Paris Olympics, Day 4 Highlights: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh Bag Bronze; Dhiraj Bommadevara's OLY Dream Shattered By Barest Of Margins

Shooting: July 30

Trap men's qualification - 12:30 PM (Prithviraj Tondaiman)

Trap women's qualification - 12:30 PM (Rajeshwari Kumar, Shreyasi Singh)

10m air pistol mixed team bronze medal match - (Sarabjot Singh, Manu Bhaker)

Women's Archery: July 30

Recurve individual Rd of 32 - 5:14 PM (Ankita Bhakat)
Recurve individual Rd of 32 - 5:27 PM (Bhajan Kaur)

Recurve individual Rd of 16 - 5:53 (Subject to qualification)

Women's Basketball

Nigeria 75-62 Australia; Germany 83-69 Belgium; Canada 54-75 France; USA 102-76 Japan

Men's handball

Japan 26-37 Germany; Slovenia 31-29 Croatia; Egypt 27-30 Denmark; Sweden 29-26 Spain; France 22-27 Norway; Argentina 25-35 Hungary

Men's hockey

Ireland 1-2 Australia; India 1-1 Argentina

Women's hockey

Japan 0-5 People's Rep. of China; Spain 1-1 USA; Great Britain 0-4 Australia; Germany 1-2 Netherlands; South Africa 2-4 Argentina; France 0-5 Belgium

The men's triathlon event at the Paris Olympics 2024 scheduled for today has been postponed due to the rising concerns about water quality in the Seine River, where the swimming portion of the race was supposed to be held.

Now, the men's triathlon swimming event will take place on Wednesday.

At the Paris Olympics 2024, there are 191 athletes publicly saying they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and nonbinary who are participating in the Games, surpassing the 186 openly queer athletes at the Tokyo Games. The vast majority of the athletes are women.

Team USA has the highest representation with 31 LGBTQ+ athletes, followed by Brazil (30), and Australia (22) while Germany has 13, Spain has 12, Great Britain and Canada have 11, the Netherlands has 10, and France has nine.

The 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from a U.S. Open tuneup tournament in Montreal after his victory over Rafael Nadal at the Paris Olympics on Monday.

The 37-year-old Djokovic outshined the 22-time Grand Slam winner Nadal in straight sets at Roland Garros to reach the third round of the Summer Games.

Artistic gymnastics
9:45 PM IST - W team all-around final

Fencing
23:00 PM IST: W épée team medal matches

Judo
8:48  PM IST: M -81kg medal contests; 9:19 PM IST: W -63kg medal contests

Rugby sevens
10:30 PM IST: W medal matches

Shooting
1:00 PM IST: Mixed team 10m air pistol medal matches; 7:00 PM IST: M trap final

Surfing
5:42 PM IST: M medal matches; 6:23 PM IST: W medal matches

Swimming
12:27 AM IST: W 100m backstroke final; 12:33  AM IST: M 800m freestyle final; 1:29 AM IST: M 4x200m freestyle relay final (Wednesday)

Table tennis
5:00 PM IST: Mixed doubles medal matches

Balraj Panwar, the one Indian rower at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is on the brink of history. The Haryana-born star will be in men’s single sculls quarter-final action, and if he manages to make it to the top three, he will become the first Indian to qualify for the semi-finals in the event.

Is Bhaker manages to clinch gold in the mixed team event of the 10m air pistol shooting then she will become the first Indian to win multiple medals at a single Olympic edition.

If Panwar finishes in the top three, he will be the first Indian to qualify for the semifinals in single sculls. Rowing event scheduled for 1:00 PM.

Four events underway in Paris including trap men's qualification Day 2 where Prithviraj Tondaiman faces an uphill battle to seal final entry.

Bhaker could create history today by becoming the first Indian to clinch multiple medals in an Olympic edition.

Follow the proceedings LIVE here

India leading 10-6 against South Korea in the bronze medal match of the 10m air pistol mixed team event.

Indian pair trumps South Korean duo to hand India their second medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

PM Narendra Modi took to his social media platform X to congratulate Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh after they clinched the bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event.

Balraj Panwar will be in quarter-finals action in the men's singles sculls. Will he be the will be the first Indian to qualify for the semifinals?

Serbia beat Turkiye in the gold medal match of the 10m Air Pistol mixed team event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Gold: Arunovic/Mikec (SRB)

Silver: Tarhan/Dikec (TUR)

Bronze: Bhaker/Singh (IND)

India’s Balraj Panwar finished fifth in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles sculls with a timing of 7:05.10 which will only be good enough to end in places between 13-24.

After Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh's bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol event, India are now placed 27th in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games medal table.

The Indian men's hockey team is about to go head-to-head against Ireland in their third game of the 2024 Paris Olympics campaign. They have a win and a draw to their name in the two games played, and will want to take all the points up for grabs in the encounter.

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez took to Instagran to reveal that she was seven months pregnant while competing at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.

The 26-year-old posted that she was “carrying a little Olympian one” after she had made it to the round of 16 in women's saber.

India are looking for their second win in the ongoing Olympics with this match. Ireland are still searching for their first.

Follow LIVE proceedings here

IND 2-0 IRE at half-time

India currently leading Ireland via two goals from skipper Harmanpreet Singh.

Donna Vekic has knocked out Coco Gauff in the women's singles third round match.

Satwik-Chirag are currently leading the second game after winning the first against their Indonesia opponents. The duo is already in the quarterfinal from Group C.

Bhajan Kaur advance to Round of 32 of women's individual archery event while Ankita Bhakat has been knocked out.

Bhajan next faces Wioleta Myszor of Poland who defeated Bhakat earlier.

A totally one-sided win for Bhajan Kaur in her Round of 32 match against Poland's Wioleta Myszor. She defeats her Polish opponent 6-0 to book a place in the Round of 16.

Satwik-Chirag won 21-13, 21-13 in their Group C match against Alfian Fajar and Ardianto Muhammad Rian of Indonesia. The Indian duo is already in the quarterfinal.

India have earned their second win in the men's hockey event at the Paris Olympics, staying unbeaten in the tournament. Harmanpreet Singh was again the star, scoring both goals - one via a penalty stroke and the other through a corner.

Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa lost their third consecutive Group C match to bow out of the Paris Olympics without a single win. The Indian duo lost to Setyana Mapasa and Angela Wu 21-15, 21-10.

Amit is in his second Olympics and will look to get past his Zambian opponent in the Round of 16 in the men's 51kg category.

Zambia's Patrick Chineyamba ends Panghal's journey in Round of 16 with a 4:1 win.

Shooting: Pistol - Mixed 10m Air Pistol Team

Shooting: Shotgun - Men's trap

Table Tennis - Mixed Doubles

Triathlon: Men's Individual Postponed (tomorrow)

Aquatics: Swimming - Men's 800 m freestyle

Aquatics: Swimming - Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

Aquatics: Swimming - Women's 100 m backstroke

Fencing: Women's team epee

Gymnastics: Women's team all-around

Judo: Men's 81 kg

Judo: Women's 63 kg

Rugby Sevens: Women's gold medal and bronze play-off matches

Table Tennis - Mixed doubles

In tennis, USA’s Coco Gauff crashes out of the women’s singles competition following a defeat to Donna Vekic of Croatia. Vekic beat Gauff with a 7-6 (7), 6-2 scoreline.

India's Jaismine Lomboria will face Nesthy Petecio of Philippines in the Women’s Featherweight round of 32 bout. The match is scheduled to begin at 9:24 pm IST.

Here are the Live Streaming details -

India's Jaismine Lamboria will begin her bout soon. Stay tuned for live updates right here.

Jaismine, the Indian boxer, confidently steps into the red corner. Towering over her Filipino opponent, she clearly holds a height advantage as the match is about to begin.

Although neither boxer landed many punches, Nesthy Petecio won the first round, with four judges awarding her a score of 10.

With just over a minute to go in the second round, Petecio manages to land one to the head. Jasmine is using her power but her punches are not landing. All five judges award Petecio all 10. 

India's boxing campaign suffered another setback as Jaismine Lamboria was outclassed by Tokyo silver medalist Nesthy Petecio. Despite her height advantage, Lamboria struggled to land clean punches, while Petecio's experience and precision proved decisive in the 5-0 victory.

This defeat comes on the heels of Amit Panghal's earlier exit.

1. Andreja Leski (Slovenia) Wins Gold

2. Prisca Awiti Alcaraz (Mexico) Grabs Silver

3. Clarisse Agbegnenou (France) Clinch Bronze

4. Laura Fazliu (Kosovo) Takes Bronze

Next up for India at the Paris Olympics 2024 is archery. Dhiraj Bommadevara, who finished fourth in the archery individual ranking round, will go head to head against Adam Li of Czech Republic in the Men’s Individual 1/32 Elimination round. T

he match is scheduled to begin at 10:46 pm IST.

India's men's hockey team has mathematically qualify for knockout stages of the Paris Olympics. Thanks to Argentina's victory over New Zealand, India secured their place in the quarterfinals.

Currently leading Pool B, with one more game played than Belgium and Australia, the team is in a strong position. The top four teams from each pool will advance to the next round.

Set 1:

Dhiraj - 9, 10, 10

Adam - 10, 10, 9

Total: 1-1

Dhiraj - 9, 10, 10

Adam - 8, 9, 9

Dhiraj is leading by 3-1 after two sets. 

Dhiraj - 9, 10, 10

Adam - 9, 9, 10

Dhiraj is leading 5-1 after three sets. 

Dhiraj - 9, 10, 9

Adam - 10, 8, 8

Dhiraj Bommadevara defeat Adam Li 7-1 in Men’s 1/32 elimination round

Dhiraj Bommadevara defeat Adam Li of Czech Republic. He outplays the Czech with a 7-1 to qualify for the second round of men’s individual archery competition in Paris.

Match will take place at 11:25 pm IST tonight.

The US women's rugby team won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, defeating 2016 gold medalists Australia in the bronze medal match, and taking home Team USA's first-ever Olympic medal in the sport.

Dhiraj in action in Men’s 1/32 elimination round vs Eric Peters of Canada.

Dhiraj - 9, 10, 9

Peters - 9, 9, 9

Dhiraj leading Peters 2-0 

Dhiraj - 9, 9, 10

Peters - 9, 10, 10

Dhiraj and Peters 2-2 level after two sets. 

Dhiraj - 10, 9, 10

Peters - 9, 9, 9

Dhiraj is leading Peters 4-2 after three sets. 

Dhiraj - 10, 10, 10

Peters - 10, 10, 10

Dhiraj is leading Peters 5-3 in set 4. 

Dhiraj - 10, 10, 9

Peters - 10, 10, 10

Peters level with Dhiraj at 5-5 after five sets.

Now a shootoff will take place. 

Dhiraj - 10

Peters - 10

Both Dhiraj and Eric Peters fired perfect 10s, but it was Peters who won in a nail-biting shoot-off. His shot was closer to the center of the target, leaving Dhiraj with a heartbreaking defeat.

Gold - USA

Silver - Italy

Bronze - Brazil

• Aquatics: Swimming - Men's 800 m freestyle

• Aquatics: Swimming - Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

• Fencing: Women's team epee (gold medal). Poland beat China in the bronze medal bout

Watch out India! Belgium are trouncing Australia at the moment as they lead 5-2 going into the fourth quarter.

It's Full-time and Belgium have thrashed the Aussies 6-2. What a result for the reigning gold medallists.

Daniel Wiffen becomes first Irish man to win Olympic swimming gold by clocking 7:38.19, an Olympic record. Bobby Finke takes silver with Gregorio Paltrinieri clinching bronze.

Women’s 54kg Round of 16: Preeti Pawar takes on Yeni Castaneda.

Italy beat France 29-30 to win gold at the women's team epee event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Poland won the bronze earlier.

A repeat of the 2022 FIFA World Cup final as hosts France take on Argentina on Friday in the quarter-final.

Indian boxer Preeti Pawar will shortly be in action against Colombia's Yeni Marcela Arias in a women's 54 kg Round of 16 match.

Preeti Pawar lost the first round by 1:4 against the Colombian Yeni Marcela Arias. She started with the attacking approach but failed miserably.

Preeti Pawar won the second round after judges ruled in her favour.

Preeti Pawar lost the third round via a split decision. The judges gave a 4:1 verdict in favour of the Colombian boxer. This marks to the end of Indian participation for Day 4.

Great Britain surprised everyone and won the gold medal for the timing 6:59.43. The United States came at second place and Australia settled for the bronze medal.

Swimmers

Great Britain - Duncan Scott, Matthew Richards, James Guy and Tom Dean

United States - Luke Hobson, Carson Foster, Drew Kibler and Kieran Smith

Australia - Maximillian Giuliani, Flynn Southam, Elijah Winnington and Thomas Neill

Women's 10 m synchronized platform

Men's 100 m freestyle

Men's 200 m breaststroke

Men's 200 m butterfly

Women's 100 m freestyle

Women's 1500 m freestyle

Slalom women's C-1

BMX men's freestyle

BMX women's freestyle

Fencing men's team sabre

Gymnastics men's individual all-around

Judo men's 90 kg

Judo women's 70 kg

Rowing men's quadruple sculls

Rowing women's quadruple sculls

Shooting women's trap

Surfing men's shortboard

Surfing women's shortboard

Triathlon women's Individual

Triathlon men's Individual

We will be taking your leave. Join us tomorrow as many Indian and international events are lined up for the last day of July. Until then, goodbye and take care!