India at 2024 Olympics, Day 8 Live: Manu Bhaker aims for third medal; Nishant Dev, archers in action
Live updates of the main events from Day 8 of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
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Hockey, men’s event: We have our quarter-final lineup ready! In a weird coincidence, all the quarter-final matches are a repeat of the quarter-final matches from Tokyo 2020. India face Great Britain with the winner of the match taking on the winner of the quarter-final between Germany and Argentina.
The International Testing Agency (ITA) reports that a sample collected from judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad from Afghanistan has returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for metabolites of the steroid stanozolol.
▶️ https://t.co/eIGR8hHiOU#KeepingSportReal pic.twitter.com/aaaEwYZ8gp— International Testing Agency (@IntTestAgency) August 2, 2024
The medal table as Day 8 begins. India is currently in 47th place with three bronze medals. Can we get a fourth today from shooting? Perhaps even a few more from the archers and boxers?
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Action continues in Paris as the Indian shooting contingent, led by an impressive Manu Bhaker, will look to add more glory on Saturday.
Bhaker herself could be on the precipice of incredible history when she takes part in the 25m Pistol final for a chance at a third medal for herself. While she has already joined the likes of PV Sindhu and wrestler Sushil Kumar as a double Olympic medallist, she could become the first-ever Indian to win three Olympic...
