Olympic Games Paris 2024 LIVE Updates, Day 3 Live: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh Enter Bronze Medal Match, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty In Last Eight

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Djokovic beats Nadal

Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal at the Olympic Games on Monday, claiming a 6-1, 6-4 victory in the pair’s 60th and potentially last meeting. It was 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic’s 31st win in a rivalry which began on the same Roland Garros clay courts in 2006.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India go down fighting

That is the end of India’s campaign in team archery as the men’s team lose to Turkey in the quarterfinals. Not a great show from the archers as India finish the day with no medals.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India fight back

India take the third set 55-54 and this is exactly the fightback that they needed. A solid shot from the three archers and India stay alive in this encounter.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India lose 2nd set

Second set also goes in Turkey’s favour and this is a big problem for India. Turkey win the second set 55-52 and India will need to fight back fast in order to keep their campaign alive.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India in deep trouble

It is time for the second set and India are already behind after the first rotation. 27-25 in favour of Turkey and this is not looking good for Team India at all.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India lose first set

India are off to a bad start in the men’s archery quarterfinals as they lose the first set 57-53 against Turkey.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India continue to fight

8, 9, 10 – Solid fightback by India and Turkey need 25 in the final rotation to win the first set.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India trail in archery

End of first rotation for both sides and Turkey lead 29-26 against India.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Decent start

9, 10, 7 – 26 for India in the first rotation. A good start but it will all depend on Turkey.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Time for archery quarters

Time for the men’s archery quarterfinals! India face Turkey and all eyes will be on Dhiraj Bommadevara who excelled in the ranking round.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Archery action up next

The Indian men’s archery team featuring Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav will be in action next as they face Turkey in the quarterfinals.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Lakshya Sen wins

Lakshya Sen has done it! A dominant display against Julien Carraggi of Belgium as the Indian youngster clinches the encounter 21-19, 21-14.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Major controversy

Iraq’s top churches have joined international religious bodies in condemning a controversial segment of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, which many interpreted as a reference to the Bible’s Last Supper. “What happened at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is shameful and a mockery of the Christian religion,” Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic church said in a statement Sunday. The contentious scene in Friday’s parade in Paris involved dancers, drag queens and a DJ in poses that resembled depictions of the Last Supper, the final meal Jesus is said to have taken with his apostles.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Lakshya in control

Lakshya Sen has been impressive in the second game till now and his opponent is finding it quite difficult to come up with any answer. 11-4 at the break and he is very close to a brilliant win.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Lakshya wins first game

Lakshya Sen wins the first game 21-19 against Julien Carraggi of Belgium. This is an important match in his race to qualify for the next round.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India 1-1 Argentina in men’s hockey

The match ends in men’s hockey and India scored very late to clinch a 1-1 draw against Argentina. The Indian men’s hockey team trailed for quite some time but skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored late from a penalty corner to earn a very valuable point.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Satwik-Chirag in quarters

The pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have qualified for the badminton men’s doubles quarterfinals despite not playing their match on Monday. They will now face Fajar Alfian-Muhammad Rian Ardianto but it will be a dead rubber.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Ramita looking at positives

Indian shooter Ramita Jindal found the final of the Women’s 10m Air Rifle at the Paris Olympics fun to participate in and very exciting as she finished seventh in her first appearance in the mega event. Ramita ended her campaign in the Paris Olympics with seventh place in the final with a score of 145.3. In a shoot-off in Stage 2 of the final, She recorded a 10.5 while her French opponent, Oceanne Muller shot 10.8. The shooter from Kurukshetra said she is taking lots of learning and confidence from her performance in the quadrennial showpiece.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: End of 3rd quarter in hockey

The third quarter comes to an end in men’s hockey clash – It is India trailing 0-1 against Argentina. The Indian players have worked hard but the goal has continued to elude them.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Nadal vs Djokovic Clash

Time for Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal clash. Djokovic is ahead of Nadal 30-29 in their rivalry but the Spaniard has had an undeniable edge on the clay in the French capital down the years.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India trail at halfway mark

India trail 0-1 against Argentina in their men’s hockey Pool B match with the goal coming in the second quarter. However, India registered a massive comeback in their previous match and this will be extremely tough.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Next major event for India

The Indian men’s team consisting of ace archers like Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai will face either Colombia or Turkey in the quarterfinal today. If India win, the trio would march into the medal rounds. The match begins at 5:45 PM IST.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Heatwave warning issued

France’s meteorological agency has issued a weather warning for Paris and the surrounding areas with storms and highs of 35 degrees Celsius expected on Tuesday as the capital hosts the Olympic Games. The agency put in place a “yellow alert” — the second of four levels — as a heatwave arrives from southern France. The alert was issued in particular because “very hot” conditions across Paris were forecast to linger overnight, with the mercury not expected to drop below 22C between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Time for hockey action

It is now time for men’s hockey as India face Argentina in a crucial Pool B encounter. India started their campaign with a 3-2 victory over New Zealand.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Babuta’s disappointment

Arjun Babuta buckled under pressure and finished fourth in the men’s 10m air rifle competition after coming close to winning a medal in his maiden Olympics. Babuta shot a total of 208.4. A 9.5 in response to Croatia’s Miran Maricic’s 10.7 put paid to his hopes of finishing on the podium.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Tom Daley’s fifth Olympic medal

Britain’s Tom Daley was dethroned as Olympic champion on Monday but took silver with partner Noah Williams in the men’s synchronised 10m platform behind China’s Lian Junjie and Yang Hao. It was a fifth medal in five Olympics for 30-year-old Daley, who won gold with Matty Lee in the same event at the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Games three years ago.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Story till now

It has been a somewhat disappointing day for India till now. Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babita both missed out on individual medals while the team of Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh Cheema also failed to qualify for the 10m air rifle mixed team final. However, the one good news was the qualification of Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh in the mixed team bronze medal match.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Arjun misses out

Arjun Babuta misses out on the medal by just one position. With a score of 208.4, Babuta finishes fourth in the final and this will be a major heartbreak for him.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Big slip for Arjun

A 10.1 in the final attempt and Arjun Babuta is fourth right now with 188.7. This can be a problem for the Indian shooter.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Arjun maintains 2nd spot

Arjun Babuta went down to third but he recovers in the very next attempt. Still in second place with a score of 167.8.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Medal hopes intact

Arjun Babuta continues to maintain his hold on the 2nd position with a score of 146.9.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Babuta 2nd

Arjun Babuta takes the second spot after the first elimination with a score of 126.4. Amazing performance from the Indian shooter.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Arjun in 3rd

10 shots done and Arjun Babuta is third right now with a score of 105.0. A huge boost for India’s medal hopes.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Good start for Arjun

Arjun Babuta is 4th after the 5-shot series with a score of 52.4. A good start but he will have to improve in order to find himself in a medal position.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Brilliant start

10.7 for Arjun Babuta in his first shot and he takes a very early lead.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Babuta in position

India’s Arjun Babuta is in position for the 10m air rifle final and he will be shooting from firing point E. Can India add another medal to their tally? A billion hopes will be riding on Arjun at the moment.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Time for another medal event

We are just minutes away from the 10m air rifle men’s final with Arjun Babuta being the medal hope for India. The day started well with Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh qualifying for the bronze medal match in 10m air pistol team event and a win for Babuta will be just perfect.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: History beckons

Manu Bhaker has the chance to become the first athlete in the history of independent India to claim two medals in a single Olympic edition. Back in 1900, Norman Pritchard won two silver medals while representing India but no one has replicated that performance ever since.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: Unique recognition

Manu Bhaker received an Eiffel Tower logo on X (formerly Twitter) along with her verified blue tick as a symbol of her bronze medal win at the Paris Olympics 2024. This logo signified that the account holder is a medalist at the Olympics 2024.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3, Live Updates: India’s big medal hope

One bronze medal match confirmed and India still have the chance to add two more medals to their tally. Arjun Babuta will be competing for a medal in the 10m air rifle men’s final while the men’s archery team will be in action in their quarterfinal encounter.