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Ukrainian saber fencer Olha Kharlan won the fight for the third place of the 2024 Olympics in Paris against Korean Choi Sibin.
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Indian Mixed Archery Team Loses 2-6 To USA In Paris Olympics Bronze Match
The history-making Indian mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara came agonisingly close to ending India's 36-year wait for an Olympic medal in archery but fell short to finish fourth at the Games in Paris on Friday. The team had already created history by entering the semifinals of the Summer Games for the first time. But the duo lost 37-38 35-37 38-34 35-37 to the American combine of world no.1 Casey Kaufhold and three-time Olympic-medallist Brady Ellison to join the fourth-finishers' club at the Olympics. It was nonetheless the best ever performance by an Indian team in the quadrennial showpiece.
Table tennis: Veteran 61-year-old Ni's dream run ends in defeat by China's Sun
PARIS: Luxembourg's former China table tennis player Ni Xialian's sixth Olympics was cut short on Wednesday (Jul 31) by Chinese top seed Sun Yingsha, who the 61-year-old helped train this week to prepare for opponents with an unusual paddle in the mixed doubles final.
Diving: China's Quan and Chen claim gold in women's synchronised 10m platform
PARIS: China's Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi won gold in the women's synchronised 10-metre platform event on Wednesday (Jul 31), extending the country's winning streak in diving.
Watch: Paris Olympics 2024 Photographers Break Chinese Table Tennis Champion's Paddle
China's table tennis world number one Wang Chuqin suffered a shock defeat in the men's Olympic singles on Wednesday, a day after having his bat broken. Wang won mixed doubles gold on Tuesday in Paris but his elation quickly turned to anger after a photographer accidentally snapped his bat while jostling to take a picture. Less than 24 hours later, Wang went out in the round of 32 of the singles after a 4-2 defeat to Truls Moregard of Sweden. The 26th-ranked Moregard sank to the floor in disbelief and put his hands on his head, before doing a tour of the crowd, who rose in appreciation after roaring on the underdog throughout. It capped a mixed couple of days for Wang, 24.
North-South Korea Olympic podium selfie goes viral
SEOUL: Images of Olympic table tennis players from North Korea and South Korea taking a selfie together on the medal podium in Paris went viral in South Korea on Wednesday (Jul 31), hailed as a rare show of cross-border unity.
"Don't Be Angry If...": Manu Bhaker's Plea Ahead Of Her Third Medal Event At Paris Olympics 2024
At 22, Manu Bhaker has already become one of India's greatest athletes by winning two medals in the same Olympics and she has just one plea ahead of her third and final event at the Games -- "don't be angry if I can't add another one". Bhaker, who became the first athlete in independent India to win two medals in the same Olympics, will compete in the 25m sports pistol qualifications on August 2. She has so far won bronze medals in the women's 10m air pistol and the mixed 10m air pistol events.
Canadian divers Caeli McKay, Kate Miller finish 4th in 10m synchro
Canada's Caeli McKay and Kate Miller finished just off the podium in the Olympic women's synchronized 10-metre platform final on Wednesday in Paris.