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American Cole Hocker delivered one of the all-time Olympic shocks when he won the 1,500-metres gold with a stunning finish to blast past British world champion Josh Kerr as defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen faded to fourth on Tuesday.
Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday told Lok Sabha about the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final, and said that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has lodged a strong protest with the United World Wrestling (UWW).
As the entire India sheds tears on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Paris Olympic Games, the contingent's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala for the quadrennial event, shed light on the entire weight controversy. Vinesh was set to participate in her gold medal match on Wednesday but she failed the morning weigh-in, as she was overweight by about 100 grams, in the 50kg category. Dr Pardiwala explained that Vinesh's weight gain was higher than expected after she finished her three bouts on Tuesday. But, it couldn't be brought down in time despite extreme efforts.
PARIS — For months, Tuesday's Olympic men's basketball knockout round had been marked as a much anticipated day for international basketball.
PARIS : A little over 14 hours after being run out of the medals in the 1,500 metres final, Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen was back on the Olympic track on Wednesday in the heats of the 5,000m, where he looked strong as the fastest qualifier.
PARIS : Poland's Maria Andrejczyk could be poised to improve on her women's javelin silver medal from the 2020 Games by unleashing the best throw in Wednesday's qualifying round, but she will have 2016 Olympic champion Sara Kolak breathing down her neck.
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Flying Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen set a new world record in the men's 200 metres flying lap as he topped the time sheets in qualification for the Olympic track cycling sprint on Wednesday.
PARIS :A player on the Australian men's hockey team was arrested in Paris and is being held in custody, the Australian Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, with the Paris prosecutor's office saying he had been detained for buying cocaine.