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PV Sindhu vs He Bing Jao Badminton Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE Updates: PV Sindhu has been knocked out of the Paris Olympics 2024 by China's He Bing Jiao in the Round of 16 on Thursday. The Indian double Olympic medallist lost the match 19-21, 14-21.
Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale shone at 2024 Paris Olympics with a historic bronze medal in the Men's 50m rifle three positions event on Thursday. Spending much of the early parts of the final in the fifth or sixth position, Swapnil made a dash for the top to clinch the bronze medal. This became India's third shooting medal, as well as the third medal overall, in Paris 2024. "Jo India ke liye kar sakte hain, hamne sab kuch kiya (Whatever I could have done for India, I did)," Swapnil told NDTV in an exclusive interview on Thursday.
Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya hailed India shooter Swapnil Kusale for winning the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Thursday. Mansukh Mandaviya took to his official X handle and pointed out that Swapnil Kusale is the first Indian to win a medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event. Mandaviya added that Kusale's achievement will make the nation proud. "Congratulations to Swapnil Kusale for winning a historic BRONZE medal in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the #ParisOlympics2024! The first Indian to win a medal in #Olympics in this event--your achievement makes us incredibly proud," Mansukh Mandaviya wrote on X.
Lakshya Sen stayed on course for a maiden Olympic medal but Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's dreams came crashing down after a heartbreaking three-game loss in the men's doubles quarterfinals at the badminton competition of the Paris Games in Paris on Thursday. One of the favourites for the gold medal, Satwik and Chirag, the reigning Asian Games champions and Commonwealth Games winners, squandered a first-game advantage to go down 21-13 14-21 16-21 in a hard-fought quarterfinal against world number 3 Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia.
After India shooter Swapnil Kusale's historic bronze medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics, his former coach Vishwajeet Shinde expressed his feelings saying that his victory has brought great joy to the nation. Kusale became the first Indian shooter to win a medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event. The shooter clinched the bronze medal for India in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Final after finishing in third place with an aggregate of 451.4. He secured India's third overall medal in shooting. "I am very happy he got an Olympic medal today. His victory is a matter of great joy for us. This is the result of the hard work he did and I am very happy for him," Vishwajeet Shinde told ANI.
"Please give me something to eat," Olympic bronze medal winning shooter Sarabjot Singh said on his arrival at India House -- a repository showing the soft power of the country that aspires to host the 2036 Olympic Games. Singh and Manu Bhaker combined to beat South Korea 16-10 in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team event to land India its second medal at the Olympics on Tuesday. The 22-year-old, soon after his podium finish, drove to India House - a hospitality house that showcases Indian architecture and artistic motifs, offers virtual reality tourism, yoga sessions, Bollywood dance classes and workshops on henna tattooing and block printing. It also serves the best of Indian cuisines -- from biryani and mutton curry to curd rice and a host of desserts.
French authorities have detected and foiled 68 cyberattacks linked to the Olympic Games since last week, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Wednesday. Two of the attacks were directed at Olympic sites at Bercy and La Villette in the French capital last Thursday, he told reporters. "All these 68 cyberattacks, including the two cyberattacks that targeted Olympic sites, were detected in time and foiled," Attal said. He gave no details on the nature of the other attacks.
India shooter Swapnil Kusale clinched yet another shooting medal for India at Paris Olympics 2024, as he won bronze in the Men's 50m rifle three positions event. Spending much of the early parts of the final in the fifth or sixth position, Swapnil made a dash for the top to clinch a historic bronze. This becomes India's third shooting medal, as well as the third medal overall, in Paris 2024, after Manu Bhaker's bronze in women's 10m air pistol and Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh's men's 10m air pistol final.