Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Highlights: Manika Batra makes history; Arjun Babuta misses out on medal

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: With the second series ongoing, Rhythm and Arjun are currently third, having got 194 in series 1. Meanwhile, Bhaker and Sarabjot are in second position, having got 193 in series 1.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Ramita Jindal is also in aciton now, in the 10m air rifle women's final! She finished in fifth position in the qualification. She will be looking to get a medal!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: The 10m air pistol mixed team qualification event has begun! The spotlight is on Bhaker and Sarabjot, who form one team. Meanwhile, the other Indian team is Rhythm and Arjun.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: The men's hockey team will also be in action against Argentina in their Pool B match, scheduled for 4:15 pm IST. This could be an epic!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Stay tuned folks! Day 3 will begin with shooting, and the first event for India will be the 10m air pistol mixed team qualification round! Two Indian teams will be there; Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh and Rhythm Sangwan, Arjun Singh Cheema. Both teams will be looking to qualify for the final!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: After Bhaker's bronze, Union Sports Minister Mandaviya revealed that the government spent around ₹2 crores on the shooter's training, and she was sent to Germany and Switzerland for it. "Around ₹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 said, while speaking to ANI.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Batra reached round of 32 in women's singles, with a 11-8, 12-10, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5 win vs Great Britain's Anna Hursey. She was in good form throughout the match, but had a tiny stutter in the fourth game. But maintained her composure to eke out an opening win! She will have her round of 32 fixture today!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: From a non-India perspective, in tennis we are going to have an epic showdown today! Rafael Nadal will take on arch-rival Novak Djokovic in the men's singles second round, yes you heard that right! NADAL VS DJOKOVIC! A THRILLER AT ROLAND GARROS! The Spaniard defeated Marton Fucsovics 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in his first round. Meanwhile, Djokovic beat Matthew Ebden in straight sets.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: After the Tokyo 2020 debacle, Bhaker knew she had only one mission at hand, and that was to win a medal in Paris. She reconciled with coach Jaspal Rana, with whom she had a fallout before Tokyo 2020. Since then, she has grown and it was shown on Sunday as she clinched a bronze medal to open India's tally.

After her win, she wrote on X, "Winning this medal is a dream come true, not just for me but for everyone who has supported me. I am deeply grateful to the NRAI, SAI, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Coach Jaspal Rana sir, Haryana government and OGQ. I dedicate this victory to my country for their incredible support and love."

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: In the second-half, the Indian men's archery team will have their quarter-final clash. If Tarundeep, Dhiraj, Pravin progress, semi-final is on the same day, and so are the medal matches of their event. Can they succeed today? Only time will tell.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Other than Ramita, even Arjun will be fighting for a medal in the 10m air rifle men's final today! MEanwhile, we will see Prithviraj Tondaiman in action in the men's trap qualification round. Manu Bhaker will resume her campaign, with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol mixed team qualification round, and there will be another Indian team consisting of Rhythm and Arjun.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Satwiksairaj and Chirag's men's doubles Group C clash for today has been cancelled due to the withdrawal of German shuttler Mark Lamfuss. "German men’s doubles player Mark Lamsfuss has withdrawn from the Olympic Games Paris 2024 badminton competition due to a knee injury,” the BWF informed.

“Lamsfuss’ and teammate Marvin Seidel‘s remaining Group C matches against India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (Court 3, 8.30am local time, 29 July 2024) and Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar of France (Court 1, ‘Not Before’ 2.50pm local time, 30 July 2024) will not be played,” it added.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Lakshya Sen's opening win vs Guatemala's Kevin Cordon has been 'deleted'. Cordon withdrew from Paris 2024 due to a left elbow injury, and according to BWF rules, the match between Lakshya and Cordon has been ‘deleted’. Lakshya's ranking will now be based on results from his remaining Group L matches. He is up against Julian Carragi toady!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Ramita was excellent in the qualification round of 10m air rifle women's. She came fifth with a score of 631.5, and will be looking to build on that today and challenge for a medal! It is worth noting that India's only medal in Paris 2024 is from shooting, and we could see the same sport increase the tally!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Hello and welcome everyone! Day 3 will see plenty of action in shooting, with two medals up for grabs! The spotlight will be on Arjun Babuta and Ramita Jindal! Meanwhile, the archery men's team have their quarterfinal clash today and if they progress, the semi-final will be later in the day, with the medal rounds also scheduled. Stay tuned folks! It is going to be a thrilling day!