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

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Highlights:

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Highlights: Manika Batra ended the third day of the 2024 Olympics for India by becoming the first from the country to reach the pre-quarterfinals in singles table tennis at the Games. Batra beat France's Prithika Pavard 3-0 to go through. Meanwhile,a late goal from captain Harmanpreet Singh helped India draw 1-1 with Argentina in their men's hockey Pool B encounter.

Lakshya Sen overcame a slow start and won his first game against Belgium's Julien Carraggi. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are through to the quarterfinals of men's doubles badminton. Manika Batra made history by becoming the first Indian to reach the round of 16 in singles table tennis at the Olympics. She beat France's Prithika Pavard 3-0.

Earlier, Arjun Babuta remained in the medal spots for much of the men's 10m air rifle final but ended up having to bow out in fourth place. He was thus unable to win a second medal for India at the Paris Olympics after fellow shooter Manu Bhaker won bronze on Sunday in women's 10m air piston. Meanwhile, Manu built on her bronze from yesterday, with a third-placed finish with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol mixed team qualification event. On the other hand, the other Indian team consisting of Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Cheema, crashed out and failed to reach any of the medal matches. Later, Arjun Babuta will be fighting for a medal in the men's 10m air rifle final. Ramita Jindal was left disappointed as she finished in seventh position in the 10m women's air rifle final, missing out on a medal on Day 3 on Monday. Jindal, who finished in fifth position in qualification, was tipped for a medal and started off strongly, but her impact waned away in the second-half as she exited early.

In badminton, Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto fell to a second straight defeat in their women's doubles group match and their campaign now hangs by a thread. Lakshya Sen, whose win vs Kevin Cordon has been deleted after the Guatemala shuttler pulled out of Paris 2024 due to injury, will have his second group match and will need to hit the restart button.

DAY 3 RESULTS -

Archery

- Indian team of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav lose 5-1 to Turkey in men's team quarterfinals

Hockey

- Late goal from Harmanpreet Singh helps India draw 1-1 with Argentina in men's hockey

Shooting

- Arjun Babuta finishes fourth in men's 10m air rifle final

- Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh 3rd in 10m air pistol mixed team qualification, into bronze medal match.

Rhythm Sangwan, Arjun Cheema 10th, miss out on a medal match.

- Ramita Jindal finishes in 7th position in 10m air rifle women's final.

- Prithviraj Tondaiman place 30th in men's trap qualification

Badminton

- Lakshya Sen wins 21-19, 21-14 against Julien Carraggi

- Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto lose 21-11 21-12 in second group stage match.

- Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy through to the quarterfinals in men's doubles

Table Tennis

- Manika Batra through to table tennis women's singles round of 16 with 3-0 win over France's Prithika Pavade

Key points for Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3-

- India's medal tally ahead of Day 3 stands at one bronze, which was won by shooter Manu Bhaker on Sunday.

- Arjun Babuta finished fourth in men's 10m air rifle final

- Ramita Jindal came 7th in women's 10m air rifle final.

- Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh into bronze medal match in mixed team 10m air pistol after finishing third in qualification.