea featured in the women’s individual archery final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Lim Sihyeon beat Nam Suhyeon 7-3 to win the gold medal at the Les Invalides on Saturday.
It was South Korea’s fourth consecutive gold medal in the event at the Olympics and their first gold-silver finish since Athens 2004. Overall, they have claimed 10 titles in 11 editions since 1984.
Here’s the list of South Korean archers to win the women’s individual Olympic gold.
- Seo Hyang-soon - Los Angeles 1984
- Kim Soo-nyung - Seoul 1988
- Cho Youn-jeong - Barcelona 1992
- Kim Kyung-wook - Atalanta 1996
- Yun Mi-jin - Sydney 2000
- Park Sung-hyun - Athens 2004
- Ki Bo-bae - London 2012
- Chang Hye-jin - Rio 2016
- An San - Tokyo 2020
- Lim Sihyeon - Paris 2024
Shooting: Maheshwari Chauhan closes in on top six in women’s skeet qualification
India’s Maheshwari Chauhan is ranked eighth after the first day of the women’s skeet qualification event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The 28-year-old Indian shooter marked a total of 71 (23, 24, 24) in the first three rounds to keep herself in the race for a top six spot in the qualification round. At the end of the five rounds tomorrow, shooters ranked first to sixth will make the final.
Maheshwari, the reigning Asian Championships bronze medallist, is the highest-ranked Indian skeet shooter so far in the French capital.
Raiza Dhillon, on the other hand, is currently 25th after marking 66 (21, 22, 23) in the first three rounds.
The fourth and fifth round of the qualification event and the women’s skeet final will be held tomorrow (August 4) at the Chateauroux.
Score: Maheshwari Chauhan is placed eighth (71 points) and Raiza Dhillon is ranked 25th (66 points) after three rounds in the women’s skeet qualification event.
Sailing: Vishnu Saravanan slips down to 23rd after race 6
India’s Vishnu Saravanan finished 21st in race 5 and 13th in race 6 in the men’s dinghy event at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday.
All boats will feature in 10 races in the opening series. The boats with the top 10 net scores after the series will make the medal race.
After race 6, Saravanan, an Asian Games bronze medallist, is ranked 23rd with 83 net points (117 total points). He slipped down one spot from his finish yesterday.
Race 7 and race 8, meanwhile, will be conducted tomorrow (August 4).
Score: Vishnu Saravanan (IND) is placed 23rd overall after six races in the men’s dinghy opening series.
Shooting: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka misses out on men’s skeet final
Indian shooter Anant Jeet Singh Naruka finished 24th in the men’s skeet qualification round at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday.
At the Chateauroux, Naruka marked a total of 116 in five rounds but it wasn’t enough to take him through to the final on his Olympic debut.
Only the top six shooters will take part in the men’s skeet final later today.
India have won seven medals in shooting at the Olympics. However, Indian shooters are yet to medal in the skeet event at the Summer Games.
Score: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka (IND) scored 116/125 to finish 24th in the men’s skeet qualification round.
Archery: Deepika Kumari’s Paris 2024 campaign ends in quarters
Former world No. 1 Deepika Kumari was beaten 6-4 by Nam Suhyeon in the women’s individual quarter-final archery match at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Nam Suhyeon, as a result, became the third South Korean semi-finalist in the event today while Indian archer Deepika Kumari bowed out of the competition.
With a 4-2 lead after three sets, four-time Olympian Deepika was looking set to make the last four. However, a seven-point arrow in the fourth set resulted in her vanquishing the lead. Nam Suhyeon outscored the Indian archer 29-27 in the final set to take the victory.
With this result, India’s archery campaign at Paris 2024 also ended.
Score: Deepika Kumari (IND) lost 6-4 against Nam Suhyeon (KOR) in the women’s individual quarter-final archery match.
Archery: Deepika Kumari vs Nam Suhyeon begins
Indian archer Deepika Kumari beat Germany’s Michelle Kroppen 6-4 in the women’s individual archery round of 16 match at the Les Invalides earlier today.
Now, in the quarter-finals, she is up against Nam Suhyeon from the Republic of Korea.
The 19-year-old Nam Suhyeon has already bagged a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the women’s team event.
South Korea had set an Olympic record mark of 2046 in the women’s team ranking round. Nam Suhyeon, then, had registered a personal best total of 688.
Badminton: Tokyo 2020 champion Chen Yu Fei ousted in quarters, Carolina Marin makes semis
The quarter-finals of the women’s singles badminton competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics were contested today.
Reigning Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of the People’s Republic of China crashed out of the tournament after her 16-21, 17-21 defeat to compatriot He Bingjiao. The sixth-seeded He Bingjiao, incidentally, had defeated India’s two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu in the pre-quarterfinals.
Rio 2016 champion Carolina Marin, on the other hand, made the last four with a comfortable 21-13, 21-14 win against Japan’s Aya Ohori.
Top seed An Se Young, too, beat a Japanese shuttler, Akane Yamaguchi, in three games to make the semi-finals.
Thai shuttler Ratchanok Intanon, who beat Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Tai Tzu-ying in the round of 16, faltered against Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia in the last eight.
Women's singles badminton semi-finals at Paris 2024 (August 4):
- An Se Young (KOR) vs Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA)
- Carolina Marin (ESP) vs He Bingjiao (CHN)
Carolina Marin (ESP) celebrates after winning the women's singles quarter-final badminton match against Aya Ohori (JPN) at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Shooting: Indians outside top six after two rounds in women’s skeet qualification
India’s Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon are in action in the women’s skeet qualification shooting event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Day 1 of the qualification will feature three rounds while the final two rounds will be contested on Day 2 (tomorrow).
After two rounds, Maheshwari, an Asian Championships bronze medallist, is placed 14th with a total of 47, 23 in the first round and 24 in the second.
Raiza, on the other hand, shot 21 in the first round and 22 in the second to take her score to 43 and rank 27th.
Only the top six shooters from qualification will make tomorrow’s final.
Manu Bhaker reflects on her fourth-placed finish in women's 25m pistol final
Indian shooter Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on making the Olympic podium for a third time at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Shooting in the women's 25m pistol final, Bhaker was in medal contention for the majority of the series. Eventually, she was knocked out after a shoot-off against eventual bronze medallist Veronica Major of Hungary.
The 22-year-old Bhaker, however, was already a part of India's Olympic history. After bagging two bronze medals in the 10m air pistol shooting competition, she became the first athlete from independent India to win two medals in individual events at the same edition of the Olympics.
Football: France beat Argentina in men’s quarters, no American continent team in medal contention
France edged Argentina 1-0 in the men’s football quarter-finals at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday. Jean-Philippe Mateta, a striker for Crystal Palace in the Premier League, scored in the fifth minute to send the host nation through to the semi-final.
Argentina, the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 champions, had made the knockout stage for the first time in 16 years.
France vs Egypt and Morocco vs Spain are the two semi-finals in the Paris 2024 men’s football competition.
Notably, this is the first time since Sydney 2000, when Cameroon won the title, that a team from the North or South American continents will not win the gold medal in men’s football.
Mexico had won the tournament at London 2012 while Brazil were the champions at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
Shooting: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka moves up two spots after qualification fourth round
Indian shooter Anant Jeet Singh Naruka marked 24/25 in the fourth round of the men’s skeet qualification round at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Naruka, a two-time medallist at the Asian Games last year, climbed two spots from his Day 1 finish to rank 24th with one round to go. However, the 26-year-old Indian shooter is unlikely to challenge for a spot in the final.
Only the top six shooters after five rounds will make today’s men’s skeet final.
After four rounds, Naruka has a total of 92 - 23 in the first, 22 in the second, 23 in the third and 24 in the fourth.
The final round of the qualification event will be underway shortly.
Archery: Bhajan Kaur goes down in round of 16 after shoot-off
India’s Bhajan Kaur lost 6-5 against Diananda Choirunisa of Indonesia in the women’s individual round of 16 archery match at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday.
The Indian archer was chasing her Indonesian counterpart throughout the contest. In the decider fourth set, Bhajan arrowed a crucial 10 on her final shot to force a shoot-off.
Bhajan, aged 18, however, shot an eight in the one-shot decider while Choirunisa marked nine to take her through to the quarter-finals.
Earlier in the tournament, Bhajan beat Indonesia’s Syifa Nurafifah Kamal (round of 64) and Wioleta Myszor of Poland (round of 32).
Score: Bhajan Kaur (IND) was defeated 6-5 by Diananda Choirunisa (INA) in the women’s individual round of 16 archery match.
Archery: Deepika Kumari advances to quarters
Deepika Kumari, the former world No.1, beat Germany’s Michelle Kroppen 6-4 in the women’s individual round of 16 archery match at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The 30-year-old Indian archer, as a result, advanced to the quarter-final, to be played today.
Deepika stormed to a 5-1 lead after bagging the first and third sets. However, the German archer forced a fifth set. On her second arrow in the decider, Deepika hit the bullseye to tie the set and win the contest.
She will be back in action at the Les Invalides at 5:09 PM today in the last eight.
Score: Deepika Kumari (IND) won 6-4 against Michelle Kroppen (GER) in the women’s individual round of 16 archery match. Deepika went through to the quarter-finals.
Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur feature in archery pre-quarters
Indian archers Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur are resuming their Paris 2024 Olympics campaigns. They will take aim in the women’s individual archery round of 16 at the Les Invalides.
Deepika Kumari, a Commonwealth Games champion, is up against five-time European Championships medallist Michelle Kroppen of Germany.
Bhajan Kaur, meanwhile, will take on Indonesia’s Diananda Choirunisa in her pre-quarterfinals match.
Both Indian archers will advance to the quarter-finals with a win. All knockout rounds, including medal events, are scheduled today.
Indian shooters who have finished fourth at the Olympics
- Joydeep Karmarkar (men’s 50m rifle prone) - London 2012
- Abhinav Bindra (men’s 10m air rifle) - Rio 2016
- Arjun Babuta (men’s 10m air rifle) - Paris 2024
- Manu Bhaker (women’s 25m pistol) - Paris 2024
Click here and get the full list of Indian athletes who have finished fourth across all disciplines at the Olympics.
Manu Bhaker falls short of third shooting medal at Paris 2024
Manu Bhaker, a two-time Olympic bronze medallist, fell short of making the podium after finishing fourth with a total of 28 in the women’s 25m pistol final at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Bhaker, a former Youth Olympics champion, was placed second after the first stage. She remained in the medal positions until the end of the seventh series.
However, after converting just two (scores of 10.2 or higher) of her five shots in the eighth series, Bhaker went into a shoot-off for the top three. There, she was outscored by Hungarian shooter Veronika Major, who eventually bagged bronze.
The Republic of Korea’s Yang Jiin, meanwhile, clinched the gold medal with a score of 37, just one short of equalling the Olympic record. French shooter Camille Jedrzejewski settled for silver after a shoot-off post the 10th series.
Score: Manu Bhaker (IND) ranked fourth with a score of 28 in the women’s 25m air pistol final.
Shooting: Manu Bhaker placed second after stage 1 in 25m pistol final
Indian shooter Manu Bhaker ranks second with a total of 10 after stage 1 in the women’s 25m final at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The stage 1 event featured three series. Bhaker shot 2, 4 and 4 in the three stages, respectively.
Stage 2, an elimination round, is now ongoing.
Manu Bhaker in women’s 25m pistol final action
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Manu Bhaker has bagged two bronze medals so far. She finished on the podium in the women’s 10m air pistol individual and mixed team events.
Bhaker, 22, is the only Indian shooter to win two medals at the Olympics. A medal hat-trick is on the cards today.
In the women’s 25m pistol final, Bhaker will be up against world No. 2 Yang Jiin of the Republic of Korea, Hungary’s Major Veronika, who equalled the Olympic qualification record yesterday, and French shooter Camille Jedrzejewski, a three-time World Cup gold medallist.
Satwik-Chirag’s coach Mathias Boe calls it a day
Mathias Boe, the driving force behind Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s success in men’s doubles badminton, has announced his coaching retirement after the Paris 2024 Olympics.
“For me, my coaching days ends here, I’m not going to continue in India or anywhere else, for now at least,” stated Boe on social media. “I have spend too much time in a badminton hall and it’s also pretty stressful to be a coach, I’m a tired old man.”
Under his tutelage, Satwik-Chirag won the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games titles while bagging a World Championships bronze medal too.
In his announcement post, the 44-year-old praised his proteges after their Paris 2024 campaign.
“I know you guys are gutted, I know how much you wanted to bring a medal back to India, but this time it wasn’t meant to be.
“But you have everything to be proud of, how hard you have worked in this Olympics camp. You have won so much over the past years and you are going to win so much more in the future,” Boe added.
India at Paris 2024 Olympics - Day 7 highlights
- Lakshya Sen beat Chou Tien Chen to become the first Indian badminton player to make the men’s singles semi-finals at the Olympics.
- Manu Bhaker ranked second in the women’s 25m pistol qualification round, will shoot for an unprecedented third medal at Paris 2024 in the final.
- India beat Australia in men’s hockey at the Olympics after 52 years.
- India recorded their best finish in archery at the Olympic games after Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara narrowly missed out on a mixed team bronze medal.
Where to watch Paris 2024 Olympics live in India
Manu Bhaker’s historic medal match, Nishant Dev’s boxing quarter-final and all other events featuring Indian athletes can be watched live!
Live streaming of the Paris 2024 Olympics will be available for free on Jio Cinema in India. Live telecast of Paris 2024 will be on Sports 18 Network TV channel in India.
India at Paris 2024 Olympics live: Welcome to the blog!
Olympics.com is back with live coverage of Indian athletes on Day 8 at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Manu Bhaker’s women’s 25m pistol final will be the headline act on Saturday. The 22-year-old Indian shooter has defied all odds in the French capital to win two bronze medals. A historic third now awaits the former Youth Olympic champion.
If she medals, Bhaker will become the first Indian athlete to win three medals in individual events at the Olympics. She will take centrestage at 1:00 PM IST today.
Shooter Anant Jeet Singh Naruka will aim to bounce back and make the top six on day 2 of the men’s skeet qualification round. Maheshwari Chouhan and Raiza Dhillon, on the other hand, will shoot in the women’s skeet qualification. Both events will start at 12:30 PM IST.
Boxer Nishant Dev, meanwhile, is one win away from assuring India a fourth Olympic medal in the sport. He will take on the second-seeded Marco Verde, a Pan American Games champion, in the men’s 71kg quarter-final boxing match at 12:18 AM IST (Sunday).
Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur will resume their quest for India’s first Olympic archery medal. India recorded their best archery finish at the Summer Games on Friday. The duo will be in action in the round of 16 from 1:52 PM IST. Medals events are also on today’s agenda.
Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar will tee off in round 3 of the men’s golf competition from 12:30 PM IST. Sailors Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan will resume their campaigns from 3:50 PM IST.
