Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra is looking to become the first athlete since his idol Jan Zelezny in 2000 to win two consecutive Olympic golds in men’s javelin throw. Before that, the Indian hockey team will be looking to win back-to-back Olympic medals for the first time since the 1972 Games.
Harmanpreet Singh has put India back on level terms against Spain in their men’s hockey bronze medal match at Paris Olympics 2024. Harmanpreet converted a penalty corner in the second quarter after Spain had take the lead through a penalty stroke, which was converted by Marc Miralles.
At 18:12, India scored the first penalty corner. India took the referral and the decision went in their favour. India take a gamble as Amit Rohidas takes the drag flick instead of Harmanpreet Singh. However, Spain block the effort.
After a painful loss to Germany in the semifinal, India are now eyeing back-to-back Olympic bronze medals, having finished third in Tokyo three years back. Spain, meanwhile, had lost to the Netherlands 0-4 in the Semi-Final on Tuesday after they registered a mega upset win against Belgium in the Quarter-Final match.
Meanwhile, young Indian grappler Aman Sehrawat rekindled India’s hopes of a medal in wrestling, demolishing former world champion Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania by technical superiority to seal a place in the 57kg free-style semifinal at the Paris Olympics here on Thursday. Aman was in imperious form as he toyed with Abakarov in the second round. The 21-year-old India locked his legs at the start of the second round and turned him over multiple times to earn eight straight points to secure a 12-0 victory.
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