India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (7th August) Highlights | Antim Panghal's campaign ends; India's challenge ended in women’s table tennis team event; Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Women's 50kg Wrestling final; Mirabai Chanu finishes fourth, misses to win India's 4th medal
Catch all the LIVE updates of Day 12 of India At Paris Olympics 2024 as Mirabai Chanu is ready to start her campaign while Antim Panghal will be in action in the Women's Freestyle 53kg 1/8 Final.
Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of India AtParis Olympics 2024Day 12 (7th 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.
Zhihui does it again She lifts a combined 206kg to secure the gold medal. It is 117kg in clean & jerk.
Aug 7, 2024, 7:48 PM
Another 4th place finish for India
Mirabai Chanu fails to lift the 114kg and finishes fourth with 199kg.
Aug 7, 2024, 7:33 PM
Mirabai does it in her second attempt
She doesn't make a mistake this time. What a moment for Mirabai!
Aug 7, 2024, 7:30 PM
Mirabai is not able to lift the 111kg in her first attempt
Mirabai Chanu fails to lift the 111kg in her first attempt.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:46 PM
Weightlifting women’s 49kg: Mihaela Cambei is at the top; Mirabai Chanu is at the third spot
Mihaela Cambei of Romania is at the top with a lift of 93kg in her final attempt. Meanwhile, Mirabai Chanu is at the third spot after the end of the snatch round with her best lift being 88kg.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:30 PM
What a moment for Mirabai!
Chanu gets the 88 this time. She stays at the top. The lift was under review but she got the green light.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:26 PM
Chanu is unable to lift 88kg
Chanu is unsuccessful at lifting 88kg.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:10 PM
Weightlifting women’s 49kg: What a start from Mirabai!
85 to start. It’s a clean lift from Mirabai and she moves into the joint lead in snatch with Piron Candelario.
Aug 7, 2024, 5:40 PM
Mirabai Chanu will be in action
Mirabai Chanu will be in action in Women's 49kg weightlifting.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:46 AM
Golf | Aditi Ashok leads
Aditi Ashok is now Tied 1st after 14 holes. This is some high level of golf from Aditi.
Diksha Dagar Tied 7th.
This is only Round 1. We will have three more rounds during the course of the next three days.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:44 AM
Wrestling | Antim Panghal's campaign ends
Turkey’s Zeynep Yetgil beat Indian wrestlerAntim Panghal 10-0 in the women’s 53kg freestyle round of 16 bout.
The Turkish wrestler, however, crashed out in the quarter-final against Annika Wendle of Germany, who secured a victory by fall.
Antim, as a result, will not feature in the repechage round, ending her Paris 2024 campaign.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:02 AM
Golf | Aditi Ashok tied 3rd
Aditi Ashok is Tied 3rd in the Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 1 golf event. A solid start from the Asian games silver medallist. Still plenty of work to be done as we are at just 12 holes.
Meanwhile, Diksha Dagar is currently Tied 9th.
Aug 7, 2024, 11:00 AM
BAD day for India at Paris Olympics 2024
Today was a bad day for India in the Paris Olympics.
Vinesh Phogat got disqualified
Antim Panghal lost Round of 16 bout
Jyothi Yaraji stood at number 7
India had to face defeat in the table tennis quarters
Annu Rani, Sarvesh Kushare, Suraj Panwar-Priyanka Goswami were eliminated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:31 AM
Wrestling | Antim Panghal loses R16 bout
There is another disappointing news from wrestling for India.
India's Antim Panghal loses her Women's 53kg freestyle wrestling last 16 bout to Turkey's Yetgil Zeynep.
Antim will now hope to compete for the bronze medal via repechage, if Zeynep reaches the final.
Aug 7, 2024, 10:26 AM
Table Tennis | India's challenge in table tennis ended
India has also seen disappointing performance in table tennis. Manika Batra and Sreeja lost.
Germany has registered victory. India's challenge in table tennis is now over.
Aug 7, 2024, 9:50 AM
Table Tennis | India makes brilliant comeback! Archana Kamath wins Match 3
Archana Kamath has helped India to stay alive in the competition vs Germany in the Table tennis women's team Quarter Finals.
Upto Sreeja and Manika to pull this off for India and pave a way for the semi-finals.
Aug 7, 2024, 9:40 AM
Why was Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Paris Olympics 2024?
Table Tennis | Manika loses Match 2; India 0 Germany 2
In Match No 2, German paddler Annett Kaufmann makes a good comeback and dominates India's Manika Batra. In the next two games, she easily dominates Batra as he registers a scoreline of 11-5, 11-7, in the second and third games respectively.
Match No 2 is currently led by Germany with 2-1 scoreline.
Aug 7, 2024, 9:05 AM
Athletics | Jyothi Yarraji finishes 7th
Jyothi Yarraji finishes 7th with the timing of 13.16 seconds.
In Round 1 Heat 4, Yarraji's time was 13.16 while her reaction time was 0.168.
She will compete in the repechage round, giving her another chance to reach the semifinals
Aug 7, 2024, 8:50 AM
Table Tennis | India fails to clinch the Match 1
Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath failed to clinch the first match against the German duo. In the fourth game, Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona had a dominating outing, clinching a victory 11-6.
The first match of the quarterfinals has been won by Germany with a scoreline of 3-1.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:46 AM
Table Tennis | India loses third game
After making a brilliant comeback in the second game, Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath lost the 3rd game against Germany. It was a tough fight from both the ends but Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona had the last laugh.
The scoreline of third game was 10-12 in the favour of Germany as the Match No 1 is also lead by Germany 2-1.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:43 AM
Athletics | Jyothi Yarraji in action
Jyothi Yarraji is in heat 4 in round 1 of the women’s 100m hurdles at Paris 2024.
The first three in each heat, along with the next best three overall, will advance to the semi-final. The remainder, who finish the races, will make the repechage round.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:31 AM
Table Tennis | India levels 1-1 over Germany
After trailing 0-1 in the first game, Indian paddlers Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath hold their nerves and bounce back in style to clinch the second game.
The second games shows a different side of Team India as the paddlers were much confident. They claimed the second game with a scoreline of 11-8. The first match is currently levelled 1-1.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:28 AM
Table Tennis | India trail 0-1 in the first match
In the first game of Match No 1, India face heartbreak as Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath's hard work goes in vain.
In a thrilling round, the Indian paddlers show a great fight but Germany's Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona brilliantly snatch the game from the Indians. The scoreline read 11-5 in favour of Germany.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:23 AM
Table Tennis | Women's team quarterfinal begins
The table tennis women's team quarterfinals between India and Germany begins.
The first match 1, featuring Sreeja Akula and Archana Kamath of India is going up and down. In Game 1, the India paddlers are putting up a great fight against Germany.
Aug 7, 2024, 8:03 AM
Vinesh Phogat disqualified
Indian star wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from women's wrestling 50 kg due to being overweight.
Vinesh's disqualification is bad news for Indian fans. Vinesh had to play the final match for the gold medal late at night.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:12 AM
Athletics: Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
Suraj Panwar and Priyanka Goswami are in action in Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay.
Aug 7, 2024, 6:11 AM
India's schedule 7th August
Athletics
Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed (Gold Medal Event) - Suraj Panwar/Priyanka Goswami - 11:00 AM
Men's High Jump Qualification - Sarvesh Kushare - 1:35 PM
Neeraj Chopra finished second with a best throw of 84.14m at the Janusz Kusociński Memorial competition at Silesian Stadium in Poland on Friday.
Julian Weber finished first with an 86.12m throw.
Though the double-time Olympic medalist looked disappointed and frustrated after a few foul throws to start with, his fourth year in in top two of every tournament he participated in continued.
A few days ago, Neeraj had breached the 90m mark and registered his personal best and National record with a 90.23m throw in the Doha Diamond League. Unfortunately, even in that tournament also he finished second to Julian Weber's 91.06m throw.
Wherever Neeraj Chopra goes, he does not return empty-handed. So, it's time we take a look at every Neeraj Chopra records that he has made in his tremendous career so far.
Wherever Neeraj Chopra goes, he does not return empty-handed. This series started in 2016 when this rising star made a record for the first time at the Under-20 World Athletics Championships. From that day itself, we got a glimpse of the future to come, in which many records were to be made and broken one after the other.
On Friday night of 16 May, Neeraj maintained the same trend in Doha Diamond League 2025 and got his name registered in history, becoming the first Indian to breach the 90m mark in the sport. So, it's time we take a look at every Neeraj Chopra records that he has made in his tremendous career so far.
First Indian to breach the 90m mark: Neeraj Chopra’s best throw is 90.23m, achieved at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, 2025. The mark stands as the men’s national record in India and Neeraj Chopra’s personal best. It was the first time an Indian had breached the 90m-mark in the javelin.
First Indian to win Olympic medal in athletics: At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Neeraj Chopra produced a historic performance in the men's javelin throw event. Neeraj won the gold medal in the final with a throw of 87.58m, giving India its first Olympic medal in athletics. With this win, Neeraj Chopra also became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track and field event at the Olympics.
First Indian to win silver at World Athletics Championships: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won a historic silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. He recorded a throw of 88.13m in his fourth attempt to claim the second spot. Chopra thus is the first Indian to win a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships and only the second medallist from the country after Anju Bobby George in 2003.
First Indian track and field athlete to win world championship: Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. With this win, the then 18-year-old Neeraj became the first Indian track and field athlete to become a world champion in any event and any age level.
First Indian World Record holder in track & field: Neeraj Chopra Threw 86.48m at the junior championships in Poland to win the title. With this, he set the new under-20 world record, beating the 84.69m mark established by the previous holder, Latvia's Zigismunds Sirmais. Neeraj’s 86.48m attempt at Bydgoszcz still stands as both the U20 world record as well as the U20 Asian record in the javelin throw.
Indian national javelin throw record holder: Neeraj Chopra’s best attempt to date came at the Stockholm Diamond League 2022 in Sweden on June 30, 2022, where he managed his personal best of 89.94m to establish the new national record.
First Indian to win javelin throw gold at Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian javelin thrower to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. Before him, Gurtej Singh was the only men’s javelin thrower from the country to win a medal – bronze at the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games. Neeraj threw 88.06m to claim the 2018 Asian Games title.
First Indian to win a Diamond League meet: Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a Diamond League meet after he topped the field in Lausanne in 2022. With a depleted field that had world champion Anderson Peters missing, the Indian comfortably led the charts with an 89.08m throw, in his first attempt.
First Indian to become Diamond League champion: Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian athlete in history to clinch the Diamond League trophy, by winning the Zurich Diamond League 2022 Final. The Indian ace recorded a best throw of 88.44m to beat Tokyo 2020 silver medallist and 2016 champion Jakub Vadlejch to the title.
First Indian to become world champion: Neeraj Chopra became India's first world champion after he clinched the gold medal in the men's javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest with an effort of 88.17m. It was Neeraj Chopra's second straight medal at the world championships after his silver at Oregon 2022.
Neeraj Chopra’s best throws: Here are all the top throws by javelin ace Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra’s best throw is 90.23m, achieved at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, 2025. The mark stands as the men’s national record in India and Neeraj Chopra’s personal best.
Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra bettered his throw of 89.94m with a season-best throw of 90.23m at the at the Doha Diamond League 2025. After this, he became the first Indian to breach the 90m mark in the sport.
Despite the historic achievement, Chopra missed out on the top podium spot at the Doha Diamond League, where Germany’s Julian Weber stole the show with a massive throw. Chopra’s previous best was 89.94m, set on June 30, 2022, at the Stockholm Diamond League — a mark that stood as both his personal best and the men’s national record.
Neeraj achieved his target
Neeraj Chopra’s best throw is 90.23m, achieved at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, 2025. The mark stands as the men’s national record in India and Neeraj Chopra’s personal best.
The second-best throw of Neeraj Chopra's career is 89.94m. Neeraj had thrown this throw in the Stockholm Diamond League on 30 June 2022. This throw is a national record and one of Neeraj Chopra's best throws.
Neeraj Chopra's third-best throw of 89.49m came at the Lausanne Diamond League 2024This is Chopra's best throw ever at a global championship and his third-best overall.
Neeraj Chopra's fourth-best throw in javelin throw came at Paris Olympics 2024 where he bagged the silver medal with an 89.45m throw.
His fifth best throw came in Paavo Nurmi Games in 2022 where he went close to that 90m mark once again.
In the Lausanne Diamond League 2022, held in the month of August, Neeraj Chopra had thrown the sixth-best throw of his career. Neeraj had thrown the javelin 89.08 meters.
Neeraj's seventh-best throw came in the Asian Games 2023 held in Hangzhou. In this round, Neeraj had achieved a distance of 88.88m.
Neeraj Chopra's eighth-best throw came in the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest. In this competition which was held on August 25, 2023, Neeraj showed excellent performance and achieved a distance of 88.77m.
Doha Diamond League 2025 LIVE Updates, Javelin Throw and athletics events Highlights and results | Neeraj Chopra finishes second despite breaking 90m mark for the first time; Parul Chaudhary breaks National record
Stay updated with the real-time LIVE updates of the Doha Diamond League 2025 as four Indian athletes, including Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena, Gulveer Singh and Parul Chaudhary, compete for India.
Hello and welcome to the LIVE blog of Doha Diamond League 2025, where the largest Indian contingent in terms of numbers at any single Diamond League meet to date is going to perform.
Double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra will take part in the men's javelin event. Kishore Jena will be the second Indian to participate in that event.
In the men's 5000m, Gulveer Singh will compete for India. Meanwhile, Parul Chaudhary will compete in the Women's 3000m steeplechase event.
This is Koushik Biswas, who will bring you all the LIVE updates, results and commentary of the Doha Diamond League 2025 for you. So, stay tuned and enjoy the coverage.
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May 16, 2025, 3:42 PM
Schedule and timing details of Indian athlete's events
Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena's men's javelin throw will start from 10.13 pm IST. Two minutes later, Gulveer Singh's Men's 5000m will start.
Parul Chaudhary's Women's 3000m steeplechase will start from 11.13 pm
Event
Indian athletes
Start time
Men's javelin throw
Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena
10:13 PM
Men's 5000m
Gulveer Singh
10:15 PM
Women's 3000m steeplechase
Parul Chaudhary
11:14 PM
May 16, 2025, 3:40 PM
Which Indian athletes are participating in the Doha Diamond League?
The largest Indian contingent in terms of numbers at any single Diamond League meet to date will be participating in the Doha Diamond League 2025 tonight.
Event
Indian athletes
Men's javelin throw
Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena
Men's 5000m
Gulveer Singh
Women's 3000m steeplechase
Parul Chaudhary
May 16, 2025, 3:39 PM
Can we watch the Doha Diamond League LIVE on Indian TV?
Unfortunately, there are no television streaming confirmed for Doha Diamond League 2025 yet.
However, you can follow our LIVE blog for all the updates.
May 16, 2025, 3:38 PM
How to follow or watch the Doha Diamond League LIVE?
Indian fans can watch Neeraj Chopra and the other three Indian athletes in action in the Doha Diamond League 2025 LIVE tonight on the Wanda Diamond League YouTube channel and Facebook page.
May 16, 2025, 3:37 PM
When and where is the event?
The Doha Diamond League 2025 will take place at Qatar’s Suheim bin Hamad Stadium on 16th to 17th May, 2025, Indian Standard Time.
Mondo Duplantis: 11 times the pole vaulter broke the World Record
Mondo Duplantis, the Swedish legendary pole vaulter, broke the men's world record for the 11th time on February 28th, 2025, at the All Star Perche event in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, popularly known as 'Mondo' Duplantis, has broken the men's pole vaulting World Record for the 11th time, a record which he previously set himself.
The 25-year-old Swedish pole vaulter improved his own men's pole vault world record to 6.27m at the All Star Perche event in Clermont-Ferrand, France on February 28th, 2025.
MONDO DUPLANTIS BREAKS THE POLE VAULT WORLD RECORD AGAIN!
This marks the 11th time Duplantis has broken the world record in his career, first achieving it in February 2020 with a height of 6.17m.
The two-time World Champion and Olympic winner secured his victory at the All Star Perche event with a height of 6.02m. Following that, Duplantis improved the clearance that he set in August 2024, by one centimeter.
"I just felt really good. What can I say, I came here to do it. I put everything in place to do it. The run-up worked really well. I just did it," Duplantis stated to the reporters after setting the world record.
However, in this article, Sportz Point will explore all the 11 times Mono Duplantis broke the World Record.
Mondo Duplantis: 11 times the pole vaulter broke the World Record
1. 2020 - 6.17m
(Image Credit | Duplantis on X)
Back in 2014, France's legendary pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie marked the world record with a clearance of 6.16m.
The record nearly stood for six years, until the 20-year-old Mondo Duplantis broke the previous record with a 6.17m height at the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland.
This was the first time Duplantis broke the world record, previously breaking the 10-year age group record with a jump of 3.86m in 2010.
2. 2020 - 6.18m
(Image Credit | British Athletics)
Only a week after creating the World Record in Poland, Duplantis bettered his record with a 6.18m jump at the Indoor Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland.
Duplantis stated the following after setting new record in Glasgow;
It’s the best little split second that could ever be,
Everything builds up to that one tiny little moment. That little free-fall is a magical moment.
Breaking his own world record in a span of 15 days, Duplantis again stunned the world in 2022.
Following his 6.19m jump in the Belgrade Indoor Meeting on 7 March 2022, Duplantis promised "something higher" in the upcoming world championship.
He kept his word in the best possible way, securing a 6.20m jump at the world indoor championships on 21 March 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.
5. 2022 - 6.21m
(Image Credit | CNN)
Mondo Duplantis clinched his first-ever outdoor world title on 24 March 2022 at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Duplantis, again improved his own record and set his third world record in 2022, soaring over 6.21m, and breaking the world record for the first time in the outdoors.
Along with this record, Duplantis also surpassed Sergey Bubka, one of the greatest pole vaulters of all-time, for career six metre-plus clearances. Bubka's 46-time record was overshadowed by Duplantis' 48 after this championship.
6. 2023 - 6.22m
(Image Credit | AFP)
On 25th February 2023, Mondo Duplantis broke his own record, clearing 6.21m to win the All Star Perche 2023 event in Clermont-Ferrand, France, where he again has broken the record in 2025.
Duplantis was congratulated by Renaud Lavillenie after the win, whose record he first broke back in 2020 and who is a co-founder of the All Star Perche event.
Duplantis broke the world record for the seventh time following his 6.23m clearance to win the 2023 Diamond League Final in Eugene on 17 September 2023.
🚨 WORLD RECORD🚨@mondohoss600 clears 6.23m at the first attempt to claim his 3rd successive #DiamondLeague title 🤯
Duplantis opened his 2024 season in style, soaring 6.24m to set the world record for outdoors at the Diamond League eventin Xiamen, China.
The Swedish pole vaulter registered the highest clearance in history to add 1cm to the record he had set in Eugene, USA in 2023.
💬"It was my first time jumping here in China, and I was really just trying to enjoy the moment. It's people that I really want to show what I can do." - Says #Duplantis after elevating his world pole vault record to a new high of 6.24m at Diamond League in Xiamen. #XiamenDLpic.twitter.com/Uqt8g3x8mb
Duplantis retained his Olympic Gold medal title in the 2024 Paris Olympics, breaking his own record to register a 6.25m clearance.
The 25-year-old became the first athlete to retain the pole vault title, since American pole vaulter Bob Richards achieved the remarkable feat in 1952 and 1956.
For the second time in his career, Mondo Duplantis shattered the world record three times in a calendar year in 2024.
Following the record he set at the Paris Olympics 2024, Duplantis bettered it by 1cm to soar over 6.26m at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland on 25 August 2024.
He also broke his world record for the third time in the outdoor season and for the tenth time in his career.
11. 2025 - 6.27m (Clermont-Ferrand, France)
(Image Credit | Reuters)
As the latest world record, Mondo Duplantis has broken the world record for a record 11th time in his career, to set a new high of 6.27m on 28 February 2025 at the All-Star Perche Event in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Here is the moment Mondo Duplantis broke the World Record in the Pole Vault with 6.27m in France!!🤯🤯
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