The heartbreak in <keyword id="19909929" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shooting" source="keywords">shooting</keyword> continued for <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword> after <keyword id="22566735" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arjun-Babuta" source="keywords">Arjun Babuta</keyword> came within sniffing distance of an Olympic medal, only to let the nerves get the better of him and finish 4th in the <keyword id="22590616" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mens-10m-Air-Rifle" source="keywords">Men's 10m Air Rifle</keyword> event. The emotions were visible on Babuta's face when he knew that his final shot wasn't enough to keep him in contention for a spot on the podium. <keyword id="19894886" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="China" source="keywords">China</keyword>'s 19-year-old Sheng Lihao, who spent the majority of the time on the top clinched the <keyword id="20342188" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gold-Medal" source="keywords">gold medal</keyword> with 252.2 points. <keyword id="19903879" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sweden" source="keywords">Sweden</keyword>'s Victor Lindgren secured the second spot with 251.4 points, and a visibly emotional <keyword id="20175701" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Croatia" source="keywords">Croatia</keyword> shooter Miran Maricic settled for the third spot with 230.0 points. Babuta got off to a flying start by shooting 10.7 to kick off his final campaign. He fell to fourth after registering 10.2 in his second shot. His combined total was 20.9 out of 22 possible points. Babuta went on to firmly maintain the fourth spot after hitting 10.5 in his third shot. Babuta leapfrogged Sweden's Victor Lingreden by hitting 10.4 in his fourth shot. China's Lihao Sheng continued to showcase his remarkable preciseness and lead the charts by scoring 53.4/55 after five shots. However, Babuta slipped to fourth after five shots, scoring 52.4/55. In the second series, Babuta started to reap rewards for his consistency and moved to the second spot after firing two shots. He continued to fire above 10.5 and put up a score of 84 after eight shots. At the end of the second series, Babuta slipped to the third spot with a score of 105/110. China's young shooter, Sheng, continued to lead the pack with his near-flawless accuracy. The end of the second series marked the beginning of the elimination round. Babuta started the second stage with a 10.6 and moved to the second spot. The Indian shooter raised hopes of gold after he managed to trail by 0.1 points behind the first-placed China's Lihao Sheng. With a shot of 9.9, Babuta's streak of hitting the ten-point mark ended. He fell one full point behind China's Sheng. Sweden's Victor Lindgren got rewarded for his consistency, and he eventually managed to sneak past Babuta for the silver medal spot. Babuta retaliated and made up ground with a 10.7 shot which allowed him to retake the second spot. The pressure got to Babuta, and he settled for the fourth spot after shooting a 9.5. Earlier, Babuta earned a ticket to the final round by finishing seventh in the qualification round on Sunday. The 25-year-old from Chandigarh shot a series of 105.7, 104.9, 105.5, 105.4, 104.0, and 104.6, achieving a total score of 630.1 points to make the cut for the final. The loss on Monday follows a narrow miss for Babuta in the mixed team event with partner Ramita Jindal on Saturday, where the duo finished sixth in the qualification round, just missing out on a final berth.

Paris Olympics: Heartbreak for India, Arjun Babuta finishes 4th in men's 10m rifle final

<keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="Orion">India</keyword> officially kicked off its medal tally at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris over the weekend, as shooter <keyword id="20241095" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Manu-Bhaker" source="keywords">Manu Bhaker</keyword> bagged a stunning bronze in the Women's 10-metre air pistol event on July 28, 2024. This landmark achievement not only put India on the board, but also made Bhaker the first Indian woman to clinch an Olympic shooting medal, marking a historic milestone in the country's sporting legacy. Now, India is gearing up for a Super Monday that could potentially see the country clinch up to five more Olympic medals. With crucial events lined up in shooting and archery, here's a look at the day’s anticipated highlights and India's medal hopes. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Shooting, 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event — 2 medals on the line" comment="subhead" text="Shooting, 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event — 2 medals on the line">Shooting, 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event — 2 medals on the line</cmsannotation> The shooting arena is set to be a focal point for Indian fans, with two crucial events offering the potential for up to three medals. The 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event will see Indian pairs Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh and Rhythm Sangwan-Arjun Cheema Singh taking aim. Both teams will compete in the qualification round starting at 12:45 PM IST, with hopes pinned on securing spots in the medal rounds. If they manage to secure a top-four finish, India could walk away with two medals from this event. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Shooting, 10m Air Rifle Finals — 2 medals on the line" comment="subhead" text="Shooting, 10m Air Rifle Finals — 2 medals on the line">Shooting, 10m Air Rifle Finals — 2 medals on the line</cmsannotation> Later in the day, <keyword id="18890924" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ramita-jindal" source="Orion">Ramita Jindal</keyword> and <keyword id="3668747" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="arjun-babuta" source="Orion">Arjun Babuta</keyword> will aim for individual glory in their respective 10m Air Rifle finals. Jindal, who secured a place in the final by finishing 5th in the qualifications, will begin her final at 1:00 PM IST. Following her, Babuta, who made it to the men's final with a 7th-place finish, will compete at 3:30 PM IST. Both athletes will be vying for top-three finishes, potentially adding one or two medals to India’s tally. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Archery, Men's Team Event — 1 medal on the line" comment="subhead" text="Archery, Men's Team Event — 1 medal on the line">Archery, Men's Team Event — 1 medal on the line</cmsannotation> In archery, the Indian men's team, featuring top archers Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai, will be in action. The trio is set to face either Colombia or Turkey in the quarterfinals of the Men’s Team Event, starting at 5:45 PM IST. A victory here would propel them into the medal rounds, adding to India's chances of a podium finish. As the Indian contingent prepares for this high-stakes day, all eyes will be on these key events, hoping for a historic haul of medals that would mark a significant achievement for the nation.

Paris Olympics 2024: After Manu Bhaker’s bronze yesterday, India has the chance to win 5 more medals today

A squad full of debutants, free from past baggage will aim to ace the ultimate test of their lives when the shooting competition of the <keyword id="4833237" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="Orion">Paris Olympics</keyword> begins in the sleepy French town of Chateauroux on Friday. <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India" source="keywords">India</keyword> has won four Olympic medals in shooting out of its overall tally of 35 but none in the last two editions of the Summer Games, putting the additional pressure of expectations on the record 21-member Indian contingent based in central France. The national shooting federation, National Rifle Association of India (<keyword id="19910689" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="NRAI" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="NRAI" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="NRAI">NRAI</keyword>), chose current form over pedigree to pick the squad for the mega event and it will be hoping they hit the bullseye at the <keyword id="22557904" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Shooting-Centre" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="National Shooting Centre" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="National Shooting Centre">National Shooting Centre</keyword> here. Even the quota winners were made to battle out in the trials with the inexperienced Sandeep Singh pipping 2022 world champion Rudranksh Patil, who had secured India's quota in the 10m air rifle. Patil wrote to NRAI proposing his selection in the team despite finishing behind Sandeep in the trials, but the federation stuck to its guns. The athletes have been training away from the hustle and bustle of <keyword id="19916613" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris" source="keywords">Paris</keyword> and that could work in their favour come competition day. Barring <keyword id="20241095" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="manu-bhaker" source="keywords">Manu Bhaker</keyword>, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Anjum Moudgil and Elavenil Valarivan, all will experience the biggest sporting stage for the first time. India will have representation in all 15 shooting events. It is not just peak performance on the day that matters in the Olympics, luck too plays a major part. The 22-year-old Bhaker, who has won a bagful of medals in world events, had a stroke of bad luck at the Tokyo Games where her weapon malfunctioned in 10m <keyword id="20105950" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="air-pistol" source="keywords">air pistol</keyword> qualification and she could not recover from that setback. She will be taking part in three disciplines - 10m air pistol, 25m pistol and 10m pistol mixed team. India's main challenge will come from China who are also fielding 21 shooters across disciplines. Another women shooter to watch out for will be Sift Kaur Samra, who won the 50m rifle three positions gold at the Asian Games. Moudgil, one of the seasoned pros in the squad, is making a comeback and will lineup alongside Sift in the women's 50m rifle three positions. Twenty-year-old Rhythm Sangwan will be participating in two events, women's 10m air pistol alongside Bhaker and the 10m air pistol mixed team. "The preparation has been going good. The range is beautiful. I was a little upset staying away from main village in Paris. It is not as I expected but I am here for the competition and win and not pass any comments on the Games Village. Olympics is the biggest stage out here," said Sangwan. Among the male participants, only Tomar has been part of the Olympics before. Tomar, member of the gold winning team at the 2023 World Championships, will be seen in the men's 50m rifle three positions alongside Swapnil Kusale. The male debutants who have a decent international experience include Anish Bhanwala, Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Babuta, Arjun Singh Cheema and Vijayveer Singh. Gagan Narang, the 2012 Olympic bronze medallist who is here as India's chef de mission, is backing the shooters to end the <keyword id="22557903" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medal-drought" source="keywords">medal drought</keyword> in this edition. "My first Olympic experience was in 2004 and I remember at that time, we were not as confident as we are today. There is genuine belief that we are at par with the best in the world," said Narang. The biggest test of the shooters' lives awaits. Full squad Rifle: Men's 10m air rifle: Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta Women's 10m air rifle: Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita Jindal Women's 50m rifle 3 positions: Sift Kaur Samra, Anjum Moudgil Men's 50m rifle 3 positions: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale 10m air rifle mixed team: Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan, Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal Pistol: Men's 10m air pistol: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Cheema Women's 10m air pistol: Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan Men's 25m rapid fire pistol: Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu Women's 25m pistol: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh 10m air pistol mixed team: Sarabjot Singh/Manu Bhaker, Arjun Singh Cheema/Rhythm Sangwan Shotgun: Men's trap: Prithviraj Tondaiman Women's trap: Rajeshwari Kumari, Shreyasi Singh Men's skeet: Anantjeet Singh Naruka Women's skeet: Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon Skeet mixed team: Anantjeet Singh Naruka/Maheshwari Chauhan.

Record shooting contingent out to end India's 12-year medal drought

<keyword id="20292631" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-mens-hockey-team" source="keywords">Indian men's hockey team</keyword> secured yet another medal, this time a bronze, for <keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="keywords">India</keyword> at the ongoing <keyword id="20006192" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="keywords">Paris Olympics</keyword>, thrashing Spain by 2-1, and finishing at the podium for the second consecutive time since the <keyword id="20262833" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tokyo-Olympics" source="keywords">Tokyo Olympics</keyword>, where they had previously secured a bronze. For India, both goals in this match were scored by skipper Harmanpreet Singh, also popularly known as Sarpanch Sahab. For the first time in 50 years, India has won bronze medals in Olympics, back to back. India holds the distinction of being the country that holds the most number of Olympic medals in field hockey. With this, India takes its medal tally to four in this Olympics. All of them are bronze medals, won by Manu Bhaker (2), Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kusale in shooting. India came very close to winning medals in Paris 2024 Olympics, securing six 4th place finishes. These athletes include Arjun Babuta (shooting), Dhiraj Bommadevara/Ankita Bhakat (archery), Manu Bhaker (shooting), Anantjeet Singh Naruka/Maheshwari Chauhan (mixed team skeet shooting), Mirabai Chanu (weightlifting) and Lakshya Sen (badminton). The medal comes as a soothing salve, as India nurses a series of brunts, following Vinesh Phogat's unfortunate disqualification from wrestling finals, and Antim Panghal's three-year ban imposed by the International Olympics Association (IOA), after she was found in breach of discipline. Her sister was arrested on charges of impersonation and entering the international athlete's village on Panghal's accredition card, following which the wrestler was sent back to India. After their gold medal triumph in 1980, the <keyword id="20415656" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-hockey-team" source="keywords">Indian hockey team</keyword> had to go through a long, 41-year drought, where the team won no medals, till Tokyo Olympics 2020, where we secured a bronze. To date, India has won 8 gold medals in hockey in Olympics, with the country's last gold medal in this sport coming in 1980. India did qualify for semi-finals in this Olympics and also came a step closer to winning silver or gold medal, but were defeated by Germany 3-2. Previously, India has also won a silver medal in 1960, alongside 3 bronze medals in 1968, 1972 and 2020. This is the last Olympic outing for star goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who managed to save many a crucial hits from the opposition. The team dedicated the medal to him, squaring off his fantastic career, which began in 2006. He holds 2 Asian games gold medals, 4 Olympic hats, and over 300 games to his credit.

Paris Olympics: Indian men's hockey team wins bronze medal, repeat their feat from Tokyo Olympics

New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Following <keyword id="20241095" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Manu-Bhaker" source="keywords">Manu Bhaker</keyword>'s historic <keyword id="20257145" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bronze-medal" source="keywords">bronze medal</keyword> in the ongoing <keyword id="20006192" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="keywords">Paris Olympics</keyword> 2024, <keyword id="22535733" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Union-Sports-Minister" source="keywords">Union Sports Minister</keyword> <keyword id="2607815" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mansukh-Mandaviya" source="Orion">Mansukh Mandaviya</keyword> congratulated the shooter on her win and revealed the hard work and expenditure that went behind her training. Bhaker finished third to secure a bronze medal in the final of the Women's Air Pistol event on Sunday. She became the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympics. Following her win, Mandaviya told ANI, "By winning the first bronze medal in the Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker has made India proud. In her interaction, she said that she has been a part of '<keyword id="20305504" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Khelo-India" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Khelo India" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Khelo India">Khelo India</keyword>'. I am delighted to tell you that PM Modi started 'Khelo India' and under this initiative, sports infrastructure was set up in the country, sports competition was increased, and projects were floated to identify sports talent at school and college levels. Good coaches were hired to train the talents identified, they were provided good training and under the TOPS scheme, arrangements were made to ensure that they did not face any financial constraints." Mandaviya revealed that around Rs two crores were spent on Manu's training and she was sent to Germany and Switzerland for it. He also expressed confidence that other athletes will also do well in the Olympics. "Around Rs 2 crore was spent on Manu Bhaker's training. She was sent to Germany and Switzerland for training. Financial help was provided which was needed for her to hire a coach who she wanted. We are providing this ecosystem to all athletes so that they give best performance at national and international competitions. I am confident that our athletes will perform well in Paris Olympics too," he added. On the shooting and archery competitions taking place today, Manaviya added, "Shooting and Archery competitions are taking place today. We should encourage our athletes with <keyword id="22586685" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="CheerForBharat" source="Orion">#CheerForBharat</keyword> on social media and encourage them. We expect our athletes to perform well." Bhaker will once again be in action during the 10 m air pistol mixed team competition qualification rounds along with Sarabjot Singh from 12:45 PM onwards. Indian shooters Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babuta, along with the men's archery team, will aim to add to the country's medal count at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday. On Sunday, Ramita made it to the final of the women's 10 m air rifle event after a fifth-place finish during the qualification round, while Arjun came at seventh in the men's event. The top eight players from both the qualification rounds made it to the finals, which are scheduled for today, as per Olympics.com. Also, the men's archery team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav will be taking on Turkiye or Colombia in the quarterfinals at 6:31 PM. The medal rounds of this category will take place today itself. Bhaker brought India's first medal in the ongoing mega event as she won a bronze medal with a score of 221.7. It was a redemption arc for Manu after her pistol malfunctioned at the Tokyo Olympics. She made history by becoming the first Indian woman in 20 years to reach a shooting final in an individual event of the Olympics since Suma Shirur in 2004. South Korea's Ye Jin clinched the gold medal with an Olympic record of 243.2 points. Her compatriot, Kim Yeji, settled for silver with 241.3 points.

Govt spent two crores on training Manu Bhaker, says Sports Minister Mandaviya after her Olympic bronze win

The sensational <keyword id="20241095" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Manu-Bhaker" source="keywords">Manu Bhaker</keyword>'s dream of a grand treble went up in smoke after she lost the tie-shoot for <keyword id="20257145" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bronze-medal" source="keywords">bronze medal</keyword> to Hungarian shooter <keyword id="22650177" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Veronika-Major" source="keywords">Veronika Major</keyword> by the narrowest of margins in the women's 25m <keyword id="22654167" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sports-pistol" source="keywords">sports pistol</keyword> event at the Olympic Games on Saturday. In a high-quality final, Bhaker gave it her all and was placed No.1 among eight shooters for a brief period, but she could not maintain her consistency and eventually finished. Nonetheless, the 22-year-old will return home with her twin bronze-medal feat in women's 10m air pistol and mixed team 10m air pistol, where she partnered with Sarabjot Singh. The affable Indian shot 28 in the final, to be tied at third place along with Veronika after the eighth series of five shots. The Indian missed two of the five shots to aggregate three points, while Veronika drilled in four bullets into the target to clinch the third spot, leaving Bhaker to pack up her kit and leave her firing station. Expectations were really high from Bhaker to bring home a hat-trick of medals given her awe-inspiring form. She stood up to the challenge even after slipping to sixth position early in the final. The first series was a disaster in which Bhaker missed three out of five targets, but gradually she cut down on the errors and bounced back in the second and third series, shooing two consecutive 'fours' to take her points tally to 10 going into the elimination round. The elimination round was topsy-turvy to say the least. Bhaker's chances waxed and waned until she took the top spot for a brief period in the seventh series (fourth elimination round). However, South Korea's <keyword id="22654169" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="jin-yang" source="keywords">Jin Yang</keyword> wrested back the top spot immediately, even as Bhaker slipped in ranks with three misses in the eighth round, which saw her slump from second spot to joint third with Veronika, on 28 points. The <keyword id="22618045" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shoot-off" source="keywords">shoot-off</keyword> was nerve-jangling for both the markswomen, and Bhaker had three clear shots out of five on target, while Veronika had four. Bhaker's finish just outside the medal bracket once again brought to the fore the saga of fourth-place finishes for Indian shooters in the quadrennial showpiece. She joined the likes of <keyword id="22654168" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="joydeep-karmakar" source="keywords">Joydeep Karmakar</keyword> (men's 50m rifle prone, 2012 London), Abhinav Bindra (men's 10m air rifle, 2016 Rio) and Arjun Babuta (10m air rifle, 2024 Paris Olympics). Post event, Bhaker admitted she was a bit nervous during the 25m sports pistol final, where she finished fourth. "I got like really nervous about it, but again, I was trying my best to keep calm and to just try to do my best. But that was not enough," Manu said after the event. "It (Olympics) turned out to be very good for me, but well, there's always a next time so I'm already looking forward to the next one," she said. "I'm glad that I got two medals, but right now, I'm not very... well, fourth place is not a very good place," said Manu with tears in her eyes. Manu said she wasn't distracted by all the expectations around her and had completely switched off. "Honestly, I've been off the social media and I have not been checking my phone, so I don't know what's going on. But I just know that I was trying my best and I was trying to deliver a good performance," she said. "In most of the events I was able to (give a good performance), and in this one, I was not able to do as good. The moment my match was over, I was like, 'okay, the next time'," said Manu, already setting her sights on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. "There has been a lot of hard work going on backstage. Like I'm here -- what you see -- but like so many people have been working hard so that I can make it to the podium and so that India can win a medal," she said. "I am so happy that my entire team was there for me to support me throughout my journey," Manu added.

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Paris Olympics: Heartbreak for India, Arjun Babuta finishes 4th in men's 10m rifle final

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Paris Olympics 2024: After Manu Bhaker’s bronze yesterday, India has the chance to win 5 more medals today

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Record shooting contingent out to end India's 12-year medal drought

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Paris Olympics: Indian men's hockey team wins bronze medal, repeat their feat from Tokyo Olympics

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