Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of India at theย Paris Olympics 2024ย Day 13 (8th August) as Indian athletes look for more medals at the Olympics.ย
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 isย Abishek Goswamiย along withย Payal Debnathย andย Koushik Biswasย will bring you all the updates from the web desk.ย
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Aug 09, 2024 01:38 ISTDay 13 rewind
- Indian Men's Hockey team won the Bronze medal
- Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in men's javelin
- Aman Sherawat lost his semi-final bout; will play in the Bronze medal match
- Jyothi Yarraji finished 4th in Women's 100m hurdles repechage heat 1.
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Aug 09, 2024 01:36 ISTNeeraj in elite list
Neeraj joins the elite club of Indian athletes who have won multiple individual medals at the Olympics after independence
๐คผ Sushil Kumar (Beijing 2008 & London 2012)
๐ธ PV Sindhu (Rio 2016 & Tokyo 2020)
๐ซ Manu Bhaker (Paris 2024)
๐ฝ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ท ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ (๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ & ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ) -
Aug 09, 2024 01:17 ISTArshad Nadeem wins the Gold at the Men's Javelin throw Final
He won the gold with the highest attempt of 92.97m, an Olympic record. Nadeem had the opportunity to break his record but missed out by some narrow margins in the sixth attempt. He delivered with a 91.79m throw in his last effort. What a performance from the Pakistani athlete!
OLYMPIC RECORD ๐ค
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 8, 2024
๐ต๐ฐ's Arshad Nadeem launches an absolute missile in the men's javelin throw final.
92.97m Olympic record ๐ฅ
4 more attempts to go.#Paris2024 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/PzfMHir4Di -
Aug 09, 2024 01:15 ISTThe Golden Boy clinches silver this time
Neeraj Chopra wins the silver with the highest attempt of 89.45m. He failed to beat Arshad's attempt. He couldn't break the Olympic record to win the Gold. But one throw from him was enough to clinch the silver.
#Athletics | ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง'๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง ๐
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) August 8, 2024
With a best throw of 89.45m Neeraj Chopra won India's fifth medal at Paris Olympics 2024
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the gold with 92.97m#NeerajChopra #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/3uCgywzNZ3 -
Aug 09, 2024 01:03 ISTWhat is happening to Neeraj?
Neeraj's fifth throw is also invalid. He is still in the silver medal spot though.
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Aug 09, 2024 00:56 ISTNeeraj Chopra is still on the silver medal spot
Neeraj Chopra's fourth throw is invalid. Three of his four attempts are invalid. He is still in the silver medal spot.
#Athletics | Neeraj fails on the fourth attempt!
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) August 8, 2024
โ 89.45โโ#NeerajChopra #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/z67vlC1md8 -
Aug 09, 2024 00:48 ISTScorecard after Round 3
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem is in the top spot after round 3 with a 92.97m throw. Behind him is India's Neeraj Chopra with 89.45m and Jakub Valdlejch with 88.50m throws, respectively.
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Aug 09, 2024 00:35 ISTThe Golden Boy is still on the second spot
Neeraj Chopra's third attempt is invalid.
#Athletics | Another disappointing attempt from Neeraj Chopra.
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) August 8, 2024
โ 89.45 โโโ
He is still in the number two position.#NeerajChopra #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/i7XvqOlFHE -
Aug 09, 2024 00:30 ISTNadeem is on fire
Arshad Nadeem's third attempt is 88.72m.
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Aug 09, 2024 00:21 ISTWhat a comeback from Neeraj!
The Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra's second throw is 89.45m and is now in the second spot behind Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem.
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Aug 09, 2024 00:16 ISTArshad Nadeem creates a Olympic record
He moves to the top position after his second throw of 92.97m.
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Aug 09, 2024 00:08 ISTA poor start from the Golden Boy
Neeraj Chopra's first throw is invalid.
#Athletics | Neeraj Chopra starts with a foul throw.
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) August 8, 2024
โ#NeerajChopra #ParisOlympics2024 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/otztXQ9tZN -
Aug 09, 2024 00:03 ISTIs it the pressure?
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem and Germany's Julian Weber's first attempts are invalid
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Aug 09, 2024 00:02 ISTKeshorn Walcott on top for now
Keshorn Walcott is in the top position with his first attempt of 86.16m.
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Aug 08, 2024 23:55 ISTNeeraj enters the arena
A beautiful welcome to Neeraj.
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Aug 08, 2024 23:53 ISTCan Neeraj Chopra defend his title?
The Men's Javelin throw final is all set to begin
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Aug 08, 2024 23:46 ISTUp next: Neeraj Chopra's event
Neeraj Chopra will be in action very soon in men's javelin final
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Aug 08, 2024 23:38 ISTMen's Javelin throw final
India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra will be in action shortly.
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Aug 08, 2024 22:14 ISTA ray of hope for Anshu Malik
Anshu Malik can still play for the bronze medal in the women's 57kg freestyle event if USA's Helen Louise reaches the finals after winning her semifinal bout tonight.
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Aug 08, 2024 21:52 ISTA dominating performance from the 2016 Olympics Silver Medalist | Aman Sehrawat will play the Bronze Medal match
A 10-0 easy victory for Rei Higuchi against Aman Sehrawat in the Men's Freestyle 57kg Wrestling Semi-Final. Aman will play the Bronze medal match against Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz tomorrow at 10:45 pm.
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Aug 08, 2024 21:49 ISTWhat a start from Rei Higuchi!
The Japanese wrestler has already taken a 6-0 early lead against Aman.
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Aug 08, 2024 21:47 ISTMen's Freestyle 57kg Wrestling: Semi-Final
The match begins.
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Aug 08, 2024 21:41 ISTAman Sehrawat will be in action shortly
The 21-year-old Indian will face Japanese wrestler Rei Higuchi in the Men's Freestyle 57kg Wrestling event. Rei won a silver medal in the 57 kg division at the 2016 Olympics.
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Aug 08, 2024 21:18 ISTThank You The Wall
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐๐ซ๐๐! ๐
— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) August 8, 2024
A fitting farewell for PR Sreeejesh who retires with the Bronze medal ๐ฅ at Paris 2024.#PRSreejesh #IndiaAtOlympics #Paris2024 #HockeyIndia pic.twitter.com/2Ejog9SZgF -
Aug 08, 2024 21:15 ISTGolf: Women's Individual stroke play
Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar are trailing at the T13 position in women's individual stroke play event round 2.
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Aug 08, 2024 20:10 ISTThe Legend
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Aug 08, 2024 20:03 ISTWhat a campaign for Harmanpreet!
Harmanpreet Singh finishes as the top scorer of the event. He scored 10 goals in 8 matches.
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Aug 08, 2024 19:20 ISTIndian Men's Hockey Team wins the Bronze Medal
Finally, India brought their 4th medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. They kept the 2-1 narrow lead till the end to secure the medal.
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Aug 08, 2024 19:17 ISTIndia is still in lead | 15', 4th QTR
Spain earned a penalty corner in the dying moments of the match. Sreejesh makes the save and India clear the ball.
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Aug 08, 2024 18:54 ISTThe final quarter begins
India still have the lead. Can they extend or keep that in the final quarter?
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Aug 08, 2024 18:44 ISTThe lead stays to India | 12', 3rd QTR
Spain scored from the penalty corner but it has been disallowed.
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Aug 08, 2024 18:37 ISTIndia takes the lead | Brace for Harmanpreet | 1', 3rd QTR
Harmanpreet steps up to take the penalty corner and beats Luis Calzada down the left to score his second of the match. India is in the lead now.
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Aug 08, 2024 18:18 ISTEqualizer for India | The skipper does it again | 15', 2nd QTR
Harmanpreet converts the penalty corner and India levels the scoreline. We are all set to enter the 3rd quarter now.
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Aug 08, 2024 18:02 ISTSpain takes the lead | India 0-1 Spain | 4', 2nd QTR
Marc Miralles converts the penalty stroke, beating PR Sreejesh. Spain takes the lead early in the second quarter.
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Aug 08, 2024 17:53 ISTIt's 0-0 after the end of first quarter between India and Spain
Both the teams are unable to break the deadlock in the first quarter of the game.
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Aug 08, 2024 17:49 ISTCAS accepts protest appeal against disqualification from Vinesh Phogat
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) accepted Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her disqualification at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday. The hearing will start at 5:30 PM IST.
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Aug 08, 2024 17:44 ISTWhat a chance for India to take the lead! | 6', 1st QTR
Sukhjeet fails to find the back of the net. His effort goes just wide off the target.
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Aug 08, 2024 17:34 ISTMen's Hockey bronze medal match
The Paris Olympics 2024 Men's Hockey bronze medal match between India and Spain is underway
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Aug 08, 2024 17:08 ISTWrestling | Anshu Malik loses opening match, still can clinch Olympic bronze
India's Anshu Malik fell to a 7-2 defeat against her American opponent in the round of 16 tie of the 57kg freestyle category.
But there is still a possibility that Anshu can clinch an Olympic bronze by going through via the repechage round if her round of 16 opponent Helen Maroulis, who defeated her goes on to book a place in the gold medal match. Maroulis is in the semi-finals now.
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Aug 08, 2024 16:23 ISTWrestling | Aman Sehrawat reaches semi-finals
India's Aman Sehrawat has reached the semi-finals of the men's 57 kg wrestling category. In the quarter finals, he defeated Abakarov, the wrestler from Albania.
The match ended early in the 2nd period due to technical superiority. Aman won the second match by 12-0.
Aman will play his semi-final tie at 9:45 PM against Japan's Rei Higuchi today.
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Aug 08, 2024 14:16 ISTAthletics: Jyothi Yarraji finishes 4th
Jyothi Yarraji's Olympic debut campaign ends as she finished fourth in the Women's 100m hurdles repechage heat 1 with a timing of 13.17
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Aug 08, 2024 13:39 ISTUp next: Jyothi Yarraji will be in action
Jyothi Yarraji, the first-Indian to qualify in the 100m hurdles event will take part in the Women's 100m Hurdles Repechage round.
The event will start at 2.05 pm IST.
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Aug 08, 2024 13:01 ISTIndian Golfers are in action
Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar are in action in Women's Individual Stroke Play round 2.
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Aug 08, 2024 09:20 ISTIndia's schedule 8th August
Athletics
- Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final (Gold Medal Event) - Avinash Sable - 1:13 AM
- Women's 100m Hurdles Repechage Round - Jyothi Yarraji - 2:05 PM
- Men's Javelin Throw Final (Gold Medal Event) - Neeraj Chopra - 11:55 PM
Golf
- Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 2 - Aditi Ashok & Diksha Dagar - 12:30 PM
Hockey
- Men's Bronze Medal Match - India vs Spain - 5:30 PM