Day 9 of the Paris 2024 Olympics was a rollercoaster of emotions, featuring thrilling victories, heartbreaking losses, and world-record-breaking performances. From Noah Lyles' dramatic 100m sprint to India's hockey heroes, the day had it all.
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1. Athletics:
- Men's 100m Final: In a thrilling photo finish, Noah Lyles (USA) clinched gold with a time of 9.79 seconds, edging out Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) by just 0.005 seconds. Fred Kerley (USA) secured bronze with 9.81 seconds.
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- Women's High Jump: Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine) won gold, clearing 2.02m. Australia's Nicola Olyslagers took silver (2.00m), while Eleanor Patterson (Australia) and Iryna Gerashchenko (Ukraine) shared bronze (1.95m).
- Men's Hammer Throw: Ethan Katzberg (Canada) dominated with a throw of 84.12m. Bence Halasz (Hungary) claimed silver (79.97m), and Mykhaylo Kokhan (Ukraine) bronze (79.39m).
- Men's 1500m Semifinals: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway) won his heat in 3:32.38, while Yared Nuguse (USA) topped the other heat in 3:31.72.
2. Swimming:
- Men's 1500m Freestyle: Bobby Finke (USA) broke Sun Yang's 12-year-old world record with a time of 14:30.67. Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy) took silver (14:34.55) and Daniel Wiffen (Ireland) bronze (14:39.63).
- Women's 4x100m Medley Relay: USA set a new world record of 3:49.63, breaking their own previous mark. Australia (3:53.11) and China (3:53.23) completed the podium.
- Men's 4x100m Medley Relay: China (3:27.46) narrowly beat USA (3:28.01), with France (3:28.38) taking bronze.
- Women's 50m Freestyle: Sarah Sjöström (Sweden) won in 23.71, followed by Meg Harris (Australia, 23.97) and Yufei Zhang (China, 24.20).
3. Tennis:
- Men's Singles Final: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) completed his 'Golden Slam', defeating Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in a high-quality match lasting over two hours.
- Women's Doubles Final: Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini (Italy) overcame Russians Andreeva and Shnaider (competing as neutral athletes) in three sets.
4. Badminton:
- Men's Doubles Final: Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin (Chinese Taipei) defended their title, beating Chang Wang and Wei Keng Liang (China) 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 in a closely fought match.
- Women's Singles Semifinal: Carolina Marin (Spain) suffered a knee injury while leading against Chen Yufei (China), forcing her to retire and miss out on a medal chance.
5. Artistic Gymnastics:
- Women's Uneven Bars: Kaylia Nemour (Algeria) scored 15.700 for gold, followed by Qiyuan Qiu (China, 15.500) and Sunisa Lee (USA, 14.800).
- Men's Rings: Liu Yang (China) won with 15.300, Jingyuan Zou (China) took silver (15.233), and Eleftherios Petrounias (Greece) bronze (15.100).
- Men's Vault: Carlos Edriel Yulo (Philippines) secured gold with 15.116, ahead of Artur Davtyan (Armenia, 14.966) and Harry Hepworth (Great Britain, 14.949).
6. Hockey (Men's Quarterfinals):
- Spain 3-2 Belgium: Spain stunned the defending champions in a thrilling match that went down to the wire.
- Netherlands 2-0 Australia: Goals from Duco Telgenkamp and Thijs van Dam ended Australia's campaign.
- Germany 3-2 Argentina: A late goal secured Germany's semifinal spot in another close contest.
7. Archery:
- Men's Individual: Kim Woojin (South Korea) beat Brady Ellison (USA) 6-5 in a tense final, completing South Korea's clean sweep of archery golds.
8. Shooting:
- Women's Skeet: Francisca Crovetto Chadid (Chile) won gold after a shoot-off with Amber Jo Rutter (Great Britain). Austen Jewell Smith (USA) took bronze.
1. Hockey:
India vs Great Britain (Quarterfinal): India won 4-2 in shootout after a 1-1 draw in regular time.
- Key moments: Amit Rohidas received a red card in the 19th minute, leaving India with 10 men for 42 minutes. Harmanpreet Singh scored for India (30th minute), Lee Morton equalized for GB (56th minute).
- Shootout heroes: PR Sreejesh made crucial saves, while Harmanpreet Singh, Manpreet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, and Abhishek converted their chances.
- India will face Germany in the semifinal.
2. Badminton:
Lakshya Sen - Men's Singles Semifinal: Lakshya Sen lost to Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) 20-22, 14-21.
- Sen had game points at 20-17 in the first game but couldn't convert.
- He will face Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia) for bronze on Monday.
3. Boxing:
- Women's 75kg Quarterfinal: Lovlina Borgohain lost to Li Qian (China) by a 4-1 split decision.
4. Shooting:
- Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Vijayveer Sidhu (583, 7th) and Anish Bhanwala (582, 13th) missed the six-shooter final.
- Women's Skeet: Maheshwari Chauhan (118, 13th) and Raiza Dhillon (113, 23rd) failed to qualify for the final.
5. Golf (Men's Individual Stroke Play):
- Shubhankar Sharma: Tied-40th at 5-under par (Final round: 70)
- Gaganjeet Bhullar: Tied-45th at 3-under par (Final round: 71)
- Winner: Scottie Scheffler (USA) at 19-under par
6. Sailing:
- Men's Dinghy: Vishnu Saravanan improved to 18th overall (Race 7: 7th, Race 8: 24th)
- Women's Dinghy: Nethra Kumanan 25th overall (Race 7: 21st, Race 8: 31st)
7. Athletics:
- Men's Long Jump Qualification: Jeswin Aldrin finished 13th in his group with a best jump of 7.61m, failing to qualify for the final.
The Olympics continue with more events on Day 10, including Lakshya Sen's bronze medal match in badminton and the continuation of sailing events for the Indian contingent.
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