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"Lot Of Learnings For Me": Rifle Shooter Ramita Jindal After Missing Out On Medal
Indian Rifle shooter Ramita Jindal missed out on a medal as she finished in seventh spot in the final of the 10-metre air rifle women's competition at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Monday. It was Ramita's first Olympics, while speaking to ANI, she shared her experience and said that her recent season had been incredibly rewarding. "The experience was really great for me, a lot of things I learnt here and I definitely take these takeaways from me, there are a lot of learnings and I will use this experience for the upcoming season," said Ramita.
Paris Olympics 2024: Lakshya Sen Overcomes Julien Carraggi In Straight Games
India shuttler Lakshya Sen defeated Julien Carraggi of Belgium in the Group L men's singles badminton match at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Monday. The Indian defeated his Belgian opponent in straight sets 21-19, 21-14 win. The match lasted for 43 minutes at the La Chapelle Arena. Lakshya turned over a four-point deficit to clinch the first game, and was in full command in the second over Carraggi. On Sunday, Lakshya's dominating win over Guatemala's Kevin Cordon in the badminton men's singles Group L match was "deleted" after the Guatemalan pulled out of the multi-sport event due to a left elbow injury.
Paris Olympics 2024: Arjun Babuta Narrowly Misses Medal, Finishes Fourth In Men's 10m Air Rifle
Indian shooter Arjun Babuta buckled under pressure and finished fourth in the men's 10m air rifle competition after coming close to winning a medal in his maiden Olympics on Monday. Babuta shot a total of 208.4. A 9.5 in response to Croatia's Miran Maricic's 10.7 put paid to his hopes of finishing on the podium. The 25-year-old Babuta started the final with a 10.7 and followed that with a 10.2. A third shot of 10.5 saw him take the fourth spot while a 10.4 in his fourth attempt lifted him to the third spot. He finished the first series with a solid 10.6. He started the second series with a 10.7, followed that with a 10.5 and shot a near-perfect 10.8 in the second shot of the first elimination series.
Nadal and Djokovic meet in Paris Games blockbuster
PARIS : Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic meet in a much-anticipated second-round showdown at the Paris Olympics on Monday that could be the last encounter between two of the biggest-ever tennis champions.
India's Tennis Campaign Ends At Paris Olympics In Single Day
India's tennis campaign at the Paris Olympics lasted just one day as Sumit Nagal and the men's doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji bowed out after losing their respective opening matches to French challengers in Paris Sunday. Nagal was first to take court, but his strong baseline game didn't seem to be enough against mercurial Corentin Moutet, who earned a stylish three-set win. In his second appearance at the Olympic Games, Nagal bounced back after losing the first set but fell 2-6 6-4 5-7 in two hours and 28 minutes at a packed court seven at the Roland Garros.
Shooting: South Korean Ban wins women's 10 metre air rifle gold
CHATEAUROUX, France: South Korea's Ban Hyo-jin won the women's 10 metre air rifle gold at the Paris Olympics on Monday (Jul 29) while China's Huang Yuting claimed the silver and Switzerland's Audrey Gogniat took bronze.
Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic, Paris Olympics Live: Djokovic Double-Break Up vs Nadal, Leads 4-0 In 1st Set
Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic, Paris Olympics Live Score And Updates: Novak Djokovic leads Rafael Nadal in the first set of their second round match of Paris Olympics 2024 men's singles at Court Philippe Chatrier. The Serb broke Nadal's serve in the second game of the match to take an early lead.