In the Paris Olympics, good news for sports lovers: the Indian hockey team has achieved a historic first in 52 years by defeating 3-2 in their final men’s hockey Pool B match.
This is the first time since the 1972 Olympics that India has defeated Australia in hockey in the Olympics. For India, Abhishek scored one goal and Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace, while Thomas Craig and Blake Govers scored for Australia. The win now sees India (10 points, 5 matches) rise to the second spot in Pool B. Archers Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara were defeated by Korea in the semifinals by 2-6. However, India through to the bronze medal playoff, which will begin later this evening.
In shooting, Manu Bhaker finished second in women’s 25 pistol qualification, shooting a total of 590 (294 in precision, 296 in rapid) out of a possible 600 and thus reaching her third final of the Paris Olympics.
Sailors Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan, as well as golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar, are continuing their event today.
Judoka Tulika Mann crashed out of the women’s +78kg event at the Paris Olympics after going down in the opening round to London Games champion Idalys Ortiz of Cuba.
Balraj Panwar, India’s sole representative in rowing at the Paris 2024 Olympics of the men’s singles sculls event, participated in Final D today, which was a classification race that determined rankings from 19th to 24th place. He finished fifth.
Meanwhile, India’s only shuttler left, Lakshya Sen, will take on Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen in the men’s singles quarterfinals. Towards the end of the second half, lots of athletes such as Ankita Dhyani, Paril Chaudhary, and Tajinderpal Singh Toor will feature in the women’s 5,000m heats and men’s shot put qualification, respectively.