Manu Bhaker, who has already created history by being the first athlete from India to win two bronze medals in a single Olympic competition, will once carry India’s hopes and aim for an unprecedented hat-trick before her campaign comes to a close in Paris.
She will compete in the women’s 25m Pistol final in the hopes of becoming the first Indian athlete to win three medals at a single Olympic Games.
Paris Olympics 2024 Medal Standings: India 44th Overall
Today, Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon will officially kick off India’s women’s skeet qualification campaign. In the women’s individual 1/8 eliminations, Archer Deepika Kumari will face Michelle Kroppen. Bhajan Kaur will then face Diananda Choirunisa. Nishant Dev will compete in the men’s welterweight quarterfinals as well. The Indian boxer is set to face Marco Verde.
INDIA AT PARIS OLYMPICS: COMPLETE SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, AUG 3
12:30 – Golf – Men’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 3 – Shubhankar Sharma, Gaganjeet Bhullar
12:30 PM – Shooting – Women’s Skeet Qualification – Day 1 – Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan
12:30 PM – Shooting – Men’s Skeet Qualification – Day 2 – Anant Jeet Singh Naruka
1 PM – Shooting – Women’s 25m Pistol Final – Medal Round – Manu Bhaker
1:52 PM – Archery – Women’s Individual 1/8 Eliminations – Bhajan Kaur vs Michelle Kroppen (Germany)
2:05 PM – Archery- Women’s Individual 1/8 Eliminations – Deepika Kumari vs Diananda Choirunisa (Indonesia)
From 3:45 PM – Sailing – Men’s Dinghy Race 5 & Race 6 – Vishnu Saravanan
4:56 PM – Archery – Women’s Individual Quarterfinal (If Qualified) – Bhajan Kaur vs Lisa Barbelin (France) or Ana Luiza Caetano (Brazil)
5:09 PM – Archery – Women’s Individual Quarterfinal (If Qualified) – Deepika Kumari vs Madalina Amaistroaie (Romania) or Nam Su-hyeon (South Korea)
5:35 PM – Archery – Women’s Individual Semifinal (If Qualified) – Deepika Kumari, Bhajan Kaur
6:03 PM – Archery – Women’s Individual Bronze Medal Match (If Qualified) – Deepika Kumari or Bhajan Kaur
6:16 PM – Archery – Women’s Individual Gold Medal Match (If Qualified) – Deepika Kumari or Bhajan Kaur
From 7:05 PM – Sailing – Women’s Dinghy Race 5 & 6 – Nethra Kumanan
12:18 AM – (August 4) Boxing Men’s 71kg Quarterfinal – Nishant Dev vs Marco Alonso Verde Alvarez (Mexico)
What are your thoughts on Manu Bhaker winning today’s final?
