After a day filled with heartbreaks, the Indian athletes recovered their rhythm today and were able to resume their competitive routine.
Neeraj Chopra, the current Olympic champion, was the star of the show. He didn’t waste any time in securing his spot in the men’s javelin throw final of the ongoing Paris 2024, throwing a massive 89.34 meters, which was his greatest throw at the Summer Games ever.
His effort earned him a spot in the championship match, where he will try to win two gold medals and become the first Indian in Olympic history.
In other exciting news, Mirabai Chanu, the reigning Olympic champion in weightlifting from India, will be competing again in the hopes of winning a second medal.
However, Vinesh Phogat’s incredible victory in the 50kg Freestyle division, when she upset the current Olympic champion against all odds, in the first round was the highlight of the event for India. In the quarterfinal, she kept up her winning ways by defeating Oksana Livach, a Ukrainian.
Subsequently, she maintained her unbeaten record by defeating Oksana Livach of Ukraine in the quarterfinal and Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba in the semifinal to guarantee her place in the championship match, where she would compete for an unprecedented gold medal.
INDIA AT PARIS OLYMPICS: COMPLETE SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, AUG 7
- 11 AM IST – Athletics – Marathon Race Walk Relay Mixed (Suraj Panwar, Priyanka Goswami)
- 12:30 PM IST – Golf – Women’s Individual Stroke Play Round 1 (Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar)
- 1:30 PM IST – Table Tennis – Women’s Team Quarterfinal (India vs Germany)
- 1:35 PM IST – Athletics – Men’s High Jump Qualification (Sarvesh Anil Kushare )
- 1:45 PM IST – Athletics – Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1 (Jyothi Yarraji)
- 1:55 PM IST – Athletics – Women’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Annu Rani)
- 2:30 PM IST – Wrestling – Women’s Freestyle 53kg Pre-quarterfinals (Antim Panghal vs Zeynep Yetgil)
- 4:20 PM IST – Wrestling – Women’s Freestyle 53kg Quarterfinals (If Qualified)
- 10:45 PM IST – Athletics – Men’s Triple Jump Qualification – (Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker)
- 11 PM IST – Weightlifting – Women’s 49kg (Mirabai Chanu)
- 12:45 AM IST – Wrestling – Women’s Freestyle 50kg Final (Vinesh Phogat vs Sarah Hildebrandt )
- 1:13 AM – Athletics – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase final (Avinash Sable)
