Paris Olympics 2024, Day 3 Highlights: Manika Batra Clinches Historic Win in Round of 32, Bhaker-Sarabjot Qualify for Mixed Team Finals

Catch LIVE Updates on Paris Olympics 2024 Day 4, as the Indian contingent will be on the hunt for another medal as the athletes will battle it out against the world’s best to bring laurels to the nation.

A historic win for Manika Batra who puts away Pavade 11-7 in the last game to seal a 4-0 win for India.

With her win, Manika now becomes the first women’s table tennis player from India to make it to the round of 16 in singles at the Olympics.

Batra stands a mere 2 points away from sealing her place in the round of 16! Can she do it?

Pavade is throwing the kitchen sink at the Indian, but Batra continues to build on her lead and maintain it for time being.

The Indian can sense the tension in the air, but she comes out strong after Game 3 to take an early 3-0 lead!

The Indian can sense the tension in the air, but she comes out strong after Game 3 to take an early 3-0 lead!

Manika holds on and relies on her experience to help save her from losing her lead and she closes Pavade out 11-9! 3-0 to India now! One more win needed!

After a spirited fight from Pavade, the pressure is getting to Manika, who gives away four more points, to keep the game at 10-8! One point away from a win!

Pavade inched just a bit closer to Batra, taking another couple of points. But, the experienced Manika keeps it calm as she takes a 5-point lead at 9-4!

Pavade broke the streak to find her first point after a short break. But, it doesn’t do much to hamper the focused Batra, who still maintains a 3-point lead at 6-3

Manika continues her hot streak and piles the pressure on Prithika Pavade early to take a 3-0 lead out the gate in Game 3!

Manika Batra fires on all cylinders to score five straight points and sink the Frenchwoman 11-6 to take a 2-0 lead!

Batra’s experience comes into the limelight, as she finally breaks away from the deadlock and takes a slender two-point lead to keep the game at 8-6!

Pavade keeps the tempo up as she returns Batra’s slices with fierce smashes of her own. But, neither player is able to build on their lead, still keeping it close.

Both players continue to go at each other just like they did in the first game, trading points to start the second game off at 2-2.

Swithcing from defense to offense, Batra keeps her composure and clinches thenect two points in a row to win the first game 11-9! 1-0 to India!

The back and forth trading of blows continue to ensue as both Batra and Pavade keep the pressure on each other, as they both remain tied at 9-9!

Batra fights back to tie the game up at 5-5, as both players go back and forth trading points!

Pavade gets off to a fair start, pushing Manika to make a few unforced errors as the Indian aims to get back on track after the 1-3 start.

The time is here, as Manika Batra warms up with her opponent Prithika Pavade of France as we are set for live TT action! Game on!

After a heated second set that went all the way down to the tiebreaker, it was the Spaniard Alcaraz who rose to the occasion and sealed the deal with 7-3 in the tiebreak, to clinch his win 6-1, 7-6 against Netherlands’ Griekspoor.

After a heated second set that went all the way down to the tiebreaker, it was the Spaniard Alcaraz who rose to the occasion and sealed the deal with 7-3 in the tiebreak, to clinch his win 6-1, 7-6 against Netherlands’ Griekspoor.

India is back in Olympic action as TT player Manika Batra is set to take on France’s Prithika Pavade in the Women’s Singles Round of 32 tie very shortly!

After cruising through the first set 6-1 against the Netherlands’ Griekspoor, Alcaraz was pushed to his limits in a heated second set, as his rival pushed him to 5-4, after which the Spaniard took a medical timeout to tend to what seemed like an upper thigh strain.

In an absolute blockbuster of a final, it was finally Japan who reigned supreme, as the Men’s Team clinched the Golf for Artistic Gymnastics, toppling over China and USA who finished second and third respectively.

Canada appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday over the decision to dock them six points in the on-going women’s Paris Olympic football over a spying scandal.

British rider Tom Pidcock staged an extraordinary comeback from a puncture to win his second straight mountain biking Olympic gold Monday, holding off French home favourite Victor Koretzky in a thrilling sprint finish.

India’s star athlete Neeraj Chopra will have a special supporter at the Paris Olympics: a Kerala cyclist who has travelled all the way from Calicut, riding more than 22000 kilometers over two years.

Biles tweaked her left calf while warming up for floor exercise during qualifying on Sunday. She retreated briefly to have the calf taped but then returned to post top scores.

Yet, the US seems assured that she shall take part in all events of the Team Finals.

Great Britain swimmer Adam Peaty tested positive for Covid at the Paris Olympics, the British team said, a day after winning silver in the 100m breaststroke despite apparently feeling under the weather.

“As in any case of illness, the situation is being managed appropriately, with all usual precautions being taken to keep the wider delegation healthy,” Team GB added.

The end may be near for the legendary Spaniard Rafael Nadal who, after his loss to rival Novak Djokovic in the second-round tie of the Men’s Singles, stated that he will decide on his future ‘after Olympics’.

The medals from the doping-tainted team skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will be awarded during the Paris Games on August 7, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.

After the now-banned Russian Valieva’s points were deducted, Russia were relegated to bronze, with USA in the gold medal position and Japan second.

Nadal was largely outclassed in the much anticipated encounter, only coming briefly to life when he won four games in a row in the second set, before ultimately losing to Djokovic in two sets of 6-1, 6-4.

“I’m very relieved,” said Djokovic. “Everything was going my way, I was 6-1, 4-0 up but I played a sloppy service game and gave him chances.”

This win marks Djokovic’s 31st win over the Spaniard as he maintains the edge over Nadal with a head-to-head record of 31-29.

Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in men’s singles second round of Paris Olympics.

Indian men’s team made a late comeback to force a 4th set but then Turkey recorded a comfortable win in it to win 6-2. Like women’s team, the men’s team also makes an exit in the quarterfinals.

10, 9, 10. Turkey collect 57 points and win the 4th set 2-0. They have beaten India to enter the semifinals. Turkey win 6-2!

Tarundeep Rai with a 9, Pankaj Jadhav hits a 10 but Dhiraj Bommadevara manages just a 7. 54 points for them in 4th set.

9, 10, 9. Turkey also manage 28 points from their first three shots of 4th set.