No medals came India's way on Day 8 of the Paris Olympics 2024 as several athletes missed out the chance by a whisker. India's shooting sensation Manu Bhaker could not make it three in a row and create history as she finished fourth in the Women's 25m Air Pistol final. Archer Deepika Kumari and boxer Nishant Dev's fight ended in the quarterfinal as well.
Shooting
Bhaker who has won two bronze medals in 10m Air Pistol singles and mixed team events finished fourth after aggregating 28 points in a shoot-off. The 22-year-old had a chance to become first Indian to win three medals in a single edition or otherwise in Olympics history. She will return as independent India’s only athlete with two medals in a single edition of the Olympics.
On Day 2 of men's skeet qualification, Naruka Anant Jeet Singh managed 116 points after five rounds of qualification and finished at 24th place. He failed to make it to the final.
On Day 1 of women's skeet qualification, Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon scored 71 and 66 points respectively. Maheshwari finished eighth whereas Raiza was at 25th position. Maheshwari still has a chance to qualify as she will be in action on August 5. Only six shooters make it to the next round. Raiza is in contention too but is unlikely to make it to the top six.
Archery
Bhajan Kaur put up a fight against Indonesia's Diananda Choirunisa but in the shootout she got eliminated. Deepika Kumari showed promise as she reached quarter-finals after defeating Germany's Michelle Kroppen 6-4. However, she lost to South Korea's Suhyeon Nam in the quarterfinal. With Deepika’s exit, India’s hopes of winning first-ever Olympic medal in archery ended as well.
Boxing
Nishant Dev lost to Mexico's Marco Verde in the men's 71kg event quarterfinal. Dev started well but Verde dominated him for the better part of the clash and won 4-1.
Sailing
In Men’s Dinghy, 22-year-old Vishnu Saravanan finished 23rd after race 5 & 6. In the women's Dinghy, Nethra Kumanan was not impressive as well. She slipped to 24th position after race 4, 5 and 6.
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Golf
In Mens's Golf, Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar are tied at 34th and 48th respectively. At the end of third round, Shubhankar was one over par whereas Gaganjeet was at par.
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