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The Indian hockey team, despite falling short of their gold medal aspirations, will strive to replicate their Tokyo 2020 performance and secure a medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. Led by Harmanpreet Singh, the team has showcased exceptional dominance throughout their campaign, defeating Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia. They narrowly lost to Belgium in the quarterfinals but triumphed over Great Britain in a thrilling penalty shootout to reach the semifinals.In the semifinals, India faced reigning world champions Germany. Despite the absence of key defender Amit Rohidas due to a controversial red card, the team played with determination and matched the Germans' intensity. However, they ultimately fell behind in the final six minutes of the match.A medal at the Paris Olympics would provide a significant boost to India's campaign, which has been marked by misfortune and several fourth-place finishes. The team's last Olympic medal came on August 1, 1980, and all eyes will be on them to break the drought and provide a fitting farewell to veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh.

Day 13 of the Paris Olympics promises to be a pivotal day for India, with Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic champion in men's javelin throw, set to defend his title in the final. Chopra's impressive qualification throw of 89.34m on his first attempt has positioned him as the frontrunner in the event. If successful, he will become only the fifth man in Olympic javelin throw history to retain the title and the first Indian to win multiple gold medals in singles events.Meanwhile, the Indian men's hockey team will face Spain in the bronze medal match after a narrow 2-3 defeat to Germany in the semi-final. Harmanpreet Singh and his teammates will be determined to secure a podium finish for the second consecutive Olympics.In wrestling, Aman Sehrawat and Anshu Malik will begin their campaigns in the round of 16 matches in the men's 57kg freestyle and women's 57kg freestyle categories, respectively.Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar will represent India in the women's individual strokeplay round 2 golf event.