India at Olympics, Day 12 as it happened: Mirabai Chanu finishes fourth; Vinesh Phogat disqualified

That’s it for Scroll’s coverage of Day 12 of the Olympic Games in Paris.

To be blunt, this was a horrible day for fans of the Indian contingent at the Olympics. It started off with the news that Vinesh Phogat had been disqualified for being overweight – by 100 grams – at the weigh-ins on Wednesday.

As a result, her record of becoming the first Indian woman to reach a gold medal match in Olympic wrestling was stripped away from her.

The Indian delegation has taken the matter to the Court of Arbitration of Sport, hopefully, there could be a positive result tomorrow.

Later in the day, Mirabai Chanu, another medal hope for India, finished fourth in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event, as Avinash Sable finished the men’s 3000m steeplechase final 11th.

There is hope for a better day tomorrow. The men’s hockey team will be competing in the bronze medal match, and of course there is Neeraj Chopra in the evening. A big day!

Join us once again tomorrow!

Amazing pole vault final ????

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????????'s defending champion @ktnago13 and ????????'s @alysha_newman94 join her on the podium.#Paris2024 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/62tbSw15T8— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 7, 2024

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Mirabai Chanu finishes fourth as India miss out on yet another podium at #Paris2024

Details: https://t.co/RnWbv5XLbh— The Field (@thefield_in) August 7, 2024

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