Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: It was one-sided at first but then had a pulsating finish and Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4. Nadal was seemingly down and out, having lost the first set 6-1 and down 4-0 in the second. However, he fought all the way back to make it 4-4 and all of a sudden, there were flashbacks of all those legendary matches fought between these two over the years. However, Djokovic took control after that point and went through

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: That is quite impressive from Turkiye. They thought they had won it, then they were told they hadn't and had to shoot another set. India made a good start to it with a nine and a 10 but they kept their eyes on the money. That is it for Tarundeep Rain, Pravin Jadhav and Dhiraj Bommadevara in men's team archery.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Well, well, some drama here and somehow, India have survived. They take the two set points in the third set, it seems there was a wrong announcement on the PA system which declared Turkiye as winners.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Well this is not going well at all for the Indians. They get just one 10, which was from Pravin, three eights and two nines and have a score of 52. Turkey have 55 and they thus move to four set points. Just one more set win and they are through to the semis.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: India finish with 53 in the first set. Turkey fare much better though with two 10s in the rest of the series. They get 57 and thus win the set. Full 2 set points for them. Remember, the team that reaches 6 set points first wins.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Tarundeep is the first to shoot for India and he gets a 9. Pravin follows up with a perfect 10. Dhiraj then gets only seven. India thus have 26 after their first three arrows. Turkey then manage to get a score of 29 with their first three shots

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: We now shift our focus to the beautiful Hotel des Invalides where the Indian men's team of Tarundeep Rai, Dheeraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav are up against Turkey in men's team archery quarterfinals. The archers are being introduced at the moment

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: A bit of a late fightback from Carraggi as he saved a match point but in the end, Lakshya does it with a smash close to the net. He thus wins his first game after all, having had the earlier victory deleted due to the opponent withdrawing. Very important considering he is facing the mighty Jonatan Christie up next.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: The Indian now leads 18-10 in the second game. Some massive jump smashes as he takes two points in a row.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: He is utterly dominant now, moving Carraggi around the court at will. He was trailing 11-8 at interval in the first game, he leads 11-4 at the same point in the second.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Lakshya takes five points in a row and has raced to an 8-2 lead in the second game. He had got into quite a roll at the end of the first and seems to be continuing with that momentum.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Unbelievable comeback here from the Indian. He was trailing 14-17 at one point. From there he levelled it at 18-18. Carraggi's forehand goes wide by millimetres and that gives Lakshya Sen game point at 20-19. A couple of big smashes and Lakshya takes the game. He is in the zone now.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Well just when it looked like this game might be a lost cause, captain Harmanpreet Singh buries a drag flick from a PC right before the start of the last minute. It thus ends in a 1-1 draw.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Some clever play at the nets from Lakshya and he has taken his deficit down to a point just after the interval. Trails 11-12 to Carraggi.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Well it has been a match played on an even keel thus far. Lakshya is trailing 8-11 at the break in the first game.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Lakshya Sen is on court, looking to hit the restart button on his men's singles campaign with the result of his first match being deleted due to his opponent withdrawing from the draw. He is up against Julien Carraggi of Belgium, whom he has faced three times and beaten twice.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Well somehow India have been worse in the third quarter than they were in the second, quite an extraordinary feat that considering how bad they were in the second. They are very lucky to not be about three goals down at least here. Chances of a turnaround looking very bleak indeed. FOLLOW LIVE.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: All right then, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are slugging it out, possibly one last time at the Philippe-Chatrier court. Djokovic is still ranked 2nd in the world. Nadal? 161st. One of those matches where rankings don't matter. FOLLOW LIVE.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Once again, India have to fight back and this might be far more difficult to do against Argentina than it was against New Zealand. They have been uninspiring, ponderous in possession and almost completely out of ideas as far as creating incisive attacking moves go. Lucas Martinez snuck down the right hand side and took a shot, Sreejesh couldn't save it. It was something he should have stopped. That was in the 22nd minute. Now the second half is about to start. FOLLOW LIVE HERE.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Swiatek has cruised into the next round and that means the two legends will take the court shortly.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Well for those who haven't watched the Indian team play since the last Olympics, or since Graham Reid left as head coach, this might be a perplexing watch. They are better in possession than they were against New Zealand but chances have neen hard to come by. The Indians haven't exactly ramped up the excitement factor in their game, something that was there in abundance and more under Reid. But, that is the game under Craig Fulton and who cares as long as they keep winning, eh?

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: There are no Indians left in the tennis field but you don't really have to be of any nationality to be looking forward to a match between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. That match will take place at the Philippe Chatrier after Iga Swiatek's ongoing women's singles second round match against home favourite Diane Parry. Swiatek has won the first set 6-1.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: All right we move quickly on from that disappointment to the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium where the Indian men's hockey team is facing Argentina in Pool B. India are third in this pool having played one and won one. Belgium are first, Australia second, both have won both the matches that they have played. India need to win today to match them and it won't be easy at all. FOLLOW LIVE HERE.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: China's Lihao Sheng wins gold in the men's 10m air rifle by shooting an Olympic record 252.2. Swedish world champion Victor Lindgren takes the silver with 251.4 and Miran Maricic of Croatia wins bronze with 230.0.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Oh just when he could have used a good shot, Babuta suffers the worst of the day. He shoots 9.5 and that is that for him.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: We are now down to the final four shooters. He has got 188.4 but Swedish world champion Victor Lindgren has jumped up to fourt. Maric is third.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Babuta gets 10.7 for shot 17 and that keeps him second. It is very, very close though and one slip up can lead to Babuta falling all the way out of the medal spots. For now, he is second behind the brilliant Lihao after 17 shots.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Babuta had briefly got very close to the gold medal spot when he shot an extraordinary 10.8 for his 12th shot. However, a 9.9 after that, led to him slipping back to third.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: This is starting to look quite good indeed folks. Arjun has 105.0 points on board, above him is Miran Miricic of Croatia with 105.1 and Sheng Lihao of China with 105.8 is on top.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: His shots read 10.7, 10.2, 10.5, 10.4 and 10.6 and that gives him 52.4 on board. Remember this is Stage 1. Two series of 5 shots to begin with, 10 shots in total. Then we move to Stage 2 where elimination begins.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: It was a sinking ship and it would have taken a miracle for Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto to turn it around. They lose lose 21-11, 21-12 to Japan's Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida in women's doubles group match.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Allright here we go then, India's Arjun Babuta is gunning for the country's second medal in Paris. The shooters are being introduced Chateauroux Shooting Centre and Arjun does draw the biggest cheers.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Prithviraj is currently 18th and after a poor start, he got a perfect 25 in the second series. He needs to get 25 in the next three rounds to remain in top-six contention.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: On 29 July 1980, India men's hockey reigned supreme at the Moscow Olympics and clinched a gold medal! It was 44 years ago, and today India face Argentina in their group stage match. Different eras, but this Indian men's team is also equally capable and are serious gold medal contenders in Paris 2024!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Ponnappa-Crasto's campaign hangs by a thread right now! They were thrashed by Japan's Nami-Shida and it was their second-straight loss. They haven't won a match ue They face Australia's Mapasa-Yu in their next match, and it is a must-win encounter in their final group fixture. But they also need other results to go their way!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Round 2 is ongoing and Prithviraj is in 22nd position, with nine shots fired in round 2.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: We also have the 10m air rifle men's final in sometime, with Arjun Babuta representing India. It is scheduled for 3:30 PM IST. Meanwhile, the men's hockey team face Argentina at 4:15 PM IST.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: We have already had plenty of action today! First, Ramita missed out on a medal, finishing seventh in the women's 10m air rifle final. Meanwhile, Manu-Sarabjot qualified for the bronze medal match in the mixed team air pistol event! In badminton, we saw Ponnappa-Crasto lose in their second group match!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Prithviraj is 17th after Round 1. He misses three out of his alloted 25 shots! There will be four more rounds nos!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Ponnappa-Crasto lose to Japan's Nami, Shida. The Japanese pair win 21-11 21-12, wrapping it up in ease! Second straight loss and their campaign hangs by a thread

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Prithviraj is representing India in the men's trap qualification event! The top-eight athletes will qualify for the final!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: That's it for Ramita! A brave performance and she started off good, and was in the top-four, but slowly drifted away and finished in seventh position with a total of 145.3 points. She exits!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Manu-Sarabjot finished in third position! They will fight for bronze! Rhythm-Arjun miss out, finish in 10th!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Ponnappa-Crasto lose Game 1, 11-21! They seem totally inferior to Japan's Nami and Shida. Game 1 was wrapped up in 20 minutes!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: After Stage 1, Ramita is seventh, she got 52.5 in series 1 and 104.0 in series 2 of stage 1. Stage 2 starts now! She will need to fightback!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Series 3 is ongoing! Bhaker-Sarabjot got 195 in Series 2, and are currently fourth in the standings. Meanwhile, Rhythm-Arjun got 182 in the second series and are eighth in the standings.

The top-four teams will be picked from this qualification round. Gold and silver medal matches will be between first and second positions. Bronze medal match will be between 3rd and 4th.

After Series 1 in Stage 1, Ramita is currently fourth! She got a total of 52.5 points in the first series. Series 2 of Stage 1 is coming up now!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Ponnappa-Crasto are trailing 3-11 in Game 1 against Japan's Matsuyama and Chlharu. They need to fightback, otherwise it could turn out disastrous for the Indian pair!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: With the second series ongoing, Rhythm and Arjun are currently third, having got 194 in series 1. Meanwhile, Bhaker and Sarabjot are in second position, having got 193 in series 1.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Ramita Jindal is also in aciton now, in the 10m air rifle women's final! She finished in fifth position in the qualification. She will be looking to get a medal!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: The 10m air pistol mixed team qualification event has begun! The spotlight is on Bhaker and Sarabjot, who form one team. Meanwhile, the other Indian team is Rhythm and Arjun.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: The men's hockey team will also be in action against Argentina in their Pool B match, scheduled for 4:15 pm IST. This could be an epic!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Stay tuned folks! Day 3 will begin with shooting, and the first event for India will be the 10m air pistol mixed team qualification round! Two Indian teams will be there; Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh and Rhythm Sangwan, Arjun Singh Cheema. Both teams will be looking to qualify for the final!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: After Bhaker's bronze, Union Sports Minister Mandaviya revealed that the government spent around ₹2 crores on the shooter's training, and she was sent to Germany and Switzerland for it. "Around ₹2 crore was spent on Manu Bhaker's training. She was sent to Germany and Switzerland for training. Financial help was provided which was needed for her to hire a coach who she wanted. We are providing this ecosystem to all athletes so that they give best performance at national and international competitions. I am confident that our athletes will perform well in Paris Olympics too," he said, while speaking to ANI.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Batra reached round of 32 in women's singles, with a 11-8, 12-10, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5 win vs Great Britain's Anna Hursey. She was in good form throughout the match, but had a tiny stutter in the fourth game. But maintained her composure to eke out an opening win! She will have her round of 32 fixture today!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: From a non-India perspective, in tennis we are going to have an epic showdown today! Rafael Nadal will take on arch-rival Novak Djokovic in the men's singles second round, yes you heard that right! NADAL VS DJOKOVIC! A THRILLER AT ROLAND GARROS! The Spaniard defeated Marton Fucsovics 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in his first round. Meanwhile, Djokovic beat Matthew Ebden in straight sets.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: After the Tokyo 2020 debacle, Bhaker knew she had only one mission at hand, and that was to win a medal in Paris. She reconciled with coach Jaspal Rana, with whom she had a fallout before Tokyo 2020. Since then, she has grown and it was shown on Sunday as she clinched a bronze medal to open India's tally.

After her win, she wrote on X, "Winning this medal is a dream come true, not just for me but for everyone who has supported me. I am deeply grateful to the NRAI, SAI, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Coach Jaspal Rana sir, Haryana government and OGQ. I dedicate this victory to my country for their incredible support and love."

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: In the second-half, the Indian men's archery team will have their quarter-final clash. If Tarundeep, Dhiraj, Pravin progress, semi-final is on the same day, and so are the medal matches of their event. Can they succeed today? Only time will tell.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Other than Ramita, even Arjun will be fighting for a medal in the 10m air rifle men's final today! MEanwhile, we will see Prithviraj Tondaiman in action in the men's trap qualification round. Manu Bhaker will resume her campaign, with Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol mixed team qualification round, and there will be another Indian team consisting of Rhythm and Arjun.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Satwiksairaj and Chirag's men's doubles Group C clash for today has been cancelled due to the withdrawal of German shuttler Mark Lamfuss. "German men’s doubles player Mark Lamsfuss has withdrawn from the Olympic Games Paris 2024 badminton competition due to a knee injury,” the BWF informed.

“Lamsfuss’ and teammate Marvin Seidel‘s remaining Group C matches against India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (Court 3, 8.30am local time, 29 July 2024) and Lucas Corvee/Ronan Labar of France (Court 1, ‘Not Before’ 2.50pm local time, 30 July 2024) will not be played,” it added.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Lakshya Sen's opening win vs Guatemala's Kevin Cordon has been 'deleted'. Cordon withdrew from Paris 2024 due to a left elbow injury, and according to BWF rules, the match between Lakshya and Cordon has been ‘deleted’. Lakshya's ranking will now be based on results from his remaining Group L matches. He is up against Julian Carragi toady!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Ramita was excellent in the qualification round of 10m air rifle women's. She came fifth with a score of 631.5, and will be looking to build on that today and challenge for a medal! It is worth noting that India's only medal in Paris 2024 is from shooting, and we could see the same sport increase the tally!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 Live Updates: Hello and welcome everyone! Day 3 will see plenty of action in shooting, with two medals up for grabs! The spotlight will be on Arjun Babuta and Ramita Jindal! Meanwhile, the archery men's team have their quarterfinal clash today and if they progress, the semi-final will be later in the day, with the medal rounds also scheduled. Stay tuned folks! It is going to be a thrilling day!

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