Paris Olympics Live Updates: It could have been a historic day for India at the Games but Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from competing in the final. The developments have been shocking from Paris as she has been hospitalised as well.
Wrestling events got underway on Monday (August 5) at the Paris Olympics and India's Nisha Dahiya was knocked out unfortunately due to an injury in the quarterfinals. Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat will be in action today in the 50kg freestyle event.
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 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.
Lakshya Sen is on a roll at the ongoing edition of the Olympic games in Paris. The 22-year-old Indian is on an undefeated streak in the tournament and is just one step away from making it to the summit clash. His semifinal opponent Viktor Axelsen is world No. 2.
Medal hopefuls Manu Bhaker and Deepika Kumari suffered elimination in their respective events on Day 8 of sporting events at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday while Nishant Dev lost his quarter-final clash against Marco Varde in the men's 71kg quarter-final.
Swapnil Kusale was a part of India's team that had won Gold at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in the men's 50m rifle 3 position. Kusale is a huge fan of the former India and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Swapnil Singh clinched a bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 position event but it was a disappointing day for the Indian contingent with star contenders PV Sindhu, Nikhat Zareen, Sift Kaur Samra, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty facing shock elimination.
PV Sindhu is the only Indian competing in the women's singles competition at the Paris Olympics. Sindhu will be in action against Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in her final group-stage fixture.
Sarabjot Singh had teamed up with Arjun Singh Cheema and Shiva Narwal to win the gold medal in the 10m air pistol team event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. He had also won silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team event in Hangzhou alongside Divya TS.
It was a middling day for the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics with Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babuta missing out on possible medals in shooting while the men's archery team failed to go past the quarter-finals in a disappointing show. The men's hockey team held Argentina onto a 1-1 draw.
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