Paris Olympics 2024 India Live Updates, Day 11: Neeraj Chopra begins his quest, Vinesh Phogat in action, Harmanpreet and Co take on Germany in hockey | Sport-others News
Paris Olympics 2024 India, Day 11 LIVE Updates: Neeraj Chopra along with Kishore Kumar Jena will begin their campaign with qualification in men’s javelin throw on Tuesday. One of the most consent javelin throwers in recent times, Chopra has sent his spear below 85m mark just twice out of his 15 competitions since winning gold in the Tokyo Olympics. The other Indian in fray in men’s javelin is Kishore Jena, who booked an automatic berth with his 87.54m throw in the Asian Games last year, but has struggled to cross the 80m mark after that.In a rematch of the bronze medal contest that India won famously in Tokyo, Harmanpreet Singh’s men take on reigning world champions Germany in what promises to be another tough contest. India will be without the suspended Amit Rohidas.
Vinesh Phogat has endured a couple of heartbreaking Olympic campaigns in the past, but managed to qualify for Paris going down to the 50kg. But she faces a massive test against the defending champ right off the bat.
In Table Tennis, Manika Batra and Co began their campaign with a 3-2 win against Romania to reach the quarterfinals. But the men’s team face a huge ask to follow suit as they begin their campaign against the mighty Chinese.
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