Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE, Aman Sehrawat Medal Ceremony: Aman Shehrawat Wins Bronze Medal after Beating Darian Cruz

Paris 2024 Live, August 9: Aman Sehrawat Medal Ceremony Update

The Aman Sehrwat medal ceremony won't take place before 12:40 AM IST or before all the medal matches end tonight!

Aman Sehrawat's grandfather: 'I knew he would win'

"I saw the entire game, and I knew he would win," Mangeram Sehrawat, grandfather of wrestler Aman Sehrawat, on him winning Bronze medal in 57-kg category.

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Arshad Nadeem, Neeraj Chopra Medal Ceremony

We are yet to get an official update on when is the medal ceremony but here are photos from Arshad Nadeem, Neeraj Chopra's medal ceremony, which took place at Stade de France before Aman Sehrawat's bronze medal match!

Rei Higuchi wins gold medal

Japan's Rei Higuchi, who defeated Aman Sehrawat in the semifinal, wins the gold medal by defeating USA's Spencer Lee in the final match. Don't go anywhere as the medal ceremony should be up soon!

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Aman Sehrawat Medal Ceremony

Stay tuned as the medal ceremony is coming up next after the gold medal, which is currently underway, gets over!

Olympics 2024: 'Wants to dedicated this medal to my father and mother'

Aman Sehrawat: "I want to dedicate the bronze medal to my father and mother (who passed away when he was 11). They were with me. After losing the Japanese wrestler in semifinal, I wanted to ensure I don't go for all-out attack but pick points slowly and look to increase gap at the end and I was able to do that!"

Aman Sehrawat, Another Chhatrasal Boy to Win Olympic medal for India

It's unbelievable how Chhatrasal continues to be the breeding ground for Olympic medallists with 21-year-old Aman Sehrawat following the footsteps of Sushil Kumar, Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya! It must be a party time at the famed Akhada in East Delhi!

AMAN SEHRAWAT WINS INDIA'S 6TH MEDAL!

Aman Sehrawat wins the 57kg bronze medal match against Darian Cruz 13-5 following a couple of more takedowns and a pushout! A medal on debut for Aman Sehrawat and India's sixth at this Paris Olympics!

Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Day 14: Aman leads 8-5 with 2 minutes to go!

Darian Cruz makes a quick start in second half as he takes three points through takedown and pushout but Aman quickly pulled ahead with a takedown of his! This has been a through-and-through attacking wrestling!

Aman Sehrawat vs Darian Cruz: 8-5

Aman leads at the break!

What an interesting first half with Aman taking a point lead at 6-3 lead with two single-leg takedowns while pushing his rival out of the playing area twice! Aman is growing in confidence in this match!

Aman Sehrawat vs Darian Cruz: 6-3

Darian takes first point

Darian Cruz takes first point following a long single leg hold! Aman decides to give a point by going out of the playing zone!

Aman Sehrawat vs Darian Cruz

The six-minute bout is all set to begin with Aman Sehrawat in the blue corner! Both wrestlers are ready bout of two halves!

DarWrestling, Men's 57kg Freestyle, Bronze Medal Match

Aman Sehrawat vs Darian Cruz will be Live very soon as both wrestlers are all set to enter the arena

Who is Darian Cruz?

Darian Cruz is a seasoned wrestler and three-time Pan American medalist who secured his spot at the Paris Olympics 2024 following strong performances at the Pan American Qualification Tournament earlier this year.

A standout athlete from Lehigh University, Cruz became the 2017 NCAA Division I national champion and earned three consecutive gold medals at the EIWA Championships from 2016 to 2018. Internationally, Cruz has garnered multiple accolades, including a silver medal at the 2022 Grand Prix and a bronze at the 2023 Pan American Games. Currently ranked 30th in the UWW World Rankings

Aman Sehrawat's Paris Olympics 2024 Journey so far

At the Paris Olympics, Aman Sehrawat had an impressive run on his way to the bronze medal match in the men's 57kg wrestling category. He started strong, defeating Macedonia's Vladimir Egorov with a dominant 10-0 victory (technical superiority) in the pre-quarterfinals. Aman continued his excellent form by overpowering Albania's Zelimkhan Abakarov 12-0 (another TSU) in the quarterfinals, securing a spot in the semi-finals.

However, his journey to the final was halted by Rio Olympics silver medallist Rei Higuchi of Japan, who defeated Aman 10-0 in a quick bout. Aman will now compete for the bronze medal against Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz.

Who is Aman Sehrawat?

Aman Sehrawat is a promising wrestler from Delhi's Chhatrasal Stadium, known for producing top athletes like Sushil Kumar and Bajrang Punia. Born on July 16, 2003, in Birohar, Haryana, he faced a difficult childhood, losing both parents at the age of 11.

His grandfather stepped in to support him, and Aman found his passion in wrestling. Inspired by Sushil Kumar, he joined Chhatrasal Stadium and quickly made a name for himself. He won gold at the 2019 Asian Cadet Championships and became the first Indian to win gold at the 2022 U-23 World Championships. He secured a spot for Paris 2024 in the men's 57kg event.

Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE, 9th August: Aman Shehrawat vs Darian Cruz Bronze Medal Match

Welcome back to the Day 14 of the Paris Olympics Live Coverage and it's the final act of the day from India's perspective. And it's the big one yet again as Aman Sehrawat faces off against multiple Pan-American Champion Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico).

The match will come up Live at 11 PM IST!

Aditi Ashok Ends Round 3 at T40, Diksha at T42

Aditi Ashok drops to T40 at 6-over-par (+6)by the end of the day following seven bogies and a double bogey. Diksha Dagar, on the other hand, is right behind at T42 with five bogies and a double bogey, taking her strokes to 7-over-par

Paris 2024 Live, August 9: Diksha, Aditi fall out of Top 30

This can't get any worse for the two Indians as they are both out of the top 30 list now. Through to Hole 13, Diksha is T33 at four-over-par while Aditi is T36 at five-over-par

Golf Updates: Aditi, Diksha Down to T28

Any hopes of a medal from golf are now drifting away as both the players are having a terrible Round 3. The Indian duo is down to T28 at 3-over-par.

Aditi Ashok hits back-to-back bogeys on Hole 8 and Hole 9 after a double bogey at Hole 7.Diksha has hit three consecutive bogeys at Holes 7,8,9 as well!

Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar struggle early on

Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar are having a bad start to their day as they dropped further behind in the leaderboard.

Aditi hits consecutive bogeys on Holes 3 and 4 before hitting a birdie to make some recovery while Diksha hits a bogey on Hole 4 while the rest of her four holes have been on par.

Both are T15 at par stroke

Golf Updates: Diksha Dagar, Aditi Ashok in Action Soon

Diksha Dagar, Aditi Ashok are in action soon as they resume at T14 while four strokes behind a medal position

Men's Relay Team Fails to Qualify for Final

Men's Relay Team couldn't reach the final either but they put up a respectable show by clocking their season-best (3:00.58) while missing out on a final spot by a mere 0.50 seconds Zambia, who qualified as the last of second qualifiers.

Muhammad Ajmal clocked the fastest among Indians at 44.55 after national record holder Muhammad Anas provided a decent start with a timing of 45.80 seconds. His timings will appear slower than others since he started the race maintaining his lane.

However, Ramesh and Amoj Jacob fails to clock sub-45 timing on the day, eventually costing a place in the final

COMING UP NEXT!

Don't go anywhere! IndianMen's 4x400m Relay Team in action next

• 2:47 PM - Athletics, Men's 4x400m Relay, Round 1 - Heat 2: Team India (Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Ajmal, Muhammed Anas, Rajesh Ramesh)

Olympics 2024: India finish last!

Indian women's 4x400m relay team finishes last in the Heat 2 as they finish close to 8 seconds behind toppers Jamaica. The Indian quartet clocked 3:32.51 seconds and is almost four seconds slower than their season best of 3:28.64.

MR Povamma disappoints the most with a timing of 54+ while Vithya Ramraj fails to provide an exclusive start. Jyothi clocks sub-52 but a sub-51 was expected of her in the anchor leg while the gap was too big for her to fill!

Race to begin

India women's 4x400m relay race is set to begin!

Who are the Indian quarter of 400m Women's Relay Team?

The women's 4x400m relay team will look to make an impression after losing their title at the Asian Games last year. Led by veteran MR Povamma, who has been clocking sub-53 seconds timing at 34,Jyothika Sri Dandi is their fastest runner after she clocked 51.53 seconds and may run the anchor leg too.

Hurdles specialist Vithya Ramraj, who equalled PT Usha's record, has found her place in the 400m flats and impressed with a season-best of 52.25 seconds whileSubha Venkatesan also clocked her personal best in the season at 52.34 seconds

Crucially, Kiran Pahal, who is India's fastest runner in the season at 50.92 seconds, is not part of the team as she failed to impress in the individual events with a drop of almost 2 seconds in her timings in Paris.

Paris 2024 Olympics Live, Day 14: Women's 4x400m Relay Heats

Hello we are back for some Indian action as the relay events are to start shortly with the Indian 400m women's team to compete in Heat 2 with stiff challenges from Jamaica, Netherlands, Germany, and Ireland. Expect a brief on four Indian members of the Indian team for the race next!

Paris 2024 Live: Neeraj Chopra speaks of groin injury

Neeraj Chopra gives update on a possible surgery after Paris Olympics

"I will have to consult with my team and make a decision soon. I've been pushing my body despite the condition it's in. My throws are still strong, but I know I can achieve more if I'm fully fit.

"I've always believed I could cross 90 meters, and even though it hasn't happened yet, winning a medal for my country is still a significant achievement," Chopra stated.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live, Day 14

That's all the previews from today's events. We will take a break for the time and will return in a while once Indian athletes are in action, starting with the relays