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"Won't Be Able To Find Peace Until...": Neeraj Chopra's Emotional Revelation After Olympics Silver

India javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra opened up about his injury woes after clinching a silver medal in the Olympics, revealing that he might have to undergo a surgery soon after having pushed himself extremely hard to compete here while battling a constant fear of breaking down. Chopra was dealing with a nagging adductor niggle (a problem related to muscles in the thigh) in the run up to the Paris Games. But he managed a season's best effort of 89.45m to secure a silver medal, making him the first track-and-field athlete from India to have two Olympic medals, the first being an unprecedented gold in Tokyo.

Watch Canada's Vincent, MacKenzie go for gold in Olympic canoe final

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Men's 10km marathon swimming to go ahead as scheduled, water quality compliant, say organisers

The Olympic men's 10km marathon swimming event will go ahead as scheduled on Friday 7:30 a.m. (0530 GMT) in the Seine river as the latest tests had found the water quality to be compliant, Paris Games organisers said.

"Till Now, We Were Winning Bronze...": Neeraj Chopra's Father As Son Misses Out On Olympics Gold

Neeraj Chopra, the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics, maintained his consistency to bring home a silver medal from the Paris Olympics 2024. He threw a season best 89.45m in the men's javelin throw event but fell short of the gold medal after Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem threw an Olympic record 92.97m in his second attempt. Neeraj Chopra's father Satish Kumar was asked about whether his son was under pressure after Nadeem's monstrous throw.

Volleyball-US edge Brazil in five-set thriller for another shot at gold

PARIS : The United States beat Brazil in a thrilling five-setter at the Paris Games on Thursday to move into a second straight Olympic women's volleyball final in what was a rematch of the gold medal contest from Tokyo three years ago.

Weightlifting-Chinese young gun Luo claims women's 59kg gold medal

PARIS :Chinese young gun Luo Shifang won the 59kg Olympic weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Thursday with a total of 241kg, setting Olympic records in the snatch and clean and jerk.

Katie Ledecky, Nick Mead to carry flag at Olympics closing ceremony - ESPN

Swimmer Katie Ledecky, who became the United States' most decorated Olympic female athlete of all time during the Paris Games, will share flag-bearer duties during the closing ceremony with gold medal-winning rower Nick Mead.

Skateboarding-Japan and Australia extend dominance at Paris Games

PARIS : Japan and Australia remain the only countries to have won Olympic titles in skateboarding after they backed up their strong showings in Tokyo with more dominance in Paris while the U.S. and Brazil continue to knock at the golden door.

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"Won't Be Able To Find Peace Until...": Neeraj Chopra's Emotional Revelation After Olympics Silver

Watch Canada's Vincent, MacKenzie go for gold in Olympic canoe final

Men's 10km marathon swimming to go ahead as scheduled, water quality compliant, say organisers

"Till Now, We Were Winning Bronze...": Neeraj Chopra's Father As Son Misses Out On Olympics Gold

Volleyball-US edge Brazil in five-set thriller for another shot at gold

Weightlifting-Chinese young gun Luo claims women's 59kg gold medal

Katie Ledecky, Nick Mead to carry flag at Olympics closing ceremony - ESPN

Skateboarding-Japan and Australia extend dominance at Paris Games