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Manu Bhaker ended India's 12-year wait for a shooting medal at the Olympics by securing a historic bronze in the 10m air pistol event at the Paris Games 2024 on Sunday.

Indian shooter Arjun Babuta qualified for the 10M Air Rifle finals at the Paris Olympics 2024, scoring 630.1 to secure 7th place on Sunday.

A determined Manu Bhaker ended India's 12-year wait for an Olympic shooting medal by becoming the first Indian markswoman to reach the podium with a bronze in the 10m air pistol event at the Paris Games on Sunday.

Lakshya Sen is ready to take the Paris Olympics 2024 by storm with his badminton skills. Sen, who has been trained at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, is the former junior world No. 1 and currently stands 19th in the BWF world rankings.

Indian table tennis player Sreeja Akula kicked off her Paris Olympics 2024 campaign with an impressive 4-0 victory against Sweden's Christina Kallberg in the round of 64 in the women's singles event on Sunday.

Indian shooter Ramita Jindal delivered an impressive performance to qualify for the women's 10m air rifle final in fifth place at the Olympic Games on Sunday.

Despite losing for her adoptive Chile, table tennis star Zeng Zhiying declared her "dream came true" on Saturday after making her Olympic debut at the age of 58. As a young player, Zeng represented her native China; nevertheless, she retired at the age of 20, moving to Chile, where she has remained for the previous 35 years.

India's Balraj Panwar advanced to the quarterfinals of the men’s single sculls rowing competition after securing second place in Repechage 2 at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

Two-time Olympic medallist Indian shuttler PV Sindhu commenced her Paris Olympics 2024 campaign with a dominant victory over Maldives' Fathimath Abdul Razzaq in the women's singles group stage match on Sunday.

Prime Minister Modi, in the 112th 'Mann Ki Baat', congratulated Indian athletes for the Paris Olympics and praised Indian students who excelled at the International Math Olympiad. He emphasized national pride in supporting athletes and shared student experiences, highlighting the importance of encouragement and hard work. This was his second 'Mann Ki Baat' in his third term.