Updates From day 9:
8:31 PM: Novak Djokovic clinched his maiden Olympic gold medal by defeating Carlos Alcaraz in tennis men's singles final.
7:15 PM: Novak Djokovic has taken the opening set with 7-6 win over Carlos Alcaraz
4.40 pm - India's performance in athletics remained lackluster as national record holders Parul Chaudhary and Jeswin Aldrin failed to advance in their respective events at the Paris Olympics. Parul, competing in the women's 3000m steeplechase, finished 8th in her heat and ranked 21st overall, ending her campaign. In the men's long jump, Aldrin fouled his first two attempts and managed only 7.61m on his third, placing him 13th in Group B out of 16 and 26th overall.
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4.25 pm - And it's all over for Lakshya Sen! The spirited Indian shuttler goes down fighting 22-20, 21-14 against defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.
Sen will have another chance to become the first Indian male shuttler to win an Olympic medal when he meets Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the bronze medal playoff on Monday.
India's search for an Olympic gold in badminton continues.
4.16 pm - The temperament and intent of Lakhsya Sen reminds me of watching Rohit Sharma bat. He is so brutal, flawless, aesthetically beautiful and cool all at the same time.
4 pm - Lakshya Sen loses the first game 22-20 against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen. Sen would be really disappointed with that as he was dominating this men's badminton semi-final up until Axelsen fought back to clinch the game. Sen had 3 game points but failed to convert either of them.
3.20 pm: Lovlina Borgohain goes down fighting against Chinese top seed Li Qian by 1-4 split decision. She narrowly misses out on clinching her second Olympic medal. Borgohain walked away from the ring with a smile on her face, as if to accept her fate in this Games.
3:16 pm: India pull off an outstanding win over Great Britain in the Quarter-finals by 4-2 on penalties.
3:04: Hockey quarter-final to be decided on penalties after 1-1 in full time.
2:50 pm: Scores still tied 1-1 as Q4 gets underway.
2:14 pm: Scores level at 1-1 after Q2.
2:10 pm: Great Britain hit back by drawing level as Lee Morton scores.
2:04 pm: Harmanpreet Singh takes his goal tally in Paris 2024 Olympics to 7 as he gives 10-man India 1-0 lead.
1:56 pm: Amit Rohidas given red card by the referee for a seemingly foul tackle.
1:45 pm: Both India and Great Britain take shots at each other's goal, but scoreline remains 0-0.
1:30 pm: India and UK players stride out ahead of the blockbuster quarter-final clash.
12:30 pm: Men's 25m Air Pistol qualification round Stage 1 underway.
Preview:
Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen will aim to seal a spot in the final as he faces Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in the men's Badminton singles' semi-final on Sunday. The 22-year-old has already created history by becoming the first male Indian Badminton player to reach an Olympic final.
Meanwhile, the men's hockey team bounced back from a disappointing defeat to Belgium by defeating Australia at 3-2. It proved to their first win over Australia in Olympics since 1972, breaking a 52-year drought. However, they will be up against Great Britain, who are World No.2 in men's hockey.
The Men's 25m Air Pistol qualification stages will also take place on Sunday, while events like sailing, women's steeplechase heat, and men's Long jump are also scheduled to be held.
India are under some pressure as far as their medals tally goes, given only their shooting contingent have accumulated all three of them.
