Maertens motors to 400m freestyle gold for Germany
PARIS :Germany's Lukas Maertens won his first Olympic gold in the men's 400 metres freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday as he emerged triumphant from a final stacked with world champions.
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"What Matters Is I Gave My 100 Per Cent": Indian Shooter Elavenil Valarivan After Olympics Mixed Team Exit
After failing to qualify for the final in the 10 m air rifle mixed team event at the Paris Olympics, Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan said that she gave her 100 per cent during the event, and that is what matters to her. Elavenil Valarivan and Sandeep Singh took part in the 10 m air rifle mixed teams qualifiers. Only four teams out of 28 had the privilege of qualifying further for the knockout stages, i.e., a gold medal match for the top two teams and a bronze medal match for teams ranked third and fourth. India could not make it to the final four.
"Matter Of Performing": Olympic Gold Medalist Abhinav Bindra's Message To Indian Athletes
The 2024 Paris Olympics are well and truly underway as the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet will unfold over the next 16 days. Abhinav Bindra, the first Indian to bring home the coveted gold medal in an individual event when he won the yellow metal in the men's 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is a pillar of support for the Indian contingent and believes that the selected sportspersons have done the necessary hard work and just have to perform now.
First Medal Hope For India - Manu Bhaker Reaches 10m Air Pistol Final At Paris Olympics 2024
A supremely confident Manu Bhaker was at the top of her game as she entered the 10m women's air pistol final, salvaging the day for Indian shooting after an underwhelming start by her compatriots in the Olympic Games on Saturday. The 22-year-old Bhaker shot 580 to finish third in the qualifications in which Hungarian ace Veronika Major claimed the top spot with a score of 582. The other Indian representative, Rhythm Sangwan, ended 15th with a score of 573. The final will be held on Sunday. Reduced to tears following her forgettable outing in her Games debut in Tokyo three years ago, Bhaker is seeking to add an Olympic medal to her very excellent resume.
China wins first gold medals of 2024 Olympics in diving, air rifle - ESPN
China won the first two gold medals of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, continuing the county's dominance in diving while defending its victory in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event.
China wins Paris Olympics' 1st gold medal; defeat South Korea in shooting competition
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Paris Olympics 2024: How India Narrowly Missed Men's 10m Air Pistol Final Spot
Sarabjot Singh and Arjun Singh Cheema sparkled in patches but could not make the men's 10m air pistol final after both the air rifle mixed teams also fell by the wayside during qualification in a disappointing start for Indian shooters in the Olympic Games on Saturday. Sarabjot finished ninth with a total score of 577 in the qualifications while Arjun ended way behind at 18th with 574. Germany's Robin Walter, who also shot 577, grabbed the last (eighth) qualifying spot after managing to shoot one inner 10 (X) more than Sarabjot's 16. A perfect 100 in the fourth series propelled the 22-year-old Sarabjot into the top-three after a poor start but he failed to sustain the momentum and fizzled out.
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.