Paris Olympics 2024

India beat Great Britain 4-2 in penalty shoot-out to enter the semifinals of the men's hockey event at the Paris Olympics, having played with 10 men for more than 40 minutes here on Sunday.

Indian runner Parul Chaudhary has failed to make the cut for the women's 3000m steeplechase final after finishing eighth in Heat 1.

Besides 16 gold medals, China have won 12 silver and nine bronze medals, followed by USA with a total of 61 medals

After defeating Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary 5:0 in the quarterfinals of the women's 66-kilogram bout, the former is now assured of at least a bronze medal

Men's hockey team in quest for a spot in semifinals, to take on Great Britain in the quarterfinals

Chinese badminton player, Liu Yuchen went on his knees to propose to his badminton partner Huang Ya Qiong

In a high-quality final, Bhaker gave it her all and was placed No.1 among eight shooters for a brief period, but she could not maintain her consistency and eventually finished fourth

The 30-year-old Deepika raced to a 5-1 lead after winning the first and third sets. However, the German archer forced the fifth set. Deepika's second arrow in the decider hit the bullseye, tying the set as she won the match

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The Indian will have yet another uphill task at hand when he takes on Axelsen in the men's singles semifinals at the Paris Games on Sunday

Tops with 13 gold medals, followed by France and Australia with 11 golds each at the end of the seventh competition day

For the Indian camp, confident smiles of victory turned to shock as they realized the match they were favored to win had ended in a tie.

In men's singles, Parupalli Kashyap and Kidambi Srikanth had reached the quarterfinals in 2012 London and 2016 Rio editions respectively.

The Indian team had scripted history by entering the semifinals of the Games for the first time.

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (13th, 32nd) struck a brace enroute his sixth goal in the tournament, while Abhishek gave India the lead in the 12th minute.

Chinese shuttler He Bing Jiao won against Sindhu in the 16th women single's round in straight sets- 19-21,  14-21

Ankita upped her game, shooting 10s in her last three attempts to take the pair into the last eight stage

China, with 11 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze, has 24 medals while USA jumped to second place with nine golds and 15 silver and 13 bronze for a total of 37 medals

Lakshya Sen is the lone Indian remaining in medal hunt after emerging winner in an all-Indian contest against an indisposed HS Prannoy

The 28-year-old Priyanka, the only Indian participant in the women's event in Paris, clocked 1:39:55 at the Trocadero on her second Olympic appearance

Telangana's boxer Nikhat Zareen, one of the strong medal contenders from India, bowed out of the Paris Olympics after she faced China's pugilist Wy Yu in a 0-5 bout. "Sorry Guys", an emotional Nikhat Zareen said after conceding to Wu Yu

Kusale scored an aggregate of 451.4 in the eight-shooter final to finish third, despite being in sixth place at one point.

By the sixth day of competition on Wednesday, China had 9 gold, 7 silver, and 3 bronze medals, totaling 19.

Deepika, who flattered to deceive in the team event, first defeated Reena Parnat of Estonia 6-5 in a shoot-off before beating Quinty Roeffen of the Netherlands 6-2.