New Delhi. India’s Manu Bhaker qualified for the women’s 10m air pistol final at the Paris Olympics 2024. She ranked with a score of 580-27x. With this, Manu has raised the hope of the first medal for India. Now the final will be played tomorrow at 3 pm. At the same time, Rhythm Sangwan failed to qualify with 15th place.
… 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!
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19-year-old Manu Bhaker scores 98/100… pic.twitter.com/nipwBpbYgc
— India at Paris 2024 Olympics (@sportwalkmedia) July 27, 2024
Hungary’s Veronika Major qualified for the finals at number one with 582-22x points. South Korea’s Jin Ye Oh was second with 582-20x points. Apart from them, South Korea’s Yeji Kim, China’s Jue Lee, Turkey’s Ilayda Sevcal Tarhan, Vietnam’s Vinh Thu Trinh and China’s Renxin Jiang were successful in qualifying for the finals.
Sarabjot and Cheema disappointed
Earlier, the shooting players disappointed the fans. Sarabjot Singh and Arjun Cheema could not make it to the finals of the men’s 10 meter pistol event. Sarabjot finished ninth with 577 points and Arjun finished 18th with 574 points.
The challenge in 10m air rifle is also over
India faced disappointment in the 10 meter air rifle mixed shooting competition. Elavenil Valarivan and Sandeep Singh could not make it to the finals and finished 12th. Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babuta also finished sixth. With this, India’s challenge in this competition has ended.
This country’s player won the first gold
China won the first gold medal of the current Olympics. In the 10 meter rifle mixed team, the pair of Chinese players Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao defeated the Korean players and opened the account with a gold medal, achieving a historic feat for their country. Chang and Yiwen Chen performed consistently best in their five dives and aimed for gold with the top score in every round.