New Delhi: All eyes will be glued to the television sets as Neeraj Chopra begins his Paris Olympics 2024 journey. The Indian javelin thrower was the gold medalist in the last Olympics (Tokyo 2020) and will look to defend his medal in Paris 2024. Along with Neeraj, Kishore Jena will also participate in the Men’s Javelin Qualification.
🇮🇳😓 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀! Which of these athletes do you think were the most unfortunate to miss out on a medal?
😞 This Olympics, we have witnessed a lot of heartbreak over the past few days. Although we have witnessed many of our athletes… pic.twitter.com/2ZiXHhBUbB
— India at Paris 2024 Olympics (@sportwalkmedia) August 5, 2024
Later in the day Indian grappler Vinesh Phogat will start her third Olympics at the Paris Olympics 2024. Vinesh Phogat finished in 10th and 9th places at the Rio 16 and the Tokyo 20. This time, however, Phogat looks confident to finish on the podium places. Meanwhile, the Indian men’s Table Tennis team will take on the Chinese team at the Men’s team Round of 16 competition.
NEERAJ IN ACTION TODAY | Top6️⃣ in 2024
The day that everyone has waited for last four years.
Finally it’s here and the star #NeerajChopra in action.
Here are the Top Six throws for 2024 #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/wWL0TZl5yd
— IndiaSportsHub (@IndiaSportsHub) August 6, 2024
At night, the Indian Men’s hockey team will take on Germany in the semifinals of the Men’s Hockey. The Indian team has a golden opportunity to win the game against Germany and qualify for the finals since the 1980s Moscow Olympis.
Athletics
- 1:50 PM- Kishore Jena- Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Group A)
- 10:34 PM- Neeraj Chopra- Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Group B)
- 2:50 PM- Kiran Pahal- Women’s 400m (Repechage Round)
Wrestling
- 2:30 PM- Vinesh Phogat vs Yui Susaki (JPN)- Women’s Freestyle 50kg (R-16)
- 4:20 PM- Vinesh Phogat vs TBD- Women’s Freestyle 50kg (Quarterfinal)*
- 1:10 AM-Vinesh Phogat vs TBD- Women’s Freestyle 50kg (Semifinal)*
Table Tennis
- 1:30 PM- Harmeet Desai/Sharath Kamal/Manav Thakkar vs Wang Chuqin/Ma Long/Fan Zhendong (CHN)- Men’s Team (R16)
Hockey
- 10:30 PM- India vs Germany- Men’s Semifinals
*Subject to qualification
Medal Tally
After winning the three bronze medals, India slipped to 60th place on the medals table. The medals table on 6th August is as follows:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 21 | 30 | 28 | 79 |
| 2 | China | 21 | 18 | 14 | 53 |
| 3 | France | 13 | 16 | 19 | 48 |
| 4 | Australia | 13 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 12 | 13 | 17 | 42 |
| 6 | South Korea | 11 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Japan | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 8 | Italy | 9 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Germany | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
