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Neeraj Chopra won silver medal, bronze came in hockey; 10 big news of sports world

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Sports Top 10:  August 8 was a great day for India in the Paris Olympics in which it succeeded in winning 2 medals. Indian hockey team showed excellent performance in the bronze medal match against Spain and won this match by a margin of 2-1. This is the 13th medal of the Indian hockey team in the history of the Olympics. In the final of the javelin throw, Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal with a throw of 89.45 meters. Neeraj threw the javelin a total of 6 times in the medal event but 5 of them were fouls.

Neeraj Chopra managed to win a silver medal in the Paris Olympics

 

India’s star athlete Neeraj Chopra managed to win the silver medal in the javelin throw final. He threw his best throw of 89.45 meters in his second attempt and thus finished second. With this silver medal, Neeraj Chopra has become the first Indian athlete to win 2 Olympic medals in track-and-field events at the Olympics. Pakistan’s javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal in this event. Nadeem threw a throw of 92.97 meters.

After winning the silver medal, Neeraj Chopra stated his injury

Neeraj Chopra said in his statement after winning the silver medal in Paris Olympics 2024 that whenever he was starting to run to throw, his 60 to 70 percent focus was on the injury. Neeraj also admitted that his running in the medal event was not right and the speed was also a bit slow. Neeraj further said that whatever I have done, I have done it while battling this problem. I did not have time to undergo surgery, that’s why I was constantly pushing myself forward.

Neeraj’s mother said that for her this silver is no less than gold

Neeraj Chopra’s mother said in her statement after her son won the silver medal that we are all very happy, for us silver is no less than gold. He was injured but we are very happy with his performance. Neeraj Chopra’s father Satish Kumar said on his son winning the silver medal that everyone has their day, today was the day of the Pakistani athlete but we are happy to win the silver medal and this is a proud moment for all of us. He has won a silver medal for the country and this will also serve as an inspiration for the young generation.

Indian hockey team won a bronze medal

The Indian hockey team performed brilliantly in the Paris Olympics 2024 and ended its journey with a bronze medal. India won this match against Spain by a margin of 2-1. Team India did a great feat by winning the bronze medal in hockey. Team India experienced a special moment after 52 years. The last time Olympics 1972 was that moment. When India won any medal in two consecutive Olympics. India won bronze medals in Olympics 1968 and 1972. After this, now India has won medals in two consecutive Olympics.

PR Sreejesh said goodbye to hockey

Indian hockey team’s veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh bid farewell to hockey after winning the bronze medal in Paris Olympics. After winning the bronze medal, Indian hockey players bowed down in honor of Sreejesh. Born in Ernakulam, Kerala, PR Sreejesh made his debut for India in the 2006 South Asian Games and since then he was a strong wall of the Indian goal post. Sreejesh played more than 300 international matches in his entire career and won the Asian Games gold medal twice with the Indian team.

Harmanpreet Singh appealed to the fans to support hockey more

Indian hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh also made a special appeal to the fans after winning the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. In his statement, he said that I request everyone to please support hockey as much as possible. I promise every Indian that we will work hard and perform better in the next Olympics. We managed to win two consecutive Olympic medals which shows that Indian hockey is progressing. We can defeat any team. This is a big thing for the country and for us. Our dream was to win gold and everyone was confident that we would win. I want to apologize because we missed it by a small margin but this medal is everything for us.

PR Sreejesh appointed head coach of Indian junior hockey team

PR Sreejesh is counted among the legendary players of Indian hockey. With the team winning the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics, PR Sreejesh also said goodbye to hockey. At the same time, he has now been given a big responsibility by Hockey India in which he has been made the new head coach of the Indian junior hockey team.

Harmanpreet Singh scored the most goals in hockey at the Paris Olympics

Even though the Indian team had to settle for a bronze medal in hockey in the Paris Olympics, the captain of the Indian team Harmanpreet Singh definitely managed to do wonders. He was the player who scored the most goals in this Olympics. Harmanpreet Singh scored a total of 10 goals in which he scored one goal each in the matches played against Germany, Great Britain, Argentina and New Zealand. At the same time, he scored two goals each in hockey against Ireland, Australia and Spain.

Aman Sehrawat is expected to win bronze in wrestling today

India’s star wrestler Aman Sehrawat had to face defeat against a Japanese wrestler in the 57 kg weight category semi-final match. However, his journey in the Olympics 2024 is not over yet. He will now play in the bronze medal match against a wrestler from Puerto Rico today. If Aman manages to win, India’s medal account in wrestling will also be opened in the Paris Olympics.

CAS will give its decision on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal today

Indian female wrestler athlete Vinesh Phogat was disqualified just before the 50 kg freestyle gold medal match at the Paris Olympics 2024 for being 100 grams over the set weight limit. Vinesh Phogat had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) regarding this decision that she should be given at least a silver medal, on which CAS accepted her appeal. Now the decision will be given on her behalf today.