On Day 9 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, India beat Great Britain 4-2 in penalty shoot-out to enter the semifinals of the men’s hockey event, having played with 10 men for more than 40 minutes. This is their second consecutive semifinal appearance at the Summer Games.
India were reduced to 10 men after Amit Rohidas was shown a red card for raising his stick against a Great Britain player.
Veteran custodian PR Sreejesh, playing his last international tournament, stood like a rock in front of the Indian goal, making saves after saves.
Down by a man, it was India who took the lead through Harmanpreet Singh in the 22nd minute from a penalty corner before Great Britain drew level through Lee Morton from a field effort in the 27th minute.
Once Rohidas, a key defender and India’s first rusher was given the controversial marching order, Great Britain attacked in numbers, constantly trying to take advantage of the one-man lead.
Meanwhile, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain lost her quarterfinal bout and knocked out of the tournament by China’s Li Qian, while in badminton men’s singles event, Lakshya Sen lost his semifinals match against Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen and will now play for the bronze medal.
In athletics, Parul Chaudhary was eliminated in women’s 3000m steeplechase run after finishing at 8th spot in her heat, while Jeswin Alderin was eliminated from men’s high jump event after finishing on 13th position in his group and 26th overall. In shooting Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish fails to qualify for the finals of 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men’s event after finishing at 9th and 13th spot, respectively.
Moreover, for the tennis fans it is going to be Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz in men’s singles Gold Medal match, which begins at 4 PM IST
The telecast of India’s Day 9 matches in the Paris Olympics 2024 will take place on Sports 18 1 HD/SD, Sports 18 2, Sports 18 3, VHI, MTV and colors channels.
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