India at Paris Olympics 2024, Day 9 Wrap: PR Sreejesh Stars as Hockey Team Pips Great Britain, Lakshya Sen Falls in Semis Hurdle – News18

Team India had a mixed day at the office at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday as the men’s hockey team produced an inspired performance to reach the semifinal of the vent, but badminton star Lakshya Sen was outplayed by Viktor Axelsen.

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain was also shown the exit door in the quarterfinals of her event, while Indian women’s skeet shooters and the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol contestants failed to make it to the finals of their respective events.

Men’s Hockey: Indian team brushes Britain aside

The Indian men’s hockey team registered a thrilling win over the Great Britain side in the quarterfinal of the event to book their place in the semis. India, who were down to 10 men in the game managed to hold Britain to a 1-1 draw at the end of the 4th quarter to force a penalty shoot-out in which Indian keeper PR Sreejesh came up big to help the men in blue clinch a 4-2 win.

Boxing: Lovlina shown exit door

Lovlina Borgohain was ousted from contention for a medal as she went down to Li Qian in the quarterfinal of the 75 Kg women’s event. The Indian fell to her Chinese counterpart on a 1-4 split verdict after the end of the stipulated three rounds of action.

Athletics: Women’s 3000m Steeplechase – Parul Chaudhary

Parul Chaudhary finished 8th in the 1st heat of the women’s 3000m steeplechase event as she clocked a time of 9:23.39. She was eliminated from the event despite her best efforts as only the top 5 from the heat advanced to the subsequent round.

Athletics: Men’s Long Jump – Jeswin Aldrin

Jeswin Aldrin failed to make it out of the qualification phase of the event as he could only manage a 26th-place finish with a best effort of 7.61m. The top 12 athletes in the qualification earn progress, which the Indian missed out on.

Men’s Badminton Singles: Sen falls to Axelsen

Lakshya Sen’s thrust for a place in the final of the men’s singles badminton event was undone by Viktor Axelsen as the Indian sensation was beaten by the Dane in the semifinal of the event 20-22, 12-21.

Sen could yet come away with a medal from the quadrennial as he will be up for bronze against the loser of the other semifinal.

Shooting: Men’s 25m rapid-fire men’s pistol – Vijayveer, Anish miss-cuts

Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala put up a good show but could not make it through to the final of the 25m rapid-fire men’s pistol event as they finished 9th and 13th respectively with scores of 92 and 93, as the top six make the final cut.

Shooting: Women’s Skeet qualification – Raiza, Maheshwari miss out

Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon were eliminated in the qualification round of the women’s skeet shooting event as the Indian shooters finished 14th  and 23rd with scores of 118 and 113 respectively.

Sailing: Saravanan Stands 18th, Nethra 25th

Vishnu Saravanan occupies the 18th place in the men’s dinghy event at the end of race 8, with two more races to go before the completion of the event. Compatriot Nethra Kumanan stands 25th in the women’s dinghy event.

Golf: Men’s Individual Round 4 – Shubhankar 40th, Gaganjeet 45th

Indian golfers Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar stand 40th and 45th respectively with 283 points and 285 points to their names respectively.

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