India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 11 (6th August) Highlights | Neeraj Chopra qualifies for the finals with a season's best of 89.34m; Vinesh Phogat into the finals, confirms India's 4th medal at the Paris Olympics; India fail to reach the Hockey Final, to face Spain for the Bronze

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 11 (6th August) as Indian athletes look for more medals at the Olympics. 

So far, India's three medals have come from shooting, and with the shooting event getting over, our focus has shifted to athletics and the Indian hockey team. 

Throughout the day, this is Koushik Biswas along with Payal Debnath and Abishek Goswami will bring you all the updates from the web desk. 

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Aug 07, 2024 00:09 IST
Men's Hockey Semi-Final: Germany progresses to the Final | Final Score: India 2-3 Germany
The Indian men's hockey team fails to qualify for the final. Their chances of winning a silver or a gold are over. They will now have to play the Bronze Medal match against Spain. The Indian players are devastated by the result. They are in tears.



Aug 06, 2024 22:49 IST
Vinesh Phogat creates history | The Indian Wrestler reaches the final and confirmes India's 4th medal at the Paris Olympics 2024

Vinesh Phogat defeats Cuba's Guzman Lopaz by 5-0 to enter the women's 50kg freestyle event finals to confirm medal number 4 for India at the 2024 Paris Olympics.



Aug 07, 2024 00:19 IST
Another Heartbreak for India
Harmanpreet gave India a strong start but they failed to keep Germany quiet. The Germans made a comeback and took a 2-1 lead. Sukhjeet Singh brought his nation back in the game but six minutes from the final whistle, Marco Mitkau scored Germany’s third and final goal to seal their spot in the Gold medal match against the Dutches. India will have to wait for their first gold medal since 1980.



Aug 07, 2024 00:06 IST
2 minutes to go | India 2-3 Germany
India looking for a miracle. They have only 2 minutes left to score the equalizer.



Aug 07, 2024 00:02 IST
Germany takes the lead once again | India 2-3 Germany | 8', 4th QTR
Germany strikes to go 3-2 up in the match. India needs to find a goal to keep their hopes alive for the final.



Aug 06, 2024 23:56 IST
India 2-2 Germany | 6', 4th QTR
PR Sreejesh denies a brilliant shot to keep things on equal terms.



Aug 06, 2024 23:47 IST
End of the 3rd QTR | India 2-2 Germany
The second semifinal match between India and Germany currently stands at 2-2 draw with the last quarter to play.



Aug 06, 2024 23:35 IST
India levels the scoreline | India 2-2 Germany | 6' 3rd QTR
Sukhjeet Singh converts the penalty corner to bring the score to 2-2 level against Germany.



Aug 06, 2024 23:32 IST
India 1-2 Germany | 4', 3rd QTR
India wins a penalty corner but Germany denies it. India still trails 1-2 in the match.



Aug 06, 2024 23:23 IST
Germany in lead after the end of first half
Germany has a 2-1 lead over India after the end of the first half in the men's hockey second semi-final. They scored twice in the second quarter to go 2-1 up from 1-0 down.



Aug 06, 2024 23:14 IST
Germany takes the lead | India 1-2 Germany | 12', 2nd QTR
Germany scores again by penalty stroke to go 2-1 up against India.



Aug 06, 2024 23:10 IST
Men's Hockey Semi-Final: India 1-1 Germany | 12', 2nd QTR
Germany wins their second penalty corner with 3 minutes to go in the second quarter but India comes with another save.



Aug 06, 2024 23:03 IST
Equalizer for Germany | India 1-1 Germany | 3', 2nd QTR
Germany wins their first penalty corner of the match and they score. The score is now level at 1-1 



Aug 06, 2024 22:56 IST
India 1-0 Germany
India finishes the first quarter with a 1-0 lead over Germany



Aug 06, 2024 22:53 IST
Vinesh Phogat enters the Women’s 50kg freestyle final
The 29-year-old Vinesh Phogat ensures that she will become the first Indian female wrestler to win a silver or gold medal in wrestling. 
#Wrestling | 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 🔥

🤼Vinesh Phogat becomes the first Indian female wrestler to reach the finals at the Olympics. She defeated Yusneylis Lopez by 5-0 in the semis!

⌛She will play in the gold medal match tomorrow #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/nuvHaSYwtn
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) August 6, 2024



Aug 06, 2024 22:45 IST
Men's Hockey Semi-Final: India 1-0 Germany | 8', 1st QTR
India takes the lead against Germany in the semifinals. Harmanpreet Singh scores for his side.



Aug 06, 2024 22:42 IST
Vinesh Phogat 1-0 Guzman Lopez
Vinesh Phogat has taken a small 1-0 lead over Lopez in the semifinal match after round 1.



Aug 06, 2024 22:35 IST
Wrestling: Women’s 50kg freestyle bout begins
Vinesh Phogat's semifinal bout against Cuba's Guzman Lopez is now underway.



Aug 06, 2024 22:25 IST
Men's Hockey Semi-Final: India vs Germany
The second semifinal of the men's hockey event between India and Germany is now underway.



Aug 06, 2024 22:01 IST
Up Next in India at Olympics 2024 Day 11
• Women's Freestyle 50 kg Semi-Finals: Vinesh Phogat vs Yusneylys Guzmán - 10:13 pm
• Hockey Men's Tournament Semi-Final: Germany vs India - 10:30 pm



Aug 06, 2024 20:11 IST
Neeraj on knowing it
'I have been training for 12 years. If you train for something this long and are constantly thinking about it, you naturally develop that understanding. Now the body knows if it is a good throw. Those early instinctive celebrations come automatically. The early celebrations don’t come if the throw isn’t good. Most throwers have that feel. In long jump, you will see (Murali) Sreeshankar or Jeswin (Aldrin) realise how their jump will go the moment they take off.'



Aug 06, 2024 17:45 IST
Neeraj Chopra’s best throws to date
• 89.94m - Stockholm Diamond League 2022 - June 30, 2022
• 89.34m - Paris Olympics 2024 - August 6, 2024
• 89.30m - Paavo Nurmi Games (Turku, Finland) - June 14, 2022
• 89.08m - Lausanne Diamond League 2022 - August 26, 2022
• 88.88m - Asian Games 2023 (Hangzhou) - October 4, 2023



Aug 06, 2024 17:20 IST
Javelin Throw | Finalists of Men's Javelin Throw
• Neeraj Chopra (IND) - 89.34m (SB)
• Anderson Peters (GRN) - 88.63m (SB)
• Julian Weber (GER) - 87.76m
• Arshad Nadeem (PAK) - 86.59m (SB)
• Julius Yego (KEN) - 85.97m (SB)
• Luiz Mauricio da Silva (BRA) - 85.91m (AR)
• Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) - 85.63m
• Toni Keranen (FIN) - 85.27m (PB)
• Andrian Mardare (MDA) - 84.13m (SB)
• Oliver Helander (FIN) - 83.81m
• Keshorn Walcott (TTO) - 83.02m
• Lassi Etelatalo (FIN) - 82.91m



Aug 06, 2024 16:21 IST
Wrestling | Vinesh Phogat into the semifinals

Vinesh Phogat beats Oksana Livach 7-5 in the women’s 50kg freestyle to make her place into the semifinal.
 
Vinesh Phogat will face Cuba’s Yusneylis Guzman Lopez or Gabija Dilyte of Lithuania in the semi-finals today, starting at 10:25 PM IST, at the Champ-de-Mars Arena.



Aug 06, 2024 16:13 IST
Jevelin Throw | Kishore Jena bows out from the final
Another HEARTBREAK after Table Tennis!
 
India’s Kishore Jena is out of the qualification race. Anderson Peters fired a monstrous throw of 88.63m to enter the final.
 
Jena finished 9th in the Group A standings. Only 12 athletes will enter the final.



Aug 06, 2024 15:52 IST
Javelin Throw | Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem also confirms his place in the final
Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan also confirmed his place in the final with a throw of 86.59m.



Aug 06, 2024 15:43 IST
Table Tennis | Indian Men's team loses to China 3-0
Indian men's team has lost to China 3-0 in table tennis. 
 
The defeat ended the Indian male table tennis players’ Paris 2024 campaign.



Aug 06, 2024 15:33 IST
Javelin Throw | Neeraj Chopra qualifies for the finals

India's star athlete, the Golden Boy, Neeraj Chopra has entered the finals in javelin throw.
 
Reigning champion Neeraj qualified for the Olympic men's javelin throw final with a season's best of 89.34m in his first attempt. 
 
The Final will be played on August 8.



Aug 06, 2024 15:19 IST
Wrestling | Vinesh Phogat qualifies for quarterfinals

India's star female wrestler Vinesh Phogat defeated 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist and four-time world champion Yui Susaki of Japan 3-2. With this Vinesh has entered the quarterfinals.
 
This was Vinesh's first match and she registered a strong victory in it. Vinesh's quarter-final will start at 4 PM.



Aug 06, 2024 15:17 IST
Javelin Throw | Our Golden Boy, Neeraj Chopra arrives for Group B action

India’s golden boy, Neeraj Chopra, has arrived at Stade de France for Group B action of the javelin qualification phase. 



Aug 06, 2024 15:11 IST
Athletics | Kiran Pahal fails to qualify for 400m semis
Indian runner Kiran Pahal finished sixth in heat 1 of the women’s 400m repechage round.
 
Kiran did not secure her place in the semi-finals as only the top athletes in each heat along with the two best in repechage overall advanced.



Aug 06, 2024 15:09 IST
Table Tennis | Match 2 - Sharath Kamal loses
India's Sharath Kamal lost 1-4 (11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 5-11) against Zhendong Fan of China in singles match of men's team round of 16.



Aug 06, 2024 15:04 IST
Javelin Throw | Kishore Jena finishes 9th in Group A
The Indian javelin star failed to cross the 80m mark after his Asian Games heroics. However, Jena crossed the 80m mark twice in the qualification round of the Paris Games. Placed in Group A, Jena opened his account with a throw of 80.73. He finished 9th with his best throw of 80.73.



Aug 06, 2024 14:30 IST
Javelin Throw | Jena could not touch the qualifying mark

 
Kishore Jena could not touch the qualification mark after all three attempts! To qualify, the javelin had to be thrown 84m.
 
In the first attempt, Jena threw the javelin 80.73m. After this, he fouled in the second attempt. Then in the third round, Kishore could throw the javelin only 80.21m. That means he made the best throw in the first round. However, Kishore still has a chance to qualify.



Aug 06, 2024 14:16 IST
Javelin Throw | Kishore Jena committed a foul in the second attempt
Kishore Jena fouled in his second attempt. Jena, meanwhile, is now seventh in the group.
 
So far, Jakub Vadlejch and Julien Weber have qualified for the final of the men's javelin event 



Aug 06, 2024 13:59 IST
Javelin Throw | Kishore Jena comes into action
India's star javelin thrower Kishore Jena has come into action.
 
Kishore threw the javelin 80.73m in the first throw.



Aug 06, 2024 13:55 IST
Table Tennis | India lost its second consecutive match
The Indian pair of Harmeet-Manav also lost the second match against China.
 
China won the second match 11-3. With this, China took a 1-0 lead over India.



Aug 06, 2024 13:53 IST
Table Tennis | India lost the first match 11-2
In table tennis, the pair of Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar lost their first match against China's Ma Long and Wang Chuqin.
 
China won the first match 11-2.



Aug 06, 2024 13:45 IST
Table Tennis | Indian men's team is in action
Today, the Indian Games will start with table tennis. India's men's table tennis team will compete against Japan. The Indian team includes Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, and Sharath Kamal.
 
While India are seeded 14th, China, the four-time Olympic champions, are the top seeds.



Aug 06, 2024 13:36 IST
Vinesh Phogat will be in action
India's star female wrestler Vinesh Phogat will also be seen in action today. Vinesh will participate in the 50 kg freestyle event. Today she will be on the field for the round of 16. 
 
Vinesh will compete with Yui Susaki of Japan. This match will be played from 2:44 PM.



Aug 06, 2024 13:30 IST
32 athletes will participate in javelin event
A total of 32 athletes will participate in the javelin throw event which includes two Indians in the form of Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena. These athletes have been divided into two groups of 16 each.
 
Neeraj Chopra is part of Group B, while Kishore Jena is present in Group A.



Aug 06, 2024 13:28 IST
Hockey Semifinal
The Indian men's hockey team will take the field today for the semi-final match. India's semi-final match will be against Germany.
 
This match will start at 10:30 PM.



Aug 06, 2024 13:25 IST
When to watch Neeraj Chopra's action?
Today, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be seen in action. Neeraj, who won gold in the Tokyo Olympics, will be in action from 3:20 PM.
 
Neeraj is part of Group-B of the javelin throw event and will participate in the qualification today.



Aug 06, 2024 12:42 IST
Day 11 schedule for Indian athletes
Table Tennis
• Men's Team Round of 16 - India vs China - 1:30 PM
Athletics
• Men's Javelin Throw Qualification Group A - Kishore Jena - 1:50 PM
• Men's Javelin Throw Qualification Group B -  Neeraj Chopra - 3:20 PM
• Women's 400m Repechage Round - Kiran Pahal - 2:50 PM
Hockey
• Men's Semi-final - India vs Germany - 10:30 PM
Wrestling
• Women's 50kg Round of 16 - Vinesh Phogat vs Yui Susaki (Japan) - 2:44 pm
• Women's 50kg Quarterfinals - (Based on Qualification) 
• Women's 50kg Semi-Final - (Based on Qualification) 9:45 PM