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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 9 Highlights: Djokovic wins tennis Gold; Belgium, Australia eliminated in hockey

India at Paris Olympics, Day 9 Live: India men's hockey team defeated Great Britain in a penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals round but young badminton player Lakshya Sen and ace boxer Lovlina Borgohain suffered big defeats in their respective matches.

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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 9 Highlights: Djokovic wins tennis Gold; Belgium, Australia eliminated in hockey

A couple of medal hopes were crushed on Saturday for India at the Paris Olympics with Nishant Dev getting a raw deal in terms of judgement while Manu Bhaker finished in fourth position in the women's 25m pistol event in shooting. However, a new day comes with a lot more hopes with Lakshya Sen, Lovlina Borgohain, the Indian hockey team and sport shooters Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala, Parul Chaudhary and Jeswin Aldrin set to take part in their respective events.

Sen and Lovlina face the toughest challenges. A win for both of them on Sunday will assure them of a medal finish in Paris but to get to that stage, Lakshya has to beat Viktor Axelsen and Lovlina Borgohain will be up against Li Qian, the top seed from China. Follow all the action live from a sporting Sunday as we keep you updated through all of what's to come.

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  • 1:07 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    India's Day 10 Schedule

    2:30 PM: Shooting - Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka in the skeet mixed team qualification.

    01:30 PM: Table tennis - India vs Romania in the women's team round of 16 event.

    03:25 PM: Athletics - Kiran Pahal in women's 400m heats.

    03:45 PM: Sailing - Nethra Kumanan in women's dinghy race 9 and 10.

    06:00 PM: Badminton (Medal Event) - Lakshya Sen vs Lee Jia Zii (Malaysia) in the men's singles bronze medal match.

    06:10 PM: Sailing - Vishnu Saravanan in the men's dinghy race 9 and 10.

    06:30 PM:  Wrestling - Nisha Dahiya in the women's 68kg freestyle pre-quarterfinals followed by quarterfinals and semifinals. 

    10:31 PM: Athletics - Avinash Sable in men's 3000m steeplechase heats.

  • 11:21 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Hockey - Australia eliminated

    Netherlands defeat the Tokyo 2024 silver medalist Australia by 2-0 to enter the semi-finals.

    Netherlands will face Spain in the semi-final with the latter beating the defending champions Belgium in the second quarter-final. 

  • 9:42 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Novak Djokovic becomes oldest tennis player to win Olympic Gold since 1988

  • 9:11 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Hockey - Spain knock out Belgium

    Spain stun the defending champion and the world no.1 Belgium in the men's hockey quarter-final. 

    Spain win by 3-2 to enter the semi-finals. 

  • 8:56 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Players to win Career Golden Slam

    1. Steffi Graf (Germany) in 1988
    2. Andre Agassi (USA) in 1999
    3. Rafael Nadal (Spain) in 2010
    4. Serena Williams (USA) in 2012
    5. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) in 2024
  • 8:35 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Novak Djokovic wins

    Novak Djokovic wins the second set on tiebreak and the match by 7-6, 7-6 to claim his first-ever gold.

    Novak Djokovic also becomes the only fifth tennis player to make the Career Golden Slam.

  • 8:23 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - 2nd set goes to tiebreak

    Another tiebreak as both Djokovic and Alcaraz finish the second set 6-6. 

  • 8:01 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - 4-4 in 2nd set

    Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are producing one of the most memorable finals as they fails to break each other's serves in the second set as well. 

    It's 4-4.

  • 7:36 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Alcaraz leads 2nd set

    Both Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are not able to break each other's serves as the Spaniard leads the second set by 2-1 with two serves.

     

  • 7:19 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Djokovic targets his first Olympic Gold

  • 7:16 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Djokovic wins first set

    Novak Djokovic wins the opening set by 7-6 after winning the tiebreak 7-3. A 1-0 lead for the Serbian legend. 

  • 7:11 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Djokovic takes first set to tiebreak

    First set goes to a tiebreak after Novak Djokovic wins his sixth game to level 6-6. 

  • 7:05 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting - Vijayveer Sidhu, Anish ELIMINATED

    Both Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish failed to finish in the top six of the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Qualification.

    Vijayveer finishes 9th with a 583-26x score and Anish scored 582-22x to finish 13th.

     

  • 6:47 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Djokovic holds a marathon game!

    Djokovic holds it. Alcaraz had four break points but could not convert on any of them. Djokovic holds to lead 5-4

  • 6:31 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Both players holding serves!

    Both the players are holding their serves and it is evenly poised at 4-4 as Alcaraz holds for a love

  • 6:03 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Djokovic regains his lead

    On a serve, Djokovic takes the third game to take a 2-1 lead in the first set.

  • 5:56 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Alcaraz levels 1-1

    Novak Djokovic comes from behind to take the second game to tiebreak but Carlos Alcaraz wins the game after three breakpoint and levels the score to 1-1. A thrilling start for the final. 

  • 5:48 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Djokovic takes opening game

    In his quest for an Olympic gold, Novak Djokovic takes the opening game 40-30 on serve and leads Carlos Alcaraz in the first set. 

  • 5:18 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Djokovic and Alcaraz H2H

    Carlos Alcaraz defeated the 24-time grand slam winner in the Wimbledon 2024 final last month to equal his head-to-head record to 3-3.

    Who will take the lead today?

  • 5:07 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting - Maheshwari Chauhan knocked out

    Maheshwari Chauhan finishes 14th (out of 29) after a poor show in the final round and misses out on the skeet finals.

  • 5:02 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Djokovic and Alcaraz eye their first Olympic Gold

  • 5:00 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz next

    The world no.2 Novak Djokovic and no.3 Carlos Alcaraz clash in the men's singles final next in one of the biggest events at the Paris Olympics 2024. 

  • 4:48 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Badminton: Lakshya Sen's opponent for bronze medal match confirmed

    After a heartbreaking loss to Viktor Axelsen in the semi-final, India's ace shuttler Lakshya Sen next faces the seventh-seeded Zii Jia Lee of Malaysia for a bronze medal match tomorrow at 6:00 pm.

  • 4:02 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Badminton: Men's Singles semi-final

    Lakshya Sen was leading the set for the most part before the reigning Olympic champion Axelsen made a stunning recovery to win the first set 22-20. Lakshya had Axelsen under the pump but not for a prolonged duration.

  • 3:50 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Badminton: Men's Singles semi-final

    Almost neck-and-neck but Lakshya is not letting Axelsen breathe easy, which can't be said about his opponents most often.

  • 3:40 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Badminton: Men's Singles semi-final

    Lakshya Sen is in action in the men's singles semi-final against Viktor Axelsen. It has been a steady start for the Indian shuttler against the World No. 2.

  • 3:34 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Boxing: India's campaign ends as Lovlina Borgohain bows out

    India's campaign in boxing comes to an end as Lovlina Borgohain lost to China's top-seed Li Qian on a 4-1 decision in women's 75kg weight category.

  • 3:23 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    A historic day in Indian hockey

  • 3:17 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: Sreejesh makes two saves, India win

    India have beaten Great Britain 4-2 in the shootout as the wall PR Sreejesh saved twice to help India get through to the semis.

  • 3:06 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: India vs Great Britain goes to shootout

    The 10-man Indian team was able to hold Great Britain to a 1-1 scoreline. Without one of their star defenders for 42 minutes of quarters, it was one of the strongest defence performances by India. Can India prevail in the shootout?

  • 3:00 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: Sreejesh the wall saves it for India

    PR Sreejesh, the Indian hockey wall, has saved it for his side yet again and scoreline stays 1-1.

  • 2:46 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: Sumit gets Green Card, India hold GB to 1-1

    India would feel lucky to have escaped to see the scoreline 1-1 after the third quarter considering how aggressive GB were, especially in terms of their circle entries and earning PCs.

  • 2:39 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: Great Britain on constant attack, fail to convert 3 more PCs

    India haven't been able to maintain possession of the ball and Great Britain have constantly been getting the circle entries. GB got three penalty corners in not much time and India have been able to save all three of them.

  • 2:32 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: India, Sreejesh get lucky escape

    A lucky escape for India as the British player's late touch hit the pole and Sreejesh got enough time to send the ball away. The scoreline remains 1-1.

  • 2:28 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Shooting: Men's 25m Rapid Pistol qualification update

    India's Anish Bhanwala has also hit a 293/300, equal to Vijayveer in Stage I. Both will compete in Stage II at 4:30 PM IST for the final qualification.

  • 2:23 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    It's level after two quarters... Who will take the lead?

  • 2:13 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: Great Britain level 1-1 against India

    Lee Morton has successfully breached the 'PR Sreejesh' wall to help Great Britain score a field goal and the scoreline is level now 1-1.

  • 2:08 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: Harmanpreet Singh converts PC, India 1-0 ahead

    Captain Harmanpreet Singh has converted a penalty corner for India finally as the 10-man India open the scoring and get on the board. India 1-0 ahead in the second quarter.

  • 2:00 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Badminton: Women's Singles semi-final

    Carolina Marin has retired due to injury and hence China's He Bing Jiao will be playing the Gold Medal match against An se Young of Korea.

  • 1:59 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: India reduced to 10 men

    Amit Rohidas has been shown the red card and India are down to just 10 men for the entirety of the game as the umpires deemed it intentional. India have lost their quality defender and first rusher.

  • 1:58 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: India fail to convert their PCs too

    India, like GB, got three penalty corners as well in the first quarter, but failed to convert any of them as scoreline remained 0-0.

  • 1:48 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Athletics: Women's 3000m steeplechase

    Parul Chaudhary finishes 8th in her heat in Round 1 with a season-best of 9.23.39. However, she wasn't able to qualify for the final as only five can qualify for one heat.

  • 1:42 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: Indian defence hasn't been at its best

    Indian defenders will need to be on their toes a bit more as the Great Britain players have pierced the D on a few occasions but the 'Wall' PR Sreejesh was on the money and the scores stay 0-0.

  • 1:39 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey Quarter-final: Amit Rohidas makes two consecutive saves

    Amit Rohidas has made two consecutive saves after Great Britain earned back-to-back penalty corners but failed to convert. 

  • 1:30 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey: Can Indian men's team repeat the Tokyo heroics?

    Line-ups confirmed and anthems done. It's whistle time at the Hockey quarter-final between India and Great Britain.

  • 1:29 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Shooting: Women's skeet qualification

    Maheshwari Chauhan, continues her superb start in the fourth round with a perfect 23/23 so far having finished eighth in the first qualification round.

  • 1:27 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey: India vs Great Britain - the quarters

    The Indian men's hockey team is in action in the quarter-final against Great Britain with an eye on the spot in the semi-finals.

  • 1:18 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Badminton: Women's Singles semi-final

    Carolina Marin vs He Bing Jiao - a proper dogfight on show in the second women's singles semi-final.

  • 1:02 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Badminton: Women's Singles semi-final

    Korea's An Se Young has beaten Indonesia's Gregoria Tunjung 11-21, 21-13, 21-16 to qualify for the final and the Gold medal match but not before the latter put up a spirited fightback, especially after losing the second set. 

  • 12:59 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Shooting: Men's 25m Rapid Pistol qualification

    Anish Bhanwala is set to shoot in the third relay in the first stage. The second stage of the Olympics qualification will take place at 4:30 PM IST.

  • 12:56 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Shooting: Men's 25m Rapid Pistol qualification

    Vijayveer Sidhu scores 293/300 in Stage I and is third among the eight shooters done with the first stage. A 97 in the third round hurt his chances a bit. However, there's one more stage left for him to better his scoring to qualify in the top 6.

  • 12:41 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Anish and Vijayveer in men's rapid 25m pistol shooting event - how does it work?

    -There are two stages separated into three, where the shooters shoot a series of five shots each, at targets that are next to each other.

    -First, the interval between shots is eight seconds, then a six-second interval in the second series, and a four-second interval in the third.

    -The top six shooters from the qualifiers make it to the final.

  • 12:36 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Elsewhere, it's Djokovic vs Alcaraz in Gold Medal match in men's singles

    Serbia's Novak Djokovic will be up against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz for the Gold Medal in men's singles tennis. There're a number of swimming events, men's doubles final in badminton and men's 100m final among the big events for the day.

  • 12:17 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    In other sports, Anish and Vijayveer in shooting, Parul and Jeswin in Athletics in action

    For India, the day begins with Golf and Shooting. Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala will be taking part in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol qualification at 12:30 PM while Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar are in the final round of the men's individual golf event. Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Wilson will be next at 1 PM IST in the women's skeet qualification. Parul Chaudhary will later be in action in women's 3000m qualification followed by Jeswin Aldrin in long jump.

  • 12:12 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Then there is the hockey team in the quarters

    The win after 52 years against Australia at the Olympics was a watershed moment for Harmanpreet Singh and his troops. However, that win and performance will have a meaning only if the Indian hockey team progresses further in the competition. Their first opponent is Great Britain, who are yet to lose in the Games so far... Can India make it to the semis?

  • 12:04 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Lovlina against Li Qian - a tough challenge in Boxing

    Boxing may be on its last legs in the Olympics and for good as the arbitration and ambiguity in scoring and judging in the sport isn't helping either the quality of the sport or its viewership. India has already been on the wrong side of it twice in the ongoing Games and Lovlina Borgohain, the last hope will be facing the top seed from China Li Qian in another tough bout in the quarter-finals.

  • 12:00 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Axelsen leads against Lakshya 7-1

    In 2022, Lakshya beat Axelsen for the only time at the German Open to diminish the Danish shuttler's status from God-level to God-like. Lakshya stretched Axelsen to a third set earlier this year in Singapore to show that the latter can be beaten. But for that, Lakshya has to be on his mark right from the start. Players like Axelsen can't be given a sniff. Challenge is as big as opportunity for Lakshya. A first-ever Olympic medal... can he pull off the unthinkable?

     

  • 11:56 AM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Lakshya Sen in Badminton men's singles - let that sink in

    Yes, it is no mean feat what Lakshya Sen has been able to achieve so far, making it to semis what no male singles player was able to achieve in the past for India. Being one set behind, Lakshya put in a performance to be proud of by winning the remaining two sets against Chinese Taipei's Chen Chou to win his quarter-final encounter. But on Sunday, he faces his biggest nightmare, the Danish god-like creature of modern badminton, Viktor Axelsen.

  • 11:49 AM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    A new day and renewed hope for medals for India

    Welcome to our live coverage of Day 9 at the Paris Olympics for the Indian contingent as well as some other big events on the day around the world. Saturday was a day of India falling short very close to medal positions in multiple events and there will be a hope that the near misses turn into medal event qualifications for the contingent.