Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE Updates, Day 9: India Eye Final In 25m Pistol Shooting, Lakshya To Compete For Bronze | Olympics News

Paris Olympic Games Live: Axelsen’s Prediction For Lakshya Sen

Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen has made a big prediction for India’s Lakshya Sen.

VIKTOR AXELSEN said “I think in the next Olympics Lakshay Sen will be the favourite to win the Gold”. pic.twitter.com/nRsawmc8oj

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 4, 2024

Paris Olympic Games Live: Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Shooting Stage 2 Begins

India’s Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala will soon begin their action in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol Stage 2. They finished 5th and 7th respectively in Stage 1. Both Indian shooters will compete in 4th Relay. The first Relay is underway at present. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: India 14th and 23rd In Women’s Skeet Qualification

The results of India’s
women’s skeet qualification are out. Maheshwari Chauhan has finished 14^th
while Raiza Dhillon finishes 23^rd. Both miss out on the final. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Indian challenge ends in Skeet!

In Women’s Skeet Qualification, Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon are both out of contention. Maheshwari was in contention to reach the final after Day 1. However, some poor shooting on Day 2 sees her miss out on one of those six spots.

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Shooting action resumes!

Stage 2 of 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men’s Qualification is underway! Vijayveer and Anish will be in action soon. They were 5th and 7th after the end of Stage 1. Remember, the top 6 shooters make it to the final.

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Lakshya goes down!

Lakshya Sen loses to Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) in men’s badminton semis at Olympics 2024. He will now play Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia in the bronze medal match tomorrow at 6 PM IST.

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Axelsen fightsback in 2nd game!

Viktor Axelsen showing why he is the defending champion. He was down 0-7 in the second game but has managed to level the proceedings.

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Lakshya Sen loses 1st game!

Lakshya Sen loses first game 20-22 against defending champions Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in men’s badminton semis at Olympics 2024. Three game points wasted by Lakshya as the Dane won five straight points

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Bad news for Carolina Marin

Devastated former Olympic champion Carolina Marin withdrew in tears from her badminton semi-final on Sunday after her right knee buckled in distressing scenes. Marin, who won women’s singles gold at the Rio 2016 Games, was on track to reach the final but collapsed midway through the second game against China’s He Bingjiao. Coaches and He rushed to her side as she lay on the ground for several minutes, clutching her leg. She eventually got up and walked off the court then resumed wearing a support but she could barely move, losing the next two points before falling to the ground again and retiring.

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Vishnu Saravanan Begins Men’s Dinghy (Sailing)

India’s Vishnu Saravanan is in action in sailing, men’s dinghy, with the 7th race now underway. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Lakshya Sen Takes On Viktor Axelsen

The men’s singles semi-final in Paris Olympic Games has begun his match against world no. 2 Viktor Axelsen. You can catch the detailed live updates here…

Paris Olympic Games Live: Lovlina Misses Out Medal

Lovlina gave her best but only came out second best. Here’s how her bout went:

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Disappointment For India In Men’s Long Jump

Another disappointment coming in for India from Athletics where Jeswin Aldrin registered a below-par jump of 7.61m in his last attempt. As a result, he failed to qualify for Men’s Long Jump final. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Lovlina Goes Down Fighting

A similar cagey Round 3 that saw Lovlina trying hard to land connecting punches on the face of Qian. The decisive blows didn’t come and it was the Chinese pugilist who qualified for the semi-finals with a split verdict of 4-1 and an aggregate score of 30-27.

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Lovlina Loses 2nd Round 2-3 In Split Verdict Again

A better start from Li Qian, in comparison to the first one, as the Chinese pugilist pushes Lovlina back with a few punches hitting her straight on the face. Lovlina is trying but unable to land blows on Qian’s face that could shift the momentum in her favour. The verdict is still in the favour of the Chinese 3-2.

Paris Olympic Games Live: Lovlina Loses First Round 2-3

The Chinese pugilist takes the first round 3-2 in a split verdict. Lovlina has amends to make in the second round. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Cagey First Round

Lovlina started off the bout with a punch before there could even be a lock-up. The Indian then landed another jab before the referee had to separate both boxers again. A fiery start from Lovlina but the Chinese pugilist became more attentive after the first few seconds. Lovlina seems to have the upper hand in the first round but it was close. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024: Lovlina Takes On Li Qian

India’s Lovlina Borgohain begins her Women’s 75kg bout against China’s Li Qian in the quarter-finals. She is only a win away from assuring a medal to the Indian contingent in Paris Games.

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Vijayveer 5th and Anish 7th In Stage 1

The stage 1 of Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol qualification event is over, with India’s Vijayveer Sandhu and Anish Bhanwala finishing 5th and 7th respectively. The second stage of the event will begin at 4:30 PM IST. The top 6 after both stages will go through to the final. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Foul Again From Aldrin

Another poor attempt from Jeswin Aldrin as he commits a foul yet again. Still no score recorded.

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: World No.1 With Records Jump Of 8.32m

World Number 1, as well as the defending champion from Greece, Miltiadis Tentoglou, took just one attempt to breach the automatic qualification mark of 8.15m mark. He starts with 8.32 in his first attempt and is through to the final. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Jeswin Aldrin Commits Foul On First Attempt

India’s Jeswin Aldrin couldn’t register a distance in the first attempt as he overstepped the jump in line. He still has two more attempts left in the qualifier of Group B.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: India’s Action In Men’s Long Jump Begins

India’s Jeswin Aldrin will shortly be in action in the men’s long jump qualifier. Qualification mark stands at 8.15. All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard or at least 12 best performers advance to final.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Indian Shooters 3rd and 4th In Stage 1

The third round is over and Anish Bhanwala is placed 4th with scores of 98, 98 and 97 while Vijayveer Sidhu is 3rd with the same scoreline. Both have put themselves in a strong position to qualify for the final. But, the 4th relay and the Stage 2 is yet to begin.

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Great Britain Make It 1-1 In Men’s Hockey

Great Britain have found the equaliser through Lee Morton. It’s 1-1 as India lose their lead in the second quarter. Would need to make amends in the second half. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Anish Impresses In First Two Rounds

Anish Bhanwala with two 98s in the first two rounds of Men’s 25m Air Pistol qualifier, that sees him placed 4th in the standings. One more round to go, but Vijayveer Sidhu is still in contention for a top six finish in Stage 1. Remember, Stage 2 will start at 4:30 PM IST.

Paris Olympic Games Live: Harmanpreet Singh Puts India Ahead 1-0

GOOOAAALLLLLLL for India and it’s none other than Harmanpreet Singh who scores the opener. Against the odds, India have the lead and they need to keep this advantage intact despite being a man down. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Red Card For India In Hockey

A huge setback for the Indian men’s hockey team against Great Britain. Amit Rohidas has been given a red-card. Now, he can’t play a part in the match anymore. This could be a big issue for the Indian team. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Parul Chaudhary Misses Out

Sad news for India as Parul finishes in eighth position, and is now officially out of her event. Jeswin Aldrin will be in action next in long jump event.

Parul Chaudhary finishes 8th in the Heats with a SB timing of 9:23:29, just missing out on the final. Her Paris Olympics journey ends here. #Athletics #Paris2024 #Olympics2024Paris pic.twitter.com/dS5lNcnuMI

— Sports Apna l Indian sports (@sportsapna1) August 4, 2024

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Parul Chaudhary Struggling In 300m Steeplechase

India’s Parul Chaudhary isn’t doing well at the moment, and is placed 10th among 12 runners. Only the last 1000m left. Remember, only the top 5 from each heat go through to the next round.

Paris Olympic Games Live: Vijayveer Sidhu Back In Top 6

India’s Vijayveer Sidhu is back in top 6, occupying the No. 4 spot at the moment, just one spot ahead of Pakistan’s Ghulam Mustafa Bashir as the second relay concludes in Stage 1.

Paris Olympic Games Live: Vijayveer Sidhu Out Of Top 6 In Stage 1

Vijayveer Sidhu has dropped out of the top 6, as the second relay of shooting begins, in Stage 1. Remember, only the top 6 athletes from qualification. India’s second shooter at the event, Anish Bhanwala, begins his shooting in the third relay. 

Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: India vs Great Britain Hockey To Begin Soon!

The Indian men’s hockey team is all set to take on Great Britain in their quarter-final match, starting 1:30 PM IST. A victory takes India into the semi-finals, which would give the team two chances of winning a medal. For detailed hockey updates, click here…

Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Shooting: Anish Bhanwala In 3rd Relay

With the first relay now over, Anish Bhanwala’s qualifier will begin in the third relay. India’s Vijayveer Sidhu is placed third after the end of the first relay. There are a total of 4 relays to be played in the 25m air pistol qualifie. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Anish to begin his round soon!

The top 6 shooters will qualify from here. Anish will be in action shortly as he is part of Relay 3. Stage 2 will get underway at 4:30 PM.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Vijayveer with a decent start!

Another 98, followed by a 97, sees Vijayveer jump to the third spot after the end of Stage. South Korea’s Cho Yeongjae leads the chart with an aggregate of 297. Vijayveer needs a better show in Stage 2.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: We are underway with shooting!

Vijayveer Sidhu with a 98 in the first round of Stage 1. He is currently 6th behind Pakistan’s Ghulam Mustafa Bashir, who is fifth despite also shooting 98.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: More shooting action coming up!

Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish will be in action very soon in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men’s qualification round. Stage of the event starts at 12:30 PM, while the second stage is expected to get underway at 4:30 PM later in the day. Can Vijayveer and Anish both qualify for the event? Stay tuned to find out

Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Badminton: Lakshya Sen’s dream run!

Just like Lovlina, shuttler Lakshya Sen is one win away from securing a medal for India. In the quarters, he beat Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-19-21, 21-15, 21-12. However, he now faces defending champions Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. The two have faced each other eight times in singles matches, where Axelsen won seven games. The Indian shuttler’s single win against the Danish came in 2022 German Open semi-final bout, when Lakshya sealed a 21-13, 12-21, 22-20 victory.