Timeline Of Vinesh Phogat's Weight-Loss Ordeal
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for being 100gm overweight ahead of her 50kg category gold medal bout at Paris Olympics on Wednesday, posted on X to announce her decision.
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"This Is Not The End": PR Sreejesh Pens Goodbye Note Ahead Of Final Career Match
Hours before his last hurrah, celebrated India hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh described his international career as "nothing short of extraordinary" and expressed his gratitude to the countrymen for believing in him. The 36-year-old from Kerala will hope to end his illustrious 18-year-long career with a medal when he steps on to the field for one last time along with his teammates in the bronze playoff against Spain in the Paris Olympics.
Watch: Mohammed Siraj Claims Wicket After Heated Exchange With Sri Lanka Star. Virat Kohli Does This
Mohammed Siraj was involved in a war of words with Sri Lanka's Kusal Medis during the India vs Sri Lanka third ODI at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday. In the follow-up, the India pacer claimed a wicket and the reaction of his teammate Virat Kohli could not miss the spotlight. The incident took place during Sri Lanka's batting. Siraj was brought back into the attack to bowl the 39th over. He bowled three consecutive dot balls to Mendis, with the last one witnessing him having a heated exchange with the batter. On the very next ball, Mendis got a single and Siraj then dismissed Sadeera Samarawickrama, who was facing his first ball in the game.
IOA Refutes Report Of Wrestler Antim Panghal Facing 3-Year Ban
The Indian Olympic Association has refuted reports of wrestler Antim Panghal facing a 3-year ban. A report from PTI suggested that Antim Panghal, who reportedly caused embarrassment to the Indian Olympic contingent by trying to facilitate her sister's entry into the athletes' village through her accreditation card, will be banned for three years by the IOA. Panghal had crashed out of the Olympics after losing her opening bout in the women's 53kg category on Wednesday.
India vs Spain Live Score, Men's Hockey Bronze Medal Match, Olympics 2024: India Dominate, But No Goals In Q1; Ind 0:0 Esp
India vs Spain Hockey Bronze Medal LIVE Score, Paris Olympics 2024: The Paris Olympics 2024 Men's Hockey bronze medal match between India and Spain is underway at Stade Yves-du-Manoir. Sukhjeet Singh had the chance to open the scoring in the first quarter, but he pulled his effort just wide. There were no goals in the first quarter. This is Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh last international match, and the team will look to give him a memorable farewell. 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. (Olympics 2024 Medal Tally)
India vs Spain LIVE Streaming, Men's Hockey Bronze Medal Match, Paris Olympics 2024 Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch
India vs Spain, Men's Hockey Bronze Medal Match, Paris Olympics 2024, Live Streaming: India's excellent men's hockey campaign could not end in an Olympic final, as the team lost 3-2 to Germany in the Paris Olympics 2024 semi-final. Instead, now India will aim to win bronze for the second successive edition. The Harmanpreet Singh-led side will take on Spain, who were hammered 4-0 by the Netherlands in the other semi. India. Spain are presently ranked eighth in the world. If India do win the medal, it'll be their thirteenth Olympic field hockey medal. The game is likely to be India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh's last.
Wrestler Aman Sehrawat Enters Paris Olympics 2024 Semi-Final In Men's 57kg Freestyle
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.
Wrestler Antim Panghal Breaks Silence On Reports Of Her, Sister's Arrest In Paris
Indian wrestler Antim Panghal refuted the rumours of her and her sister's arrest in Paris. After Antim's 0-10 loss against Turkey's Yetgil Zeynep, it was reported that she tried to sneak her sister into the Olympic Games village using her accreditation card but was detained by the French police. However, Antim has now revealed that no such thing happened. While it is true that her sister was taken to the police station, Antim said that it only happened as the police wanted to verify her true identity.