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"Good Thing She Has...": Manu Bhaker's Father Reacts After Shooter Misses Olympics Medal

As Manu Bhaker finished in fourth place in the 25m pistol event at the ongoing Paris Olympics, the Indian shooter's father Ramkrishna Bhaker winning or losing is a part of the game. Manu Bhaker finished fourth in the women's 25m pistol shooting event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Saturday. Speaking to ANI, Ramkrishna said it would hurt him since she was close to winning her third medal at the Paris Olympics. He pointed out the bright side and said that Manu already has two medals in the ongoing Summer Games.

France's Seine River Too Polluted, Olympics Triathlon Training Cancelled

Olympic organisers cancelled part of the triathlon training in the River Seine planned for Saturday, saying heavy rain was likely to have made the waterway too polluted to swim in. Only the running and cycling elements of the triathlon mixed relay training will take place, Paris 2024 organisers announced in a statement. Training was scrapped due to "the heavy rain over the last two nights, which have been particularly intense upstream of Paris, and the expected drop in water quality as a result."

She Cannot Be A 'Normal Girl' Again: Coach Jaspal Rana On 'Arjun' Manu Bhaker After Olympics 2024 Heroics

Manu Bhaker's glorious run at the Paris Olympics 2024 has made the 22-year-old shooter from Haryana a household name in India. Manu is first Indian female shooter to win a medal at the Olympics. Jaspal Rana, a champion shooter himself during his playing days, was a big factor in shaping Manu's career. Rana was present in the stands when Manu won two bronze medals at the Paris Games to make history. (Paris Olympics 2024 medals tally)

"Regarding My Future...": PV Sindhu's Emotional Post After Olympic Heartbreak

Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu on Friday said she will take a short break following her pre-quarterfinal exit from the Olympic Games as she comes to terms with "one of the hardest" defeats of her career but promised to continue after "carefully" evaluating her journey ahead. Sindhu, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Games and a bronze in the 2020 Tokyo edition, bowed out of the ongoing Games following a straight-game loss to China's world number nine He Bingjiao.

Olympics: Why Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif, Embroiled In Gender Row, Is Being Called 'Biological Male' - Explained

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's swift defeat of her Italian opponent at the Paris Olympics on Thursday has sparked a row after she was disqualified from a previous competition over reportedly high levels of testosterone. Figures such as far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni quickly condemned that Khelif was allowed to compete at the Games. As the controversy threatened to overshadow the sixth day of the Olympics, here are some facts about testosterone.

"History Is History": What Coach Jaspal Rana Told Manu Bhaker After Olympics Medal Miss

India's double-medal winner at Paris Olympics Manu Bhaker on Saturday said there was no pressure on her for a third podium finish here after she narrowly missed out on a bronze in the women's 25m pistol competition. Bhaker finished fourth and signed off from the ongoing Olympics as the first-ever Indian to have won two medals in a single edition of the Games after Independence. Bhaker, who shot 28 in the shoot-off, said the experience will only add to her skills along with a "lot of motivation".

Watch: Chinese Shuttler Wins Gold, Gets Proposed By Teammate On Court. This Happens Next

Chinese duo Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong won the badminton mixed doubles gold medal at the Paris Olympics after beating South Korea's Kim Won-ho/Jeong Na-eun in the final on Friday. Zheng and Huang, silver medalists at the Tokyo Olympics, won the gold medal match 21-8, 21-11. While it must be the only big moment of the day for Siwei, but not for Yaqiong, who was proposed by her boyfriend and Chinese men's doubles player Liu Yuchen, right in front of the entire crowd. The video of the heartwarming moment is going viral on social media.

Sha'Carri Richardson Targets Olympic 100m Glory As Simone Biles Hunts More Gold

Sha'Carri Richardson goes for Olympic glory in the women's 100m on Saturday and Simone Biles chases a third gold in Paris, as an Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row returns to action. On the penultimate night of swimming, Katie Ledecky, now the most decorated US woman Olympian, seeks to add 800m freestyle gold to her 1500m title. And on the clay courts of Roland Garros, Zheng Qinwen takes on Donna Vekic with a chance to win China's first tennis singles gold.

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"Good Thing She Has...": Manu Bhaker's Father Reacts After Shooter Misses Olympics Medal

France's Seine River Too Polluted, Olympics Triathlon Training Cancelled

She Cannot Be A 'Normal Girl' Again: Coach Jaspal Rana On 'Arjun' Manu Bhaker After Olympics 2024 Heroics

"Regarding My Future...": PV Sindhu's Emotional Post After Olympic Heartbreak

Olympics: Why Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif, Embroiled In Gender Row, Is Being Called 'Biological Male' - Explained

"History Is History": What Coach Jaspal Rana Told Manu Bhaker After Olympics Medal Miss

Watch: Chinese Shuttler Wins Gold, Gets Proposed By Teammate On Court. This Happens Next

Sha'Carri Richardson Targets Olympic 100m Glory As Simone Biles Hunts More Gold