** The hearing into Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against her disqualification from the Olympic finals concluded at the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Paris.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is hopeful of a positive resolution.

Phogat was disqualified against U.

S.

’s Sarah Hildebrandt, costing her a medal.

She had defeated defending Olympic champion Yui Susaki the previous day and won the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

On Wednesday (August 7, 2024), she sought a new weigh-in and to be allowed to compete in the final, but there was too little time to process a hearing.

The closing ceremony is on Sunday (August 11, 2024), and medals were already awarded in Phogat’s event.

She announced on Thursday (August 8, 2024) that she would retire from the sport.

- **Wrestler Aman Sehrawat Wins Bronze:** Aman Sehrawat won the bronze medal, defeating Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz in the men’s 57kg freestyle category at the Paris Games on Friday.

Aman won the bout 13-5, continuing the tradition of wrestlers returning home with a medal since the 2008 Beijing Games, where Sushil Kumar had finished third.

- **Neeraj Chopra Wins Silver in Men’s Javelin Throw:** Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two successive Olympic medals with a silver in men’s javelin throw.

However, the night belonged to Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who set a new Olympic record for his country’s maiden individual gold at the showpiece.

- **India’s Schedule for Day 14 of Competitions:** - Women’s 4x400m Relay Round 1: Indian team at 2:10 pm - Men’s 4x400m Relay Round 1: Indian team at 2:35 pm - Men’s 57kg freestyle bronze medal match: Aman Sehrawat vs Darian Toi Cruz (Puerto Rico) at 9:45 pm- **Algeria’s Imane Khelif Wins Gold in Women’s Welterweight Boxing:** Imane Khelif beat China’s Yang Liu to claim the gold medal in women’s welterweight boxing at the Olympics on Friday.

Khelif, a silver medallist at the 2022 world championships, and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight at the Paris Games amid a gender dispute that has dominated headlines.

- **Spain Wins Gold in Men’s Soccer Final:** Sergio Camello struck twice in extra time as Spain took gold in the Olympic men’s soccer final after a 5-3 win against France on Friday.

The thrilling win at Parc des Princes completed a golden summer for Spanish soccer, following the senior team’s European Championship triumph last month.

Spain, which lost the final to Brazil at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, became the first European gold medallist in men’s soccer since it last won the tournament at the Barcelona Games in 1992.

France came back from 3-1 down to send the game to extra time when Jean-Phillipe Mateta equalized from the penalty spot in the third minute of time added on.

- **Spain’s Jordan Diaz Wins Gold in Men’s Triple Jump:** Jordan Diaz won gold in the men’s triple jump at the Paris Olympics on Friday with a jump of 17.

86m.

Portugal’s Pedro Pichardo took silver with 17.

84m, while Andy Diaz, representing Italy, took bronze with 17.

64m.

- **Japan’s B-Girl Ami Wins Inaugural Women’s Breaking Gold:** The urban sport of breaking spun its way onto the Olympic stage on Friday for the first and possibly last time, with Japan’s B-Girl Ami winning the inaugural women’s gold.

Breaking, better known as breakdancing, made its debut amid the grand elegance of Paris’ Place de la Concorde, with 17 dancers known as B-Girls going head-to-head in a series of battles.

Ami, whose name is Ami Yuasa, beat Lithuania’s Dominika “Nicka” Banevic in the final, with China’s Liu “671” Qingyi taking bronze.

- **Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar Sets World Record in Men’s 89kg Weightlifting:** Bulgarian Karlos Nasar became the lightest man to lift 400 kilogrammes in competition as he shattered the men’s 89kg weightlifting world record at the Olympics on Friday.

“The Olympic Games are like going into space for me and I feel like I’m on Mars,” said the 20-year-old Nasar.

- **China’s Chen Yiwen Wins Gold in Women’s 3-Metre Springboard:** China’s Chen Yiwen snagged the gold in the women’s 3-metre springboard event on Friday (August 9, 2024) at the Paris Olympics.

Australia’s Maddison Keeney and China’s Chang Yani won the silver and bronze medals respectively.

China is 7 for 7 in diving golds at the Paris Olympics, with just one to go for an unprecedented sweep of all eight diving golds in the Games.

- **U.

S.

Dominates Women’s 4x400m Relay Qualifiers:** The United States dominated the 4x400 metres women’s relay qualifiers on Friday (August 8, 2024), while France also booked a place in the final thanks to Amandine Brossier sneaking past Belgium’s Helena Ponette on the home straight.

The U.

S.

has won every women’s 4x400m relay since 1996 and looks set to win their eighth straight title as the team brought it home in three minutes 21.

44 seconds, more than three seconds ahead of Britain and the fastest time of the morning.

- **Lok Sabha Lauds Indian Hockey Team and Neeraj Chopra:** Lok Sabha on Friday (August 9, 2024) lauded the Indian hockey team and Neeraj Chopra for winning medals at the Paris Olympics and said their victories will inspire young players.

On Thursday (August 8, 2024), Chopra became the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two successive Olympic medals with a silver in the men’s javelin throw, and the Indian hockey team won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 2-1 in an exciting third-place match.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said it is a big achievement that the hockey team and Chopra won at the games.

- **Prime Minister Narendra Modi Congratulates Neeraj Chopra:** Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (August 9, 2024) congratulated Indian javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra for securing his second Olympic medal, despite battling an injury.

In a telephonic conversation, the Prime Minister also lauded Chopra’s mother, Saroj Devi, for her comments about Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who set a new Olympic record to win the gold medal.

Saroj Devi expressed happiness for Nadeem, describing him as “like her child”.

“You have achieved this feat despite your injury, which is incredible.

It will surprise our younger generation.

This spirit of doing something for the country drives us,” PM Modi said.

- **Sport Climbing Competition Comes to a Close:** The sport climbing competition is coming to a close at the Paris Games with athletes celebrating the decision to separate the speed discipline from boulder and lead.

The sport made its Olympic debut in Tokyo three years ago and awarded only one medal each for the men and women, combining the results from all three disciplines in an unpopular decision.

It was like having a “sprinter only competing in the decathlon,” said Austrian climber Jakob Schubert, a lead and boulder specialist.

It’s “almost like different sports,” he added.

- **Pakistanis Celebrate Arshad Nadeem’s Olympic Gold:** Pakistanis are celebrating the country’s first Olympic gold medal in decades after Arshad Nadeem set an Olympic record in javelin to beat defending champion Neeraj Chopra of India on Thursday (August 8, 2024) night.

Nadeem’s throw of 92.

97m easily surpassed the previous mark of 90.

57 set by Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway in 2008.

- **Indian Men’s 4x400m Relay Team Fails to Qualify for Final:** The Indian men’s 4x400m relay team failed to live up to expectations as it finished 10th overall in the heat race to miss a final round spot in the Paris Olympics on Friday (August 9, 2024).

The Indian quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Muhammed Ajmal, Amoj Jacob, and Rajesh Ramesh clocked a season’s best of 3 minutes and 0.

58 seconds, but that was enough only for a seventh-place finish in heat number 2 and 10th overall out of 16 teams.

Botswana (2:57.

76), Great Britain (2:58.

88), and USA (2:59.

15) were the top three, while Japan was fourth with a time of 2:59.

48.

The Athletics Federation of India had pinned a lot of hope on the men’s 4x400m relay team to make it to the final round, but it failed to do so ultimately.

- **Olympic Medalists Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh Meet Haryana Chief Minister:** Olympic medalists Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh on Friday (August 9, 2024) met Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, who hailed their performance in the Paris Olympics.

At his official residence, Haryana CM Saini congrat