8th day of the Paris Olympics 2024 live updates: Manu Bhaker finished fourth in the women’s 25-meter pistol final, preventing her from winning a third medal at Paris 2024.
8th day of the Paris Olympics 2024 live updates: Manu Bhaker’s journey came to an end on Day 8, as she finished fourth in the women’s 25 pistol final and lost out on a hat-trick of medals. At one point, Bhakar was second, but in the end, she lost her cool. In the meantime, Deepika Kumari won her women’s individual archery 1/8 elimination round with a vintage performance, moving her on to the quarterfinals, which are set for later in the day. Bhajan Kaur lost her 1/8 elimination match because she was unable to match her senior’s performance.
Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon are competing for India right now in the women’s skeet qualifier. Men’s golf players Gaganjeet Bhullar and Subhankar Sharma are competing in the interim.
In the meantime, Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan will be sailing, competing in their individual Dinghy races. In the boxing quarterfinals, Mexico’s Marco Verde will square up against Nishant Dev. India now has three medals, two of which are bronze, thanks to Bhaker. In the meantime, Swapnil Kusale has won a bronze in shooting.
On Day 7, there was a lot of competition between Indian athletes in sports like hockey, badminton, shooting, judo, and archery. Now that only Lakshya Sen remains, he has guaranteed a spot in the men’s singles semifinal. In shooting, Manu Bhaker advanced to the women’s 25-meter pistol final, maintaining her pursuit of a hat-trick of medals from Paris 2024, while Esha Singh was not able to secure a spot.
Tulika Maan lost her women’s +75kg Round of 32 judo match, resulting in her elimination. India’s performance in archery was uneventful; they defeated Spain in the quarterfinals and defeated Indonesia in the mixed team 1/8 elimination round. However, they were defeated by South Korea in the semifinals and humiliated by the United States in the bronze medal match.
In the meantime, India returned to winning ways in men’s hockey, defeating Australia 3-2 in the last pool game. On Sunday, they play Great Britain in the quarterfinals. A huge letdown occurred in the athletics department when Ankita and ParuL Chaudhary lost their respective women’s 5000m heats. Tajinderpal Singh Toor, meanwhile, was likewise unable to advance to the men’s shot put final. India also participated in sailing and rowing.
Schedule for Paris Olympics 2024 Day 8:
Shooting
Women’s Skeet Qualification (Day 1): Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan — 12.30 pm
Archery
Women’s Individual Quarter-final: Deepika Kumari – 5:09 PM IST
Sailing
Men’s Dinghy Opening Series (Race 5): Vishnu Saravanan — 3.45 pm
Men’s Dinghy Opening Series (Race 6): Vishnu Saravanan — 4.53 pm
Women’s Dinghy Opening Series (Race 5): Nethra Kumanan – 5.55 pm
Women’s Dinghy Opening Series (Race 6): Nethra Kumanan – 7.03 pm
Boxing
Men’s Welterweight (Quarter-finals): Nishant Dev vs Marco Verde (Mexico) — 12.18 am (Sunday)
Shooting
Manu Bhaker finished in fourth position in women’s 25m pistol final
Archery
Deepika Kumari wins 1/8 elimination women’s individual archery round, into quarter-finals
Bhajan Kaur loses in 1/8 elimination round
Key pointers for Paris Olympics 2024 Day 8:
– Manu Bhaker came fourth in the women’s 25m pistol final
– Nishant Dev will have his boxing quarter-final bout
– India’s medal tally stands at three (all bronze)
