NEW DELHI: After Manu Bhaker made history as the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal, the country’s hopes continue to rest on its shooters.
Ramita Jindal finished 7th in 10m Air Rifle Women’s Final, whereas Bhaker kept her hopes for another medal alive by entering the bronze-medal match in mixed team event with Sarabjot Singh. Arjun Babuta buckled under pressure to finish fourth in men’s 10m air rifle competition on Monday.
Following is India’s Day 3 schedule at the Paris Olympics on Monday (All timings in IST):
Badminton
12 PM: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel (Germany) in Men’s doubles (Group stage) – CANCELLED
Shooting
12:45 PM: Manu Bhaker/Sarabjot Singh (3rd with 580 points) enter bronze-medal match and Rhythm Sangwan/Arjun Singh Cheema (576) finish 10th in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification
Badminton
12:50 PM:Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto lose 11-21, 12-21 against Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida (Japan) in Women’s Doubles (Group stage)
Shooting
1 PM: Prithviraj Tondaiman placed 30th after Day 1 in Men’s Trap Qualification
1 PM: Ramita Jindal in 10m Air Rifle Women’s Final – Ramita finishes 7th
Shooting
3:30 PM: Arjun Babuta in 10m Air Rifle Men’s Final – Arjun finishes 4th
Hockey
4:15 PM: India play out 1-1 draw against Argentina in Men’s Pool B Match
Badminton
5:30 PM: Lakshya Sen beats Julien Carraggi (Belgium) 21-19, 21-14 in Men’s singles (Group stage)
Archery
6:30 PM: Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav lose 2-6 to Türkiye in Men’s Recurve Team Quarterfinals
Table Tennis
00:30 AM: Manika Batra vs Prithika Pavade (France) in Women’s Singles Round of 32