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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.
- 1:57 AM IST, Aug 4That's a wrap!
- 1:45 AM IST, Aug 4USA's Noah Lyles is the fastest man on the planet!
- 1:40 AM IST, Aug 4Amit Rohidas suspended for India’s semi-final clash!
- 1:29 AM IST, Aug 4By the barest of all margins! Noah Lyles claims gold in men's 100m final
- 1:24 AM IST, Aug 4Who will be the king of modern sprinting? 100m final gets underway
- 1:17 AM IST, Aug 4Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine's 1st individual gold!
- 12:45 AM IST, Aug 4Djokovic says Paris gold is his greatest sporting achievement
- 12:28 AM IST, Aug 4Thompson vs Jacobs vs Lyes in 100m final
- 12:11 AM IST, Aug 4Who will win men’s 100m final?
- 12:01 AM IST, Aug 4Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson takes top spot in semi-final 3
- 11:56 PM IST, Aug 4Third semi-final gets underway!
- 11:50 PM IST, Aug 4Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Akani Simbine finishes 1st!
- 11:41 PM IST, Aug 4Suprise! Oblique Seville finishes ahead of Noah Lyles
- 11:37 PM IST, Aug 4Noah Lyles in action as 100m semi-final gets underway!
- 11:34 PM IST, Aug 4Belgium out of relay after athlete falls ill!
- 11:29 PM IST, Aug 4USA claim Olympic women's 4x100m medley gold to set new world record!
- 11:27 PM IST, Aug 4Men’s 400m round 1- heat 6 results!
- 11:23 PM IST, Aug 4Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaide win first Olympic medal for Russians in Paris
- 11:18 PM IST, Aug 4Men’s 400m round 1- heat 1 to 5 results!
- 10:55 PM IST, Aug 4Bobby Finke breaks world record to retain Olympic gold!
- 10:24 PM IST, Aug 4Men’s 100m final tonight - Stay tuned for more!
- 10:09 PM IST, Aug 4Faulkner wins women's road race gold medal!
- 9:52 PM IST, Aug 4First men's doubles pair to retain badminton Olympic title
- 9:29 PM IST, Aug 4Novak Djokovic reacts after claiming first Olympic gold
- 9:21 PM IST, Aug 4Taiwan supporters checked for political symbols with China at final
- 8:58 PM IST, Aug 4Novak Djokovic ends long wait for tennis gold!
- 8:48 PM IST, Aug 4First Olympic gold in 20 years for Chile!
- 8:44 PM IST, Aug 4Brady Ellison misses gold in shootout with South Korea's Kim
- 8:36 PM IST, Aug 4Golden Slam for Novak Djokovic!
- 8:31 PM IST, Aug 4Kaylia Nemour of Algeria wins gold in uneven bars!
- 8:21 PM IST, Aug 4Complete list of Paris Olympics medal winners
- 8:13 PM IST, Aug 4Boxer Cindy Ngamba becomes refugee team's 1st athlete to win a medal in Paris
- 8:07 PM IST, Aug 4‘Eroded trust in video review system’: Hockey India
- 8:01 PM IST, Aug 4Hockey India breaks silence on Amit Rohidas' red card
- 7:55 PM IST, Aug 4Viktor Axelsen gives Lakshya Sen a special mention!
- 7:42 PM IST, Aug 4Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon exit skeet qualification!
- 7:40 PM IST, Aug 4Tokyo repeat for Germany as Von Bredow-Werndl wins dressage gold
- 7:33 PM IST, Aug 4Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala fail to qualify!
- 7:22 PM IST, Aug 4Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Nigeria make Olympic history!
- 7:15 PM IST, Aug 4More gold for China!
- 7:04 PM IST, Aug 4Basterra after Spain stun Belgium
- 6:56 PM IST, Aug 4Can Vijayveer Sidhu secure qualification berth?
- 6:46 PM IST, Aug 4Gold for South Korea's Kim Woojin in individual archery event
- 6:41 PM IST, Aug 4Australian sex offender leaves Paris Games; IOC looking into the issue
- 6:26 PM IST, Aug 4Taiwan's Lin outclasses Staneva to ensure medal amid gender debate
- 6:21 PM IST, Aug 4Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Tears of joy for Dhanraj Pillay as India beat Great Britain
- 6:13 PM IST, Aug 4Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Shubankar Sharma in action!
- 6:00 PM IST, Aug 4Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - Belgium, the reigning hockey Olympic gold medallists are out of Paris Games!
- 5:57 PM IST, Aug 4IBA gender tests on two boxers were flawed and illegitimate: IOC in Paris
- 5:48 PM IST, Aug 4Jeswin Aldrin fails to breach qualification mark in men's long jump event
- 5:44 PM IST, Aug 4It’s Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz - Showdown gold medal clash gets underway at Roland Gaross!
- 5:34 PM IST, Aug 4Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo claim bronze for Spain!
- 5:32 PM IST, Aug 4McLaughlin-Levrone, Bol stroll through Olympics 400m hurdles heats
- 5:15 PM IST, Aug 4Women’s skeet qualification update!
- 5:00 PM IST, Aug 4Vijayveer Sidhu 5th in rapid-fire pistol qualification
- 4:55 PM IST, Aug 4Anish Bhanwala and Vijayveer Sidhu in action!
- 4:43 PM IST, Aug 4Viktor Axelsen salutes Lakshya Sen after semi-final showdown!
- 4:39 PM IST, Aug 4Sky is the limit for SENsational Lakshya!
- 4:34 PM IST, Aug 4What’s next for Lakshya Sen after semi-final heartbreak
- 4:27 PM IST, Aug 4Viktor Axelsen with the mother of all comebacks! Lakshya Sen BOWS OUT
- 4:23 PM IST, Aug 4Not looking good for India! Viktor Axelsen draws healthy lead over Lakshya Sen
- 4:19 PM IST, Aug 4Give Viktor Axelsen his flowers right now!
- 4:15 PM IST, Aug 4Lakshya Sen keeping comeback man Viktor Axelsen in check
- 4:12 PM IST, Aug 4Absolute slobber-knocker! Viktor Axelsen only 2 points behind Lakshya Sen
- 4:09 PM IST, Aug 4Lakshya Sen on a roll against World No.2 Viktor Axelsen
- 4:06 PM IST, Aug 4Lakshya Sen fires back-to-back 6 POINTS in game 2
- 4:02 PM IST, Aug 4Viktor Axelsen saves 3 game points to take game 1 from Lakshya Sen!
- 3:59 PM IST, Aug 4Lakshya Sen on 3rd game point!
- 3:54 PM IST, Aug 4Lakshya is really in ‘SEN’ mode!
- 3:51 PM IST, Aug 4Who is writing this script? Lakshya Sen extends massive lead!
- 3:48 PM IST, Aug 4Lakshya Sen upps the ante!
- 3:46 PM IST, Aug 4Lakshya Sen takes charge!
- 3:42 PM IST, Aug 4What a smash by Lakshya Sen! Indian shuttler goes past Viktor Axelsen
- 3:39 PM IST, Aug 4Lakshya Sen stages comeback!
- 3:36 PM IST, Aug 4Strong start by Viktor Axelsen; Lakshya Sen right back in it!
- 3:32 PM IST, Aug 4Indias' Lakshya Sen up against Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen!
- 3:21 PM IST, Aug 4Women's 75kg quarter-finals - Lovlina loses!
- 3:19 PM IST, Aug 4Women's 75kg quarter-finals - UPDATE
- 3:16 PM IST, Aug 4Men's hockey, India 1-1 Great Britain - IND WIN
- 3:14 PM IST, Aug 4Women's 75kg quarter-finals - UPDATE
- 3:07 PM IST, Aug 4Women's 75kg quarter-finals - Lovlina in action!
- 3:04 PM IST, Aug 4Men's 25m rapid pistol qualification stage 1 - UPDATE
- 2:51 PM IST, Aug 4Women's skeet qualification - UPDATE
- 2:47 PM IST, Aug 4Long jump qualifiation - UPDATE
- 2:35 PM IST, Aug 4Long jump qualifiation begins!
- 2:24 PM IST, Aug 4Lovlina's bout upcoming!
- 2:15 PM IST, Aug 4Men's hockey, India 1-1 Great Britain - Update
- 2:13 PM IST, Aug 425m rapid fire pistol qualification stage 1 - Update
- 2:11 PM IST, Aug 4Men's hockey, India 1-1 Great Britain - Update
- 2:04 PM IST, Aug 4Men's hockey, India 1-0 Great Britain - Update
- 2:03 PM IST, Aug 4Men's hockey, India 0-0 Great Britain - Update
- 1:55 PM IST, Aug 425m rapid fire pistol qualification stage 1 - Update
- 1:49 PM IST, Aug 4Men's hockey, India 0-0 Great Britain - Update
- 1:48 PM IST, Aug 4Women's 3000m steeplechase round 1 - Update
- 1:48 PM IST, Aug 4Men's hockey, India 0-0 Great Britain - Update
- 1:41 PM IST, Aug 4Women's 3000m steeplechase round 1 - Update
- 1:33 PM IST, Aug 4Men's hockey, India 0-0 Great Britain - Update
- 1:21 PM IST, Aug 425m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Qualification-Stage - Update
- 1:09 PM IST, Aug 4Women's skeet qualification - Update
- 12:57 PM IST, Aug 4Women's skeet qualification resumes!
- 12:51 PM IST, Aug 425m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Qualification-Stage 1 - UPDATE
- 12:42 PM IST, Aug 425m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's Qualification rules
- 12:38 PM IST, Aug 4What's coming up?
- 12:27 PM IST, Aug 4What's the start time for India?
- 12:08 PM IST, Aug 4Lakshya Sen's history with Axelsen
- 11:56 AM IST, Aug 4What's coming up?
- 11:37 AM IST, Aug 4What's there in sailing?
- 11:12 AM IST, Aug 4Men's hockey team in fine form
- 10:57 AM IST, Aug 4Lakshya Sen faces tough task
- 10:37 AM IST, Aug 4All eyes on Lovlina, Lakshya
- 10:25 AM IST, Aug 4What's there in athletics?
- 10:19 AM IST, Aug 4What's there in shooting?
- 10:05 AM IST, Aug 4Hello and welcome everyone!
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.
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
Parul Chaudhary ends Paris campaign
The first-half has already seen Parul Chaudhary falter in the women's 3000m steeplechase round 1, as she finished eighth and was dealt a knockout blow. Meanwhile, Jeswin Aldrin failed to breach qualification mark in men's long jump event. Indian shooters Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala could not enter the final of the 25m rapid-fire men's pistol event at Chateauroux. Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon ended in 14th and 23rd place, respectively, in the women's skeet competition.
Amit Rohidas' red card: Hockey India files official appeal
Defender Amit Rohidas was sent off the pitch almost 40 minutes from the final hooter as his stick unintentionally hit a rival player during the last-eight match between India and Great Britain. The umpire will give his report to the technical delegate, who has to see the footage and decide whether the foul was intentional or not. Rohidas will be ruled out of the semifinal if his foul was intentional. Veteran goalkeeper Sreejesh made crucial saves to set India's 4-2 shootout triumph. Hockey India filed an official appeal after Rohidas’ red card.
Lakshya Sen is still medal-bound in Paris
Ace shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat to World No.2 Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles semifinals. However, the 22-year-old from Almora still has a chance to finish on the podium in his debut Olympic campaign. Sensational Sen will meet Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the bronze medal playoff on Monday.
Golden Slam for Novak as GOAT gets gold
An emotional Novak Djokovic bagged his maiden Olympic tennis gold with a 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) win over Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the summit clash. Completing his Golden Slam at the Rolland-Garros on Day 9 of the Paris Olympics 2024, top seed Djokovic became the fifth player to win all four singles Grand Slams and the Olympic gold. The record-time Grand Slam (24) winner had lost three times in Olympic singles semi-finals before adding the elusive gold to his overflowing trophy cabinet.
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 9 RESULTS:
Tennis
Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz to win maiden tennis gold medal.
Badminton
Lakshya Sen lost 20-22, 14-21 to reigning champion Viktor Axelsen, will battle for bronze.
Athletics
Parul Chaudhary finishes eighth in women's 3000m steeplechase round 1, knocked out.
Hockey
India defeated Great Britain in men's hockey quarter-final.
Shooting
Vijayveer Singh comes 5th in 25m rapid fire men's pistol qualification Stage 1, Anish comes 7th.
Boxing
Lovlina Borgohain loses women's 75kg quarter-final, knocked out.
Cindy Ngamba becomes refugee team's 1st athlete to win a medal.
Key pointers for Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9:
-Novak Djokovic completed career Golden Slam with win over Carlos Alcaraz in the final.
- Lakshya Sen lost his men's singles semi-final clash.
- Lovlina Borgohain lost her quarter-final bout.
- India defeated Great Britain in men's hockey quarter-final.
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.
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
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.
Paris Olympics 2024 Live Updates Day 9 - By the barest of all margins! Noah Lyles claims gold in men's 100m final
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
