Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Dravid makes rare appearance in Paris

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Rafael Nadal claimed the first set by a 6-1 score. Nadal bagged a 3-0 lead after just 13 minutes before taking the first set by a 6-1 score. The King of Clay has not made clear whether the Paris Games will be the last of his storied career.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Rafael Nadal aka King of Clay is leading Márton Fucsovics in his ongoing singles 1st round clash at the Summer Games in Paris. The former World No. 1 has launched his gold medal bid in the tennis competition after expressing reservations about playing the singles event. Nadal is leading Fucsovics 4-1 in the first set.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Steven van de Velde made his return to the Olympics in Paris on Sunday. The Dutch beach volleyball player served time in prison for having sex with a 12-year-old girl. Velde is not allowed to speak to reporters at the Summer Games. Before his three-set loss to Italy, the Dutch player received a mixture of boos and applause when he was introduced at the event. He’s not here because he just wanted to rest his mind about it and just focus on the game,” said Matthew Immers, who is Velde’s teammate at the Games.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: After India’s top-seed Sumit Nagal bowed out of the singles competition, the focus is on former world no. 1 Rafael Nadal, who has made his return to the iconic Roland Garros. Nadal is facing Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics in the first round. The King of Clay made a sensational doubles debut with Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday. Nadal’s right thigh is heavily bandaged. We are almost through with the warm-ups! The record-time French Open winner has just received a rousing reception in Paris.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Simone Biles finished at 59.566 and saluted the crowd after her dismount on uneven bars in the final event. Biles had returned with her left leg heavily taped after tweaking her calf during the warm-up. US coach Cecile Landi had described it as a minor calf issue. In the end, Biles finished well ahead of reigning Olympic champion and teammate Sunisa Lee in the final event.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Former World No.1 Rafael Nadal has decided to play singles at the Paris Olympics. Nadal’s manager, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, has confirmed that Nadal will feature in the singles competition at the Summer Games. The King of Clay will meet Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in the first round. “Tomorrow, I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Nadal said Saturday. “I don’t know if I’m going to play or not.”

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Indian table tennis ace Achanta Sharath Kamal was stunned by lower-ranked Deni Kozul of Slovenia in a round of 64 match. The 42-year-old recorded his fifth Olympic appearance in Paris. He won the first game against Kozul but losing the next three games paved the way for Kozul to draw a 3-1 lead over the Indian ace.

The Commonwealth Games champion made a comeback by making the scoreline read 2-3 in the next game. However, Kozul ended up outclassing Sharath as the lower-ranked player won the tie 4-2 to enter the next round. Kamal lost 12-10 9-11 6-11 7-11 11-8 10-12 to make an early exit. Kozul of Slovenia is ranked 86 places below Sharath.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: India’s top singles player, Sumit Nagal, has lost his first-round clash of the Paris 2024 Olympics at Roland-Garros. France’s Corentin Moutet defeated Nagal 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 in two hours and 28 minutes to enter the round of 32 phase of the men’s competition. Moutet is set to face Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff or Greek superstar Tsitsipas in the next round.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: A convincing win for the Netherlands as archers Ankita, Deepika and Bhajan failed to fire for India in the quarter-finals of the women’s series. Indian archers only managed 48 in the final set. A total domination by the Dutch, who will be shooting for the medal in the semi-finals.

Final scores as Netherlands beat India in quarter-finals:

Netherlands — 10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 7 — 53 (6 points)

India – 4, 10, 8, 8, 10 — 48 (0 point)

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari have lost the 2nd set at the hands of the Netherlands. India will have to avoid a straight-set defeat in the next round. The Netherlands archers fired 9, 10 and 9 to take the second set.

India vs Netherlands: Scores after 2nd set –

Netherlands — 9, 9, 8, 9, 10, 9 – 54

India — 10, 10, 8, 6, 9, 6 – 49

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: The Netherlands have won the first set against India at the Esplanade des Invalides. Team India is ranked fourth while the Netherlands are seeded 12th in the women’s standings.

India vs Netherlands scores after 1st set:

Netherlands — 9, 8, 9, 9, 9 8 – 52

India — 7, 10, 7, 9, 9, 9 – 51

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: As we gear up for the archery quarter-finals, let’s take a quick look at some of the Indian contingent’s swimming results. Srihari Nataraj clocked a time of 55.01 in the 100m backstroke as he finished second in the heats. Despite finishing second, the Indian swimmer failed to enter the semifinals. He was joint 33rd overall in the final standings. It should be noted that only the 16 fastest from the heats secure a qualification. India’s Dhinidhi Desinghu bagged a 23rd spot in the final standings with a time of 2:06.96 in the women’s 200m freestyle.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: The Indian women’s team will meet the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the women’s team event at the Summer Games. The quarter-final match is scheduled for a start at 5:45 PM IST.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Sumit Nagal had a tough draw as the India’s top singles player kickstarted his Paris Olympics campaign against French Moutet Corentin. Nagal is ranked 80th in the world. Kickstarting his campaign, Nagal lost the first set 2-6 against Moutet in the first round of men’s singles. He drew level 1-1 against Moutet in the second set. Nagal claimed the second 6-2 to take the game into the decider.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: The longest rally had 15 strokes. Manikra Batra claimed 51 points in the contest. She won the first three games (11-8, 12-10, 11-9) before Anna Hursey won the fourth with a 9-11 margin. However, Manika outclassed the Great Britain star 11-5 to enter the next round of the women’s singles table tennis contest.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Saving her best for the last, Manika Batra claimed five match points to get the better of Anna Hursey of Great Britain in her women’s table tennis singles opener at the Paris Games. An 11-5 win in the fifth game and Batra has entered the second round of the table tennis contest.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has reacted after ace India shooter Manu Bhaker finished third to secure a bronze medal in the final of the women’s air pistol event in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Taking to X, Tendulkar lauded Bhaker, who is the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympics.

“Off the mark in the medal tally and on the mark with the shooting! Congratulations, @realmanubhaker, on bagging India’s first medal at the Paris Olympics. After overcoming the heartbreak in Tokyo, you have shown immense strength & determination to win a bronze at #Paris2024, and made India proud,” Tendulkar said.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Anna Hursey of Great Britain has taken Indian paddler Manika Batra to game No.5 in Paris. So, no straight-game win for Manika in her campaign opener. Hursey stages a comeback to win the fourth game. Into the 5th game we go!

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Manika Batra has continued her aggressive approach against Anna Hursey of Great Britain. Making the fourth game a decider of the contest, Batra has drawn a 5-3 lead over the Hursey. Can Hursey fight back? She does as scores are level 5-5 in the fourth game.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Making light work of Great Britain in her women’s singles opener, table tennis superstar Manika Batra has taken a 3-0 lead over Anna Hursey. The Indian star won the first three games in just 23 minutes. One more win in the game and Batra will enter the next round. A clean sweep on the cards?

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Did you know? Anna Hursey of Great Britain was picked by Team Wales for the Commonwealth Games at just 11 years old. In the next edition of the Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, the then 16-year-old won a bronze medal. She is Wales’ first tennis player at the Olympics.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Manika Batra kickstarted her campaign by bagging the first game of the contest against Anna Hursey of Great Britain. Taking the second game with a 12-10 margin, the Indian table tennis star has taken a 2-0 lead over her British opponent.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was all praise for Manu Bhaker after the ace shooter clinched a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. “A historic medal! Well done, @realmanubhaker, for winning India’s FIRST medal at #ParisOlympics2024! Congrats for the Bronze. This success is even more special as she becomes the 1st woman to win a medal in shooting for India. An incredible achievement!,” PM Modi said.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Table tennis sensation Manika Batra has kickstarted her campaign at the Paris Games 2024. The ace paddler is up against Anna Hursey of Great Britain. Earlier, Indian icon Sharath Kamal lost to Deni Kozul of Slovenia 2-4 (12-10, 9-11, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 10-12) in the men’s singles round of 64 match.

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2 Live updates: Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen has capped off a memorable Olympic debut with an impressive win over Germany’s Maxi Carina Kloetzer in the women’s 50kg bout. Boxer Zareen outclassed the German star 5-0 to enter the round of 16 phase of the Paris Games event. Top seed Wu Yu of China is her next opponent in the women’s 50kg division.