Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE Updates, Day 9: Shooters Anish, Vijayveer Eye Top 6 Spots; India 1-0 In Hockey

Paris Olympic Games Live: Harmanpreet Singh Puts India Ahead 1-0

GOOOAAALLLLLLL for India and it’s none other than Harmanpreet Singh who scores the opener. Against the odds, India have the lead and they need to keep this advantage intact despite being a man down. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Red Card For India In Hockey

A huge setback for the Indian men’s hockey team against Great Britain. Amit Rohidas has been given a red-card. Now, he can’t play a part in the match anymore. This could be a big issue for the Indian team. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Parul Chaudhary Misses Out

Sad news for India as Parul finishes in eighth position, and is now officially out of her event. Jeswin Aldrin will be in action next in long jump event.

Parul Chaudhary finishes 8th in the Heats with a SB timing of 9:23:29, just missing out on the final. Her Paris Olympics journey ends here. #Athletics #Paris2024 #Olympics2024Paris pic.twitter.com/dS5lNcnuMI

— Sports Apna l Indian sports (@sportsapna1) August 4, 2024

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Parul Chaudhary Struggling In 300m Steeplechase

India’s Parul Chaudhary isn’t doing well at the moment, and is placed 10th among 12 runners. Only the last 1000m left. Remember, only the top 5 from each heat go through to the next round.

Paris Olympic Games Live: Vijayveer Sidhu Back In Top 6

India’s Vijayveer Sidhu is back in top 6, occupying the No. 4 spot at the moment, just one spot ahead of Pakistan’s Ghulam Mustafa Bashir as the second relay concludes in Stage 1.

Paris Olympic Games Live: Vijayveer Sidhu Out Of Top 6 In Stage 1

Vijayveer Sidhu has dropped out of the top 6, as the second relay of shooting begins, in Stage 1. Remember, only the top 6 athletes from qualification. India’s second shooter at the event, Anish Bhanwala, begins his shooting in the third relay. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: India vs Great Britain Hockey To Begin Soon!

The Indian men’s hockey team is all set to take on Great Britain in their quarter-final match, starting 1:30 PM IST. A victory takes India into the semi-finals, which would give the team two chances of winning a medal. For detailed hockey updates, click here…

Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Shooting: Anish Bhanwala In 3rd Relay

With the first relay now over, Anish Bhanwala’s qualifier will begin in the third relay. India’s Vijayveer Sidhu is placed third after the end of the first relay. There are a total of 4 relays to be played in the 25m air pistol qualifie. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Anish to begin his round soon!

The top 6 shooters will qualify from here. Anish will be in action shortly as he is part of Relay 3. Stage 2 will get underway at 4:30 PM.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Vijayveer with a decent start!

Another 98, followed by a 97, sees Vijayveer jump to the third spot after the end of Stage. South Korea’s Cho Yeongjae leads the chart with an aggregate of 297. Vijayveer needs a better show in Stage 2.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: We are underway with shooting!

Vijayveer Sidhu with a 98 in the first round of Stage 1. He is currently 6th behind Pakistan’s Ghulam Mustafa Bashir, who is fifth despite also shooting 98.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: More shooting action coming up!

Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish will be in action very soon in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men’s qualification round. Stage of the event starts at 12:30 PM, while the second stage is expected to get underway at 4:30 PM later in the day. Can Vijayveer and Anish both qualify for the event? Stay tuned to find out

Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Badminton: Lakshya Sen’s dream run!

Just like Lovlina, shuttler Lakshya Sen is one win away from securing a medal for India. In the quarters, he beat Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-19-21, 21-15, 21-12. However, he now faces defending champions Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. The two have faced each other eight times in singles matches, where Axelsen won seven games. The Indian shuttler’s single win against the Danish came in 2022 German Open semi-final bout, when Lakshya sealed a 21-13, 12-21, 22-20 victory.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Boxing: Lovlina eyes a medal!

Star pugilist Lovlina Borgohain is one win away from being assured of a medal. She will take on Li Qian of China in the quarterfinal bout at 3:02 PM. This comes after Nishant Dev missed out an a medal after losing his quarterfinal bout against Mexico’s Marco Verde, who made a comeback after losing the first round by a hefty margin.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Hockey: India face Team GB!

Just two wins away from confirming a medal, the Indian hockey team will take on Great Britain in the quarterfinals later in the day. India, bronze medallists from the last edition on Tokyo, beat Australia 3-2 in their final group game a couple of days back. This will be a rematch from the quarterfinals at Tokyo three years back, which India had won 3-1.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Hello, Hello!

A very good morning to our readers. We are back with the coverage of the Paris Olympics 2024. Today is the 9th day of the event, and a big one as far as India’s medal hopes are concerned. So far, India have won just three medals, all bronze, with Manu Bhaker winning two of them. By the end of the day, however, we might get two medal confirmantions if the results go in the favour of the Indian athletes.