Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates, Day 7: Manu Bhaker qualifies for 25m pistol final; India leads Australia in Hockey, Dhiraj, Ankita in Archery SF

Set 4:

India: 9, 10; 8, 10 - 37

Spain: 9, 8; 9,10 - 36

India wins 5-3! Dhiraj and Ankita qualify for the archery mixed team semifinal!

Set 3:

India: 9, 9; 8, 10 - 36

Spain: 10, 10; 8, 9 - 37

Spain takes the 3rd set. 3-3 overall. 

Set 2:

India: 10, 9; 9, 10 - 38

Spain: 9,10; 10, 9 - 38

Set 2 ends in a tie. India leads 3-1.

Set 1:

India: 9,10; 9,10 - 38

Spain: 9,10; 9,9 - 37

India takes a 2-0 lead after winning the first set. 

Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat take on Elia Canales and Pablo Acha Gonzalez. 

India gets a penalty stroke after the Penalty Corner is blocked on the line by a foot. Harmanpreet slots in the stroke to double India’s lead.

IND 3 - 1 AUS (Abhishek 12’, Harmanpreet 13’, 32’, Craig 25’)

A fluffed penalty corner delivery from Australia but Thomas Craig is in the right place at the right time, turning in a goal from close range. 

IND 2 - 1 AUS (Abhishek 12’, Harmanpreet 13’, Craig 25’)

Manu Bhaker finishes second in the qualification round of the women’s 25m air pistol final. The Indian shooter finished with an impressive score of 590 with 34 inner tens.

In the same event, Esha Singh missed out on a final spot with an 18th place finish. Hungary’s Veronika Major topped the charts with an Olympic Qualification record of 592 with 27 inner tens. 

Abhishek gives India the lead against Australia in its final Pool B encounter, slotting in the rebound after Lalit’s shot was saved by the Australian keeper. Harmanpreet doubles the lead just a minute later, converting a Penalty Corner. 

IND 2 - 0 AUS

Heat 1

1. Josh Kerr, Britain, 3:35.83 (Q).

2. Brian Komen, Kenya, 3:36.31 (Q).

3. Narve Gilje Nordas, Norway, 3:36.41 (Q).

4. Anass Essayi, Morocco, 3:36.44 (Q).

5. Yared Nuguse, United States, 3:36.56 (Q).

6. Robert Farken, Germany, 3:36.62 (Q).

7. Jochem Vermeulen, Belgium, 3:36.66.

8. Samuel Pihlstrom, Sweden, 3:36.80.

9. Cathal Doyle, Ireland, 3:37.82.

10. Mario Garcia, Spain, 3:37.90.

11. Filip Rak, Poland, 3:38.12.

12. Ryan Mphahlele, South Africa, 3:38.48.

13. Oliver Hoare, Australia, 3:39.11.

14. Abdisa Fayisa, Ethiopia, 3:39.67.

15. Ossama Meslek, Italy, 3:39.96.

Heat 2

1. Ermias Girma, Ethiopia, 3:35.21 (Q).

2. Cole Hocker, United States, 3:35.27 (Q).

3. Pietro Arese, Italy, 3:35.30 (Q).

4. Niels Laros, Netherlands, 3:35.38 (Q).

5. Timothy Cheruiyot, Kenya, 3:35.39 (Q).

6. Isaac Nader, Portugal, 3:35.44 (Q).

7. Marius Probst, Germany, 3:35.65 (Re).

8. Luke McCann, Ireland, 3:35.73 (Re).

9. Adel Mechaal, Spain, 3:35.81 (Re).

10. George Mills, Britain, 3:35.99 (Re).

11. Stewart McSweyn, Australia, 3:36.55 (Re).

12. Ruben Verheyden, Belgium, 3:36.62 (Re).

13. Tshepo Tshite, South Africa, 3:36.87 (Re).

14. Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, Canada, 3:36.92 (Re).

15. Mael Gouyette, France, 3:37.87 (Re).

Heat 3

1. Stefan Nillessen, Netherlands, 3:36.77 (Q).

2. Hobbs Kessler, United States, 3:36.87 (Q).

3. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Norway, 3:37.04 (Q).

4. Reynold Cheruiyot, Kenya, 3:37.12 (Q).

5. Neil Gourley, Britain, 3:37.18 (Q).

6. Samuel Tefera, Ethiopia, 3:37.34 (Q).

7. Ignacio Fontes, Spain, 3:37.50 (Re).

8. Adam Spencer, Australia, 3:37.68 (Re).

9. Azeddine Habz, France, 3:37.95 (Re).

10. Kieran Lumb, Canada, 3:38.11 (Re).

11. Raphael Pallitsch, Austria, 3:38.20 (Re).

12. Maciej Wyderka, Poland, 3:38.79 (Re).

13. Samuel Tanner, New Zealand, 3:39.87 (Re).

14. Federico Riva, Italy, 3:41.78 (Re).

15. Andrew Coscoran, Ireland, 3:42.07 (Re).

PR Sreejesh (GK), Harmanpreet Singh (c), Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Shamsher Singh, Sumit, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Abhishek, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh.

Another 97 for Esha in the Rapid Fire round. This leaves her 15th and it is highly unlikely that she will make the top eight.

Manu’s relay coming up shortly.

In the first two series of the Rapid Fire round, Esha Singh registers 96 and 97. That sees her drop from the 10th place to 13th. It looks tough for her with regards to making the top eight spots.

Heat 1

1. Natacha Ngoye, Congo, 11.34 (Q).

2. Alessandra Gasparelli, San Marino, 11.62 (Q).

3. Xenia Hiebert, Paraguay, 11.77 (Q).

4. Valentina Meredova, Turkmenistan, 12.01 (q).

5. Samira Awali Boubacar, Niger, 12.06.

6. Silina Pha Aphay, Laos, 12.45.

7. Sydney Francisco, Palau, 13.15.

8. Salam Bouha Ahamdy, Mauritania, 13.71.

9. Lucia Moris, South Sudan, DNF.

Heat 2

1. Thi Nhi Yen Tran, Vietnam, 11.81 (Q).

2. Halle Hazzard, Grenada, 11.88 (Q).

3. Zhang Bo-Ya, Taiwan, 11.99 (Q).

4. Regine Tugade-Watson, Guam, 12.02 (q).

5. Lika Kharchilava, Georgia, 12.37.

6. Faiqa Riaz, Pakistan, 12.49.

7. Mazoon Al Alawi, Oman, 12.58.

8. Filomenaleonisa Iakopo, American Samoa, 12.78.

9. Mariam Kareem, United Arab Emirates, 13.26.

Heat 3

1. Gorete Semedo, Sao Tome and Principe, 11.44 (Q).

2. Guadalupe Torrez, Bolivia, 11.60 (Q).

3. Leonie Beu, Papua New Guinea, 11.63 (Q).

4. Maria Carmona, Nicaragua, 11.88 (q).

5. Safiatou Acquaviva, Guinea, 11.97 (q).

6. Chloe David, Vanuatu, 12.44.

7. Shahd Ashraf, Qatar, 12.53.

8. Alisar Youssef, Syria, 12.93.

9. Kimia Yousofi, Afghanistan, 13.42.

Heat 4

1. Zahria Allers-Liburd, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 11.73 (Q).

2. Asimenye Simwaka, Malawi, 11.78 (Q).

3. Mariandree Chacon, Guatemala, 11.90 (Q).

4. Georgiana Sesay, Sierra Leone, 11.99 (q).

5. Naomi Akakpo, Togo, 12.34.

6. Marie-Charlotte Gastaud, Monaco, 12.41.

7. Sefora Ada Eto, Equatorial Guinea, 13.63.

8. Temalini Manatoa, Tuvalu, 14.04.

9. Sharon Firisua, Solomon Islands, 14.31.

Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara will be up against Spain at 5:45 PM IST today, contesting for a place in the semifinals.

Manu Bhaker ends the Precision round with 99 points. She is tied on 294 but trails the top two in inner 10s.

The Indian judoka bows out of the women’s +78kg competition, losing to Cuba’s Idalys Ortiz. However, if the Cuban goes through to the final, Tulika will be contesting in the repechage round.

Manu follows up the brilliant first series with a 98. That puts her in the qualification spots.

Esha is down to 10th now.

Just three 9s from the double Olympic medallist to begin the Precision round.

A comfortable 5-1 win for the Indian team. Dhiraj and Ankita will now face the winner of the R16 match between Spain and China.

India: 10, 9, 10, 9 = 38 points

Ankita: 10, 10

Dhiraj: 9, 9

Indonesia: 9, 9, 10, 9 = 37 points

India wins the third set and the match. INDIA THROUGH TO QUARTERFINALS!

India: 9, 10, 10, 9 = 38 points

Ankita: 9, 10

Dhiraj: 10, 9

Indonesia: 10, 9, 9, 10 = 38 points

The set is tied. India 3-1 in the lead.

India: 9, 10, 9, 9 = 37 points

Ankita: 9, 9

Dhiraj: 10, 9

Indonesia: 9, 10, 8, 9 = 36 points

India wins the first set and takes aa 2-0 lead

Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara to compete against Indonesia in the Round of 16 match.

A perfect score of 100 points for Esha. That catapults her from the 12th place to third. 

Esha improves to 96 points in the second series. That is still not enough to move her above that 12th position.

Manu Bhaker will be shooting in the second relay.

Esha starts with a score of 95 in the first series, hitting five 10s and five 9s. She is 12th as of now. Two more series left in the precision round.

There are two stages in women’s 25m pistol. The first is called ‘Precision’ and the second is ‘Rapid Fire’. 

In precision, there are six series of five shots each which have to be completed in five minutes. Ahead of the start of each stage, the athletes may fire one series of five shots each on command. For both the sighting and the match shots in each of the stages, the athletes will get a minute to load. The red lights come on when the command of “Attention” is given. After a delay of 7±0.1 seconds, the green lights come on when the shots are to be fired. After the end of each series, the shooters are allowed a minute to unload. 

During each series of the Rapid-Fire Stage, the green lights come on for 3.1 seconds for each shot; the time between the transitioning of lights must be 7±0.1 seconds. Only one shot will be fired during each appearance of the green light, which must go off after 3.1 seconds, but the target must continue to record a valid shot for an additional 0.2 seconds.

Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh will be the Indians in action.