South Sudan stuns Puerto Rico for first-ever Olympic hoops win - ESPN
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Carlik Jones scored 19 points as South Sudan rallied in the second half to beat Puerto Rico 90-79 in the Paris Olympics opener for both teams Sunday.
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Who Is Manu Bhaker: India's Star Shooter Who Made History At Paris Olympics 2024
When it comes to sports, especially in Olympics, Haryana has provided some of the finest athletes to the country, but mostly in the form of boxers and wrestlers. Manu Bhaker developed a contrasting taste, however, only after trying ports like tennis, skating and boxing in school. Sports was where Manu's passion lied, and she also excelled in a form of martial arts called 'thang ta', winning medals at the national level. Bhaker eventually took to shooting just as fish takes to water, giving early signs that she was meant to reach the absolute pinnace in the sport. The journey finally culminated in a glorious moment as she claimed a historic bronze medal in 10m air pistol at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Manu Bhaker Becomes First Indian Woman Shooter To Win Medal
Shooter Manu Bhaker clinched India's first medal of the Paris Olympics 2024, striking bronze in Women's 10m Air Pistol final at the Chatearoux Shooting Center. By doing so, Bhaker scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympic games.
Manu Bhaker Winning Paris Olympics 2024 Bronze Is A Historic First For India - Explained
Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympics as she clinched the 10m air pistol bronze at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday. Overall, she was the fifth shooter from India to win a medal at the Olympics after Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (2004), Abhinav Bindra (2008), Vijay Kumar (2012) and Gagan Narang (2012). The 22-year-old was impressive in qualification as she shot 27 inner 10s, the most in the field. The brilliant run of form continued as she provided tremendous fight in the final on Sunday and ended up falling short of the silver medal fight by the slightest of margins.
Australia's De Minaur withdraws from singles
PARIS :Australia's Alex de Minaur has withdrawn from the men's singles at the Paris Olympics as he continues to recover from a hip injury that cut short his Wimbledon campaign, the world number six said on Sunday.
Former players back Canada after drone scandal
PARIS : Former Canadian players threw their support behind the women's team at the Paris Olympics after they were docked six points over a drone scandal that dealt a massive blow to their hopes of successfully defending their gold at the Games.
Australia's De Minaur withdraws from Paris singles
PARIS : Australia's Alex de Minaur has withdrawn from the men's singles at the Paris Olympics as he continues to recover from a hip injury that cut short his Wimbledon campaign, the world number six said on Sunday.
Olympics 2024, Day 2 Live Updates: Ramita Jindal Qualifies For Rifle Final, Heartbreak For Elavenil Valarivan
Paris Olympics 2024, Day 2 Live Updates: Shooter Ramita Jindal qualified for 10m Women's Air Rifle final after finishing 5th, while the other Indian, Elavenil Valarivan just missed out on qualification. Elavenil was leading Ramita throughout the qualification round, but fell out of favour in the final Meanwhile, Rower Balraj Panwar qualified for the quarterfinals of men's single skulls after finishing second in the repechage round.