Olympic Games Paris 2024 LIVE Updates, Day 3 Live: Arjun Babuta Misses Shooting Medal; Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh Shine

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Time for hockey action

It is now time for men’s hockey as India face Argentina in a crucial Pool B encounter. India started their campaign with a 3-2 victory over New Zealand.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Babuta’s disappointment

Arjun Babuta buckled under pressure and finished fourth in the men’s 10m air rifle competition after coming close to winning a medal in his maiden Olympics. Babuta shot a total of 208.4. A 9.5 in response to Croatia’s Miran Maricic’s 10.7 put paid to his hopes of finishing on the podium.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Tom Daley’s fifth Olympic medal

Britain’s Tom Daley was dethroned as Olympic champion on Monday but took silver with partner Noah Williams in the men’s synchronised 10m platform behind China’s Lian Junjie and Yang Hao. It was a fifth medal in five Olympics for 30-year-old Daley, who won gold with Matty Lee in the same event at the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Games three years ago.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Story till now

It has been a somewhat disappointing day for India till now. Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babita both missed out on individual medals while the team of Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh Cheema also failed to qualify for the 10m air rifle mixed team final. However, the one good news was the qualification of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh in the mixed team bronze medal match.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Arjun misses out

Arjun Babuta misses out on the medal by just one position. With a score of 208.4, Babuta finishes fourth in the final and this will be a major heartbreak for him.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Big slip for Arjun

A 10.1 in the final attempt and Arjun Babuta is fourth right now with 188.7. This can be a problem for the Indian shooter.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Arjun maintains 2nd spot

Arjun Babuta went down to third but he recovers in the very next attempt. Still in second place with a score of 167.8.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Medal hopes intact

Arjun Babuta continues to maintain his hold on the 2nd position with a score of 146.9.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Babuta 2nd

Arjun Babuta takes the second spot after the first elimination with a score of 126.4. Amazing performance from the Indian shooter.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Arjun in 3rd

10 shots done and Arjun Babuta is third right now with a score of 105.0. A huge boost for India’s medal hopes.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Good start for Arjun

Arjun Babuta is 4th after the 5-shot series with a score of 52.4. A good start but he will have to improve in order to find himself in a medal position.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Brilliant start

10.7 for Arjun Babuta in his first shot and he takes a very early lead.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Babuta in position

India’s Arjun Babuta is in position for the 10m air rifle final and he will be shooting from firing point E. Can India add another medal to their tally? A billion hopes will be riding on Arjun at the moment.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Time for another medal event

We are just minutes away from the 10m air rifle men’s final with Arjun Babuta being the medal hope for India. The day started well with Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh qualifying for the bronze medal match in 10m air pistol team event and a win for Babuta will be just perfect.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: History beckons

Manu Bhaker has the chance to become the first athlete in the history of independent India to claim two medals in a single Olympic edition. Back in 1900, Norman Pritchard won two silver medals while representing India but no one has replicated that performance ever since.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Unique recognition

Manu Bhaker received an Eiffel Tower logo on X (formerly Twitter) along with her verified blue tick as a symbol of her bronze medal win at the Paris Olympics 2024. This logo signified that the account holder is a medalist at the Olympics 2024.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India’s big medal hope

One bronze medal match confirmed and India still have the chance to add two more medals to their tally. Arjun Babuta will be competing for a medal in the 10m air rifle men’s final while the men’s archery team will be in action in their quarterfinal encounter.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Fastest man of USA

Noah Lyles will look to banish his Tokyo demons when he takes to the Olympic track in Paris in his continuing bid to fill the void left by Usain Bolt. Lyles took a major step towards that dream by winning treble gold (100, 200 and 4x100m relay) at last year’s world championships in Budapest. It led to World Athletics president Sebastian Coe dubbing Lyles, whose contract renewal with Adidas this season was described as the biggest since Bolt’s with Puma, an “absolute rock star”.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Disappointment for Ramita

Ramita could complete only 14 shots in total, including two series of five shots each. She had a total score of 145.3. Korean shooter Ban Hyojin equaled the Olympic record set by China to get the gold medal, prevailing in a shoot-out against China’s Huang Yuting, who also made the same score to get the silver medal. The third place was secured by Audrey Gogniat of Switzerland with 230.3 points.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Timing for India’s shooting bronze medal match

Bhaker-Sarabjot shot 580-20x in the three series to finish third, ahead of the South Korea’s Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho, in the qualification round. The two teams will feature in the bronze medal match on Tuesday at 1:00 PM IST where Manu will eye her second bronze at the Olympics.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto

The Indian pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto are on the verge of elimination after losing their second group stage match in the women’s doubles badminton competition at the Paris Olympics 2024. They were beaten 11-21 12-21 by the world number four Japanese duo of Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in the 48-minute Group C match.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Golden opportunity for Titmus

Massive chance for Australia’s Ariarne Titmus to add the 200m freestyle gold in swimming after claiming the 400m win.  The 23-year-old Titmus is the favourite at 200m — she is the reigning champion and world record-holder. Her biggest threat is fellow Australian Mollie O’Callaghan, who boasted the fastest time ever until Titmus smashed it in June.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Nadal-Djokovic super clash

It is a big day for tennis fans as Rafael Nadal will face Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles tennis event. A clash of titans and many are wondering if this is the last time that these two behemoths of the game will take on each other on the international stage.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Manu Bhaker supremacy

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh qualified for the bronze medal match in the 10m air pistol mixed team event of the Olympic Games. Bhaker and Sarabjot shot 580 to make the medal round where they will take on Korea on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Bhaker came into the qualifications after winning a historic bronze medal in the 10m women’s air pistol event on Sunday.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Tough outing for Ramita

Ramita Jindal finished seventh in the final of the 10m air rifle women’s final.  She shot 145.3 in a high-quality eight-women final. The young Indian shooter was placed seventh after 10 shots (104.0), when the elimination began. In danger of being eliminated, a 10.5 pushed Ramita to sixth place even as Norway’s Hegg Jeanette Duestad made an exit. But the Indian could not save herself after that.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Another medal hope for Manu Bhaker

Till Sunday, no Indian woman had won any medal in shooting at the Olympics. Manu Bhaker created history by claiming the bronze medal in 10m air pistol event and now, she has a chance to add another medal to her tally. Along with Sarabjot Singh, she has qualified for the 10m air pistol mixed team event and India will be hoping for another brilliant show from the pair.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Manu-Sarabjot to fight for Bronze

The Indian duo of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh has qualified for the 10m Air Pistol Mixed, bronze medal round. However, shooter Ramita Jindal has lost her chance of clinching a medal in 10m Air Rifle women’s final. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Ramit continues to fight

Ramita up to fifth with 145.3 and this is getting really tight! Can India clinch another medal in shooting here?

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Ramita in 6th

The first elimination takes place in the 10m air rifle final and Ramita is safe in sixth right now. 124.9 for the Indian shooter.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Bhaker in prime form

The fight continues for Sarabjot Singh and Manu Bhaker as they are third with an average of 9.660 in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. This will take them to the bronze medal encounter.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Trouble for Ramita

A 9.7 in the final shot and Ramita crashes down to 7th after 10 shots. A horrible show from the shooter as she will have to fight really hard to bounce back.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: 5 shots done for Ramita

5 shots done and Ramita remains fifth with 52.5. However, the gap with the Top 4 is not much and she has a great chance of making a comeback.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Manu Bhaker in brilliant form

The team of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh are back in it and Bhaker seems to be headed towards a second medal chance. 9.719 average for the team till now and they are well placed in second spot in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Ramita in 5th

10.3, 10.2 and 10.6 – a lukewarm start by Ramita as she is currently in the fifth position. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Time for the air rifle final!

Ramita Jindal is the medal hope for India as she features in the women’s 10m air rifle final. She had a good campaign in qualification and it will take something special for her to clinch a historic medal for India.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India start strong

A solid start for India in the 10m air pistol mixed team event as Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh Cheema are holding on to the third position. On the other hand, Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh has struggled a bit but they are also in the Top 10 at the moment.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: 10m air pistol mixed team

The 10m air pistol mixed team qualification has started. India has two teams competing in the qualifications – Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh ,Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh Cheema.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Five medal chances

It is a huge day for India at the Paris Olympics 2024 because as many as five medals are on the line. 4 in shooting and with the Indian men’s archery team in quarterfinal action, a win will make them a firm contender for a medal.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh to be in action

Shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh will be in action at 12:45 PM. The duo will be competing in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team qualification match. Apart from them, shooter Ramita Jindal will be competing in 10m Air Rifle Women’s final and will be aiming for a medal for India. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Satwik-Chirag to play must-win game

After the cancellation of their second round match, Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be facing the Indonesian pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto on Tuesday. This match will be a must win for the Indian duo as it is their last game before the quarterfinals.