Paris Olympics 2024 HIGHLIGHTS Day 11: Vinesh Phogat assures medal; GER def IND 3-2 in hockey S/F

India at Olympics 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: India lost to Germany in semifinals by 2-3, will now face Spain in bronze medal match. Neeraj Chopra to play finals on August 8. Check Paris 2024 highlights updates

2:09 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Table Tennis - Sharat Kamal wins first game

Sharat Kamal has bagged the first game against his Chinese opponent in the second match of the pre-QF team event. He won the game 11-9.

2:01 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Javelin Throw - Weber qualifies for final in first throw

Germany's Julian Weber starts with a 87.76 metres throw. He qualifies for the final round even if he doesn't take the remaining two throws.

2:00 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Table Tennis - India lose the 1st match in straight sets

The Indian duo of Manav Thakkar and Harmeet Desai lost the first match after a drubbing against the Chinese duo who took the game 11-2, 11-3, 11-7.

The second match will be between India's Sharat Kamal and China's Zhendong Fan.

1:58 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Javelin throw - Jena starts with timid throw

Kishore Jena's first throw is 80 metres

Remember: 84 metres of top 12 throwers will qualify for the finals

1:51 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Table Tennis - China leading in game 3

China have again taken a big 5-2 lead and are cruising towards the victory in the 1st match now. 

1:48 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Javelin throw - Kishore Jena's Group start list

Javelin throw event start list Group A:

Group A Start list: Men’s Javelin throw qualification at Paris Oiympics 2024
Order	Bib	NOC	Name	Personal Best	Season Best	World Ranking
1	988	KEN	YEGO Julius	92.72	81.74	15
2	627	FIN	HELANDER Oliver	89.83	85.75	4
3	1159	POR	RAMOS Leandro	84.78	83.1	25
4	1258	TTO	WALCOTT Keshorn	90.16	85.22	9
5	811	IND	JENA Kishore	87.54	80.84	7
6	676	FRA	TUPAIA Teura'itera'i	86.11	86.11	39
7	774	GER	WEBER Julian	89.54	88.37	3
8	928	JPN	DEAN Roderick Genki	84.28	81.38	11
9	1172	ROU	NOVAC Alexandru Mihaita	86.37	84.04	18
10	1143	POL	WEGNER Dawid	82.21	80.04	29
11	628	FIN	KERANEN Toni	84.19	84.19	14
12	564	EGY	ABDELRAHMAN Ihab	89.21	76.68
13	1347	USA	THOMPSON Curtis	87.7	83.04	10
14	1001	LAT	GAILUMS Patriks	84.05	82.39	26
15	434	BRA	RODRIGUES Pedro Henrique	85.11	85.11	17
16	552	CZE	VADLEJCH Jakub	90.88	88.65	1

1:47 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Table Tennis - India drop 2nd game as well

It's looking quite easy for China who have bagged the second as well by the score of 11-3. They need to win one more game to win the 1st match.

1:45 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Javelin Throw - Kishore Jena in action soon

India's Kishore Jena will be starting his Javelin throw qualfication event very soon. He is placed in pool A of the qualification event.

1:41 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Table Tennis - India lose the first game

China have dominated the first game and won it quite comfortably by a 11-2 margin. 

1:38 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Table Tennis - India trailing in 1st game

The Indian duo is currently trailing 5-1 in their doubles match against the Chinese. 

1:36 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Table Tennis - Harmeet and Manav begin doubles match

Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar have started their doubles match against China's Long Ma and Chuqin Wang. A difficult challenge for the Indian duo as they hope to take an early lead in the pre-QF tie. 

1:30 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Kishore Jena is ready to roll

The first visuals of Kishore Jena is just seen on Television. He is warming up ahead of his event.

1:27 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Table Tennis - Who will start the IND vs CHI pre-QF tie?

The first match of the men's team event pre-quarter-final will be a doubles match between India's duo of Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar and China's Long Ma and Chuqin Wang. Action to start very soon.

1:19 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Neeraj Chopra achievements

Golden Boy: Neeraj Chopra

 

Neeraj Chopra’s career soared following his gold medal victory at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Since then, he has won gold medals at the 2022 Diamond League, the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, cementing his status as one of the greatest javelin throwers in history. Neeraj has consistently proven his prowess not only through his accolades but also through his relentless pursuit of improving his throwing distances.

1:11 PM

Day 11 | Olympics 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Table Tennis - Men's team event pre-QF match to begin soon

India's table tennis men's team are set to begin their pre-quarter-final match against China at 1:30 PM IST. The team will feature veteran player Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar. The first team to win 3/5 matches in the event advances to the quarters.