It's one of the most widely used images from the Games: Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina seemingly levitating above the waves, finger to the sky, surfboard vertically behind him. The shot was taken at Teahupo'o in French Polynesia on July 29 by Jérôme Brouillet from a boat in a nearby channel.The deeper, calmer area of water is away from the bigger waves, blocking any clear view of the surfing action and Brouillet said he was "blind" up to the last second.
Aman Sehrawat replaced PV Sindhu as the youngest Indian to win an Olympic medal as he won bronze in men's 57kg freestyle wrestling. Aman is the seventh Indian to win an Olympic medal in wrestling and this is the eighth time that the sport has provided a Games medal for the country overall,.
Paris Olympics 2024: The men's javelin throw final took place on Thursday, and Arshad Nadeem scripted history as he registered an Olympic record of 92.97m to clinch gold. Meanwhile, India's Neeraj Chopra got silver and Grenada's Anderson Peters got bronze.
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.
Vinesh Phogat was disqualified on Wednesday from the Olympics after being found 100gm overweight ahead of her women’s 50kg final in Paris. Vinesh was set to win at least a silver after having beaten some of the toughest opponents in the world on Day 1 of her wrestling bouts, including Japan's Yui Sasaki who had never lost a senior bout before that.
Vinesh Phogat did the impossible to start off her campaign and ended it by breaking a glass ceiling for Indian women at the Olympics. She became the first Indian to reach the final in women's wrestling at the Olympics on an extraordinary Day 11 for Indians in Paris. Meanwhile, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra sauntered into the men's javelin final while the Indian hockey team suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 loss in the semi-final and will now fight for a second consecutive bronze medal.
Lakshya Sen missed out on bronze in men's singles and that meant that India's star-studded badminton contingent come home without winning a single medal at the Paris Olympics. Later, Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka got India through to a surprise mixed team skeet shooting bronze medal match. They narrowly lost to China and finished fourth. Avinash Sable later became the first Indian to reach the finals of a track and field event at Paris 2024.
Lakshya Sen signed off fourth in Olympic Games after losing bronze medal match. He failed to capitalise on his first game lead and lost the two games to miss out on bronze.
Manu Bhaker, Nishant Dev and Deepika Kumari coming agonisingly close to winning medals was the story of the day for India at the Olympics. Away from the Indian perspective, Simone Biles adding to her legend and a stunning DNS from Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the women's 100m semi-final were the standout stories of Day 8 of the Paris Olympics.
It was history for Lakshya Sen, Manu Bhaker, the Indian men's hockey team and archery mixed team pair Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara on Day 7 of the Paris Olympics.
Swapnil Kusale's sensational bronze medal win early on Day 6 in 50m rifle 3 positions men's shooting final remained the highlight for India on what was otherwise a grim day for the country's prospects. While Kusale added an unprecedented third medal from the shooting range, star contenders such as PV Sindhu, Nikhat Zareen, Sift Kaur Samra and badminton doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty all big farewell without being able to fight for a medal.
The badminton stars and boxers registered big wins, as did archer Deepika Kumari and rifle shooter Swapnil Kusale in what was a good day for India at the Paris Olympics.
Brazil's Gabriel Medina (special thanks to the photographer) managed to break the internet with his epic reaction after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3
It was disappointment for India in men's 10m air rifle as Arjun Babuta narrowly missed out on bronze. However, happy news came later in the day as Manika Batra became the first from the country to reach the round of 16 of any singles table tennis at the Olympics. Meanwhile, Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh qualified for the bronze medal match in mixed team 10m air pistol and the former thus has a chance at winning an unprecedented second medal at the same Olympics.
India settled for a 1-1 draw against Argentina in the Pool B match at the Paris Olympics. India's captain Harmanpreet Singh shook hands Argentina's Santiago Tarazona at the end of the thrilling clash.
India men's hockey team started their Paris Olympics campaign on a high with a thrilling 3-2 win over New Zealand courtesy goals from Harmanpreet, Vivek and Mandeep.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Indian athletes use a plastic sheet to cover themselves from rain as they travel in a boat on the Seine River during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Aijaz Rahi/Pool via REUTERS
