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Paris Olympics 2024 Highlights, Day 9: Noah Lyles Wins Men's 100m Gold; Mixed Day For Indian Athletes
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 9 Highlights: World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79 seconds to claim the Men's 100m; Indian hockey star Amit Rohidas was handed an one-match ban.
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 9 Highlights: World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79 seconds to claim the Men's 100m gold. Meanwhile, Indian hockey star Amit Rohidas was handed an one-match ban and he will miss the semifinal clash. Rohidas was shown a straight red card during the quarterfinal against Great Britain, which India won after shootout. Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz to clinch the gold medal in the tennis men's singles event. Lakshya Sen lost his badminton men's singles semifinal against Viktor Axelsen but will take part in the bronze medal match. Coming to boxing, Lovlina Borgohain missed out on a medal. (India's Day 9 Schedule | Medal Tally)
Here are the Highlights of Day 9 of the Paris Olympics 2024:
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- 01:40 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: A photo finish
For the first time in history 8 men have broken 10 seconds in a wind-legal race.
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 4, 2024
This Olympic 100m final is ICONIC ‼️#Paris2024 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/O7wVqMkygv - 01:36 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Noah Lyles has done it!World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim the men's Olympic 100m gold in Paris on Sunday. Lyles became the first American, male or female, to win the event since Justin Gatlin won in the 2004 Athens Games.
- 00:58 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: High jump gold for UkraineUkraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the women's Olympic high jump in Paris on Sunday. The world champion and world record holder managed a best of 2.00 metres to win on countback from Australia's Nicola Olyslagers. Another Australian, Eleanor Patterson, claimed joint bronze with another Ukrainian, Iryna Gerashchenko, both on 1.95m.
- 00:31 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Big upset in athleticsUS sprinter Noah Lyles suffered a second straight slow start Sunday, beaten into second in his 100m semi-final at the Paris Olympics. After labouring through his heat with a sluggish start, Lyles was again slowest off the blocks in the semi-final, coming second behind Jamaica's Oblique Seville, who clocked a season's best 9.81sec. The shock 100m winner in Tokyo, Italy's Marcell Jacobs, also scraped through to the final at 1950GMT, where Jamaica's Kishane Thompson will start as fastest qualifier after notching 9.80sec.
- 00:08 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Massive blow for Indian hockey teamAmit Rohidas has been handed an one-match ban for his red card against Great Britain and the Indian men's hockey team star will now miss the semifinal. This is a huge blow to India but Hockey India will be appealing to overturn the ban.
- 23:44 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Hockey controversyGreat Britain goalkeeper Ollie Payne had his Ipad removed from the pitch during the tense penalty shoot-out against India after it emerged that he was using the device to consult notes before facing each penalty. After a few minutes of confusion about what was happening in that corner of the pitch, the gadget was handed over to the Great Britain assistant coach. While it made no difference to India's shooting, as skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Upadhyay and Rajkumar Pal scored from their attempts, Great Britain fluffed both shots after the incident to crash out of the tournament.
- 23:18 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: USA wins final swimming eventThe United States set a new world record as they powered to gold in the women's 4x100m medley relay on Sunday with Australia taking silver and China bronze. The USA's time of 3min 49.63sec beat the previous record of 3:50.40 set by the Americans in 2019.
- 23:00 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: China ends USA's dominationWorld record holder Pan Zhanle led China to gold in the men's Olympic 4x100m medley relay final Sunday ahead of the United States and France. The Chinese team of Xu Jiayu, Qin Haiyang, Sun Jiajun and Pan touched in 3min 27.46sec with America second in 3:28.01 and the French third in 3:28.38.
- 22:44 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: A huge medal for SwedenVeteran Swedish sprint star Sarah Sjoestroem powered to the women's Olympic 50m freestyle gold on Sunday to go with her 100m title. The 30-year-old, at her fifth Olympics, hit the wall first in 23.71sec. Australia's Meg Harris (23.97) was second and China's Zhang Yufei (24.20) third. It was only Sjoestroem's third career Olympic gold medal, compared to the 14 she has won at world championships.
- 22:33 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: World record alert!American Bobby Finke smashed the world record time as he defended his Olympic title in the men's 1500m freestyle on Sunday, with Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri taking silver and Ireland's Daniel Wiffen bronze. Finke, who led from the outset, set a new world best time of 14:30.67 breaking the previous best of 14:31.02 set by China's Sun Yang in London in 2012.
- 22:05 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Another gold medal for USAKristen Faulkner of the United States won Olympic gold in the women's cycling road race in Paris on Sunday after a 158km run around the city. Marianne Vos of the Netherlands took silver ahead of Belgium's Lotte Kopecky in a photo finish, with Hungarian rider Blanka Vas just missing out.
- 21:46 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Big win for Chinese TaipeiLee Yang and Wang Chi-lin won Taiwan's first gold of the Paris Olympics on Sunday when they beat their top-seeded Chinese opponents to retain their men's doubles title. The Taiwanese pair, who are unseeded, beat Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 in an epic encounter at La Chapelle Arena. Lee and Wang became the first men's doubles pair to retain the Olympic title.
- 21:31 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Medal winners in golfScottie Scheffler claimed the men's golf gold medal on his Olympic debut with a thrilling victory over Britain's Tommy Fleetwood on Sunday. The American world number one secured his seventh win of the year with a course record-equalling 62 at Le Golf National to edge out silver medallist Fleetwood on 19-under-par for the tournament. Japan's Hideki Matsuyama had to settle for bronze on 17-under after a dramatic final round that saw several players challenge for the medals.
- 21:09 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Doubts on Amit RohidasUncertainty looms over India's key defender and first rusher Amit Rohidas' availability for Tuesday's crucial men's hockey semifinal of the Paris Olympics after he received a rare red card against Great Britain in the last-eight match here on Sunday. Rohidas was sent off the pitch almost 40 minutes from the final hooter after his stick unintentionally hit a rival player.
- 20:50 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Gymnastics medalCarlos Yulo of the Philippines won gold in the men's vault at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, a day after claiming the floor title at Bercy Arena. Armenia's Artur Davtyan took silver with Britain's Harry Hepworth just denying his compatriot and vault world champion Jake Jarman for the bronze.
- 20:41 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Djokovic scripts historyNovak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday to claim a maiden Olympic title and become just the fifth player to complete a career Golden Slam. The 37-year-old Serb, competing in his fifth Games, came through 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) in an enthralling final at Roland Garros to add Olympic gold to his 24 Grand Slam triumphs.
- 20:30 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: Big win for Liu YangLiu Yang clinched China's first men's gymnastics gold of the Paris Olympics on Sunday, delivering a formidable display of strength and skill to retain the rings title he won in Tokyo. Liu, a two-time world champion on the apparatus, scored 15.300 points to lead a Chinese one-two ahead of silver medallist Zou Jingyuan, with Greece's 2016 Olympic champion Eleftherios Petrounias taking bronze. It took some -- but not all -- of the sting out of China's agonizing silver-medal finish behind Japan in the men's team competition.
- 20:03 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live: History created!Cindy Ngamba guaranteed the Refugee Olympic Team their first medal in history after comfortably winning her boxing quarter-final in Paris on Sunday. The Cameroon-born boxer defeated France's Davina Michel with a unanimous points decision to reach the last four of the women's 75kg category, assuring the Refugee Olympic Team a bronze medal at least
- 19:45 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Tennis: Key issues raised by Hockey India!1. Inconsistent video umpire reviews, particularly regarding the red card decision for an Indian player, which has eroded trust in the video review system.2. Coaching of a goalkeeper from behind the goalpost during the shoot-out.3. Use of a video tablet by a goalkeeper during the shoot-out.Also, these incidents have undermined confidence in the officiating process among players, coaches, and fans. Hockey India calls for a thorough review of these matters to uphold the integrity of the sport and ensure fair play in future matches.
- 19:44 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Tennis: Hockey India takes big step!Hockey India have filed an official complaint regarding the refereeing standards, following Amit Rohidas' controversial red card in the quarterfinal against Great Britain."This is to inform you that Hockey India has officially raised concerns about the quality of umpiring and decision-making in the ongoing Paris Olympic Games 2024 (Men's tournament). The complaint focuses on a critical match between India and Great Britain, where several inconsistencies in officiating potentially influenced the game's outcome," the official statement read.
- 18:17 (IST)Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live, Hockey: Verdict on Hockey red card!Hearing on Amit Rohidas' red card will reportedly take place at 7pm Paris time. He is likely to serve a one match ban. As per multiple reports, call on his availability in the semi-final will be taken after reviewing severity of offence.
- 17:11 (IST)Paris Olympic Games Live: Axelsen's Prediction For Lakshya SenDenmark's Viktor Axelsen has made a big prediction for India's Lakshya Sen.
VIKTOR AXELSEN said "I think in the next Olympics Lakshay Sen will be the favourite to win the Gold". pic.twitter.com/nRsawmc8oj
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 4, 2024 - 17:05 (IST)Paris Olympic Games Live: Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Shooting Stage 2 BeginsIndia's Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala will soon begin their action in men's 25m rapid fire pistol Stage 2. They finished 5th and 7th respectively in Stage 1. Both Indian shooters will compete in 4th Relay. The first Relay is underway at present.
- The results of India’s women’s skeet qualification are out. Maheshwari Chauhan has finished 14th while Raiza Dhillon finishes 23rd. Both miss out on the final. " />
- 16:41 (IST)Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Indian challenge ends in Skeet!In Women's Skeet Qualification, Maheshwari Chauhan and Raiza Dhillon are both out of contention. Maheshwari was in contention to reach the final after Day 1. However, some poor shooting on Day 2 sees her miss out on one of those six spots.
- 15:56 (IST)Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Bad news for Carolina MarinDevastated former Olympic champion Carolina Marin withdrew in tears from her badminton semi-final on Sunday after her right knee buckled in distressing scenes. Marin, who won women's singles gold at the Rio 2016 Games, was on track to reach the final but collapsed midway through the second game against China's He Bingjiao. Coaches and He rushed to her side as she lay on the ground for several minutes, clutching her leg. She eventually got up and walked off the court then resumed wearing a support but she could barely move, losing the next two points before falling to the ground again and retiring.
- 15:38 (IST)Paris Olympic Games 2024 Live: Lakshya Sen Takes On Viktor AxelsenThe men's singles semi-final in Paris Olympic Games has begun his match against world no. 2 Viktor Axelsen. You can catch the detailed live updates here...
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