Paris Olympics: Tulika Maan Faces Defeat in Judo, Indian Archers and Rower Compete
India’s Tulika Maan conceded defeat against Cuba’s Idalys Ortiz in the judo women’s +78kg round of 32 event at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Friday. Tulika Maan suffered a 10-0 defeat against Idalys Ortiz. The match ended in just 28 seconds. Meanwhile, Ortiz advanced to the round of 16 and Tulika Maan will feature in the first round of the repechages.
Earlier on Friday, Indian archers Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara advanced to the quarterfinal in the archery recurve mixed team event after beating Indonesia’s Diananda Choirunisa and Arif Pangestu at the ongoing Paris Olympics.
Previously in the day, India’s Balraj Panwar finished in fifth in final D of the men’s singles sculls event at the ongoing Paris Olympics. Balraj Panwar clocked 7:02.37 in the final D round, with which India’s campaign in rowing came to an end at the Summer Games. Balraj failed to put India’s best finish in rowing at the Olympics. The record still belongs to the men’s lightweight double sculls duo of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh, who finished 11th at the Tokyo Olympics.
Last year, Balraj was fourth at the Asian Games 2023 and missed out on a podium finish. The Indian rower obtained a Paris 2024 quota by winning a bronze medal at the Asian and Oceanian Rowing Olympic Qualification Regatta in the Republic of Korea. Balraj Panwar competed in the semi-final C/D on Wednesday, where he clocked a time of 7:04.97, finishing sixth.
Earlier on Friday, Indian archers Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara advanced to the quarterfinal in the archery recurve mixed team event after beating Indonesia’s Diananda Choirunisa and Arif Pangestu at the ongoing Paris Olympics.
Doubts Revealed
Tulika Maan -: Tulika Maan is an athlete from India who competes in judo, a martial art and sport where opponents try to throw or pin each other.
Judo -: Judo is a sport where two people try to throw each other to the ground or pin each other down. It comes from Japan.
Idalys Ortiz -: Idalys Ortiz is a judo athlete from Cuba. She is very good at judo and has won many medals.
Round of 32 -: The round of 32 is a stage in a competition where 32 players or teams compete, and the winners move on to the next round.
Repechages -: Repechages are extra matches that give players who lost a second chance to compete for a medal.
Archers -: Archers are people who use bows and arrows to hit targets. It’s a sport called archery.
Ankita Bhakat -: Ankita Bhakat is an Indian athlete who competes in archery, the sport of shooting arrows at a target.
Dhiraj Bommadevara -: Dhiraj Bommadevara is an Indian athlete who also competes in archery.
Recurve mixed team event -: In archery, the recurve mixed team event is a competition where one male and one female archer from the same country team up to shoot arrows at targets.
Rower -: A rower is someone who rows a boat in a sport called rowing. They use oars to move the boat through water.
Balraj Panwar -: Balraj Panwar is an Indian athlete who competes in rowing.
Final D -: Final D is a race in rowing where athletes who didn’t make it to the top finals compete for their final ranking.
Men’s singles sculls -: In rowing, men’s singles sculls is a race where one man rows a boat by himself using two oars.
Summer Games -: The Summer Games, also known as the Summer Olympics, is a big sports event held every four years where athletes from all over the world compete in various sports.
