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Olympics 2024: Indian Shooters Fail To Make Medal Matches In Mixed Team

Indian shooters were eliminated in the 10m air rifle mixed team qualifications stage of the Paris Olympics here on Saturday. Ramita and Arjun Babuta finished sixth with a total score of 628.7, while Elavenil Valarivan and Sandeep Singh ended at 12th place with an aggregate score of 626.3. The duo of Ramita and Arhun Babuta came close and was placed fifth with three shots remaining but fell 1.0 point short of the medal round cut-off. Babuta enjoyed a fine start in the second relay and had a sequence that read 10.5, 10.6, 10.5, 10.9, while Ramita managed 10.2, 10.7, 10.3, 10.1 in the second series, their effort taking the team into the top 8.

Indian Archers Aim To End 36-Year Wait For Olympic Medal At Paris Olympics

Bolstered by their best-ever show in the ranking rounds, Indian archers will look to end a 36-year-long wait for an Olympic medal with yet another good show in the medal rounds that will get underway with the women's finals on Sunday. Indian archery fraternity can hope for multiple medals from the historic Les Invalides arena following Dhiraj Bommadevara (seeded fourth) and Ankita Bhakat's (11th) exploits in the qualifiers. For the first time after 12 years, India have a full six-member contingent as they vie for medals in all the five categories -- mixed team, men's and women's team, and individual events.

China Takes First Olympic Gold As Rain Disrupts Games

China took the first gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, as the rain that dampened the opening ceremony took its toll on the first full day of sporting action. In a closely fought final of the mixed-team 10-metre air rifle, teenage duo Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting outscored Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun from South Korea 16-12, Kazakhstan grabbing the bronze. The rain already claimed one sporting casualty early Saturday as the wet weather which deluged Friday night's audacious festival on the River Seine continued to cause headaches.

Paris Olympics: Elon Musk Reacts To Space Pictures Of Glittering Opening Ceremony

Stunning views of Paris from space went viral on social media as the city welcomed the Olympics 2024 with a grand opening ceremony. Pictures taken from space - taken by NASA - showed the city of Paris glittering, as the Olympics officially got underway. Such was the beauty of the images that Elon Musk, chairman of X and space exploration company SpaceX, could not help but react to them. He retweeted the images in a post which captioned Paris as the "City of Light".

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 1, Live Updates: Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan In Pistol Qualification Spots After Series 1

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 1, Live Updates: Shooters Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwam will aim to qualify for the Women's 10m air pistol final. Earlier, Sarabjot Singh and Arjun Singh Cheema failed to qualify for the Men's 10m Air Pistol final after finishing 9th and 18th, respectively. Sarabjot was in contention to qualify for the final, but failed to grab the final spot by just one point. This comes after two Indian pairs failed to make it to the final of the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event. On the other hand, rower Balraj Panwar finished 4th in Heat 1 of the men's individual skulls. With only 3 automatic qualification spots from each Heats, Balraj will have to rely on the repechage round. (Day 1 Schedule | Medals Tally)

'We Did It!': France Breath Sigh Of Relief After Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony

The concept had been derided as overly ambitious and the location criticised as a prime security risk. But after years of preparation, France could Saturday breathe a sigh of relief -- it had pulled off the Olympic opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Games. Opting for a ceremony on the waters of the River Seine rather than the standard option of a stadium was a theatrical gesture typical of President Emmanuel Macron but which brought considerable risks. The day was also far from ideal.

Paris Olympics Day 1 Live Streaming: Schedule, Time In IST As Shooters Eye Country's First Medal

India's Schedule At Olympics 2024 Day 1, Live Streaming: After the opening ceremony declared the Paris Games open on Friday, Day 1 is here at the quadrennial even, with many Indian athletes all set to fight to get the first medal for the country. Dynamic duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will begin their campaign in men's doubles event of badminton, while Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji will be playing their first match in tennis men's doubles. Apart from this, the Indian men's hockey team will play its first match against New Zealand while Preeti Pawar will start the campaign in boxing. The Indian shooting team will also be in action today, hoping to open the nation's medal account at the Paris Games.

Five Memorable Moments Of Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony

Boundary-breaking, genre-defying and unprecedented: the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics got the 2024 Summer Games underway with a pulsating energy and unique show that will never be forgotten. Here are five memorable moments:

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Olympics 2024: Indian Shooters Fail To Make Medal Matches In Mixed Team

Indian Archers Aim To End 36-Year Wait For Olympic Medal At Paris Olympics

China Takes First Olympic Gold As Rain Disrupts Games

Paris Olympics: Elon Musk Reacts To Space Pictures Of Glittering Opening Ceremony

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 1, Live Updates: Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan In Pistol Qualification Spots After Series 1

'We Did It!': France Breath Sigh Of Relief After Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony

Paris Olympics Day 1 Live Streaming: Schedule, Time In IST As Shooters Eye Country's First Medal

Five Memorable Moments Of Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony