That’s it for Scroll’s coverage of Day 13 of the Olympic Games in Paris.

It was a bittersweet day for India in Paris today but a silver and bronze were won.

Neeraj Chopra ensured he finished on the podium yet again but his quest for back-to-back Olympic golds fell just short as he finished with silver, despite an impressive 89.45m throw. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, shattered the 90m barrier twice and set a monumental Olympic record to claim the top spot.

Earlier, a thrilling showdown and a victory proved to be a fitting tribute to veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh who bowed out in glory after the Indian men’s hockey team staged a dramatic comeback from a goal down to defeat Spain 2-1, securing the bronze medal.

In wrestling, Aman Sehrawat made his Olympic debut with two stunning wins before he fell to Japan’s top-seeded Rei Higuchi by technical superiority in the men’s freestyle 57kg semi-final.

Wrestler Anshu Malik also faced an early setback as she fell to USA’s Helen Maroulis in the women’s 57kg event. Her hopes for redemption through repechage were also extinguished later that night.

Sehrawat’s will now turn his focus to the bronze medal match on Friday, determined to return with a place on the podium.

Join us once again tomorrow!

Neeraj Chopra is the fourth Indian, after Sushil Kumar, PV Sindhu and Manu Bhaker to become a multiple-Olympic medallist in individual events in Independent India. Chopra however, is the only one to have won a gold-silver.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Like at the World Championships last year, Nadeem and Chopra finish at the top two steps of the podium. Only this time, Chopra wins silver while Nadeem takes gold. Grenada’s Anderson Peters takes bronze, his first Olympic medal. For the first time the sport’s 116-year Olympic history, there will be no Europeans on the podium.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Arshad Nadeem celebrates becoming the champion with another throw over 90m! A huge 91.79m throw from the Pakistani! He becomes the first gold medallist, the first individual medallist and the first non-hockey player to win an Olympic medal for Pakistan.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Neeraj Chopra wins silver! He throws 80m with his final throw and disappointedly steps out to foul out. Only one legal throw for Chopra in the final and it is still enough for him to finish on the podium.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Peters cannot go past Chopra and that is silver confirmed for the Indian. Can he find one last throw to snatch gold?

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: We have our medal winners in javelin throw! Vadlech can only manage 83.27m with his final throw and he will finish fourth. Chopra will have a second Olympic medal. Nadeem will have his first!

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Etelatalo, Walcott, Weber and Yego unable to better their best marks and that’s the end of their campaign. They finish 8, 7, 6 and 5 respectively.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Three foul throws in a row for Chopra and he is not happy at all. Signs of frustration from the Olympic champion that we have never seen before. He will have one last chance to try and get the better of Nadeem.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Neither Peters nor Vadlejch can improve on their best throws and stay third and fourth respectively.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Weber improves on his best throw but still stays sixth. His 87.40m is just 0.07m better than his previous best. Yego cannot improve on his best throw as he punts the javelin to 83.20m.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Another no throw from Chopra. Fell over in his run up with his finger going over. He watches his javelin fall just past the 80m line and scoots over the line to make sure the line judge raises the red flag. Nadeem follows up with a 79.40m throw. Won’t make a difference to his standings at all.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Peters jumps from fourth to third by the barest of margins! He throws 88.54m with his fourth attempt and climbs above Vadlejch by 0.04m! Vadlejch cannot respond as he steps out of the line.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Lassi Etelatalo starts the fourth round with an 82.02m with Walcott following him with a mark of 78.96m. Weber cannot better his mark as he throws 86.85m. Yego also cannot better his mark as he throws 84.90m.

Hockey: Olympic medal no 13 for India in hockey! A second Olympic medal for the retiring PR Sreejesh. Go well legend!

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: After three rounds, the top eight will get three more throws. The order of throws now will be 8-1 with Chopra and Nadeem the last two throwers.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: A bad throw from Chopra. Flat and did not have enough speed behind it. He knew it immediately and stepped out to foul it. Landed well below 80m.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Nadeem is on fire! Throws the third longest throw of the night — 88.72m. Chuckles and shakes his head. Weber up next. Throws and stumbles in his run up and it will be another foul throw for the German.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: The throws are getting bigger now! Vadlejch climbs to third with a big throw of 88.50m. Peters steps out and it will be foul throw from the thrower from Grenada.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: There’s the Neeraj Chopra we know. A massive 89.45m from the reigning champion puts him in second position behind Nadeem.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Julian Weber jumps to third with a massive 87.3m and Julius Yego pushes Weber to fourth with an 87.72m throw! Nadeem’s massive throw has spurned the competition up!

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Arshad Nadeem breaks the Olympic Record! What a massive improvement from the Pakistani thrower as he hurls the javelin 92.97m. Is that a first individual Olympic gold medal for Pakistan?

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Vadlejch improves on his second throw. An 84.52m puts him in third place. Peters with a massive 87.87m to propel himself in the lead! That is 0.29m more than Chopra threw in Tokyo to win gold. Walcott with an underwhelming second throw and he fouls out.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: After the first round of throws, Walcott is in the lead followed by Peters and Oliver Helander. Chopra, Nadeem and Weber are at the bottom with no marks.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Chopra begins with a foul throw. He went down in the follow up and although he keeps his hands and torso in, his right foot just goes over the stopping line.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Up next is Julian Weber. The German is capable of big throws. Ooooh and he cannot stop himself after letting go of the javelin and steps on the line. Foul throw.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: A good start from 2012 London champion Keshorn Walcott as she throws a season best 86.16m to take the lead! Arshad Nadeem is next and he aborts his run up midway. Tries again but knows it’s underwhelming and steps out immediately.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: Jakub Vadlejch gets things underway with an underwhelming 80.15m. The Tokyo 2020 silver medalist surely has a lot more in him. 2022 World Champion Anderson Peters is next and he throws 84.70m. Not his best.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: After all his challengers have made it out in the middle, out comes Neeraj Chopra the reigning Olympic and World Champion. A huge roar goes out as Chopra bows his head and just sprints to the middle. Someone is eager to get started.

Athletics, men’s javelin throw final: It’s Neeraj Chopra time! India’s last big hope of an Olympic gold medal in Paris rests on the broad sturdy shoulders of Chopra. The Indian created history in Tokyo 2020 to become the first track and field gold medallist for India. He can add to his legend today by becoming the first Indian to win back-to-back individual gold medals.

Chopra will be a under a lot of pressure to deliver for his country once again after the heartbreaks over the last few days. But he is someone who thrives under pressure.

It’s a stacked field with the likes of former world champions Anderson Peters, Tokyo 2020 silver medallists Jakub Vadlejch, Pakistan’s Commonwealth Games champion Arshad Nadeem and Germany’s Julian Weber all gunning to finish on the top of the podium.

Wrestling, women's 57kg: No repechage for India’s Anshu Malik as her opponent Helen Maroulis has been defeated by the top-seeded Japanese Tsugumi Sakurai in the semi-final.

Wrestling, men's 57kg: Aman Sehrawat will fight for bronze against Puerto Rican wrestler Toi Darian Cruz tomorrow. Cruz is a 2023 Pan American Games bronze medallist.

Wrestling, men’s 57kg: Rei Higuchi defeats Aman by technical superiority in the first three minutes to qualify for the final. Higuichi was in total control and managed a double-leg takedown followed by a single leg-down to put Aman on the backfoot. The Japanese had a four point lead in a couple of minutes itself before he piled points and rolled him over to take the win.

Wrestling, men’s 57kg: The only Indian male wrestler in Paris has reached the semi-final but Aman Sehrawat is against top-seed Rei Higuchi of Japan. He was the silver medallist in Rio 2016 and is a two-time World Championship medalist. A win here would be an upset and a half but we are keeping our expectations grounded with everything that has happened with Indian wrestling in these last couple of days.

“From Tokyo, only Germany and us reached the semi-final. Proud of that fact that we could keep the team consistent and keep them performing.

“Well, I think if you look at our tournament, we've got better and better, but we've also had some setbacks. So the GB game prepped us for pretty much anything. And the disappointment of the semi-final wasn't easy. But to pick yourself up to go again was testament to the group and the character of the team.

“[On pushing further for gold] I think it's just the recipe's there, everything's there. It's hard to win gold in any event. So we'll keep pushing and yeah, we'll enjoy doing it as well.

“[On Sreejesh’s retirement] Sree could carry on playing. I think there's a lot more behind that and you have to respect his decision and listen to it now. It's just a proud, proud moment for him, his teammates, his family. It's just an awesome occasion for me to be the coach of the team. And then he bows out.
”I just have a lot of faith in what we do and the processes that we put in place and yeah, we had a full staff effort. Like, I can't compliment our staff enough. This is a team effort on the highest level. You can't do this without it. And then you have a squad of 40 players and we get down to 19 and then from the 19 you go to 16. It's difficult. And then the guys that didn't play. This is as much as their moment as it is ours. It's just a full, full effort from everyone. The bigger the dream, the bigger the team. And that's where we at right now. We look forward to celebration.”

— India coach Craig Fulton after the bronze medal match

“With the Olympics, we have to wait for these stages. As a hockey player it's not easy, not even for the viewers. But our mentality is that everytime we come to the ground we come to win. Sometimes it doest happen, but it was our destiny to win something.

I want to say sorry because we wanted to win gold. But it's still a big thing that we have won back to back medals. We are happy with the medal because this what Indian hockey is known for.

Our history is big. We want to add to it. Keep supporting us and we will try and bring more medals.”

— India captain Harmanpreet Singh after the bronze medal match

“Harman said this to me, after this game people may ask me about Sreejesh. I will tell them, ‘Ye Sreejesh ka aakhri match hain aur khelega bhi waise hi’

“We have done a wonderful job. I think these players done a great job to make this game so beautiful. And yeah, at last the scoreline talks everything. The scoreline talks everything. I respect the love, the caring. But sometimes some decisions are hard. But taking the decisions at the right time makes the situation more beautiful.

“I think this is it. Tokyo got a different space in my home. Because that gave us hope. That’s helped us to get the confidence that we are capable to win a better in all the games.”

— PR Sreejesh after the bronze medal match

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, FT: In Tokyo against Germany, India played like their lives depended on the fate of the match. Today, they played like bronze medal was always theirs to begin with. Despite going down 0-1, India never looked like they were going to lose the match. Harmanpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh once again the architects of the win. They were the superior team today and they deserve the medal once again.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, FT, Craig Fulton at the huddle: “Lets be humble. You deserved that win. You stuck to that plan and got the win. You came to Paris for one last dance. Now get to it!”

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, FT: PR Sreejesh prostrates in front of his goal. His teammates mob him on the ground. What a send off for the greatest goalkeeper in India’s modern history. He bows out as a two-time Olympic bronze medallist!

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: Spain mess up the PC twice! Harmanpreet leads the Indian counter with 30 left. They keep possession and run down the time. Spain attack with 10 seconds left but India keep them at bay. THAT’S IT! INDIA HAVE WON IT. INDIA WIN BRONZE!

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: Harmanpreet with a desperate tackle on Bonastre to give away a PC. PC for Spain. The umpire is going to ask the TV umpire to see if it was a bad foul and if there should be a stroke. Bad foul but no stroke.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: PR Sreejesh and Rohidas deny Spain. Rohidas denies Bonsatre after Spain messed up their PC. Spain win another PC. Miralles goes again with Sreejesh coming up with a good save. It loops up and goes away high. Spain review asking for a PC. Unsuccessful one as India get the free hit out with a minute left.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: With 84 seconds left, Joaquin Menini wins Spain a PC.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: Spain probing but the Indian defence stands strong. Basterra looks to reverse hit the ball in from the left but ends up hitting it with the back of the his stick. India possession with two minutes left in the match.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: With five minutes left, Spain lay siege to the Indian goal. India back up to 11 players and are defending solidly. India attack but Spain win possession and counter. Hardik puts in a superb block at the far post to deny a tap in. With under four minutes left, Spain take off their goalkeeper for an extra outfield player.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: Sukhjeet gets a green card for preventing Spain from taking a free hit quickly. India down to 10 players.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: Boos and whistles ring around the stadium as Vizcaino goes down like a sack of potatoes. The umpire asks the TV umpire if there was foul play by Sukhjeet on Vizcaino. This is bad umpiring. Vizcaino went down as if shot by a sniper with Sukhjeet not even touching him. How did the umpire as for this to be reviewed and not the barge on Hardik?

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: Oh! Hardik Singh has taken a heavy blow there! India were on the counter and Hardik is taken out by a Spanish defender. No foul says the umpire. This is outrageous. The Spanish defender was only looking to block Hardik from getting ahead and barges into Hardik. It looks like a shoulder injury to Hardik. Fulton and the Indian coaching staff are livid that there was no booking there for the Spanish defender. Atrocious umpiring.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: A Spanish player slaps the ball in. Lacalle and Jarmanpreet go for the ball with the ball coming off the Indian before going behind for a long corner off Sreejesh.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: A big chance for Sukhjeet but he makes a meal of it. Good move down the right where Gurjant fires the ball in. Sukhjeet takes it, turns around but scuffs his shot and it loops away from goal.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: Marc Recasens fires his drag flick well wide of the goal. A poor attempt by Spain.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q4: A huge 15 minutes await us and Spain begin the quarter winning a PC in 30 seconds.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, End of Q3: Calzado kept Spain in the match with a superb save late on. Harmanpreet gave his flick a bit of height compared to the one he scored his second goal allowing Calzado to put in the save. India end the quarter with the lead.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q3: What a save from Calzado! Harmanpreet goes to Calzado’s right and the Spanish keeper dives down to turn the ball away with his stick! Stunning!

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q3: Spain with a sustained spell of possession in the Indian 23m zone. They finally make their way into the circle but Sreejesh boots the ball straight at a Spanish foot and India win the free hit. They attack straightaway and Lalit wins a PC.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q3: Spain put the ball in the Indian goal but the umpire gives a free hit to India. He uses his referral to ask if Spain’s goal should stand. And we find out it shouldn’t as the ball came off a Spanish body before it was put into goal. Good umpiring there.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q3: Lovely from Manpreet and Mandeep Singh to win a PC on the left. Harmanpreet’s flick is charged down by Jordi Bonastre. The Spanish defender is on the ground in pain. India get another PC but Spain review saying that Harmanpreet’s flick was above knee height. It’s a succesfull review. Bonastre is helped off the pitch by the Spanish physios.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q3: Pal wins a PC after playing the ball on to Marc Vizcaino foot. Harmanpreet’s drag flick is saved before Spain win a free hit out. Abhishek blocks Spain’s free hit and is shown the green card. India down to 10 players for two minutes.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q3: Spain win a PC right away. Superb rushing from Rohidas once again to block Miralles’ drag flick at point blank range.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 2-1 Spain, Q3: India turn it around! Sanjay wins a PC. Harmanpreet steps up and goes to the left corner this time and squeezes the ball from under Calzado’s foot. Fulton celebrates on the sideline!

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 1-1 Spain, HT: This time Spain cannot deny Harmanpreet. Goes for the right corner once again and nutmegs Rodriguez! Take that! India go into the break with a deserved goal. All to play for in the second half.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-1 Spain, Q2: With 21 seconds left in the half, Manpreet fires the ball in the circle and hits Pepe Cunill on the leg. PC for India!

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-1 Spain, Q2: Oh what a superb clearance on the line by Ignacio Rodriguez. Harmanpreet had fired the injection at the far post with a lot of power but Rodriguez somehow manages to turn it behind. A big celebration from the Spanish defender after that save.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-1 Spain, Q2: Sreejesh saves and it launches the Indian counter. It is four against two and they win a PC. Can Harmanpreet haul India level?

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-1 Spain, Q2: Spain hit the post! Borja Lacelle shoots and it cannons off the post. Sreejesh scampers to deal with loose ball and ends up standing on it. Gives away a PC.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-1 Spain, Q2: Sreejesh with a good save. Sumit lost his player on the goalline and he had the option of going for goal or playing it to his teammate in front of goal. Goes for a mix of both but Sreejesh uses his big frame to make the save.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-1 Spain, Q2: Big chance for India! Manpreet finds Jarmanpreet on the goalline with a superb aerial. Jarmanpreet fires the ball in. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay had made the run and flicked it at goal. The ball looped up, Calzado does well to save it and clear it. Hardik gets on the end of the clearance, sets himself up for a big hit but it hits an Indian stick and goes behind.

Equestrian: Checker, a 14-year-old horse, co-owned by German football star Thomas Muller wins 2024 Paris Olympics gold in showjumping for the country. Christian Kukuk, who co-owns the horse, rode atop it at the Versailles.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-1 Spain, Q2: This is what India were missing in the semi-final. Rohidas charges down and denies Spain twice from back to back penalty corners.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-1 Spain, Q2: Spain on the ascendency now. Shamsher Singh with a poor tackle and gives away the first penalty corner of the match.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-1 Spain, Q2: Spain take the lead out of nowhere! Manpreet with a bad foul in the circle and gives away a penalty stroke. Spain captain Marc Miralles steps up and goes for the top corner with Sreejesh having no chance to save it.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-0 Spain, Q2: Manpreet looks for the cross-pitch aerial ball to the onrushing Sanjay but ends up botching it up. Sanjay sprints back and prevents it from going out by just whacking it behind but ends up conceding a Spanish long corner. Spain, however, cannot make anything off it.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-0 Spain, End of Q1: Solid defending from Jarmanpreet and Harmanpreet as they work in tandem to take the ball away from Reyne. Harmanpreet leads the attack but Reyne tracks the Indian captain back and stops him just as the hooter goes off for the end of the quarter. Nothing to separate either side in the quarter. India marginally the better of the two.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-0 Spain, Q1: Good to see Gurjant back on the pitch. Rajkumar Pal with some lovely dribbling on the goalline and wins a long corner. India lose possession but Manpreet wins it back and plays it on to Gurjant. He tries to go on a run like Pal but cannot keep the ball in.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-0 Spain, Q1: Another Indian player down on the pitch. This time it is Sumit who intercepts a Spanish pass but then is barged into by Marc Reyne. It’s nothing serious fortunately and he is back on his feet.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-0 Spain, Q1: Oh dear Gurjant is down on the pitch! He cops a powerful Harmanpreet hit right on his head. He stays down for a bit, gingerly gets up as the Indian medical team come out to check on him. Expect him to be out for a bit as he will be tested for concussion. A scary moment there. He is on the bench with a cold press on his head and gives a thumbs up to coach Craig Fulton.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-0 Spain, Q1: It has been a sedate start to the match. Neither side create any big chances for the first five minutes. Sukhjeet Singh gets the first big chance of the match. Hardik Singh finds him in the circle and Sukhjeet takes it on the run and smashes it at goal but fires it wide off the post. Another chance for India with Gurjant Singh smashing the ball at Spanish goalkeeper Luiz Calzado. However, he hit it with the back of his stick.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India 0-0 Spain, Q1: Amit Rohidas is back in the side after being suspended for the semi-final against Germany. He starts alongside Harmanpreet in the heart of defence. That will free up Manpreet Singh to operate in midfield, his natural position.

Hockey, men’s bronze medal match, India vs Spain: It all comes down to this. Like in Tokyo three years ago, India’s men’s hockey team once again look to end their campaign with a bronze. However, this time India go into the bronze medal match with a tinge of disappointment. In Tokyo, they were outclassed in the semi-final by a Belgium side that would go on to win gold. In Paris however, India would feel hard done by. With just 15 players in their squad, they took the fight to World Champions Germany in the semi-final and were really unlucky to come out on the losing side.

Make no mistake, this Indian team has been one of the best sides in Paris as testified their performances against Australia, Belgium, Great Britain and Germany. There is no doubt that it would have been difficult for these players to recover from the Germany loss and prepare for today’s match against Spain.

For what it’s worth, expect India to give it their all once again for the man fans call the Great Wall of India, PR Sreejesh. The veteran goalkeeper is playing his final international match for India and there would be nothing better than sending him off as a two-time Olympic medallist.

Wrestling, women’s 57kg: Anshu Malik’s bronze medal hopes via the repechage stays alive as United States’ Helen Maroulis beats Ukraine’s Alina Hrushyna Akobiia 7-4 in the quarter-finals.

A win more for Maroulis in the semi-finals later today and Malik will spring back to life at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Wrestling, men’s 57kg: A stunning move from Aman Sehrawat. A minute and half into the second period, the Indian comes up with a single leg takedown on Zelimkhan. The Albanian grappler doesn’t know what hit him and can’t escape from Sehrawat’s grip. The Indian turns him him over three times and he leads 11-0.

Zelimkhan challenges the call and is proven wrong. Sehrawat wins 12-0 on technical superiority. He will meet Japan’s Rei Higuchi in the semi-finals.

Wrestling, men’s 57kg: A minute and a half into the bout, a passivity is issued against Zelimkhan. The Albanian fails to score in 30 seconds, and Aman Sehrawat pockets the first point of the bout. The Indian then issues a takedown to extend his lead to 3-0. The Indian in compete control as the first period of three minutes comes to an end.

Wrestling, men’s 57kg: Aman Sehrawat is in action for his quarter-final. He is up against Albania’s Abakarov Zelimkhan of Albania.

Wrestling, men’s 57 kg: Aman Sehrawat will face Albania’s Zelimkhan Abakarov in the quarter-final.

Wrestling, women's 57kg: Helen Maroulis defeats Anshu Malik 7-2 in the Round of 16. Anshu will now have to root for her so she has a chance via repechage. Maroulis was pushed off the mat and Anshu also got two points. But just a few seconds later, the American holds on to Anshu's leg to secure another point. Eventually, the American outwrestles her.

Wrestling, women's 57kg: Maroulis races to a 6-point lead in the second period after she manages a single leg-take down and manages a rotation to take Anshu off the circle.

Wrestling, women's 57kg: Maroulis has a two-point lead after taking Anshu off the circle.

Wrestling, women's 57kg: In action now is Anshu Malik against Helen Maroulis of the USA in the women's 57kg category. The American is a gold medalist from Rio 2016 and a bronze medallist from Tokyo 2021.

Wrestling, men's 57kg: Aman Sehrawat defeats North Macedonia's Vladimir Egorov by technical superiority. A comfortable win where he gave the Macedonian no chance. He first executed a solid single leg takedown and kept piling up the points. He moves to the quarter-finals and has an outside chance to medal but has to go up against top-seeded Rei Higuchi of Japan in the semi-finals if he qualifies for it.

Wrestling: Following the disappointing ends to Nisha and Vinesh's campaigns in Paris, two Indian wrestlers will compete today.

Aman Sehrawat, the sole male Indian wrestler in Paris, will make his Olympic debut by facing North Macedonia's Vladimir Egorov in the men's 57kg round of 16. Aman comes into the Olympics with a gold medal from the 2022 U-23 World Championships, a title as the 2023 Asian Champion, and a bronze medal from last year's Asian Games. He secured his spot in Paris during the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers in Istanbul.

Later, Anshu Malik will take on Helen Maroulis of the USA in the women's 57kg category. Malik, who won a silver medal at the 2021 World Championships, has been training under Japanese wrestler Fujinami for the Olympics. She also earned a silver at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games and has collected four medals in the Asian Championships including both the junior and senior level. However, she faces a challenging draw in this competition.

Athletics, women's 100m hurdles repechage: Once again a slow start for Jyothi Yarraji and she is once again forced to play catch-up. She crosses the line fourth and unfortunately that is not good enough. End of the Paris Olympics campaign for her with a 13.17s run.

Athletics, women's 100m hurdles repechage: Jyothi Yarraji is now on field for her repechage round. She needs to finish in top 2 to qualify for the semi-final

Golf, women's event, round 2: Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok, who had finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, resume play with Dagar tied in 7th place and Aditi tied 13.

In other news: Donia Abu Taleb narrowly missed out on becoming the first-ever Saudi woman to win a medal at an Olympic Games when she was defeated by Mobina Nematzadeh of Iran in the bronze medal play-off in the -49kg division of the taekwondo competition.

Can Spain triumph once again?

It will be the perfect conclusion to an exciting summer for Spanish football if the men’s team can overcome a raucous home crowd when they take on hosts France in the men’s football final at the Parc des Princes.

France, led by legendary Thierry Henry, have achieved their initial goal of securing a medal and will want to bring home fans joy if they can overcome the likes of Spain.

La Roja, who feature stars like Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez, have had an astounding year so far that began with the senior women’s team winning the World Cup in 2023 followed by the senior men’s team lifting the Euros alongside the Under-19 men’s team doing the same.

(Text inputs from AFP)

Lyles, Bol target Olympic glory

After narrowly winning gold in the men’s 100m, USA sprinter Noah Lyles is equally confident of standing on top of the podium in the men’s 200m event.

The second in an Olympic treble targeted by Lyles, the men’s 200m on Thursday will also have Americans Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton alongside Botswana's Letsile Tebogo.

Meanwhile, the women’s 400m hurdles event is set to culminate in an exciting clash between reigning champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Dutch runner Femke Bol.

Bol already has one gold medal in her kitty after anchoring the Netherlands to a brilliant victory in the 4x400 mixed relay while McLaughlin-Levrone is the current world record holder in the 400m hurdles event.

(Text inputs from AFP)

After being disqualified from her event with only the final left to play, wrestler Vinesh Phogat has decided to retire from the sport.

Details: Vinesh Phogat announces retirement from the sport

India has not managed to add to the three bronze medals so far, and has moved down to joint 67th. One more bronze is in the offing today, and then there is the men’s javelin throw final, with Neeraj Chopra later tonight.

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It’s been a long time since there has been much to cheer about for the Indian contingent in Paris.

After the highs of the Indian shooting medal haul, there have been the lows of finishing fourth for the likes of Lakshya Sen and Mirabai Chanu – missing out by just a whisker.

The lows were compounded by Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from her gold medal match bout which was followed by a surprise announcement about the 29-year-old retiring from the sport.

But Day 13 promises to be something to celebrate for Indian fans with the men’s hockey team all geared up to repeat their bronze-medal winning feat, this time matched up against Spain at 5.30PM IST.

While Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar began the day well in the women’s golf individual event, they will be hoping for better gains in their second day of play.

Anshu Malik and Aman Sehrawat will also be in action and will be hoping for a good outing when they begin their respective campaigns in the Round of 16.

And finally, all eyes will be on defending javelin champion Neeraj Chopra who is poised to make history for his country once again at the Stade de France.

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