Paris Olympics 2024 HIGHLIGHTS, 9th August: Aman Sehrawat Wins Wrestling Bronze For India

Aman Sehrawat wins bronze, India's first wrestling medal

A top class effort from Aman Sehrawat. He wins the bronze medal in the men's 57 kg category. He was the lone Indian male wrestler in Paris and he has done the country proud. He defeated Darian Cruz of Puerto Rico by Points in the bronze medal bout. 

Aman shoots into 12-5 lead

A terrific period this for Aman Sehrawat. He has been proactive in this round. The wrestler has gone for three two points takedowns. Its 7-2 in this round. 

Aman Sehrawat conceded two points after a leg attack from Darian Cruz. He went down 2-3 with only 25 seconds left in the 1st period of three minutes. However, he gets two attacking moves right and takes four points in quick succession. 

Aman is leading 6-3 at the end of the first period. 

Aman is bleeding a bit now. 

Aman leads 2-1 in 1st period of bronze medal match. 

Aman vs Darian in bronze medal bout 

India's Aman Sehrawat had a strong start in the wrestling competition, dominating his early matches with a 10-0 victory over Vladimir Egomorov of North Macedonia in the Round of 16, followed by a 12-0 win against Albania's ZelimKhan Abakarov in the quarterfinals. However he was stopped in the semifinals, losing 0-10 to Japan's Rei Higuchi. In contrast, Darian Cruz of the United States won his Round of 16 bout 4-1 against Egypt's Gamel Mohammed but fell short in the quarterfinals, suffering a 2-12 defeat afainst Rei Higuchi. 

Earlier in the day it was reported that in the men's 4x400 relay round 1, Anas, Ajal, Amoj and Rajesh clocked  3:00.58 (SB) and finished 5th in heat 2. Top three get automatic qualification while in the next 2 fastest get "q". At that time the cutoff for Q was 3:00.08, which the Indians fell short by 0.5 seconds. But turns out, Nigeria who fiished 2nd in Heat 2, were disqualified moving India upto 4th. So the margin by which they missed out on the final further goes down to 0.32 seconds. They just had to finish ahead of Italy. 

Must be massively frustrating for the fout athletes who made headlines at the Worlds last year by reaching final. 

Slightly better finish by both Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar compared to their earlier scores as they each manage par  on holes 16, 17, 18. Interestinngly, both of them had struggled on holes 17/18 on the previous two rounds and that is some positive to close their day with. Round 3 is still going for the golfers who started after them but the Indians finish the day on 6 above par Aditi and 7 above par. They are still however quite low on the leaderboard ahead of the final round on Saturday. 

The slide seems to be never ending for the Indians. Diksha Dagar with a triple bogey on hole 15, needing 7 strokes for a par 4 and she is tied to down 42nd. On the other hand, Aditi with threew bogeys in the back 9 so far (Holes 12, 13 and 15) and she is toed 40. Diksha is +8 today and Aditi is + 7. Third round hasn't been the charm for Indians. The leaders in comparison are 7 under par overall. 

Theirry Henry's France side are aiming to win their first Olympic title for 40 years in the men's final while Spain will try to improve on their silver medal in Tokyo. 

Its all sliding away from the Indian golfers. That double bogey from Aditi on hole 7 was followed by two bogeys. She is 4 above par today. Diksha Dagar with four straight bogeys starting from hole 7. She is 5 above par for the day. And there are now either side of top 30. A day that started with slim hope has quickly turned into a washout. Looks like there would not be a last round of hope in golf like Tokyo afterall. 

India's wrestler will be in action and will be aiming to give the country its sixth medal of the ongoing games. He will be up against Darian Toi Cruz of Puerto Rico in a bronze medal match later tonight.

The draw for the Women's 76kg category is out as per which India's Reetika Hooda will kick off her campaign with a bout against Bernadett Nagy, a 2-time European medalist in the opening round tomorrow.

If she wins, she is likely to face top seed & 2-time World medalist Aiperi Medet in QF.

Neeraj becomes only the fifth Indian to win two individual Olympic medals.

Norman Pritchard (Athletics): Two Silver Medals in 1900 Paris Olympics

Sushil Kumar (Wrestling): Bronze (Beijing 2008), Silver (London 2012)

PV Sindhu (Badminton): Silver (Rio 2016), Bronze (Tokyo 2020)

Manu Bhaker (Shooting): Two Bronze medals in 2024 Paris Olympics

Neeraj Chopra (Athletics): Gold (Tokyo 2020), Silver (Paris 2024)

#VineshPhogat #Paris2024 #Olympics @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/LKL4mFlLQq, — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 9, 2024

Arjun Babuta (Men’s 10m air rifle shooting)

Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat (Mixed team event in archery)

Manu Bhaker (25m women’s pistol)

Lakshya Sen lost the bronze medal men’s singles badminton match to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia with scores of 21-13, 16-21, 11-21.

Maheshwari Chauhan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka lost 43-44 against Jiang Yiting and Lyu Jianlin of China in the skeet mixed team bronze medal match.

In weightlifting, Mirabai Chanu, who lifted 199 kg in women’s 49 kg category, missed out on a medal by just 1 kg after finishing fourth.

An application was filed at the CAS Ad hoc division at 16:54 C EST on 7th August by Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat in relation to the decision taken by the United World Wrestling to replace because of her second weigh-in, befire the gold medal match of the women's freestyle 50kg competition at the Olympic games Paris 2024 that was due to commence at 18:15 CEST on the same day, a statement fro the CAS read. 

"The Applicant initially sought a decision from the CAS Ad hoc Division annulling the Challenged Decision and ordering another weigh-in before the final match as well as a declaration that she be declared eligible and qualified to participate in the final. However, she did not request urgent interim measures. The CAS Ad hoc Division procedure is fast, but it was not possible for a decision on the merits to be issued within an hour, bearing in mind that the Respondent UWW would have had to be heard first."

"The procedure is, however, ongoing and the Applicant has confirmed that she seeks the annulment of the Challenged Decision and that she requests to be awarded a (shared) silver medal. The matter has been referred to the Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC (AUS), sitting as a Sole Arbitrator, who will hold a hearing with the parties today."

“It was a good throw but I’m not that happy with my performance today,” Neeraj expressed his disappointment after the event. “My technique and runway was not that good. (I managed) only one throw, the rest I fouled.

“(For my) second throw I believed in myself to think I can also throw that far. But in javelin, if your run is not so good, you can’t throw very far,” added Neeraj, whose medal-winning throw came with his second attempt.

“The last two or three years were not so good for me. I’m always injured. I really tried hard, but I have to work on my injury (staying injury-free) and technique,” the 26-year-old added.

#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi spoke to Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and congratulated him on the Silver medal. He also enquired about his injury and lauded the sportsman spirit shown by his mother.#Paris2024 #Paris2024Olympic pic.twitter.com/DvVEMcNbPQ, — ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2024

Indian Olympic Association announces the nomination of hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh as the joint flagbearer with pistol shooter Manu Bhaker at the Closing Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.#Olympics #ParisOlympics

(File photo) pic.twitter.com/QVdyOCaRlH, — ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2024

India missed out on the qualification for the FINAL of the Men's 4X400m Relay.

Indian team clocked 3:00.58 (SB) to finish 5th in their Heat (11th/16). Missed out on the Final spot by 0.5 seconds!

Split timings: Anas: 45.80s, Ajmal: 44.60s, Amoj: 45.00s, Rajesh: 45.18s

India's women's team clocked 3:32.51. They finishes eighth (15th/16th overall).

Vinthya: 53.50s

Jyothika: 51.30s

Poovamma: 54.80s

Subha: 52.91s

India's women's team has missed out on the qualification for the final of the 4x400m relay event. Vithya Ramraj, Jyothika Dandi, Poovamma Raju & Subha Venkatesan finished last (8th) in the heat 2 of the round 1. 

India have opted for Vithya Ramraj, Jyothika Dandi, Poovamma Raju & Subha Venkatesan for Women’s 4x400m relay Round 1.

Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Amoj Jacob & Rajesh Ramesh will be in action in Men’s 4x400m relay Round 1.

Manu Bhaker: Bronze medal in Women's 10m air pistol shooting.

Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh: bronze medal in Mixed team 10m air pistol shooting

Swapnil Kusale: bronze medal in Men's 50m rifle 3 positions shooting

Men's hockey team: bronze medal

Neeraj Chopra: silver medal in men's javelin throw

At the end of Day 13, India are at the 64th spot on the medal tally with 5 medals (1 Silver & 4 Bronze).

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆: 𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘆 13:

➡️ USA leads with 103 medals, including 30 Gold 🇺🇸
➡️ China 2nd with 73 medals, including 29 Gold 🇨🇳
➡️ Australia 3rd with 45 medals, including 18 Gold 🇦🇺
➡️ France 4th with 54 medals, including 14 Gold 🇫🇷
➡️ Great… pic.twitter.com/Yis0bgjXVi, — India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) August 9, 2024

Indian golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will soon be in action in the Women’s individual stroke play Round 3. They will be in action from 12:30 PM IST onwards.

That javelin goes travelin' again!

Congratulations, @Neeraj_chopra1, on winning the first silver for India at #Paris2024.

You didn’t just win a medal; you won 1.4 billion hearts, once again. Keep soaring higher!#Olympics pic.twitter.com/8iMQSD3iCV, — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 9, 2024

Aman Sehrawat lost his semifinal bout on Thursday but will be competing for the bronze medal today. He will face Darian Toi Cruz of Puerto Rico in the men's 57kg category.

India won two medals on Thursday. The men's hockey team bagged a bronze medal, their second successive Olympic bronze. This was also the first time after 1968 and 1972 when India have won successive Olympic medals in Hockey. India defeated Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match to give veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh a perfect farewell. 

Neeraj Chopra couldn't retain his Olympic title but clinched a silver medal in the men's javelin throw. He became the first Indian to win two track and field Olympic medals. He joined Sushil Kumar, PV Sindhu, Manu Bhaker in the list of athletes with two Olympic medals. 

After a promising outing on Thursday when India won two historic medals, athletes will once again be in action and the country could get its sixth medal at the ongoing games. 

Hello and welcome to our live blog of the 14th day of the Paris Olympics 2024. India have a few key fixtures scheduled including an all-important bronze medal match in men's wrestling. Stay tuned for all the action from the day.