Highlights from Day 6 of Paris Olympics 2024: After Manu Bhakar and Sarbjot Singh, Swapnal Kasle becomes the third shooter to win a medal in shooting for India. He added another bronze medal for India by finishing third in men’s shooting 50m rifle 3 positions on day six of the Paris Olympics. With this, for the first time, India won three medals in one Games in one edition of the Olympics. India suffered a double blow in badminton today as the doubles pair of Satuk Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a quarter-final defeat, while PV Sindhu suffered a heartbreaking defeat in her Round of 16 match. However, Lakshya Sen has made it to the quarter finals. He defeated SH Prannoy of his own country.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: PV Sindhu loses.
India suffered yet another disappointment in badminton. PV Sindhu lost in straight sets. He defeated China’s Bing Zhao 21-19, 21-14 to reach the quarterfinals. With that, PV Sindhu’s journey ended.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Sindhu loses first game
PV Sindhu lost the first game of the round of 16 21-19. However, they still have a chance to bounce back and win the next two games. China’s Bang Yao is playing a strong game.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: PV Sindhu back
PV Sindhu’s interesting contest continues. He trails Wing Jao 11-8.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: PV Sindhu’s match begins.
PV Sindhu, two-time Olympic medalist in badminton, has started her round of 16 match for India at the Paris Olympics 2024. They will have their sights set on reaching the quarter-finals.
PM Narendra Modi spoke to Swapnal and congratulated him for the medal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to shooting bronze medalist Swapnal Kisle over phone and congratulated him on winning the medal. Swapnal Kisle won a bronze medal in men’s shooting 50m rifle 3 positions at the Paris Olympics 2024. They have been able to bring India their third medal in these Games. Earlier, India had won both the medals in shooting as well.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Lakshya advances to quarterfinals
India’s Lakshya Sen defeats India’s HS Old in Badminton Men’s Singles Round of 16 match. Lakshya won the match with a margin of 21-12 and 21-6. Thus, Lakshya has reached the quarter finals. Where he will face the player from Chinese Taipei.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Saravanan finished 10th in Race 1
Vishnu Saravanan finished 10th in the men’s dinghy race 1, 1:36 minutes behind leader Dooku Bose of the Netherlands.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Lakshya wins first game
In the first game of Badminton Men’s Singles Round of 16, Lakshi Sen defeated H.S. Defeated Pranay 21-12. The goal is to win one more game to reach the quarterfinals.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Lakshya-Prane face off
Badminton mas singles round of 16 match between two Indians Lakshi Sen and H.S. Love is being played with each other.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Satuk and Chirag lose in quarterfinals
Satuk Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost in badminton men’s doubles quarter-final. Malaysia’s Aaron Chea and Soh Woo-yuk lost the first game 21-13, but won the next two games 21-14, 21-16 to reach the semi-finals.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Safety and Injum Out
It was a very bad situation for safe guard Samra as he scored 93 and 94 to rank 31st out of 32 shooters! Meanwhile, his partner Anjum will be at the 18th position with a score of 584-26x. Thus, both athletes were eliminated from the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions qualification race.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Chirag-Satwek lose second game
After winning the first game by a big margin, the duo of Satok Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had to face defeat in the second game. Malaysia’s Aaron Chea and Soh Wooi-yuk won the game 21-14 to tie the game. This game will be decisive.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Chirag-Satwek win first game
Chirag-Stok won the first game 21-13 in the quarterfinals. The Indian pair dominated from the start against Aaron Chia and Soh Woo-yuk.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Satuk and Chirag duo on the field
In Badminton, men’s doubles quarter finals have started. Satok Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Malaysia’s Aaron Chea and Soh Wooi Yek.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Scores and exits from the top 20
In the 50m rifle 3 positions women’s qualification round, Anjum Mudgal is placed 22nd after kneeling, while safety Samra is placed 27th.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Injum and Sift left behind
Seft Kaur Samra and Anjum Mudgal failed in the women’s 50m rifle three positions qualification round. Anjum is at the 13th position and Ceft is at the 24th position.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Parveen Jadhav loses.
India also faced disappointment in archery. In the men’s singles 1/32 elimination round, Praveen Jadhav lost 6-0 to China’s Cao Wenchao.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: India lose to Belgium in Hockey
In men’s hockey, Belgium defeated India 2-1 in the Pool B match. However, India have already qualified for the quarter-finals from Pool B. After leading 1-0 in the first two quarters, India started to slow down in the third quarter and Belgium took advantage by scoring twice.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: Nakhat Zareen is out after losing.
In the women’s boxing 50 kg category, Nikhat Zarin lost to China’s Yu Wu in the pre-quarterfinals. India had high hopes of a medal.
Paris Olympics Day 6 Live Updates: India lead till two quarters.
In the Pool B match against Belgium, India led 1-0 in the first and second quarters. Belgium scored twice in the third quarter as India fell 2-1. Abhishek scored for India while Thibeau and John scored for Belgium in the 33rd and 44th minutes.
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