Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Top seed Tsugumi Sakurai of Japan has beaten USA's Helen Maroulis by technical superiority. Maroulis is the one who had defeated Anshu in the round of 16 and so this means that the Indian misses out on the repechage rounds. She won't get a shot at the bronze medal, the Paris Olympics is over for her.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: The order of throwers for the first three rounds of the men's javelin final has been revealed.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Puerto Rico's Darian Toi Cruz, who represented the USA between 2018 and 2021 before switching to his native country, is Aman's opponent in the bronze medal match. Cruz is a 2023 Pan American Games bronze medallist and two-time silver-medallist in the Pan American Championships.

This match is listed as seventh on Mat B tomorrow. Bouts start at 9.45pm, as was the case today, and so one can expect Aman's match to take place around 10.45pm.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Well that was quick. Higuchi tries to get a pin, Aman somehow defends but that is not enough at all. The Japanese reels away four more points and wins by technical superiority. Aman had teched both the opponents he faced today earlier, now he gets teched himself.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Higuchi gets a leg hold and races away to a 6-0 lead as Aman gets flipped around multiple times. The Japanese has taken this bout by the scruff of its neck.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Aman in the blue singlet, Higuchi in the red. Remember, Aman wins this, it is silver medallist at the very least for him. He will be the third Indian wrestler after Sushil Kumar and Ravi Dahiya to win more than a bronze.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Aman teched both his opponents today and reached the semi-finals in as dominant a manner as possible in men's 57kg. Now, he faces Rio Olympics silver medallist Rei Higuchi of Japan. Aman had lost to Higuchi at the Hungary Ranking Series in June.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: This is what Harmanpreet Singh had to say after the match. 'Nuf said.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: She was captain of the Indian women's team that finished fourth at the last Olympics and she was pretty much the face of the women's version of the game. Rani Rampal has spoken about the enormity of what the men's hockey team has done today.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: He has spent nearly two decades guarding those at different grounds around the world for India. As Jon Snow said in Game of Thrones, Sreejesh went “My watch has ended.”

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: India and Sreejesh have come a long way since 2008. His career started around the time when India failed to make it to the Beijing Olympics. His first Olympics was the diastrous London 2012. And now, he finishes his career with two consecutive medals.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Sreejesh is dancing away and why not? After the nightmare we saw with VInesh Phogat yesterday, where we got a glimpse of how ruthless and unforgiving sports can be, today we are seeing how it can also give you real world fairytales.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Feast your eyes on this. The last time any Indian saw their men's hockey team win a medal for a second Olympics in a row was all the way back in 1972. Which means most in the country at the time probably heard that moment on the radio rather than actually see it. But now you can see it. So see it. And drink it in.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Sreejesh falls flat down on the ground and his younger teammates pile up on him. INDIA HAVE DONE IT! INDIA HAVE WON A SECOND CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC MEDAL IN HOCKEY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1972! THEY DEFENDED OUT OF THEIR SKINS AND BEAT SPAIN 2-1.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: India have defended out of their skins here. They even had to defend with a man less with Sukhjeet receiving a green card. Now, we are into the last minute and India are still leading 2-1. You could cut the tension with a knife here.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: How about it. One more quarter to go. They broke a glass ceiling in Tokyo. Now they are within touching distance of breaking another glass ceiling - winning medals at consecutive Olympics. And giving Sreejesh a fitting sendoff.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Well we are starting to see some vintage hockey here from India. Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner early in the third quarter. India are now putting Spain in all kinds of trouble with their skills.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: India wrestled back control and put the Spanish defence under pressure towards the end of that second quarter. They got two late penalty corners, the first one was taken by Amit Rohidas and it was saved on the line. Captain Harmanpreet Singh then scored from the second and India are level going into the half-time break.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Well you would do well to find a bigger shock than this at the Olympics. They have finished a lowly 11th fastest across the heats. This is a team that still hlds the world record of 36.84 that Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt set at the 2012 London Olympics. 100m silver medalist Kishane Thompson anchored their heat this time, but that was still not good enough as they were beaten by China, France and Canada. Incredible.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Well can't really say which team has been better in that first quarter. Not too many chances in it either. Gurjant had copped a nasty blow to the head but he came back on around the 13th minute mark. All square in the first quarter.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Not often do you see the career of one player being so closely tied to an important period in a team's history but that is the case with PR Sreejesh and the Indian hockey team. Today, he will be in goal for the last time for India. His career started amid the rubble of India failing to qualify for the 2008 Olympics, it reached a crescendo with India winning their first Games medal in over a decade. Can he finish it off with another medal, something no Indian hockey player has experienced since the 1972 Olympics? Well, regardless of whether he can do it or not, his legacy as one of the greatest in a country of many greats is etched in stone.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Getting Abakarov in a leg lace and turning him over thrice is what won Aman the bout today. A year ago, Abakarov did exactly the same to beat Aman at the 2023 World Championships.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: The latest chapter in one of the most extraordinary stories to come out of these Olympics is Vinesh Phogat announcing her retirement. It is quite reminiscent of sporting greats announcing retirements after a big shock, only to reverse it later. A good example being Lionel Messi retiring after Argentina lost the 2016 Copa America, only to return and eventually become a two-time winner of the continental tournament and a World Cup winner as well. So, should Vinesh reverse her retirement? She will be 33 when the LA Olympics comes around, which is not young but not too old by any stretch of imagination either.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Aman will face Japan's Rei Higuchi in the men's 57kg semi-final now and that bout will take place at exactly 9.45pm IST. It will be the first of the evening session bouts on Mat B at the Champ-de-Mars Arena. Higuchi won silver in this weight class at the 2016 Rio Olympics and was the 61kg world champion at the 2022 World Championships. In 2023, he won the Worlds silver in 57kg.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Abakarov looks stunned. Aman Shehrawat traps the Albanian in a single-leg takedown and rolls him over THREE TIMES! There was a challenge from Abakarov which delays celebrations for a bit but it is unsuccessful. Incredible from Aman Shehrawat.

AMAN SHEHRAWAT IS THROUGH TO THE MEN'S 57KG SEMI-FINAL. That bout will be around 9.45pm IST today. How about it, are we going to get a medal from wrestling after all? We will have to wait and watch.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Well how about it, Abakarov given a passivity warning and a 30-second countdown. He is not able to score after that period and so Aman gets a point. Then he manages a takedown and that gives him two more points. He leads 3-0 at the mid-bout interval.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Aman is wearing the red singlet for this one. As stated earlier, Abakarov is among the elite in this weight class. It will be a real uphill struggle for Aman but beating Abakarov is not too far above him.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: "As I look around me, I see a nation and its people celebrate your unyielding resolve."

Abhinav Bindra, as always, with all the right words. Vinesh could have joined him in that very exclusive club of Indians who have won an individual gold medal at the Olympics. He says that all of us are learning what it means to never lose the fight in us, even as a loss weighs heavily. "You embody the true spirit of a warrior."

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: There is still approximately 25 minutes to go for that and so we have time to take a look at who he will be facing, Zelimkhan Abakarov of Albania. Abakarov is the 2022 World Champion in men's 57kg and won bronze at the 2023 Worlds. He also won silver in the 2023 European Championships.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: This is wrestling, remember, and there are repechage rounds in this. If Helen Maroulis reaches the final, Anshu has a chance to fight for bronze through the repechage rounds.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Maroulis pulls off a single leg take in a flash after the interval is over and that gives her two points. A roll over comes next and that's two more points for the American. She is just too fast and strong for Anshu, the Indian being completely out-wrestled here.

Anshu then manages to push Maroulis out of bounds and that gives her two points. But it is only a little blip. Maroulis goes for a takedown, Anshu escapes but Maroulis holds and takes her time before deciding to push the Indian out of bounds and take a point. Anshu tries some last ditch attacks but it is too late.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Anshu hasn't really been able to penetrate Maroulis's defence. She has been quite passive thuis far as well and so at the interval, she is yet to get on board and is two points behind.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: All right onto the next bout. Anshu Malik, the 2021 world championsips silver medallist, is facing Helen Louis Maroulis of America. She is incidentally the wrestler that Anshu lost to in the final of the 2021 Worlds.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Aman wraps it up! Beats Egorov 10-0 in quick manner and wins on technical superiority!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Aman is leading 8-0 now and is dominating! Egorov is trying to defend, but Aman is finding his way to get points to put him in a comfortable position! Aman was in total control, with Egorov failing to defend.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Aman is leading 2-0 and the first period is ongoing in this round of 16 bout! He is up against Egorov!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Aman will feature in the men's 57kg freestyle round of 16 bout! Meanwhile, Anshu will be in the women's 57kg freestyle round of 16! Both wrestlers' quarters and semis are scheduled for the same day, that is if they progress!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Wresting is coming up! We will have Aman and Anshu in action soon!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: India's Jyothi Yarraji finishes 4th in women's 100m hurdles repechage round with a timing of 13.17; out of semi-final contention.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Round 2 is ongoing, Diksha is tied at fourth now! Rising up! Meanwhile, Aditi remains tied at 13th.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: India were expected to cross their Tokyo 2020 tally, but it has been dull in Paris! We only have three medals, as mentioned earlier! Lakshya missed out on a medal, and Vinesh got disqualified ahead of her gold medal match. Today, Neeraj and the men's hockey team have a chance to add to that tally!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Spain, who eighth in the FIH rankngs, lost to Netherlands 0-4 in the semis. They beat defending champions Belgium 3-2 in the quarterfinals, and finished fourth in the group stage with two wins in five games!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Aditi needs to bag maximum birdies to complete a comeback! Meanwhile, Diksha needs 1-2 birdies to enter top-three.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: In wrestling, we will have Sehrawat featuring for India in men's 57kg freestyle Round of 16. Meanwhile, wrestler Anshu will be in action in women's 57kg freestyle Round of 16. If they progress, their quarters and semis are scheduled for the second-half!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: India came second in the group stage with three wins and a draw in five fixtures. In the quarters, they beat Great Britain in a shootout, despite being a man down. Against Germany in the semis, they lost 2-3.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: After finishing in fourth position yesterday, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu said, "I tried my best to win a medal for the country but I missed it today...It is a part of the game, we all sometimes win and sometimes lose...Next time I will work harder to win a medal for the country...I will try my best and will deliver my best performance in the next game."

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: In terms of head-to-head, India and Spain have faced each other in 16 matches so far. India lead 6-5 in head-to-head, with five matches ended in draws. The last time both sides faced each other, it was in the FIH Hockey Pro League earlier this year, where India sealed a 8-7 shootout win, after the match ended 2-2 in regulation time!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: The women's individual stroke play round 2 has begun! For India, we have Diksha (tied at seventh) and Aditi (tied at 13( in action!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Speaking after securing qualification, Neeraj said, "In the final, everyone has a different mindset and different situation. It will be a good competition. Whoever qualifies automatically is the best in preparation."

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates:Speaking on VInesh's disqualification, Babita Phogat told ANI, "I think today was bad luck for Vinesh as well as the people in India, since our eye was on the gold medal... we can't believe that such a thing has happened."

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Golf will begin at 12:30 PM IST, with Diksha and Aditi in action! Meanwhile, Yarraji's women's 100m hurdles repechage round is set for 2:05 PM IST, followed by wrestling at 2:30 PM IST.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Diksha carded 1-under 71 and is placed tied seventh. Aditi is tied 13th after an even par round with two holes to go in the women's individual competition!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: India's medal tally currently stands at 3, with Manu Bhaker bagging an individual and mixed team bronze. Meanwhile, Swapnil got a shooting bronze! Can we add two more today?

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: India lost to Germany in the semi-finals. Led by Harmanpreet, they will look to clinch bronze as they take on Spain in the bronze medal playoff today!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: We will see Aditi and Diksha in action in women's golf individual strokeplay round 2. Meanwhile, we will also have wrestlers Sehrawat and Anshu in action! Stay tuned folks!

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement in the early hours of Thursday after her controversial gold medal bout disqualification. She couldn't participate as she was 100gm overweight and sine then, she has appealed to the CAS. The CAS decision is expected today.

Announcing her retirement on X, she said, "Wrestling won match against me, I lost... Your dreams and my courage are shattered. I don't have any more strength now. Goodbye Wrestling 2001-2024. I will forever be indebted to all of you. Sorry."

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Neeraj will conclude the day for India and is the main attraction! He threw 89.34m during qualification and it was also his season best. He also got past the qualification mark of 84.00m.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13 Live Updates: Hello and good morning everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of Day 13, and we could see our medal tally increase to five today! Neeraj will have his javelin throw final in the second-half, and is the favourite to defend his title. Meanwhile, we will also see the men's hockey team in action in their bronze playoff fixture.

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