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- Swapnil Kusale won India's third bronze medal of the Paris Olympics but some of the country's biggest medal hopes were knocked out later in the day.
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Swapnil Kusale's sensational bronze medal win early on Day 6 in 50m rifle 3 positions men's shooting final remained the highlight for India on what was otherwise a grim day for the country's prospects. While Kusale added an unprecedented third medal from the shooting range, star contenders such as PV Sindhu, Nikhat Zareen, Sift Kaur Samra and badminton doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty all big farewell without being able to fight for a medal.(AP)
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Kusale is the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in the 50m 3P and the third rifle shooter to do so after Abhinav Bindra’s gold in men’s 10m air rifle at Beijing 2008 and Gagan Narang's bronze in the same event at London 2012. Kusale was sixth after the first 15 shots in kneeling positions with 153.3. Some consistent shooting in the three series in prone position and two series in standing positions, saw the 28-year-old Indian shooter climb up to third at the end of stage 1. (REUTERS)
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He then shot 10.5, 9.4 and 9.9 with his next three shots to hold his position in the top three and confirmed a medal. It is the first time that three medals have come for India from the same sport at the Olympics. (REUTERS)
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Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen's campaign ended in women's 50kg round of 16. Nikhat had been handed a tough draw and her time at the Olympics finally ended with a defeat to Chinese top seed Wu Yu. (PTI)
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The Indian men's hockey team couldn't hold on to an early 1-0 lead and lost to Olympic champions Belgium 2-1. (AP)
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Sailor Vishnu Saravanan finished 10th in the first race of the day in men's dinghy but then finished a disappointing 34th in the second. This has left him 25th on the overall rankings featuring in Race 1. Nethra Kumana is ranked 6th after her first race in women's dinghy, with the second being postponed to Friday due to poor wind. (AP)
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's hopes of securing a medal came to an end as they lost an epic men's doubles quarterfinal match 21-13, 14-21, 16-21 to Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.(PTI)
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Lakshya Sen eased past HS Prannoy, who looked visibly spent, in an all-Indian men's singles round of 16. Lakshya beat his senior compatriot 21-12, 21-6(PTI)
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