Sweden's pole vaulter Armand Duplantis flew like a bird in front of a packed and roaring Stade de France on Monday, August 5 as he smashed Olympic and world records into pieces in Paris. Duplantis not only retained his Gold medal but also registered a personal best of 6.25m over the bar.
It is a big day for the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Tuesday, August 6 given the highly anticipated event, javelin throw gets underway with Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena set to take part in the men's qualification event with the hockey team set to face Germany in the semi-final.
The Indian hockey team defeated Great Britain in the quarterfinal to book its place in the semifinals of the Paris Olympics. Germany beat Argentina in the quarterfinals. Here is the India vs Germany head-to-head record ahead of the clash.
Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the Javelin qualification as he looks to defend his Olympic gold medal at the ongoing Paris Games. A total of 32 athletes will be in action in the qualification and look to book their places in the finals. Here is how you can watch Neeraj Chopra in action.
India badminton great Prakash Padukone came down heavily on the players for not taking responsibility after the Paris Olympics campaign for the shuttlers came to an end on Monday, August 5 without a medal. Lakshya Sen, India's last hope, lost his bronze medal match against Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia.
Viktor Axelsen became only the second men's singles player to defend his Gold medal in the Olympics as he beat Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight sets in Paris on Monday, August 5. Vitidsarn had started well but Axelsen was just too good for his opponent as he joined Lin Dan in rare list.
Neeraj Chopra will be in action on August 6 in his qualification for the Javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics 2024. Neeraj is the defending champion and is gunning for an unprecedented second gold. Here are his biggest competitors in the Paris Games.
Lakshya Sen won the opening game 21-13 and was the favourite to win the bronze medal match against Lee Zii Jia but his opponent bounced back brilliantly to beat him. Lakshya went down in the next two games and conceded the match and the bronze medal to Lee.
Amit Rohidas was red-carded in the India vs Great Britain quarterfinal at the Paris Olympics 2024. The tournament director had ordered a one-match ban for Rohidas which the Hockey India challenged. However, India's appeal has been rejected.
Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia beat Lakshya Sen in a comeback for the ages as after being one game down, the 26-year-old shuttler won the final two games to win the bronze medal as India's agony at the Paris Olympics. It was India's sixth fourth-placed finish in Paris with India's tally staying at three.
Lakshya Sen lost his semifinal match to Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles event at the Paris Olympics 2024. Lakshya is still in the hunt for a medal as he will face Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the bronze medal playoff. Here is how you can watch the bronze medal match in India.
It was a middling but yet another medal-less day as far as the Indian contingent is concerned at the Paris Olympics on Monday, August 5. However, the final qualification for Avinash Sable and the women's team's win in Round of 16 table tennis event will keep the contingent in good stead.
India TV Sports Wrap on August 5: From all the Olympics action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on August 5.
India's young shuttler Lakshya Sen's heroic run came to a halt in the semifinal against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen on Sunday. However, he still has a chance to win the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and will face Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia today. Here's the head-to-head record between them...
India's young shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a heartbreaking loss against the world no.2 and the defending champion Viktor Axelsen in the semi-final clash on Sunday but will return to face Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the bronze medal match on Monday.
Nishant Dev lost his quarterfinal bout in men's 71kg to Mexico's Marco Verde Alvarez on a 4-1 split decision. Nishant was leading the bout after round 1 but could not win it. This meant he fell one step short of a medal at the Paris Olympics.
Indian defender Amit Rohidas was shown a red card in the 17th minute after a foul on a British player. Rohidas missed the remainder of the game and India played with 10 players. Hockey India has filed a complaint over the 'quality of umpiring and decision-making' in the IND vs GBR game.
Lakshya Sen became the first Indian male shuttler to reach the semifinals of the Olympic Games. He lost to the defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the semifinals and will now play for bronze at the Paris Games. Check when Lakshya will be in action and who will be his opponent.
Lakshya Sen was leading the opening game by 16-11 but the two-time Olympic medalist Viktor Axelsen made a stunning comeback to take the first game by 22-20 and then dominated the rest of the men's singles semi-final match.
Netherlands' Femke Bol ran one of the finest last laps in a relay race in recent times to help her country trump the mighty USA team in the 4x400m mixed team relay race at the Paris Olympics. Bol recovered from fourth position to beat the USA to complete a miraculous win.
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