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26-year-old achieves his best throw of the day in his third attempt but that was 1cm short of eventual winner Anderson Peters' 87.87m effort

Host France slips to fifth place with 62 medals, including 16 gold, 24 silver and 22 bronze

The 29-year-old was disqualified for being 100gm overweight at the time on weigh-in on Wednesday.

Says it was the love of the family, locals and his fans that turned into Neeraj's greatest victory in two consecutive Olympics

Nadeem bested Chopra for the first time in their 11 face-offs to claim the Olympic gold medal with a sensational Games record of 92.97m

He will continue to motivate countless upcoming athletes to pursue their dreams and make our nation proud, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem breaks the Olympic Record in the men's javelin throw final with a monster heave of 92.97 metres

China remains in second place with 22 gold, 21 silver, and 16 bronze medals, totaling 59. Australia is in third with 14 gold, 12 silver, and 9 bronze medals, for a total of 35. Host France has slipped to fourth with 13 gold, 16 silver, and 19 bronze medals, totaling 48. Britain is in fifth place with 12 gold, 15 silver, and 19 bronze medals, totaling 46.

The Indian women's table tennis team will look to replicate her impressive victories as they face Germany in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, wrestler Antim Panghal, golfers Aditi Ashok and Disha Dagar, and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will also be in action, making it another pivotal day for India at the Paris Olympics.

On Tuesday, India's biggest hope for a gold medal will launch his much-anticipated campaign in Qualification Group B at 15:20 IST

IOA official confirms development, says the star shooter has done exceptionally well and deserves the honour

Bag 19 gold, 26 silver and many as bronze medals; China slips to second position with with 19 gold, 15 silver and 11 bronze medals

India will have only 15 players available for the key clash, which is big set back for the eight-time Olympic champions

Besides 16 gold medals, China have won 12 silver and nine bronze medals, followed by USA with a total of 61 medals

After defeating Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary 5:0 in the quarterfinals of the women's 66-kilogram bout, the former is now assured of at least a bronze medal

Men's hockey team in quest for a spot in semifinals, to take on Great Britain in the quarterfinals

For the Indian camp, confident smiles of victory turned to shock as they realized the match they were favored to win had ended in a tie.

The Indian team had scripted history by entering the semifinals of the Games for the first time.

China, with 11 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze, has 24 medals while USA jumped to second place with nine golds and 15 silver and 13 bronze for a total of 37 medals

The 28-year-old Priyanka, the only Indian participant in the women's event in Paris, clocked 1:39:55 at the Trocadero on her second Olympic appearance