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Sports Top 10: The fourth day was very good for India in Paris Olympics 2024 in which the pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won the bronze medal in the mixed 10m air pistol shooting event. With this, Manu has become the first athlete in independent India to win 2 medals in a single Olympics. At the same time, the Indian hockey team is consistently performing well in Olympics 2024 in which they won the match against Ireland by a margin of 2-0. The Indian cricket team won the last match of the three-match T20 series being played against Sri Lanka in the super over after the match was tied and succeeded in winning the series 3-0.
Another medal came in shooting
The pair of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh also won the bronze medal in the mixed event of 10 meter air pistol. Indian athletes Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh defeated the Korean team to win the bronze medal. They won this match by a margin of 16-10. After losing the first set in the bronze medal match against the Korean pair, the pair of Manu and Sarabjot made a brilliant comeback and won the next four sets consecutively.
Indian hockey team beat Ireland 2-0
In the Olympics 2024, the Indian hockey team played its third match against the Ireland team, which they won brilliantly by 2-0. In this match, both the goals for India were scored by captain Harmanpreet Singh, which came from penalty corners. In the Olympics 2024, the Indian team has been placed in Pool B. There are 6 teams in it. The Indian team’s next match is against the Belgium team on August 1 and after that on August 2, they have to play a match against the Australia team.
Sarabjot said the coach’s advice worked
Sarabjot Singh, who won the bronze medal in the mixed shooting event at the Paris Olympics 2024, said that the coach’s advice was very useful for him. Sarabjot said that when he woke up in the morning, everyone sees the podium. But I had to stay in the present. It was good to shoot with Manu. We have been shooting together since 2019. Our experience has been good. As soon as we plan a shot, we also feel the pressure. Because there is a lot of crowd too. The coach said that just focus on the work. Because if you fire now, it will not come again. We benefited from his words. He had told us not to take pressure.
Manu Bhaker still has a chance to win another medal
Indian shooting player Manu Bhaker, who has won 2 bronze medals in the Paris Olympics so far, still has a chance to win another medal. She still has to participate in the 25 meter air pistol event whose qualifying round will be held on August 2 and if Manu qualifies for its medal event, then she will participate in the final event on August 3.
Indian hockey team made it to the quarter finals
The Indian hockey team has made it to the quarter finals. Because Argentina won the match against New Zealand 2-0, Team India has entered the quarter finals. Now Belgium’s team has reached the top-8 in Pool B. In the hockey event at the Paris Olympics, 4 teams each from Pool A and Pool B will confirm their place for the quarter finals. Apart from India, Belgium’s team has also made it to Pool B, while Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Ireland are still in the race for the remaining 2 spots.
Important match of PV Sindhu and Manika Batra today
On the 5th day of the Paris Olympics, Indian athletes will be seen in action but will not participate in any medal event. While PV Sindhu will play in her second group match, Manika Batra will play the pre-quarterfinal match. Apart from this, table tennis player Sreeja Akula will play her match in the round of 32. In shooting, Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar and Swapnil Kusale will participate in the 50m rifle three position men’s qualification.
Indian team defeated Sri Lanka in the super over in the last T20 match
The Indian team won the third T20 match of the series against Sri Lanka in the Super Over. In this match, Team India batted first and scored 137 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs, while chasing the target, the Sri Lankan team could also score the same. After this, India got a target of just 3 runs in the Super Over, which they achieved on the very first ball.
Sri Lanka announced the team for the ODI series against India
A 3-match ODI series is to be played between India and Sri Lanka from August 2, for which Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a 15-member team. Former Sri Lankan captain Kusal Mendis has been retained in the ODI team. Players like Avishka Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis and Zenith Liyanage have got a chance in the team.
Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Sadira Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Zenith Liyanage, Nishan Madushka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Velalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahesh Tikshina, Akila Dhananjay, Dilshan Madushanka, Mathisha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando. .
Smriti Mandhana reached fourth place in women’s T20 batting rankings
Smriti Mandhana’s batting performance in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 was spectacular, after which she has gained one place in the batting rankings. She has reached number four. She has 743 rating points. At the same time, India’s Renuka Singh has also jumped four places to number five in the women’s ICC T20 bowling rankings.
Sri Lanka became the team with the most losses in T20 Internationals
With the defeat in the third T20 match against India, Sri Lanka has now registered the record of losing the most number of matches in International T20 cricket. Earlier, Bangladesh team was in the first position with a record of losing 104 matches whereas now Sri Lanka has lost 105 matches.