Paris Olympics 2024 Day 8 Highlights: Boxer Nishant Dev lost the men's 71kg boxing quarterfinal against Marco Alonso Verde Alvarez (Mexico). A win would have sealed a fourth medal for India at the Paris Olympics 2024. Meanwhile, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who is at the center of a gender row, is assured of a medal after she beat Anna Luca Hamori (Hungary) in the women's 66kg boxing quarter-final. Earlier, Indian archer Deepika Kumari crashed out in the quarterfinals of the Women's Individual event, losing to South Korea's Nam Suhyeon. Indian shooter Manu Bhaker missed out on a medal after finishing 4th in the Women's 25m Pistol final at the Paris Olympics 2024. Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred stunned favourite Sha'Carri Richardson to win the Olympic women's 100m gold medal. (India's Day 8 Schedule | Medal Tally)
Here are the Highlights of Day 8 of the Paris Olympics 2024:
- 00:57 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Athletics: We have a winnerUSA Great Sha'Carri Richardson finishes second with a timing of 10.87 seconds. But the star of the show is St Lucia's Julien Alfred who takes the gold with a timing of 10.72 seconds. The bronze goes to USA's Melissa Jefferson (10.92 seconds)
- 00:48 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Athletics: 100m final about to startMeanwhile, the women's 100m final is about to start! Sha'Carri Richardson advanced to the Olympic women's 100m final on Saturday but was forced to settle for second place in her semi-final behind rising Saint Lucia sprint star Julien Alfred.
- 00:46 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Boxing: 5th Indian boxer to loseThe 23-year-old world championship bronze medallist Indian lost by a 1-4 split verdict to his second seed Mexican opponent in the quarterfinal at the North Paris Arena. Nishant is the fifth Indian boxer to exit the Olympic Games.
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- 20:59 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Boxing: what's the controversyThe International Olympic Committee (IOC), which oversees the boxing events in Paris but was not responsible for the World Championships, said welterweight Khelif was disqualified in India because of elevated testosterone levels.
- 20:58 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Chequered pastKhelif, one of only two athletes, with elevated testosterone levels cleared to compete in women's boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, had been disqualified from last year's Women's World Championships in India for failing to meet eligibility requirements.
- 20:40 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live: The controversyItalian boxer Angela Carini abandoned after just 46 seconds her bout with Algerian Imane Khelif in the women's 66kg round of 16 match in the Paris Olympics on Thursday. That video went viral and since then Khelif has been in the eye of gender row.
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- 19:17 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Skeet: Solid show on Day 1 from Maheshwari!Meanwhile, in Women's Skeet, Maheshwari Chauhan ends the day with a score of 71/75. She needs a good day tomorrow to qualify for the finals (Top 6 qualify). Raiza Dhillon is out of contention after scoring of 66/75. Big day for in Women's Skeet tomorrow
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- 17:36 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Archery: Deepika bows out!Deepika Kumari bows out in the quarterfinals of the Women's Individial Archery at Paris Olympics, losing to South Korea's Nam Suhyeon. Deepika was leading Nam 4-2 after the end of the 3rd set, but some poor shooting saw her miss out on a semi-finals berth.