Vinesh Phogat stunned Olympic Champion and Aiming For Gold in Paris Olympic 2024

Vinesh Phogat stunned Olympic Champion in dying seconds of the match. Neeraj Season’s best with 89.34m in first attempt to automatically qualify for the Final.

Table Tennis

Indian men team played round of 16 against world no1 , Chinese team . As expected Indian table tennis team lost in straight 3 loss . Sharath  did win a game but eventually lost.

Wrestling

Vinesh Phogat

Women’s 50 kg Free style – Vinesh Phogat  had a sensational upset by defeating  reigning Champion  Yui Susaki of Japan at the dying moment of the match.  Japanese leading by 2-0 at last 15 seconds of the match when Vinesh put down to collect 2 points. As she was declared winner 3-2

In Quarterfinal Vinesh wrestle with Oksana Livach of Ukrain . In First half Vinesh collected 2 points . In second half 5 more points by Vinesh to make it 7 points. Ukranian gave a tough fight to collect 5 Points in 2^nd half. Finally Vinesh won by 7-5 to play in semifinal.

In Semifinal Vinesh fought against Cuban wrestler Yusneylis Guzman Lopez . Vinesh picked up 2 points in first half and consolidated it with 3 points in the second half and made to the final by 5-0. She will be first Women Wrestler to play in the final of an Olympic.

Vinesh will play Sarah Ann Hildebrandt of USA in the final.

Athletics

Javelin Throw

In Group ‘A’ Kishore Jena   threw 80.73m in the first attempt and it was the best out of 3 attempts. He finished 9^th in the Group.

In Group ‘B’ Neeraj Chopra in his first attempt came up with season’s best throw of 89.34m. He finished at the top . Final will be on 8^th August.

Hockey

India played Semifinal against Germany . India scored early in 7^th minute from Penalty corner. In Second quarter Germany scored with Penalty corner in 18^th minute to equal the score. In 27^th minute of second quarter Germany scored on Penalty stoke to make it 2-1 in favor of Germany. In third quarter India made it 2-2 in 36^th minute on penalty corner. In last quarter Germany attacked and came with agoal in 54^th minute to make it 3-2 in favor of Germany. Indian played well to keep attacking but failed to count it. India lost it by 3-2.

Now India will play Spain for Bronze medal in next consecutive Olympic.  In other Semifinal of Men’s Hockey  Netherland defeated Spain by 4-0 to play for the Gold in the final.

Athletics

Women’s Hammer Throw Final

Men’s Long Jump Final

Men’s 1500m Final

 Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final- The first four bettered the Olympic Record

Women’s 200m Final