Paris Olympics 2024 Day 13 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra bags silver in Javelin final; Pakistan's Arshad sets Olympic record, wins historic gold
Neeraj Chopra (PTI)
CHENNAI: The India men's hockey team defeated Spain 2-1 to win bronze medal in Day 13 of the Paris Olympics on Thursday. This was India's 13th hockey medal and after 53 years they won back-to-back hockey medals.
Neeraj Chopra throws season's best of 89.45m but Nadeem destroys competition with Olympic record of 92.97m. With his silver, Chopra becomes first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two Olympic medals.
Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat lost the semi-finals in men's 57kg freestyle against Rei Higuchi of Japan. He will play for bronze medal match on Friday against Darian Toi Cruz of Puerto Rica.
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- 8 Aug 2024 7:43 PM GMT
It's Silver for Neeraj
He tried... he gave it all but at the end no one could reach what Arshad Nadeem did.
Arshad Nadeem is the new Olympic champion
- 8 Aug 2024 7:40 PM GMT
Silver confirmed for Neeraj but can he eye for gold with his final attempt ??
- 8 Aug 2024 7:21 PM GMT
Another foul from Neeraj. It wasn't his best.
He only have one legitimate throw in the finals.
- 8 Aug 2024 7:00 PM GMT
Here comes Nadeem againnnnn
It's 88.72m
Not a bad throw, but for the benchmark he set in his previous throw, it's highly unlikely he can top that. But you never know
