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Wednesday, Jun 18, 2025
Nadeem managed an astonishing 92.97m in his second attempt to set the bar too high for the rest of the field, including Chopra, who seemed under pressure and managed just one legitimate throw.
The Indian men's and women's 4x400m relay teams will be in action.
Nadeem won with an Olympic record of 92.97m.
Woman grappler Anshu Malik displayed great determination but could not breach the defence of USA's vastly experienced Helen Louise Maroulis, losing 2-7 in the 57kg pre-quarterfinals.
Former hockey goalkeeper Manuel Fredericks was the first Malayali to clinch an Olympic medal and Sreejesh emulated his feat at the Tokyo Games.
The win also meant veteran goalkeeper P R Srjeesh bid bye in style.
The medal was a fitting farewell for veteran India custodian PR Sreejesh, who drew curtains on his illustrious 18-year-old career.
The first Indian to compete in the 100m hurdles in the Olympics, the debutant produced another below-par show as she clocked 13.17s in her repechage heat to finish 16th overall out of 40 total runners.
India, who are back in the bronze medal match after beating Germany in Tokyo for third place, will need to wait another four years to snap a gold medal drought since 1980.
India will play Spain for the bronze medal.
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