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India Pins Hopes on Neeraj Chopra for Gold After Disappointments in Wrestling and Hockey at Paris 2024
India Pins Hopes on Neeraj Chopra for Gold After Disappointments in Wrestling and Hockey at Paris 2024
Following Vinesh Phogat’s exclusion and the men’s hockey group’s 3-2 misfortune to Germany in the elimination rounds, virtual entertainment has now attached India’s expectations of a gold decoration to competitor Neeraj Chopra. The 26-year-old, who cruised serenely into the men’s Spear Toss finals with a beast hurl of 89.34 m in his absolute first endeavor, will be going for gold today.
The Indian contingent has up until this point won three bronze decorations and is presently in the 63rd position in the awards count.
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On Tuesday, Phogat had prearranged history by turning into the very first Indian female grappler to progress to the last round in the Olympics; however, in a horrible bit of destiny, she was precluded after she was seen as overweight “by a couple of grams” from contending in the last round. On Tuesday night, the Indian men’s hockey group lost to Germany 3-2 in the semi-finals, in this manner precluding any chance of winning a gold or a silver decoration.