Tharushi Karunaratne Fails to Deliver, World Record In Mixed Relay, Leon Marchand wins 04th Gold in the Pool

IOC 33rd Summer Olympic Games 2024 – Paris, France 08th Day

Athletics : Women – 800 M – Heat 06
Tharushi Karunaratne – Heat 06 – Lane 05
02 min 07.76 sec – 08th & last She entered the race in her Debut Olympics 48th out of 50 competitors in her timing. She finished 45th out of 49 runners who ended.

Mixed – 4×400 M Relay – Heat 01
Lane 06 – USA won the event establishing a new World Record – improving on the old record also in the country’s name.

Men – 10,000 M – Final
Gold – Uganda, Silver – Ethiopia, Bronze – USA

Archery : Mixed Team
Gold – South Korea, Silver – Germany, Bronze – USA

Cycling : BMX Racing – Women
Gold – Australia, Silver – Netherlands,
Bronze – Switzerland

BMX Racing – Men
Gold / Silver / Bronze – France Clean sweep of medals by the host nation

Diving :
Men – Synchronized 3M Springboard – Final
Gold – China, Silver – Mexico, Bronze – Great Britain

Equestrian : Jumping – Team – Final
Gold – Great Britain, Silver – USA, Bronze – France

Football : Men – Quarter Finals
Spain bt Japan 3 – 0,
France bt Argentina 1 – 0,
Egypt bt Paraguay 5 – 4 on Penalties ( F/T 1 – 1 )

Gymnastics – Women – Trampoline
Gold – Great Britain, Silver – Neutral, Bronze – Canada

Men – Trampoline
Gold – Neutral, Silver – China, Bronze – China

Hockey : Women – Pool Stage
Germany bt China 4 – 2, Netherlands bt Belgium 3 – 1

Men – Pool Stage
Ireland bt New Zealand 2 – 1,
India bt Australia 3 – 2,
Germany bt Great Britain 2 – 1,
South Africa bt France 5 – 2,
Argentina drew with Belgium 3 – 3

Sailing :
Women – Skiff
Gold – Netherlands, Silver – Sweden, Bronze – France

Men – Skiff
Gold – Spain, Silver – New Zealand, Bronze – USA

Shooting :
Women – 50 M Rifle 03 Positions
Gold – Switzerland, Silver – USA, Bronze – China

Swimming :
Women – 200 M Backstroke
Gold – Australia, Silver – USA, Bronze – Canada

Men – 50 M Freestyle
Gold – Australia, Silver – Great Britain, Bronze – France

Men – 200 M Individual Medley
Gold – France Leon Merchand clocked 01 min 54.06 sec
Olympic Record His fourth top medal & 04th Olympic Record
Silver – Great Britain, Bronze – China

Table Tennis : Women – Singles – Semi Finals
China bt South Korea 4 – 0, China bt Japan 4 – 0
Men – Singles – Semi Finals
China bt France 4 – 0, Sweden bt Brazil 4 – 2

Tennis : Men – Mixed Doubles
Gold – Czech Republic, Silver – China, Bronze – Canada

Haritha Perera in Paris, France facilitated by the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka