Swimmers Srihari Nataraj, Dhinidhi Desinghu bow out of Paris Olympics 2024

Indian swimmers Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu have both bowed out of the Paris Olympics. Notably, Nataraj participated in the men's 100m backstroke event. Even though he finished second in his heats, he ended up positioned 33rd in the preliminary round.

Nataraj's timing was 55.01 seconds which was far from 16th placed Jonny Marshall's (Great Britain) 53.93 seconds. Moreover, no swimmers from Heats 1, 2 and 3 met the qualification standards. Only the top 16 swimmers were allowed to make it to the semi-finals.

Dhinidhi Desinghu, who is one of the two members of India's swimming contingent, took on a herculean task. Aged only 14, she participated in the Olympics along with Srihari Nataraj through the Universality quota. The young swimmer ended 23rd in the women's 200m freestyle heats.

Desinghu, who is also the 200m freestyle national record holder, performed really well in Heat 1 but wasn't able to make it to the top 16. Her timing was 2:06.96.

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India's performance till now at the Paris Olympics 2024

India have started Day 2 of the Paris Games on a strong note. Manu Bhaker has already earned her much awaited medal at the Olympics by winning a bronze in the women's 10m air pistol event.

Arjun Babuta, who participated in the men's 10m air rifle event, has made his way to the final. He registered 630.1 points and ended seventh among the eight qualified candidates. Sandeep Singh however, has been eliminated courtesy his 12th-place finish. Ramita Jindal has also qualified for the final in the women's 10m air rifle event.

On the other hand, table tennis player Sreeja Akula achieved a comfortable 4-0 win over Sweden's Christina Kallberg. Sharath Kamal, on the other hand, suffered a 4-2 defeat to Deni Kozul of Slovenia. In boxing, Nikhat Zareen has successfully made her way to the Round of 16 by defeating Maxi Kloetzer of Germany. She will face China's Yu Wu in the next round.

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