Paris Olympics 2024: Did India win a medal on Aug 1? 

Day 6 of the Paris 2024 Olympics was very much a mixed bag for India, with the standout performance coming in shooting. Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale took home the bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final on Thursday.

It is the nation's first-ever Olympic shooting medal in the 50m 3P and third in rifle shooting. Kusale wrapped up the contest with 451.4 for the bronze behind China's Y.K. Liu, who took gold with a score of 463.6 ahead of Ukraine's S. Kulish, who took silver with 461.3.

Kusale had booked a spot in the eight-man final with a finish of seventh in the qualifiers with an aggregate score of 590. The other Indian shooter, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, missed out on the final qualification by a whisker as he finished 11th.

With Kusale's win, India has won three medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, all in the shooting events.

“I have a lot of emotions right now," the Indian shooter said. “This medal means a lot. It is not a gold, but I am pleased I got a medal. To get an Olympic medal is a dream. [H/t Olympics.com]

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Paris Olympics 2024: Mixed outcomes in athletics, boxing and badminton

In other results, mixed success and setbacks dotted the Indian contingent. In athletics, speed walker Vikash Singh finished 30th, while Paramjeet Singh Bisht. completed the race on the 37th place.

Indian badminton pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were whacked out of the men's doubles quarter-final 21-13, 14-21, 16-21 by the Malaysian pair, Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.

The silver lining in badminton was Lakshya Sen, who defeated fellow Indian HS Prannoy in straight games to enter the men's singles quarterfinal.

In boxing, Nikhat Zareen bowed out of the tournament with a loss to Wu Yu in the round of 16.

India at the Paris 2024 Olympics continues with much hope for more medals in the coming days.

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