Paris Olympics 2024 Day 14 LIVE: Aman Sehrawat wins bronze medal in wrestling; India relay team fail to make into finals
Aman Sehrawat
CHENNAI: India’s campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 is drawing to a close and it was a great end on day 14 as Wrestler Aman Sehrawat defeated Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz 13-5 to win bronze medal in the men's 57kg freestyle event. This is India's sixth medal in the ongoing Games.
The 21-year-old wrestler from Haryana won bronze medal in his first outing in Olympics. And after many battles Indian wrestlers faced in the event, Aman gave a great finish to the Paris Campaign for the Indian contingents. With his win, the tradition of Indian wrestlers bringing home medal from Olympics since 2008 continues.
On the other hand, India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m athletes did not qualify for the finals. The women's team finished at eighth place whereas the men's team finished in the top five (fifth place) but did not manage to qualify.
Live Updates
- 9 Aug 2024 2:35 PM IST
We still have men's 4x400m relay event
Amoj Jacob, Rajesh Ramesh, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, and Muhammad Ajmal Variyathodi will be running for India and hoping to finish in top three to make it into the semi-finals.
- 9 Aug 2024 2:30 PM IST
Vithya Ramraj, Jyothika Sri Dandi, Poovamma Raju Machettira, Subha Venkatesan who were running for India didn't manage to qualify for the medal event as they finished 8th and last place in heat 2.
- 9 Aug 2024 2:20 PM IST
Women’s 4x400m Relay
USA, Great Britain and France are the ones who qualified for the finals in the heat 1
- 9 Aug 2024 1:44 PM IST
Was just pushing myself due to Olympics: Neeraj Chopra
"I have a lot on my mind. When I am throwing, 60-70 per cent focus of my is on the injury. I don't want to get injured. Whenever I go for a throw, you will see that my speed is low. I am pushing myself," he said after winning silver medal in the finals.
