Paris Olympics 2024, Day 9 highlights: USA's Noah Lyles claims gold in 100m final; Novak Djokovic completes Golden Slam

Novak Djokovic completed his career Golden Slam while India's Lakshya Sen lost to Viktor Axelsen in semis. Later, USA's Noah Lyles claimed gold in 100m final.

Summary

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 9 highlights: Lovlina Borgohain lost her quarter-final bout, ending India's boxing campaign in Paris 2024. Later, badminton superstar Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game loss to Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the semi-finals. Top seed Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz to claim his maiden Olympic tennis title.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9: Novak Djokovic completed his career Golden Slam; India's Lakshya Sen will fight for bronze medal (AFP-Reuters)

India's Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat to reigning champion Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles semi-finals while boxer Lovlina Borgohain was upstaged by China's Li Qian in the women's 75kg quarter-final on Day 9 of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Lovlina's exit ended India's boxing campaign in Paris on Sunday. Entering the last four of the men's hockey tournament, PR Sreejesh-inspired Indian side defeated Great Britain 4-2 on penalties in their quarter-final match after the tie ended 1-1 in regulation time....Read More

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• 5 Aug 2024, 01:57:06 AM IST

  That's a wrap!

  Thank you for reading HT's live blog of the Paris Olympics. World champion Noah Lyles became the fastest man on the planet as the USA sprinter claimed a stunning win in 9.79sec to win gold in the men's 100m final. Top seed Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in the men's singles final to seal his first Olympic gold. On Day 10 of the Paris Games, India's Lakshya Sen will fight for bronze against Zii Jia Lee of Malaysia in the badminton singles medal playoff.

• 5 Aug 2024, 01:45:48 AM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - USA's Noah Lyles is the fastest man on the planet!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - In a photo-finish, World champion Noah Lyles claimed victory in the dramatic men's Olympic 100m final in Paris. Jamaica's Kishane Thompson claimed silver; he was just five-thousandths of a second off Lyles' pace in the men's 100m final. Fred Kerley of the USA finished third. Defending champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy was fifth in 9.85sec at the Paris Games.

  Here are the final standings of the men’s 100m final!

  1.Noah Lyles (USA) – 9.79 (.784)

  2.Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) – 9.79 (.789)

  3.Fred Kerley (USA) – 9.81

  4.Akani Simbane (South Africa) – 9.82

  5.Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) – 9.85

  6.Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) – 9.86

  7.Kenneth Bednarek (USA) – 9.88

  8.Oblique Seville (Jamaica) – 9.91

• 5 Aug 2024, 01:40:54 AM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Amit Rohidas suspended for India’s semi-final clash!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Defender Amit Rohidas will miss India’s Paris Olympics semifinal. The key defender was suspended for a game for the red card he received during the quarterfinal clash with Great Britain. Earlier, Dilip Tirkey, confirmed that Hockey India had appealed against the decision.

• 5 Aug 2024, 01:29:10 AM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - By the barest of all margins! Noah Lyles claims gold in men's 100m final

  

  Noah Lyles, of the United States, in lane seven, wins the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics (AP)

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - WOW - By the barest of all margins! Jamaican pairing of Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville have been upstaged by World champion Noah Lyles, who claimed the gold medal in the men's 100m final at the Paris Games 2024. Thompson of Jamaica took the silver medal and Fred Kerley of the US has bagged bronze.

• 5 Aug 2024, 01:24:35 AM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Who will be the king of modern sprinting? 100m final gets underway

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - World champion Noah Lyles and defending Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs have arrived at the Stade de France to feature in the men's 100m final of the Summer Games 2024. Jamaican pair of Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville hit top gears in the semi-finals at the famous venue in Paris. USA’s Lyles clocked 9.83sec in finishing second behind Seville in the semi-final 1. South African Akani Simbine won the second semi-final in 9.87sec. Thompson was also impressive as Jamaican won the third and final semi-final in 9.80sec.

  Here's the lineup for the men's 100m final:

  1. Bednarek

  2. Kerley

  3. Thompson

  4. Simbine

  5. Seville

  6. Simbine

  7. Lyles

  8. Teboco

  9. Jacobs

• 5 Aug 2024, 01:17:48 AM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine's 1st individual gold!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh was forced to flee her country due to the war with Russia. On Day 9 of the Summer Games, the Ukrainian high jumper bagged Ukraine's first individual gold of at the Paris Games. Mahuchikh cleared 2.00 meters to finish ahead of Nicola Olyslagers of Australia. Eleanor Patterson of Australia and Gerashchenko shared the bronze at 1.95.

• 5 Aug 2024, 12:45:16 AM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Djokovic says Paris gold is his greatest sporting achievement

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Novak Djokovic has described defeating Carlos Alcaraz to claim the Olympic singles gold medal as the biggest achievement of his career. The 37-year-old Serbian ended an eight-month trophy drought to win his first-ever gold medal at the Olympics. Did you know? Djokovic is the oldest man to win the Olympic singles title since tennis returned to the Summer Games in 1988.

  "I won the bronze in my first Olympic Games (2008) and ever since then failed to win the medal and played three out of four Olympic Games in semi-finals and couldn't overcome that obstacle," Djokovic told reporters. "And then now at age 37, with a 21-year-old that is probably the best player in the world right now, winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon back-to-back and playing incredible tennis. When I take everything into consideration, this probably is the biggest sporting success I've ever had in my career," he added.

• 5 Aug 2024, 12:28:39 AM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Thompson vs Jacobs vs Lyes in 100m final

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - World champion Noah Lyles and defending champion Marcell Jacobs have qualified for the showdown clash of the men's Olympic 100m final. Jamaican pair of Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville were in top form in the semi-finals. Lyles clocked 9.83sec in finishing second behind Seville. Oblique was first with his blistering personal best of 9.81sec.

• 5 Aug 2024, 12:11:53 AM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Who will win men’s 100m final?

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Kishane Thompson, Oblique Sevilla, Marcell Jacobs and Noah Lyes are featuring in the star-studded lineup of the men’s 100m final at the Paris Olympics. Let’s check out the qualified stars for the summit clash in Paris. The final will take place at 1:30 AM IST.

  Men’s 100m final lineup:

  Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) 9.87

  Oblique Sevilla (Jamaica) 9.81

  Fred Kerley (USA) 9.84

  Noah Lyes (USA) 9.83

  Akani Simbine (RSA) 9.87

  Letsile Tebogo (Botswana) 9.91

  Marcell Jacobs (Italy) 9.92

  Kenny Bednarek (USA) 9.93

• 5 Aug 2024, 12:01:21 AM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson takes top spot in semi-final 3

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson (9.80) has crossed the finish line first. Fred Kerley of the USA is following him for the second spot. South Africa's Benjamin Richardson is third. Italy's Marcell Jacobs shocked the world by winning men's 100m gold with his personal-best 9.80 in Tokyo.

• 4 Aug 2024, 11:56:53 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Men’s 100m: Third semi-final gets underway!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Jamaica's Kishane Thompson is the fastest man in the world this year. He has a world-leading time of 9.77. Andre De Grasse of Canada is the defending 200m champion. Zharnell Hughes of Great Britain is also in action. Here we go!

• 4 Aug 2024, 11:50:21 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Akani Simbine finishes 1st in semi-final 2!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - South African Akani Simbine (9.87) finished first while Letsile Tebogo of Botswana has taken the second spot in the men's 100m semi-finals 2. There are three semifinal heats in the men’s 100m.

• 4 Aug 2024, 11:41:57 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Surprise surprise! Oblique Seville finishes ahead of Noah Lyles

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Jamaica’s Oblique Seville finishes zoomed past USA’s Noah Lyles to finish first in the semi-finals. Total domination from Seville (9.80) in the 100m semi-finals.

• 4 Aug 2024, 11:37:57 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Noah Lyles in action as 100m semi-final gets underway!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - United States' Noah Lyles is aiming to win a rare Olympic sprint double. Lyles was upstaged by Britain's Louie Hinchliffe. Jamaica's Kishane Thompson is also set to test Lyles, who is facing a tough challenge in the men's 100m.

• 4 Aug 2024, 11:34:17 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Belgium out of relay after athlete falls ill!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - The Belgian Olympic Committee (COIB) has revealed that the nation will not take part in the triathlon mixed relay event at the Paris Olympics. Belgium's Claire Michel fell ill and training sessions for the swimming leg of the triathlon have been cancelled due to poor water quality in the River Seine. "Claire Michel, a member of the relay team, is unfortunately ill and must withdraw from the competition," the COIB said in a statement. "The COIB and Belgian Triathlon hope that lessons will be learned for future triathlon competitions at the Olympic Games. We are thinking here of the guarantee of training days, competition days and the competition format, which must be clarified in advance to ensure that there is no uncertainty for athletes, entourage and supporters."

• 4 Aug 2024, 11:29:42 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - USA claim Olympic women's 4x100m medley gold to set new world record!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - The United States of America set a new world record! The US claimed a historic gold in the women's 4x100m medley relay while Australia took home silver and China finished with a bronze medal. The USA's time of 3min 49.63sec has upstaged the previous record of 3:50.40 set by the Americans back in 2019.

• 4 Aug 2024, 11:27:29 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Men’s 400m round 1- heat 6 results!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Charles Dobson of Great Britain bagged the top spot while Belgian Alexander Doom came in second. The men's 100m semi-final will take place after the women's high jump final.

• 4 Aug 2024, 11:23:28 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaide win first Olympic medal for Russians in Paris

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider became the first Russians to win a medal at the Paris Olympics. The duo won silver in the women's tennis doubles. For the unversed, Andreeva and Shnaide played as neutrals at the Paris Games. The Russian duo was beaten in three sets in the final by Italy's Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini.

• 4 Aug 2024, 11:18:28 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Men’s 400m round 1- heat 1 to 5 results!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Great Britain’s Mathew Hudson-Smith finished first; He is followed by USA’s Christopher Bailey in men's 400m round 1. In the men's 400m round 1 heat 2 - USA’s Michael Norman bagged the first position while Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago took the second spot. In heat 3 - Musala Samukonga of Zambia finished first while Bayapo Ndori of Botswana was second. In heat 4 - USA’s Quincy Hall was first while Samuel Ogazi of Nigeria finished second. In heat 5 - Kirani James of Grenada finished first. He was followed by Canadian Christopher Morales-Williams.

• 4 Aug 2024, 10:55:12 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Bobby Finke breaks world record to retain Olympic gold!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - American iron-man Bobby Finke has shattered the men's 1,500 metres freestyle world record at the Paris Games 2024. Finke retained the Olympic gold medal in a thrilling swim. Finke touched the wall in 14 minutes, 30.67 seconds at La Defense Arena. He surpassed Sun Yang's 12-year-old mark of 14:31.02 set at the London Games. Gallant Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri won silver while Daniel Wiffen, the 800m gold medallist, claimed the bronze for Ireland.

• 4 Aug 2024, 10:24:21 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Men’s 100m final tonight - Stay tuned for more!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 — The men's 100 metres is one of the blue riband events of the Summer Games. The 100m men’s final of the Paris Olympics 2024 will take place later at night. United States' Noah Lyles is aiming to complete stage one of his quest to win a rare Olympic sprint double. Noah was beaten in the heats by Britain's Louie Hinchliffe. Jamaica's Kishane Thompson is also in good form.

• 4 Aug 2024, 10:09:59 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Faulkner wins women's road race gold medal!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - More gold for USA in Paris! American Kristen Faulkner claimed the women's cycling road race gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Marianne Vos of the Netherlands took silver and Belgian Lotte Kopecky was awarded the bronze medal.

• 4 Aug 2024, 09:52:23 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Lee and Wang: First men's doubles pair to retain badminton Olympic title

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin won Taiwan's first gold of the Paris Olympics. Lee and Wang became the first men's doubles pair to retain the Olympic title. Taiwan's first gold in Paris also prevented China from winning its third badminton gold of the 2024 Summer Games. The badminton competition concludes on Monday.

• 4 Aug 2024, 09:29:21 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Novak Djokovic reacts after claiming first Olympic gold

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Record-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic finally got his first Olympic goldat age 37. Djokovic defeated Spain's Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in the men's singles final to complete his career Golden Slam in Paris. “I put my heart, my soul, my body, my family — my everything — on the line to win Olympic gold,” Djokovic said. “Incredible battle. Incredible fight.”

• 4 Aug 2024, 09:21:44 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9: Taiwan supporters checked for political symbols with China at final

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9:Taiwanese supporters, who arrived in the men's doubles badminton final between Taiwan and China in Paris, had to rub off face paint and their banners were also confiscated. Security staff has enforced Olympic rules on political messaging at the Paris Games 2024. "I wrote (on my banner) in Taiwanese, not Chinese, because I want to cheer for them," Mina Syue told Reuters. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ruling prohibits flags or signs that include political messages or support countries that are not participating in the Olympics.

• 4 Aug 2024, 08:58:08 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Novak Djokovic ends long wait for tennis gold!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Novak Djokovic completed his career Golden Slam by defeating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in the men's singles final. Novak suffered heartbreaks in Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo before he ended his long wait for gold. The top seed is the fifth player to win all four singles Grand Slams and the Olympic title.

• 4 Aug 2024, 08:48:19 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - First Olympic gold in 20 years for Chile!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Chile won its first Olympic gold medal in 20 years today! Francisca Crovetto recorded the historic win for Chile in the women's skeet. Just over three months after becoming a mother, Britain's Amber Rutter won the silver medal at the Paris Games. Crovetto won the gold in a shoot-off!

• 4 Aug 2024, 08:44:05 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - American Brady Ellison misses gold in shootout with South Korea's Kim

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - American archer Brady Ellison's bid for a gold was thwarted by South Korean Kim Woo-jin in the men’s individual final. Both scored 10 points on their single arrow in the shoot-off! “This is the match I’ve been dreaming of since we first shot against each other in 2009 or 2010," the 35-year-old Ellison said. "It’s the match I’ve always wanted. I think world archery and the fans across the world have always wanted it."

• 4 Aug 2024, 08:36:20 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Golden Slam for Novak Djokovic!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - The historic wait for a gold has ended! Novak Djokovic claimed his first Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz in the men's tennis singles final. Djokovic has become the 5th player to complete Golden Slam!

• 4 Aug 2024, 08:31:53 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Kaylia Nemour of Algeria wins gold in uneven bars!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour claimed gold in the artistics gymnastics women’s uneven bars final with a score of 15.700. China’s Qiyuan Qiu won silver with 15.500. Sunisa Lee of USA took home a bronze with 14.800.

• 4 Aug 2024, 08:21:45 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Complete list of Paris Olympics medal winners

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - China surpassed USA to take the top spot in the Paris Games medal standings. With 18 golds, China is four ahead of USA in the current standings. USA have won a total of 64 medals while China have 41. Here’s a quick look at the medal winners in Paris.

  ARCHERY

  MEN’S INDIVIDUAL

  Gold: Kim Woo-jin, South Korea

  Silver: Brady Ellison, United States

  Bronze: Lee Woo-seok, South Korea

  ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

  MEN'S RINGS

  Gold: Liu Yang, China

  Silver: Zou Jingyuan, China

  Bronze: Eleftherios Petrounias, Greece

  WOMEN'S UNEVEN BARS

  Gold: Kaylia Nemour, Algeria

  Silver: Qui Qiyuan, China

  Bronze: Sunisa Lee, United States

  EQUESTRIAN

  DRESSAGE INDIVIDUAL

  Gold: Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, Germany

  Silver: Isabell Werth, Germany

  Bronze: Charlotte Fry, Britain

  TABLE TENNIS

  MEN’S SINGLES

  Gold: Fan Zhendong, China

  Silver: Truls Moregard, Sweden

  Bronze: Félix Lebrun, France

  ARCHERY

  WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL

  Gold: Lim Si-hyeon, South Korea

  Silver: Nam Su-hyeon, South Korea

  Bronze: Lisa Barbelin, France

  ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

  MEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE

  Gold: Carlos Edriel Yulo, Philippines

  Silver: Artem Dolgopyat, Israel

  Bronze: Jake Jarman, Britain

  MEN’S POMMEL HORSE

  Gold: Rhys McClenaghan

  Silver: Nariman Kurbanov, Kazakhstan

  Bronze: Stephen Nedoroscik, United States

  WOMEN'S VAULT

  Gold: Simone Biles, United States

  Silver: Rebeca Andrade, Brazil

  Bronze: Jade Carey, United States

  BADMINTON

  WOMEN'S DOUBLES

  Gold: Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan, China

  Silver: Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning, China

  Bronze: Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida, Japan

  BOXING

  WOMEN'S 60KG

  Bronze: Beatriz Iasmin Soares Ferreira, Brazil and Wu Shih Yi, Taiwan

  CYCLING

  MEN'S ROAD RACE

  Gold: Remco Evenepoel, Belgium

  Silver: Valentin Madouas, France

  Bronze: Christophe Laporte, France

  EQUESTRIAN

  DRESSAGE TEAM

  Gold: Germany

  Silver: Denmark

  Bronze: Britain

  FENCING

  WOMEN'S TEAM SABER

  Gold: Ukraine

  Silver: South Korea

  Bronze: Japan

  JUDO

  MIXED TEAM

  Gold: France

  Silver: Japan

  Bronze: Brazil and South Korea

  ROWING

  MEN'S EIGHT

  Gold: Britain

  Silver: Netherlands

  Bronze: United States

  WOMEN'S EIGHT

  Gold: Romania

  Silver: Canada

  Bronze: Britain

  MEN'S SINGLE SCULLS

  Gold: Oliver Zeidler, Germany

  Silver: Yauheni Zalaty, AIN

  Bronze: Simon van Dorp, Netherlands

  WOMEN'S SINGLE SCULLS

  Gold: Karolien Florijn, Netherlands

  Silver: Emma Twigg, New Zealand

  Bronze: Viktorija Senkute, Lithuania

  SAILING

  MEN'S WINDSURFING

  Gold: Tom Reuveny, Israel

  Silver: Grae Morris, Australia

  Bronze: Luuc van Opzeeland, Netherlands

  WOMEN'S WINDSURFING

  Gold: Marta Maggetti, Italy

  Silver: Sharon Kantor, Israel

  Bronze: Emma Wilson, Britain

  SHOOTING

  WOMEN'S 25M PISTOL

  Gold: Yang Jiin, South Korea

  Silver: Camille Jedrzejewski, France

  Bronze: Veronika Major, Hungary

  MEN'S SKEET

  Gold: Vincent Hancock, United States

  Silver: Conner Lynn Prince, United States

  Bronze: Lee Meng Yuan, Taiwan

  SWIMMING

  MEN'S 100M BUTTERFLY

  Gold: Kristof Milak, Hungary

  Silver: Josh Liendo, Canada

  Bronze: Ilya Kharun, Canada

  MIXED 4X100 MEDLEY RELAY

  Gold: United States

  Silver: China

  Bronze: Australia

  WOMEN'S 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

  Gold: Summer McIntosh, Canada

  Silver: Kate Douglass, United States

  Bronze: Kaylee McKeown, Australia

  WOMEN'S 800M FREESTYLE

  Gold: Katie Ledecky, United States

  Silver: Ariarne Titmus, Australia

  Bronze: Paige Madden, United States

  TABLE TENNIS

  WOMEN'S SINGLES

  Gold: Chen Meng, China

  Silver: Sun Yingsha, China

  Bronze: Hina Hayata, Japan

  TENNIS

  MEN'S DOUBLES

  Gold: Matthew Ebden and John Peers, Australia

  Silver: Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, United States

  Bronze: Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, United States

  WOMEN'S SINGLES

  Gold: Qinwen Zheng, China

  Silver: Donna Vekic, Croatia

  Bronze: Iga Swiatek, Poland

  TRACK AND FIELD

  MEN'S SHOTPUT

  Gold: Ryan Crouser, United States

  Silver: Joe Kovacs, United States

  Bronze: Rajindra Campbell, Jamaica

  MIXED 4X400M RELAY

  Gold: Netherlands

  Silver: United States

  Bronze: Britain

  WOMEN'S 100M

  Gold: Julien Alfred, Saint Lucia

  Silver: Sha'Carri Richardson, United States

  Bronze: Melissa Jefferson, United States

  WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP

  Gold: Thea LaFond, Dominica

  Silver: Shanieka Ricketts, Jamaica

  Bronze: Jasmine Moore, United States

  Friday, Aug. 2

  ARCHERY

  MIXED TEAM

  Gold: Kim Woo-jin and Lim Si-hyeon, South Korea

  Silver: Michelle Kroppen and Florian Unruh, Germany

  Bronze: Brady Ellison and Casey Kaufhold, United States

  BADMINTON

  MIXED DOUBLES

  Gold: Zheng Siwei and Huang Ya Qiong, China

  Silver: Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun, South Korea

  Bronze: Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, Japan

  DIVING

  MEN'S SYNCHRONIZED 3M SPRINGBOARD

  Gold: Long Daoyi and Wang Zongyuan, China

  Silver: Juan Celaya and Osmar Olvera, Mexico

  Bronze: Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher, Britain

  CYCLING BMX RACING

  MEN'S

  Gold: Joris Daudet, France

  Silver: Sylvain Andre, France

  Bronze: Romain Mahieu, France

  WOMEN'S

  Gold: Saya Sakakibara, Australia

  Silver: Manon Veenstra, Netherlands

  Bronze: Zoe Claessens, Switzerland

  EQUESTRIAN

  TEAM JUMPING

  Gold: Britain

  Silver: United States

  Bronze: France

  FENCING

  MEN'S TEAM ÉPÉE

  Gold: Hungary

  Silver: Japan

  Bronze: Czech Republic

  JUDO

  MEN'S 100KG

  Gold: Teddy Riner, France

  Silver: Kim Min-jong, South Korea

  Bronze: Temur Rakhimov, Tadzhikistan and Alisher Yusupov, Uzbekistan

  WOMEN'S 78KG

  Gold: Beatriz Souza, Brazil

  Silver: Raz Hershko, Israel

  Bronze: Romane Dicko, France and Kim Ha-yun, South Korea

  ROWING

  MEN'S PAIR

  Gold: Martin Sinkovic and Valent Sinkovic, Croatia

  Silver: Tom George and Oliver Wynne-Griffith, Britain

  Bronze: Andrin Gulich and Roman Roeoesli, Switzerland

  MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULLS

  Gold: Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan, Ireland

  Silver: Stefano Oppo and Gabriel Soares, Italy

  Bronze: Petros Gaidatzis and Antonios Papakonstantinou, Greece

  WOMEN'S PAIR

  Gold: Ymkje Clevering and Veronique Meester, Netherlands

  Silver: Roxana Anghel and Ioana Vrinceanu, Romania

  Bronze: Annabelle McIntyre and Jess Morrison, Australia

  WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULLS

  Gold: Emily Craig and Imogen Grant, Britain

  Silver: Ionela Cozmiuc and Gianina van Groningen, Romania

  Bronze: Zoi Fitsiou and Dimitra Kontou, Greece

  SAILING

  MEN'S SKIFF

  Gold: Diego Botín and Florián Trittel, Spain

  Silver: Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie, New Zealand

  Bronze: Ian Barrows and Hanks Henken, United States

  WOMEN'S SKIFF

  Gold: Annette Duetz and Odile van Aanholt, Netherlands

  Silver: Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzler, Sweden

  Bronze: Charline Picon and Sarah Steyaert, France

  SHOOTING

  WOMEN'S 50M RIFLE 3 POSITIONS

  Gold: Chiara Leone, Switzerland

  Silver: Sagen Maddalena, United States

  Bronze: Zhang Qiongyue, China

  SWIMMING

  MEN'S 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

  Gold: Léon Marchand, France

  Silver: Duncan Scott, Britain

  Bronze: Wang Shun, China

  MEN'S 50M FREESTYLE

  Gold: Cameron McEvoy, Australia

  Silver: Benjamin Proud, Britain

  Bronze: Florent Manaudou, France

  WOMEN'S 200 BACKSTROKE

  Gold: Kaylee McKeown, Australia

  Silver: Regan Smith, United States

  Bronze: Kylie Masse, Canada

  TENNIS

  MIXED DOUBLES

  Gold: Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac, Czech Republic

  Silver: Wang Xinyu and Zhang Zhizhen, China

  Bronze: Gabriela Dabrowski and Felix Auger Aliassime, Canada

  TRACK AND FIELD

  MEN'S 10,000M

  Gold: Joshua Cheptegei, Uganda

  Silver: Berihu Aregawi, Ethiopia

  Bronze: Grant Fisher, United States

  TRAMPOLINE

  MEN'S

  Gold: Ivan Litvinovich, AIN

  Silver: Wang Zisai, China

  Bronze: Yan Langyu, China

  WOMEN'S

  Gold: Bryony Page, Britain

  Silver: Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya, AIN

  Bronze: Sophiane Methot, Canada

  Thursday, Aug. 1

  CANOE SLAM

  MEN'S SINGLE KAYAK

  Gold: Giovanni De Gennaro, Italy

  Silver: Titouan Castryck, France

  Bronze: Pau Echaniz, Spain

  FENCING

  WOMEN'S TEAM FOIL

  Gold: United States

  Silver: Italy

  Bronze: Japan

  GYMNASTICS

  WOMEN'S ALL-AROUND

  Gold: Simone Biles, United States

  Silver: Rebeca Andrade, Brazil

  Bronze: Sunisa Lee, United States

  JUDO

  MEN'S -100KG

  Gold: Zelym Kotsoiev, Azerbaijan

  Silver: Ilia Sulamanidze, Georgia

  Bronze: Peter Paltchik, Israel and Muzaffarbek Turoboyev, Uzbekistan

  WOMEN'S -78KG

  Gold: Alice Bellandi, Italy

  Silver: Inbar Lanir, Israel

  Bronze: Ma Zhenzhao, China and Patricia Sampaio, Portugal

  ROWING

  MEN'S DOUBLE SCULLS

  Gold: Andrei-Sebastian Cornea and Marian Enache, Romania

  Silver: Stef Broenink and Melvin Twellaar, Netherlands

  Bronze: Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch, Ireland

  WOMEN'S DOUBLE SCULLS

  Gold: Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors, Australia

  Silver: Ancuta Bodnar and Simona Radis, Romania

  Bronze: Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne and Rebecca Wilde, Britain

  MEN'S FOUR

  Gold: United States

  Silver: New Zealand

  Bronze: Britain

  WOMEN'S FOUR

  Gold: Netherlands

  Silver: Britain

  Bronze: New Zealand

  SHOOTING

  MEN'S 50M RIFLE 3 POSITIONS

  Gold: Liu Yukun, China

  Silver: Serhiy Kulish, Ukraine

  Bronze: Swapnil Kusale, India

  SWIMMING

  MEN'S 200M BACKSTROKE

  Gold: Hubert Kos, Hungary

  Silver: Apostolos Christou, Greece

  Bronze: Roman Mityukov, Switzerland

  WOMEN'S 200M BUTTERFLY

  Gold: Summer McIntosh, Canada

  Silver: Regan Smith, United States

  Bronze: Zhang Yufei, China

  WOMEN'S 200M BREASTSTROKE

  Gold: Kate Douglass, United States

  Silver: Tatjana Smith, South Africa

  Bronze: Tes Schouten, Netherlands

  WOMENS 4X200 FREESTYLE RELAY

  Gold: Australia

  Silver: United States

  Bronze: China

  TRACK AND FIELD

  MEN'S 20KM RACE WALK

  Gold: Brian Pintado, Ecuador

  Silver: Caio Bonfim, Brazil

  Bronze: Álvaro Martín, Spain

  WOMEN'S 20KM RACE WALK

  Gold: Yang Jiayu, China

  Silver: María Pérez, Spain

  Bronze: Jemima Montag, Australia

  Wednesday, July 31

  GYMNASTICS

  MEN'S ALL AROUND

  Gold: Shinnosuke Oka, Japan

  Silver: Zhang Boheng, China

  Bronze: Xiao Ruoteng, China

  CANOE

  WOMEN'S SINGLE

  Gold: Jessica Fox, Australia

  Silver: Elena Lilik, Germany

  Bronze: Evy Leibfarth, United States

  CYCLING

  BMX FREESTYLE

  WOMEN’S PARK

  Gold: Deng Yawen, China

  Silver: Perris Benegas, United States

  Bronze: Natalya Diehm, Australia

  MEN’S PARK

  Gold: Jose Torres Gil, Argentina

  Silver: Kieran Darren David Reilly, Britain

  Bronze: Anthony Jean Jean, France

  DIVING

  SYNCHRONIZED 10-METER PLATFORM

  WOMEN

  Gold: Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan, China

  Silver: Jo Jin Mi and Kim Mi Rae, North Korea

  Bronze: Andrea Spendolini Sirieix and Lois Toulson, Britain

  FENCING

  MEN'S SABRE TEAM

  Gold: South Korea

  Silver: Hungary

  Bronze: France

  JUDO

  WOMEN'S 70KG

  Gold: Barbara Matic, Croatia

  Silver: Miriam Butkereit, Germany

  Bronze: Michaela Polleres, Austria, and Gabriella Willems, Belgium

  MEN'S 90KG Gold: Lasha Bekauri, Georgia

  Silver: Sanshiro Murao, Japan

  Bronze: Maxime-Gael Ngayap Hambou, France, and Theodoros Tselidis, Greece

  ROWING

  MEN’S QUADRUPLE SCULLS

  Gold: Netherlands (Lennart van Lierop, Finn Florijn, Tone Wieten, Koen Metsemakers)

  Silver: Italy (Luca Chiumento, Luca Rambaldi, Andrea Panizza, Giacomo Gentili)

  Bronze: Poland (Dominik Czaja, Mateusz Biskup, Miroslaw Zietarski, Fabian Baranski)

  WOMEN’S QUADRUPLE SCULLS

  Gold: Britain (Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson, Georgina Brayshaw)

  Silver: Netherlands (Laila Youssifou, Bente Paulis, Roos de Jong, Tessa Dullemans)

  Bronze: Germany (Maren Voelz, Tabea Schendekehl, Leonie Menzel, Pia Greiten)

  SWIMMING

  WOMEN'S 100M FREESTYLE

  Gold: Sarah Sjoestroem, Sweden

  Silver: Torri Huske, United States

  Bronze: Siobhan Haughey, Hong Kong

  WOMEN'S 1,500M FREESTYLE

  Gold: Katie Ledecky, United States

  Silver: Anastasiia Kirpichnikova, France

  Bronze: Isabel Gose, Germany

  MEN'S 100M FREESTYLE

  Gold: Pan Zhanle, China

  Silver: Kyle Chalmers, Australia

  Bronze: David Popovici, Romania

  MEN'S 200M BREASTSTROKE

  Gold: Léon Marchand, France

  Silver: Zac Stubblety-Cook, Australia

  Bronze: Caspar Corbeau, Netherlands

  MEN'S 200M BUTTERFLY

  Gold: Léon Marchand, France

  Silver: Kristof Milak, Hungary

  Bronze: Ilya Kharun, Canada

  SHOOTING

  WOMEN'S TRAP

  Gold: Adriana Ruano, Guatemala

  Silver: Silvana Maria Stanco, Italy

  Bronze: Penny Smith, Australia

  TRIATHLON

  WOMEN

  Gold: Cassandre Beaugrand, France

  Silver: Julie Derron, Switzerland

  Bronze: Beth Potter, Britain

  MEN

  Gold: Alex Yee, Britain

  Silver: Hayden Wilde, New Zealand

  Bronze: Leo Bergere, France

  Tuesday, July 30

  FENCING

  WOMEN'S EPEE TEAM

  Gold: Italy

  Silver: France

  Bronze: Poland

  GYMNASTICS

  WOMEN'S TEAM

  Gold: United States

  Silver: Italy

  Bronze: Brazil

  JUDO

  WOMEN'S 63KG

  Gold: Andreja Leški, Slovenia

  Silver: Prisca Awiti Alcaraz, Mexico

  Bronze: Clarisse Agbegnenou, France and Laura Fazliu, Kosovo

  MEN'S 81KG

  Gold: Takanori Nagase, Japan

  Silver: Tato Grigalashvili, Georgia

  Bronze: Lee Joon-hwan, South Korea and Somon Makhmadbekov, Tajikistan

  RUGBY SEVENS

  WOMEN'S

  Gold: New Zealand

  Silver: Canada

  Bronze: United States

  SHOOTING

  MIXED TEAM 10M AIR PISTOL

  Gold: Zorana Arunovic and Damir Mikec, Serbia

  Silver: Sevval Ilayda Tarhan and Yusef Dikec, Turkey

  Bronze: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh, India

  MEN'S TRAP

  Gold: Nathan Hales, Britain

  Silver: Qi Ying, China

  Bronze: Jean Pierre Brol, Guatemala

  SWIMMING

  WOMEN'S 100M BACKSTROKE

  Gold: Kaylee McKeown, Australia

  Silver: Regan Smith, United States

  Bronze: Katharine Berkoff, United States

  MEN'S 800M FREESTYLE

  Gold: Daniel Wiffen, Ireland

  Silver: Bobby Finke, United States

  Bronze: Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy

  MEN’S 4x200M FREESTYLE RELAY

  Gold: Britain

  Silver: United States

  Bronze: Australia

  TABLE TENNIS

  MIXED DOUBLES

  Gold: Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, China

  Silver: Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong, North Korea

  Bronze: Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin, South Korea

  Monday, July 29

  ARCHERY

  MEN'S TEAM

  Gold: South Korea

  Silver: France

  Bronze: Turkey

  ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

  MEN’S TEAM

  Gold: Japan

  Silver: China

  Bronze: United States

  CANOE SLALOM

  MEN'S CANOE SINGLE

  Gold: Nicolas Gestin, France

  Silver: Adam Burgess, Britain

  Bronze: Matej Benus, Slovakia

  CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE

  MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY

  Gold: Tom Pidcock, Britain

  Silver: Victor Koretzky, France

  Bronze: Alan Hatherly, South Africa

  DIVING

  MEN’S SYNCHRONIZED 10M PLATFORM

  Gold: Lian Junjie and Yang Hao, China

  Silver: Tom Daley and Noah Williams, Britain

  Bronze: Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray, Canada

  EQUESTRIAN

  EVENTING TEAM

  Gold: Britain

  Silver: France

  Bronze: Japan

  FENCING

  WOMEN'S SABER INDIVIDUAL

  Gold: Manon Apithy-Brunet, France

  Silver: Sara Balzer, France

  Bronze: Olga Kharlan, Ukraine

  MEN'S FOIL INDIVIDUAL

  Gold: Cheung Ka Long, Hong Kong

  Silver: Filippo Macchi, Italy

  Bronze: Nick Itkin, United States

  JUDO

  WOMEN'S 57KG

  Gold: Christa Deguchi, Canada

  Silver: Mimi Huh, South Korea

  Bronze: Sarah Leonie Cysique, France and Haruka Funakubo, Japan

  MEN’S 73KG

  Gold: Hidayat Heydarov, Azerbaijan

  Silver: Joan-Benjamin Gaba, France

  Bronze: Soichi Hashimoto, Japan and Adil Osmanov, Moldova

  SHOOTING

  WOMEN’S 10M AIR RIFLE

  Gold: Ban Hyo-jin, South Korea

  Silver: Huang Yuting, China

  Bronze: Audrey Gogniat, Switzerland

  MEN’S 10M AIR RIFLE

  Gold: Sheng Lihao, China

  Silver: Victor Lindgren, Sweden

  Bronze: Miran Maricic, Croatia

  SKATEBOARDING

  Gold: Yuto Horigome, Japan

  Silver: Jagger Eaton, United States

  Bronze: Nyjah Huston, United States

  SWIMMING

  WOMEN’S 100M BREASTSTROKE

  Gold: Tatjana Smith, South Africa

  Silver: Tang Qianting, China

  Bronze: Mona McSharry, Ireland

  WOMEN’S 200M FREESTYLE

  Gold: Mollie O'Callaghan, Australia

  Silver: Ariarne Titmus, Australia

  Bronze: Siobhan Bernadette Haughey, Hong Kong

  WOMEN'S 400M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

  Gold: Summer McIntosh, Canada

  Silver: Katie Grimes, United States

  Bronze: Emma Weyant, United States

  MEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE

  Gold: Thomas Ceccon, Italy

  Silver: Xu Jiayu, China

  Bronze: Ryan Murphy, United States

  MEN’S 200M FREESTYLE

  Gold: David Popovici, Romania

  Silver: Matthew Richards, Britain

  Bronze: Luke Hobson, United States

  Sunday, July 28

  ARCHERY

  WOMEN'S TEAM

  Gold: South Korea

  Silver: China

  Bronze: Mexico

  CANOE SLALOM

  WOMEN'S KAYAK SINGLE

  Gold: Jessica Fox, Australia

  Silver: Klaudia Zwolinska, Poland

  Bronze: Kimberley Woods, Britain

  CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE

  WOMEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY

  Gold: Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, France

  Silver: Haley Batten, United States

  Bronze: Jenny Rissveds, Sweden

  FENCING

  WOMEN'S FOIL INDIVIDUAL

  Gold: Lee Kiefer, United States

  Silver: Lauren Scruggs, United States

  Bronze: Eleanor Harvey, Canada

  JUDO

  WOMEN’S 52KG

  Gold: Diyora Keldiyorova, Uzbekistan

  Silver: Distria Krasniqi, Kosovo

  Bronze: Larissa Pimenta, Brazil and Amandine Buchard, France

  MEN’S 66KG

  Gold: Hifumi Abe, Japan

  Silver: Willian Lima, Brazil

  Bronze: Gusman Kyrgyzbayev, Kazakhstan and Denis Vieru, Moldova

  SHOOTING

  MEN'S 10M AIR PISTOL

  Gold: Xie Yu, China

  Silver: Federico Nilo Maldini, Italy

  Bronze: Paolo Monna, Italy

  SWIMMING

  MEN'S 400M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

  Gold: Léon Marchand, France

  Silver: Tomoyuki Matsushita, Japan

  Bronze: Carson Foster, United States

  WOMEN'S 100M BUTTERFLY

  Gold: Torri Huske, United States

  Silver: Gretchen Walsh, United States

  Bronze: Zhang Yufei, China

  SHOOTING

  WOMEN'S 10M AIR PISTOL

  Gold: Oh Ye-jin, South Korea

  Silver: Kim Ye-ji, South Korea

  Bronze: Manu Bhaker, India

  SKATEBOARDING

  WOMEN’S STREET

  Gold: Coco Yoshizawa, Japan

  Silver: Liz Akama, Japan

  Bronze: Rayssa Leal, Brazil

  Saturday, July 27

  CYCLING

  MEN’S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

  Gold: Remco Evenepoel, Belgium

  Silver: Filippo Ganna, Italy

  Bronze: Wout van Aert, Belgium

  WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL

  Gold: Grace Brown, Australia

  Silver: Anna Henderson, Britain

  Bronze: Chloe Dygert, United States

  DIVING

  WOMEN'S SYNCHRONIZED 3M SPRINGBOARD

  Gold: Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen, China

  Silver: Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook, United States

  Bronze: Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen, Britain

  FENCING

  WOMEN’S EPEE INDIVIDUAL

  Gold: Vivian Kong, Hong Kong

  Silver: Auriane Mallo-Breton, France

  Bronze: Eszter Muhari, Hungary

  MEN’S SABER INDIVIDUAL

  Bronze: Luigi Samele, Italy

  JUDO

  WOMEN 48KG

  Gold: Natsumi Tsunoda, Japan

  Silver: Baasankhuu Bavuudori, Mongolia

  Bronze: Shirine Boukli, France, and Tara Babulfath, Sweden

  MEN 60KG

  Gold: Yeldos Smetov, Kazakhstan

  Silver: Luka Mkheidze, France

  Bronze: Ryuju Nagayama, Japan and Francisco Garrigos, Spain

  RUGBY SEVENS

  Gold: France

  Silver: Fiji

  Bronze: South Africa

  SHOOTING

  10M AIR RIFLE MIXED TEAM

  Gold: Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao, China

  Silver: Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun, South Korea

  Bronze: Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev, Kazakhstan

  SWIMMING

  MEN’S 400M FREESTYLE

  Gold: Lukas Maertens, Germany

  Silver: Elijah Winnington, Australia

  Bronze: Kim Woo-min, South Korea

  MEN’S 4X100M FREESTYLE RELAY

  Gold: United States

  Silver: Australia

  Bronze: Italy

  WOMEN’S 400M FREESTYLE

  Gold: Ariarne Titmus, Australia

  Silver: Summer McIntosh, Canada

  Bronze: Katie Ledecky, United States

  WOMEN’S 4X100M FREESTYLE RELAY

  Gold: Australia

  Silver: United States

  Bronze: China

• 4 Aug 2024, 08:13:15 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Boxer Cindy Ngamba becomes refugee team's 1st athlete to win a medal in Paris

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Cameroonian boxer Cindy Ngamba is the first athlete on the Refugee Olympic Team to clinch a medal at the Paris Games. Ngamba scripted history after a fierce bout with French boxer Davina Michel in the women’s middleweight quarterfinals. Ngamba was the flag bearer for the 37 athletes, making up the biggest Olympic Refugee Team.

• 4 Aug 2024, 08:07:41 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - ‘Eroded trust in video review system’: Hockey India

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Hockey India has mentioned key issues in the official statement after the men’s side defeated Great Britain at the Paris Games. According to Hockey India, the incidents in the match have undermined confidence in the officiating process among players, coaches, and fans. Hockey India called for a thorough review of these matters to uphold the integrity of the sport and ensure fair play in future matches.

  Key issues highlighted include:

  1.    Inconsistent video umpire reviews, particularly regarding the red card decision for an Indian player, which has eroded trust in the video review system.

  2.    Coaching of a goalkeeper from behind the goalpost during the shoot-out.

  3.    Use of a video tablet by a goalkeeper during the shoot-out.

• 4 Aug 2024, 08:01:12 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Hockey India breaks silence on Amit Rohidas' red card

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Hockey India released a statement on Amit Rohidas' red card after PR Sreejesh guided India to the Paris Olympics semifinals. Hockey India has officially raised concerns about the quality of umpiring and decision-making in the ongoing Paris Olympic Games 2024. The complaint focuses on a critical match between India and Great Britain, where several inconsistencies in officiating potentially influenced the game's outcome.

• 4 Aug 2024, 07:55:40 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Viktor Axelsen gives Lakshya Sen a special mention!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen was all praise for Lakshya Sen after winning the semi-final clash of the Paris Games. Lakshya lost to Viktor by 20-22, 14-21. Axelsen said that Lakshya will be one of the favourites to win an Olympic gold 4 years from now.

• 4 Aug 2024, 07:42:48 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon exit skeet qualification!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon are out of the women's skeet qualification in Paris. Chauhan finished 13th with a score of 118. Dhillon was 23rd with 113 points. Both shooters missed out on qualification places.

• 4 Aug 2024, 07:40:08 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Tokyo repeat for Germany as Von Bredow-Werndl wins dressage gold

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Jessica von Bredow-Werndl defended her Olympic title in individual dressage while German Isabell Werth repeated the result from the Tokyo Games. The one-two underscores extended Germany's dominance in equestrian disciplines. "She is such a cool dude, but I could feel, especially during her victory lap, how much she enjoys it," von Bredow-Werndl said of the horse. "I don't know when I will have a horse like her again, or if."

• 4 Aug 2024, 07:33:58 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala fail to qualify!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Shooters Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala have bowed out in the men's 25m rapid-fire pistol qualification. Sidhu and Bhanwala struggled in the second qualification round. Vijayveer started his round with 100 and 98. He bagged a 92 in the last series to exit the qualification position. Anish had 99 and 97 but with a 93 in the last series, he finished 13th.

• 4 Aug 2024, 07:22:17 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Nigeria make Olympic history!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team (male or female) to enter the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball. Ezinna Kalu scored 21 points as Nigeria defeated Canada 79-70. Did you know? Nigeria already have doubled the number of wins in pool play. Nigeria earlier arrived in Paris for its first Olympic victory since the 2004 Athens Games.

• 4 Aug 2024, 07:15:13 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - More gold for China!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - China's Fan Zhendong has earned an Olympic gold in the men's singles table tennis. World champion Fan outclassed the lower-ranked Truls Moregard 4-1 in a pulsating final at the Paris Games. China has the undisputed side in the sport. The world-beaters have dominated the sport again in the Olympics.

• 4 Aug 2024, 07:04:52 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - ‘Best day of my life’: Basterra after Spain stun Belgium

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Eighth-ranked Spain dumped reigning champions Belgium out of the Paris Games 2024 in men's hockey. Captain Marc Miralles landed the third goal three minutes before the end. Spain have not made it past the last eight since Beijing 2008. Defending champions Belgium reached the last two Olympic finals. Jose Maria Basterra opened the scoring in the 40th minute while Marc Reyne put Spain back in front after 55 minutes. "I think today is the best day of my life," Basterra said. "We had pointed to this day in our calendar, and now we are so happy. We have to enjoy today and tomorrow we will see (face) our opponents and we will see how to beat them."

• 4 Aug 2024, 06:56:20 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Can Vijayveer Sidhu secure qualification berth?

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - In the second series of men's 25m rapid-fire pistol qualification, Anish Bhanwala began with 49/50 to take the 6th spot. With a 48/50, Vijayveer Sidhu was dropped from second to fourth. The top 6 athletes will secure qualification berths.

• 4 Aug 2024, 06:46:38 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Gold for South Korea's Kim Woojin in individual archery event

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - South Korea's Kim Woojin has bagged the gold medal in the individual men's archery event at the Paris Olympics. Brady Ellison of the United States took silver while South Korea's Lee Wooseok won the bronze medal in the individual men's archery event.

• 4 Aug 2024, 06:41:41 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Australian sex offender leaves Paris Games; IOC looking into the issue

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Australian Brett Sutton had an interview with Swiss TV channel RTS about Julie Derron's performance after the triathlon event. Sutton, a convicted sex offender, coached women’s triathlon silver medallist Julie. He has left the Paris 2024 Games; the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is looking into the matter. In 1999, Sutton pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old Australian swimmer he had been coaching. He was sentenced to two years in prison. The sentence was suspended for three years.

• 4 Aug 2024, 06:26:34 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Taiwan's Lin outclasses Staneva to ensure medal amid gender debate

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Lin Yu-ting defeated Svetlana Kamenova Staneva of Bulgaria by unanimous decision in a featherweight quarter-final fight. The boxer has ensured Taiwan its third boxing medal at the Paris Olympics. Lin and Algeria's Imane Khelif have been at the centre of a social media storm after the boxers were disqualified for failing gender tests during the 2023 World Championships.

• 4 Aug 2024, 06:21:16 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Tears of joy for Dhanraj Pillay as India beat Great Britain

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - An emotional Dhanraj Pillay backed India to win a historic gold medal in Paris after PR Sreejesh made splendid shootout saves in a 4-2 victory over Great Britain. "I couldn't stop my tears. I have never seen such performance in many years and now I am convinced that this team can bring us the Olympic gold after 44 years," the former India skipper told PTI. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Upadhyay and Rajkumar Pal were on target for India.

• 4 Aug 2024, 06:13:49 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Shubankar Sharma in action!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Indian golfer Shubankar Sharma is T43 in the men's round 3 of individual stroke play at the Paris Games. Spain's Jon Rahm has claimed the first spot and USA's Xander Schauffele is second in the third round. Round 4 is underway at Le Golf National.

• 4 Aug 2024, 06:00:12 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Belgium, the reigning hockey Olympic gold medallists are out of Paris Games!

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Spain stunned Belgium 3-2 to enter semi-finals in men’s hockey tournament at the Paris Games 2024. Belgium, the reigning Olympic gold medallists are out of the Paris Games!

• 4 Aug 2024, 05:57:03 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - IBA gender tests on two boxers were flawed and illegitimate: IOC in Paris

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) claimed that the gender tests conducted by the International Boxing Association (IBA) on two female fighters at last year's world championships were illegitimate and lacked credibility. The sex tests led to their disqualification at the 2023 World Championships. "Those tests are not legitimate tests. The tests themselves, the process of the tests, the ad hoc nature of the tests are not legitimate," IOC spokesperson Mark Adams told a press conference. "The testing, the method of the testing, the idea of the testing which happened kind of overnight. None of it is legitimate and this does not deserve any response," Adams added.

• 4 Aug 2024, 05:48:41 PM IST

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9: Jeswin Aldrin fails to breach qualification mark in men's long jump event

  Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9: India athlete Jeswin Aldrin failed to cross the qualification mark in the men's long jump event at the Stade de France. Aldrin's best attempt was 7.61m in the Group B men's long jump qualification, which was also his single successful jump at the Stade de France. His best attempt secured a lowly 13th spot out of 16 in Group B. Thus, he failed to breach the qualification standard of 8.15 m.