Olympic Games 2024 Day 6 Highlights- Kusale wins bronze; Lakshya advances. Sindhu, Nikhat, Prannoy, and Satwik-Chirag eliminated
Men's 20km Race Walk Final!
At the end of 3kms
Vikash Singh - 25th place
Paramjeet Singh Bisht - 42nd place
Akshdeep Singh - 49th place
Men's 20km Race Walk Final!
The start of the 20 km race walk final has been delayed by at least 30 minutes according to IST and will not begin until 11:30 IST.
Three Indians Akshdeep Singh, Vikash Singh, and Paramjeet Singh Bisht are competing in the final.
Meanwhile, you can read about Akshdeep's journey here
The Bridge brings you The Playmakers!
Here’s the latest edition of The Playmakers from The Bridge, summarizing yesterday’s events!
Women's 100m Freestyle final!
Sarah Sjostrom clinches the gold medal for Sweden.
Sjostrom initially focused on the 50m freestyle and relays for Sweden but decided to adjust her plan after noticing there was a two-day break between her individual events.
Torri Huske of the USA, who had won gold in the 100m butterfly earlier in the tournament, secured silver in this event, while Hong Kong’s Haughey earned her second bronze medal in Paris after previously winning bronze in the 200m freestyle.
The GOAT of Women's Swimming sets new Olympic record!
Katie Ledecky has made history as the first female swimmer to win gold medals at four different Olympics, successfully defending her title in the women’s 1500m freestyle.
The 27-year-old American, celebrated as the greatest female distance swimmer ever, finished first with a time of 15 minutes and 30.02 seconds, setting a new Olympic record and surpassing her previous mark.
France’s Anastasiya Kirpichnikova secured the silver medal, while Germany’s Isabel Gose took the bronze medal.
France's Leon Marchand sets two new Olympic records!
Leon Marchand made waves by setting two new Olympic records in different events on the same night.
He set a new time of 1:51.21 in the Men's 200m Butterfly final and 2:05.85 in the Men's 200m Breaststroke final, thrilling local fans and winning two gold medals.
Men's 100m Freestyle Final!
China's Pan Zhanle set a new world record in the men’s 100-metre freestyle with a time of 46.40 seconds, surpassing his previous mark of 46.80 seconds.
Australia's Kyle Chalmers earned silver with a time of 47.48 seconds, while Romania's David Popovici took bronze with a time of 47.49 seconds.
August 1 Schedule
Badminton Schedule:
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals: Chirag Shetty/ Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Vs Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia at 4:30 PM IST.
Men's Singles R16: H S Prannoy Vs Lakshya Sen at 5:40 PM IST.
Women's Singles R16: P V Sindhu Vs He Bingjiao of China at 10:00 PM IST.
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