Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Highlights: CAS decision on Vinesh Phogat deferred; India's campaign at the Games ends

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: The Paris Olympics will close tomorrow, with some of the key events being the women's marathon and medal matches in women's basketball. We will meet you for one final time at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Until then, good night and take care!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen bounced back from defeat in the 1,500 metres to win the Olympic 5,000 metres gold! Kenya's Ronald Kwemoi took silver, while American Grant Fisher winning bronze

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: Mallory Swanson scored the winning goal as the United States edged Brazil 1-0 in women's football final to claim the gold medal for a record-extending fifth time.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: And so, this marks the end of India's day at the Olympics. India's last medal hope, Reetika Hooda, bowed out in the quarterfinals despite a stellar performance, with her hopes for the podium crashed in the evening when her opponent in the QF, Aiperi Medet Kyzy, losing her semi-final bout.

Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar also finish outside medal places, while Vinesh Phogat continues to wait for a verdict on her joint-silver appeal.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: Indian sports fans will wait with bated breath for the final verdict on Vinesh Phogat's appeal with CAS, which will confirm whether India will equal its Tokyo 2020 medal tally or not. India currently has 6 gold medals, which include a silver and five bronze.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: CAS verdict on Vinesh Phogat will now be issued on August 13.

"The ad-hoc division of CAS has extended time for the Sole Arbitrator Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett in the Vinesh Phogat vs. United World Wrestling & the International Olympic Committee matter to give a decision till 6-00 p.m. on August 13, 2024," the IOA statement read.

"The reference to August 11 in the earlier communication sent by me was to the time given to all parties to present any additional documents before the Sole Arbitator," the statement added.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: Reetika Hooda's exit from the women's 76kg wrestling event brings India's campaign at the Paris Olympics to a close. Her event was the final one for the Indian contingent, which currently stands at six medals.

However, there remains a chance for a seventh medal – a silver – if the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rules in favor of Vinesh Phogat tomorrow.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: USA's Kennedy Alexis Blades defeats Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan 8-6 in a closely-contested game to clinch a spot in the final! Reetika required Kyzy to win in the semi-final to ensure a repechage qualification. This marks the end of the wrestler's campaign at the Olympics

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: With a little over two minutes remaining, Kyzy is trailing 2-6. This has been a dominant performance from USA's Kennedy Blades, who is increasingly looking close to sealing a final spot.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: We will find out in a few minutes time whether Reetika Hooda will qualify for repechage in the women's wrestling 76kg event, as Kyrgyzstan's Aiperi Medet Kyzy takes on Kennedy Alexis Blades of the USA in the semi-final. Reetika needs Kyzy to win her bout to ensure a repechage qualification.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: Vinesh Phogat initially sought to retake the weigh-ins and secure her place in the gold medal bout, but the rigid Olympic schedule made this request impossible. Upon receiving this decision from the CAS, the Indian wrestler then appealed to be awarded a joint silver medal.

Should her appeal succeed, India’s medal tally at the Paris Olympics would match its previous haul from Tokyo 2020, though notably without a gold medal.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: Sole Arbitrator Annabelle Bennett meticulously conducted a comprehensive review of the case, dedicating three hours to hearing the arguments from all parties involved. The process was thorough, allowing each side to present detailed legal briefs before engaging in a hearing that included oral arguments.

Ahead of the hearing, it was announced that the decision will be announced before the Olympics ends.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: The CAS' decision on Vinesh Phogat's appeal for a joint-silver medal has been deferred to August 11.

“The ad hoc division of CAS has extended time till 6-00 p.m. on August 11, 2024, for the Sole Abritator Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett in the Vinesh Phogat vs. United World Wrestling & the International Olympic Committee to issue a decision,” a statement read.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: Guess we will have to wait.

CAS decision on Vinesh Phogat's appeal against disqualification from Olympic finals deferred

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: The Court of Arbitration for Sport, in its statement, informed that they will provide a verdict on Vinesh Phogat's appeal at 9:30 PM IST. We are past the mark now, so expect a decision anytime soon.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: New Zealand's Lydia Ko has gold in the women's Olympic golf competition with a final score of 10-under par, completing her medal set after silver in Rio and bronze in Tokyo.

Germany's Esther Henseleit claimed silver, finishing two strokes behind, with China's Lin Xiyu a further shot back to take bronze at Le Golf National south of Paris.

Here's the latest medal tally at the Paris Olympics

1- China - 36 gold, 26 silver, 23 bronze

2- USA - 33 gold, 41 silver, 19 bronze

3- Australia - 18 gold, 7 silver, 14 bronze

4- Japan - 16 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze

5- France* - 15 gold, 21 silver, 22 bronze

69- India - 0 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze

(* - host nation)

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra, who won his second successive Olympic medal – a silver to follow up on the gold in Tokyo – said he wants the medal around Vinesh's neck for one simple reason – "people shouldn't forget her."

"If she gets the medal, it would be very good. If things had not panned out the way they did, she would have had the medal. I hope she gets it because if you don't have it around your neck, that thing stays in your heart," the 26-year-old Chopra told reporters at India House in Paris

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on Saturday that it would release its verdict on Vinesh Phogat's appeal by 9:30 PM IST today. Vinesh had appealed following her disqualification from the gold medal bout in the women's 50kg event due to being found overweight. While her request for a second weigh-in was denied, CAS accepted the appeal after Vinesh said she be awarded a joint-silver medal.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: And that's that.

Aditi Ashok played out an impressive Round 4 but her performance in the third round cost her massively; despite finishing 4-under par today, her final score remains +2. Diksha Dagar endured a rough outing yet again, scoring a +6 in the final round to end with +13.

Both golfers have finished their campaign but will await for their final positions, as a fair few are yet to complete Round 4. It is, however, confirmed that India won't be winning a medal in golf.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: Aditi Ashok is having a brilliant Round 4, as he has climbed up to T26, with her score at +2. If only she didn't have three bogeys and a double bogey in Round 3, Aditi would probably be closer to the Top-10 today.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: The women's 76kg semi-final bouts begin at 10:30 PM IST, where Kyrgyzstan's Aiperi Medet Kyzy takes on Kennedy Alexis Blades. A win for Kyzy will ensure Reetika Hooda plays in the repechage round, which takes place tomorrow.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: Nikola Jokic shines in the all-important bronze medal playoff against Germany, leading Serbia to a 93-83 victory in men's basketball. Jokic contributed 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists, earning Serbia its first Olympic medal since clinching silver in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: The Kyrgyz wrestler, who defeated Reetika Hooda in a closely-fought encounter in the women's 76kg event, will face USA's Kennedy Alexis Blades in the semi-final. If Medet Kyzy beats Blades, doors will open for a potential medal finish for Reetika, who will enter the repechage round.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 15 Live Updates: With Reetika's hopes for a top podium crashed following a close defeat to Kyrgyzstan's Aiperi Medet Kyzy, it is looking increasingly likely that India will finish the Olympics without a gold medal. Golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar, the only remaining Indians in the fray besides Reetika, are far away from medal spots. While Ashok is T36 with a poor +6 score, Dagar is further below at T51.