Indian shooter Manu Bhaker has once again made her country proud by securing a place in the 25m Pistol Women's final at the Paris Olympics. After winning two bronze medals so far, she looks determined to add another one to her tally. Her final round will take place on Saturday and fans are eagerly anticipating another podium finish. Unfortunately, fellow Indian shooter Esha Singh failed to qualify for the final round.
Amidst fierce competition, Indian shooter Manu Bhaker secures her spot in the finals of the Women's 25m Air Pistol event at the Paris Olympic Games 2024. With two bronze medals already in her name, Bhaker is determined to clinch another medal to add to her tally. Her teammate Esha Singh, however, failed to make it to the finals after finishing 18th in the qualifying event. Stay updated with live coverage of Day 7 of the Paris Olympics to see if Bhaker can bring home another medal.
The Telangana state government has announced its decision to provide 600 square yards of house sites each in Hyderabad and Group-1 jobs to shooter Esha Singh, two-time world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen, and India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj. These decisions were taken at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. The Chief Minister had also previously congratulated Esha and Nikhat over the phone for their Paris Olympics victories and highlighted Mohammed Siraj's achievements and contribution to India's T20 World Cup victory. The Chief Minister also called out the previous government for failing to fulfill their promise of giving Nikhat a Group-1 job despite her remarkable achievements.
Friday marks the seventh day of the Paris Olympics and India's schedule for the day is filled with thrilling competitions. Starting with Golf, Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar will take part in the men's individual finals (round 2) at 12:30 pm. In the shooting event, Esha Singh and Manu Bhaker will compete in the women's 25m pistol qualification precision category at the same time. Later, Anantjeet Singh Naruka will participate in the men's skeet qualification day 1 at 1:00 pm. In archery, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat will face off against Indonesia in the mixed team 1/8 eliminations at 1:19 pm. The Indian rowing team will also be in action on this day.