crown

Subscribe Now

FOLLOW US

Sign in

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13: Catch all the action from the Summer Games through these images

Neeraj Chopra won silver as an Olympic record throw from Arshad Nadeem kept him away from a 2nd gold, while the Indian hockey team won their 2nd medal in a row

Updated on: Aug 09, 2024 3:20 AM IST

Share via

Copy link

1/7

Two medals came for India on a rather historic Day 13. Neeraj Chopra's men's javelin final was one of the most awaited events of the Games for the country. Neeraj managed to throw well over the mark he achieved at the Tokyo Olympics but an Olympic record throw from Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem denied the Indian a second consecutive gold medal. Meanwhile, the Indian men's hockey team won a second consecutive Olympic medal for the first time since 1972.   (PTI)

Updated on Aug 09, 2024 3:20 AM

Two medals came for India on a rather historic Day 13. Neeraj Chopra's men's javelin final was one of the most awaited events of the Games for the country. Neeraj managed to throw well over the mark he achieved at the Tokyo Olympics but an Olympic record throw from Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem denied the Indian a second consecutive gold medal. Meanwhile, the Indian men's hockey team won a second consecutive Olympic medal for the first time since 1972. (PTI)

2/7

Aman Sehrawat scythed through his first two bouts in the men's 57kg wrestling, winning them by technical superiority. However, he then lost his semifinal bout by technical superiority later in the day and will now fight for bronze on Friday.  (HT_PRINT)

Updated on Aug 09, 2024 3:20 AM

Aman Sehrawat scythed through his first two bouts in the men's 57kg wrestling, winning them by technical superiority. However, he then lost his semifinal bout by technical superiority later in the day and will now fight for bronze on Friday. (HT_PRINT)

3/7

Anshu Malik, though, lost in her first bout of the women's 57kg. Her opponent Helen Maroulis went on to lose the semi-final and Anshu was thus ruled out of the repechage rounds for the bronze medal.  (PTI)

Updated on Aug 09, 2024 3:20 AM

Anshu Malik, though, lost in her first bout of the women's 57kg. Her opponent Helen Maroulis went on to lose the semi-final and Anshu was thus ruled out of the repechage rounds for the bronze medal. (PTI)

4/7

The Indian men's hockey team managed to grind out a 2-1 result and thus won bronze. They had won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well and this is the first time since 1972 that India have managed to win a second consecutive Games medal in hockey.  (HT_PRINT)

Updated on Aug 09, 2024 3:20 AM

The Indian men's hockey team managed to grind out a 2-1 result and thus won bronze. They had won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well and this is the first time since 1972 that India have managed to win a second consecutive Games medal in hockey. (HT_PRINT)

5/7

It made for a fitting send-off for legendary goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who had announced that he would retire after the Olympics. Sreejesh's career started around the time that India had failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. He now ends his career with two consecutive Olympic medals.  (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 09, 2024 3:20 AM

It made for a fitting send-off for legendary goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who had announced that he would retire after the Olympics. Sreejesh's career started around the time that India had failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. He now ends his career with two consecutive Olympic medals. (REUTERS)

6/7

Neeraj Chopra, who has been managing a groin injury started with a no-throw. He ended up being able to find just one legitimate throw. That was in his second attempt after his great rival and friend Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan registered an Olympic record throw of 92.97m. Neeraj responded by throwing a season-best 89.45m, which was over 1.8m more than what he threw in Tokyo to win gold.  (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 09, 2024 3:20 AM

Neeraj Chopra, who has been managing a groin injury started with a no-throw. He ended up being able to find just one legitimate throw. That was in his second attempt after his great rival and friend Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan registered an Olympic record throw of 92.97m. Neeraj responded by throwing a season-best 89.45m, which was over 1.8m more than what he threw in Tokyo to win gold. (REUTERS)

7/7

However, he couldn't improve on that. In his attempts at trying to throw over 90m for the first time in his career, Neeraj ended up fouling all of his remaining attempts. Nadeem, meanwhile, threw 91.79m for his final attempt, which was also more than the previous Olympic record throw of 90.57m. He became the first athlete from Pakistan to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics while Neeraj became the third Indian after PV Sindhu and Sushil Kumar to win consecutive Games medals. Grenada's Anderson Peters won bronze with a throw of 88.54m, making it the first time that there were no Europeans on the podium for men's javelin throw at the Olympics.  (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 09, 2024 3:20 AM

However, he couldn't improve on that. In his attempts at trying to throw over 90m for the first time in his career, Neeraj ended up fouling all of his remaining attempts. Nadeem, meanwhile, threw 91.79m for his final attempt, which was also more than the previous Olympic record throw of 90.57m. He became the first athlete from Pakistan to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics while Neeraj became the third Indian after PV Sindhu and Sushil Kumar to win consecutive Games medals. Grenada's Anderson Peters won bronze with a throw of 88.54m, making it the first time that there were no Europeans on the podium for men's javelin throw at the Olympics. (REUTERS)

Related Photos

Home/Photos/Sports/Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13: Catch All The Action From The Summer Games Through These Images

© 2026 HindustanTimes