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

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 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.

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

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Aug 08, 2024 01:18 IST
Another 4th place finish for India
Mirabai Chanu fails to lift the 114kg and finishes fourth with 199kg. 




Aug 07, 2024 13:33 IST
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 08, 2024 01:24 IST
Zhihui wins gold in Women’s 49kg weightlifting
Zhihui does it again She lifts a combined 206kg to secure the gold medal. It is 117kg in clean & jerk. 



Aug 08, 2024 01:03 IST
Mirabai does it in her second attempt
She doesn't make a mistake this time. What a moment for Mirabai!



Aug 08, 2024 01:00 IST
Mirabai is not able to lift the 111kg in her first attempt
Mirabai Chanu fails to lift the 111kg in her first attempt.



Aug 08, 2024 00:16 IST
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 08, 2024 00:00 IST
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 07, 2024 23:56 IST
Chanu is unable to lift 88kg
Chanu is unsuccessful at lifting 88kg.



Aug 07, 2024 23:40 IST
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 07, 2024 23:10 IST
Mirabai Chanu will be in action
Mirabai Chanu will be in action in Women's 49kg weightlifting. 



Aug 07, 2024 17:16 IST
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 07, 2024 17:14 IST
Wrestling | Antim Panghal's campaign ends
Turkey’s Zeynep Yetgil beat Indian wrestler Antim 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 07, 2024 16:32 IST
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 07, 2024 16:30 IST
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 07, 2024 16:01 IST
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 07, 2024 15:56 IST
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 07, 2024 15:20 IST
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 07, 2024 15:10 IST
Why was Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Paris Olympics 2024?
 
Explained: What is the weigh-in rule in Wrestling? Why was Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Paris Olympics 2024?



Aug 07, 2024 15:04 IST
Athletics | Annu Rani fails to qualify for javelin throw final

Indian women's javelin thrower, Annu rani did not breach the qualification standard of 62.00m or finish at least among the top 12 athletes overall.
 
In her three attempts, Annu logged 55.81m, 53.22m and 53.55m at the Stade de France, resulting in a 15th-placed finish in Group A.
 
Annu will not feature in the women’s javelin throw final at Paris 2024.



Aug 07, 2024 14:40 IST
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 07, 2024 14:35 IST
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 07, 2024 14:20 IST
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 07, 2024 14:16 IST
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 07, 2024 14:13 IST
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 07, 2024 14:01 IST
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 07, 2024 13:58 IST
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 07, 2024 13:53 IST
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 07, 2024 11:42 IST
Athletics: Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
Suraj Panwar and Priyanka Goswami are in action in Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay.



Aug 07, 2024 11:41 IST
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
• Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 - Jyothi Yarraji - 1:45 PM
• Women's Javelin Throw Qualification Group A - Annu Rani - 1:55 PM
• Men's Triple Jump Qualification - Praveen Chithravel & Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida - 10:45 PM
Golf
• Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 1 - Aditi Ashok & Diksha Dagar - 12:30 PM
Table Tennis
• Women's Team Quarterfinal - India vs Germany - 1:30 PM
Wrestling
• Women's Freestyle 53kg 1/8 Final - Antim Panghal vs Zeynep Yetgil (Turkey) - 2:30 PM
• Women's Freestyle 50kg final - Vinesh Phogar vs Sarah Ann Hildebrandt - 9.45 pm 
Weightlifting
• Women's 49kg - Saikhom Mirabai Chanu - 11:00 PM