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The ninth day of Paris 2024 Olympics is in the history books. India could not add any medals to their tally, but the Indian athletes produced some phenomenal performances in different sports.
Badminton star Lakshya Sen brought his 'A' game to the table. Unfortunately, the Indian shuttler went down in a hard-fought semifinal against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen. Even Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain lost in her quarterfinal match against Li Qian in women's boxing.
The Indian men's hockey team continued its top form at the Paris 2024 Olympics and beat Great Britain in the quarterfinals. Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh kept his nerve in the penalty shootout and helped India advance to the semifinals. Reacting to India's close win against Great Britain in the hockey quarterfinals, a fan wrote on X:
"Screamed like we have won the medal."
IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings prepared a special poster for the Indian men's hockey team's goalkeeper after his heroics in the quarterfinal match at Paris 2024 Olympics. A fan reshared that poster on his profile. You can check it out here:
Another fan smartly pointed out how India knocked out the Britishers in the month of August, referring to the Indian Independence Day (August 15).
"Indians knocking out British in the month of August. Satisfying," the fan tweeted.
Indian fans were heartbroken after Lakshya Sen and Lovlina Borgohain's defeats at Paris 2024 Olympics
Indian sports fans had high hopes from Lovlina Borgohain, who won a bronze medal in women's boxing at Tokyo Olympics three years ago. However, she went down by 1-4 in the quarterfinal match against China's Li Qian.
"Heartbreak for Lovlina. Come back stronger Queen," a fan tweeted after her defeat.
Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen suffered a 20-22, 14-21 defeat in the semifinal match against Viktor Axelsen. The Indian shuttler still has a chance of winning the bronze medal, but the semifinal defeat hurt the fans.
"HEARTBREAK FOR LAKSHYA SEN. The dream for the Gold Medal in badminton perishes at the Paris Olympics. A tough defeat against the defending champion for Lakshya," a popular X user tweeted.
Overall, it was a day full of ups and downs for India at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Fans will expect a better show on Day 10.
