2024 Paris Olympics: Day 1 Finals Ki Live Recap

2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES

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DAY 1 FINALS HEAT SHEET

WOMEN’S 4×100 FREESTYLE RELAY LINEUPS 

MEN’S 4×100 FREESTYLE RELAY LINEUPS 

Aaj raat ko Paris Olympics 2024 ka pehla finals hai. Aaj humare paas chaar medal rounds hain: men’s aur women’s 400 freestyle, aur men’s aur women’s 4×100 freestyle relay final. Iske alawa, do semifinals bhi schedule mein hain – women’s 100 butterfly se session shuru hoga aur men’s 100 breaststroke se session ke individual events khatam honge.

Day 1 Finals Schedule

• Women’s 100 butterfly semifinals — top seed: Zhang Yufei (CHN) – 56.50
• Men’s 400 freestyle final — top seed: Lukas Märtens (GER) – 3:44.13
• Women’s 400 freestyle final — top seed: Katie Ledecky (USA) – 4:02.19
• Men’s 100 breaststroke semifinals — top seed: Caspar Corbeau (NED) – 59.04
• Women’s 4×100 freestyle relay final — top seed: Australia – 3:31.57
• Men’s 4×100 freestyle relay final — top seed: China – 3:11.62

Men’s 400 freestyle Games ka pehla final hai. Lukas Märtens ne is season me 3:40.33 time ke saath sabka dhyan khicha, jo Paul Biedermann ke super-suited world record se bas .26 seconds door tha. Märtens aur Elijah Winnington ne 200-meter mark tak us world record pace ke neeche flip kiya. Dono peeche reh gaye, lekin Märtens ne apna top time 3:44.13 ke saath sabse aage rakha. Chaar aur swimmers ne 3:45 ka time todha: Guilherme Costa (3:44.23), Fei Liwei (3:44.60), Winnington (3:44.60), aur Sam Short (3:44.88), jo ek tezi se bhara Olympic final ka wada karta hai jaha sirf Winnington Tokyo field se wapas aaya hai.

Phir women’s 400 freestyle final ka waqt hoga, jaha hum 2023 World Championships ke top chaar swimmers ka rematch dekhenge. Katie Ledecky, Ariarne Titmus, Erika Fairweather, aur Summer McIntosh ko final me lead kar rahi hain. Ledecky ne 4:02.19 time swam kiya; baaki sab bhi 4:02 range me the, jaise sabne final ke liye apne cards chhupa rakhe the. Titmus, jo world record holder hain, ne 2019 se ye race international level par nahi haari aur wo jeetne ke liye sabse zyada favorite hain. Wahi, McIntosh aur Fairweather apne pehle Olympic medals ke liye aim kar rahe hain.

Women’s 4×100 freestyle relay me sab kuch Australia ke baare me hai. Is event me world record holders hain, aur ye wahi nation hai jo is event me 3:31 se tezi se swim kar chuka hai. Phir bhi, wo koi galti afford nahi kar sakte kyunki United States ka bhi ek strong quartet hai. Emma McKeon aur Sarah Sjöström ne sub-52 splits ke saath morning me is event ka highlight banaya. McKeon ne 51.94 ka time post kiya, jo unka sabse best time hai saalon me, aur Sjöström ne Sweden ki relay par 51.99 ka time clock kiya.

China ne men’s 4×100 freestyle relay ke prelims ka sabse fast time (3:11.62) swim kiya, jisme world record holder Pan Zhanle ka 46.98 anchor leg bhi shaamil tha. Top four–China, Australia, Great Britain, aur United States–prelims ke baad ek second se bhi kam ke antar se alag the, jo is race me aane wale chaos ka signal de raha hai. On paper, United States team to beat hai lekin China, Great Britain, Australia, aur Italy bhi podium finish ke liye strong candidates hain. Hamesha ki tarah, relay lineup aur order crucial hoga.

WOMEN’S 100-METER BUTTERFLY – SEMIFINALS

• World Record: 55.18 – Gretchen Walsh, USA (2024)
• World Junior Record: 56.43 – Claire Curzan, USA (2021)
• Olympic Record: 55.48 – Sarah Sjostrom, SWE (2016)
• 2021 Winning Time: 55.59 – Maggie MacNeil, CAN
• 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 57.19

Advancing to Finals: 

1. Gretchen Walsh (USA), 55.38 OR
2. Torri Huske (USA), 56.00
3. Zhang Yufei (CHN), 56.15
4. Angelina Kohler (GER)/Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 56.55
5. —
6. Emma McKeon (AUS), 56.74
7. Mizuki Hirai (JPN), 56.80
8. Louise Hansson (SWE), 56.93

Gretchen Walsh ne session ki pehli heat me hi bheed ko khada kar diya. U.S. Olympic Trials me, Walsh ne 100 butterfly ka world record semifinals me todha tha. Is semifinal me bhi unhone ek aur record-breaking performance di, Sarah Sjostrom ka Olympic record ek tenth se todha. Walsh ne apne world record pace ke neeche start kiya, aur 25.29 par turn liya. Unhone 30.09 me finish kiya, 55.38 par touch karte hue ek naya Olympic record banaya aur apne career ka teesra sabse tezi se swim kiya.

Dusre semifinal me Tokyo ke top chaar swimmers wapas aaye. Torri Huske, jo un Games me fourth thi, ne race start se finish tak lead ki. Unhone 25.69 par turn liya, jo pehle semifinal me Walsh ke pace se chaar-tenths kam tha. Huske ne defending champion Maggie MacNeil, Zhang Yufei, aur Emma McKeon ke against apna lead banaye rakha aur dusre semifinal me jeet hasil ki. Apne 56.00 ke saath, Americans final ke liye top do seeds le ja rahe hain.

Zhang third place par move kar rahi hain, jabki MacNeil aur Angelina Koehler ne pehle semifinal me 56.00 ke saath tie kiya.

Is event me Olympic final banane ke liye sub-57 seconds ka time lagta hai, jo Tokyo me 57.19 se kaafi kam hai.

MEN’S 400-METER FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World Record:  3:40.07 — Paul Biedermann, GER (2009)
• World Junior Record: 3:44.31 — Petar Mitsin, BUL (2023)
• Olympic Record: 3:40.14 — Sun Yang, CHN (2012)
• 2021 Winning Time: 3:43.36 – Ahmed Hafnaoui, TUN
• 2021 Bronze Medal Winning Time: 3:43.94

Final: 

1. GOLD: Lukas Märtens (GER), 3:41.78
2. SILVER: Elijah Winnington (AUS), 3:42.28
3. BRONZE: Kim Woo-Min (KOR), 3:42.50
4. Sam Short (AUS), 3:42.64
5. Guilherme Costa (BRA), 3:42.76
6. Fei Liwei (CHN), 3:44.24
7. Oliver Klemet (GER), 3:46.59
8. Aaron Shackell (USA), 3:47.00

Ye race poori tarah se Lukas Märtens ke naam rahi. Unhone race ke shuruaat se hi apni authority establish kar di, jaldi se pace set kiya aur pehle 100 meters me 52.01 par flip kiya. German swimmer ne 1988 ke baad is event me gold jeetne wale pehle German ban gaye. Pehle 100 meters ke baad, unhone poore race ke liye 28-point splits ke saath consistency banaye rakhi. Halanki wo is season ke pehle ke 3:40.33 lifetime best se thode kam the, fir bhi unhone 3:41.78 me gold jeet liya. Märtens pichle do saalon se is race me consistent rahe hain, har Worlds me medal jeet rahe the, lekin yahan Games me pahli baar gold jeetne me safal hue.

Märtens aur Kim Woo-Min, 2024 world champion, dono hi 200-meter mark par world record pace ke neeche the. Australian duo Elijah Winnington aur Sam Short ne teesre 100 par push karna shuru kiya jab Kim, Winnington, aur Short sab 3:14 par turn kiya. Kim ne race ke adhikansh samay second place banaye rakha, lekin Winnington ke late charge ko rok nahi paye. Winnington ne final 50 me 27.33 ke time ke saath chauthi position se upar uthkar silver jeet liya 3:42.28 me. Winnington Tokyo me is event me 7th position par the.

Kim ne bronze jeet liya 3:42.50 me, Short ke 27.83 final 50 ko withstand karte hue. Short, 2023 world champion, bas medals se chook gaye 3:42.64 me, Kim se .14 seconds peeche.

Guilherme Costa apni 5th place finish ke baad visibly emotional the. Unhone 3:42.76 ka time swim kiya, ek naya Americas record set karte hue.

WOMEN’S 400-METER FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World Record:  3:55.38 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS (2023)
• World Junior Record: 3:56.08 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2023)
• Olympic Record: 3:56.46 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2016)
• 2021 Winning Time: 3:56.69 – Ariarne Titmus, AUS
• 2021 Bronze Medal Winning Time: 4:01.80

Final: 

1. GOLD: Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 3:57.49
2. SILVER: Summer McIntosh (CAN), 3:58.37
3. BRONZE: Katie Ledecky (USA), 4:00.86
4. Erika Fairweather (NZL), 4:01.12
5. Isabel Gose (GER), 4:02.14
6. Paige Madden (USA), 4:02.26
7. M.F Costa (BRA), 4:03.53
8. Jamie Perkins (AUS), 4:04.96

Jaisa ki Märtens ne men’s 400 freestyle final me kiya, Ariarne Titmus ne women’s 400 freestyle final me bhi bina waqt gavaaye control le liya. Unhone pehle 100 meters me 56.92 ka split diya, 17 saal ki Summer McIntosh dusre number par aur Erika Fairweather teesre number par thi. McIntosh halfway point par Titmus se .35 seconds peeche thi jab dono ne 1:56.97 aur 1:57.27.36 par turn liya.

Titmus ne apne lead ko 59.95 ke third 100 ke saath badhaya, .82 seconds ka gap banaya McIntosh ke saath, jo uss race ke uss point par unki mukabla karne wali eklauti thi. Titmus ne final 100 par bhi McIntosh ko outsplit kiya aur 3:57.49 ke time ke saath apna Olympic title defend kiya aur apni winning streak ko jari rakha.

Fukuoka me medals se chookne ke baad, McIntosh ne 3:58.37 ke time ke saath silver jeeta aur apna pehla individual Olympic medal hasil kiya. Sirf Titmus aur McIntosh hi sub-4:00 swimmers thi. Ledecky aur Fairweather dono ne multiple times is barrier ko clear kiya hai, lekin is final me dono nahi kar paayi. 100 meters par chauthi position par turn karne ke baad, Ledecky ne 250m mark par teesri position li aur wahin bani rahi, Titmus ya McIntosh ko challenge karne me saksham nahi ho pai. Fairweather 4th position par finish hui 4:01.12 ke time ke saath.

Isabel Gose ne German record set kiya 4:02.14 ke time ke saath 5th position ke liye, Paige Madden ko final 50 meters par pakadte hue. Madden ne final turn 4th position par kiya lekin end me 6th position par aayi 4:02.26 ke time ke saath, .12 seconds Gose ke peeche.

MEN’S 100-METER BREASTSTROKE – SEMIFINALS

• World Record: 56.88 – Adam Peaty, GBR (2019)
• World Junior Record:  59.01 – Nicolo Martinenghi, ITA (2017)
• Olympic Record: 57.13 – Adam Peaty, GBR  (2016)
• 2021 Winning Time: 57.37 – Adam Peaty, GBR
• 2021 Time to Advance to Semis: 59.18

Advancing to Finals: 

1. Adam Peaty (GBR), 58.86
2. Qin Haiyang (CHN), 58.93
3. Arno Kamminga (NED), 59.12
4. Nic Fink (USA), 59.16
5. Caspar Corbeau (NED), 59.24
6. Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 59.28
7. Lucas Matzerath (GER), 59.31
8. Melvin Imoudu (GER)/Ludovico Viberti (ITA), 59.38*

*Swim-off required

Finals me advance karne ka time abhi bhi Tokyo ke comparison me slow hai, lekin men’s 100 breaststroke me humein Games ke pehle sub-59s mil gaye hain. Adam Peaty ne pehle semifinal me 58.86 ka time clock karke shuruaat ki. Ye time dusre semifinal me bhi sabse fast raha, isliye Peaty lane four me hoga jab wo kal ke finals session me apne three-peat ke liye jayega.

Nic Fink ne pehle semifinal me dusra sthaan liya, 59.16 ka time clock karke finals me 4th position par advance kiya aur prelims me swim kiye 59.66 se apna performance improve kiya.

Qin Haiyang, 2023 world champion, ne dusra semifinal jeeta 58.93 ke time ke saath, Peaty ke neeche 59 second mark ke neeche aate hue. Qin wo insaan hai jo Peaty ke Olympic winning streak ko todne ki sabse zyada sambhavana rakhta hai, aur finals me dono ek dusre ke saath swim karenge. Dono ke semifinal swims ka comparison karein, Peaty pehle 50 meters me fast the, 26.90 ka split diya. Qin ne 27.12 me opening kiya, lekin 31.81 closing split ke saath Peaty ka gap kam kar liya.

Arno Kamminga aur Caspar Corbeau ne dusre semifinal me dusra aur teesra sthaan liya, jo guarantee karta hai ki finals me do Dutch swimmers honge.

Do Germans bhi ho sakte hain, lekin humein thoda aur intezaar karna padega ye confirm hone ke liye. Iska reason ye hai ki Melvin Imoudo aur Ludovico Viberti ne 8th position ke liye 59.38 ke time ke saath tie kiya hai, isliye ek swim-off hoga. Swim-off ke details abhi aani baki hain.

WOMEN’S 4×100-METER FREESTYLE RELAY – FINAL

• World Record: 3:27.96 – Australia (M. O’Callaghan, S. Jack, M. Harris, E. McKeon), 2023
• World Junior Record: 3:36.19 – Canada (T. Ruck, P. Oleksiak, R. Smith, K. Sanchez), 2017
• Olympic Record: 3:29.69 – Australia (B. Campbell, C. Campbell, M. Harris, E. McKeon), 2021
• 2021 Winning Time: 3:29.69 – Australia (B. Campbell, C. Campbell, M. Harris, E. McKeon)
• 2021 Bronze Medal Winning Time: 3:32.81

Final: 

1. GOLD: Australia (O’Callaghan, Jack, McKeon, Harris), 3:28.92 OR
2. SILVER: USA (Douglass, G. Walsh, Huske, Manuel), 3:30.20
3. BRONZE: China (Yang, Cheng, Zhang, Wu), 3:30.30
4. Canada, 3:32.99
5. Sweden, 3:33.79
6. France, 3:34.99
7. Great Britain, 3:35.25
8. Italy, 3:36.51

Australian women ne women’s 4×100 freestyle relay me shandar pradarshan kiya. Mollie O’Callaghan ne early lead le li, sabse fast lead-off 52.24 ka post karte hue. China 2nd place par tha first exchange ke baad jab Yang Junxuan ne 52.48 me opening ki, Sarah Sjostrom (52.53) aur Kate Douglass (52.98) se behtar perform karte hue.

Australian women ne race me kabhi pichhe nahi dekha, Shayna Jack (52.35), Emma McKeon (52.39), aur Meg Harris (51.94) ne O’Callaghan ke baad swim kiya, Australia ko 3:28.92 ke Olympic record time ke saath gold medal dilate hue. Harris ka ye swim shandar tha, matching the split jo McKeon ne prelims relay me diya tha.

Americans halfway point tak 4th position par the, G. Walsh ke 52.55 ke baad, lekin Huske ne unhe 2nd place par le aayi 52.06 ke incredible split ke saath. G. Walsh aur Huske dono ne is session ke pehle 100 butterfly semifinals me swim kiya tha, jahan unhone final ke liye top two times liye. Simone Manuel ne Americans ke liye anchor kiya 52.61 ke time ke saath, clock ko 3:30.20 par rok kar silver medal jeeta aur Americas record time set kiya. Ye pehli baar tha jab U.S. is relay me sub-3:31 gaya hai.

China sirf ek tenth U.S. se pichhe tha, 3:30.20 ke Asian record ke saath bronze medal jeeta. Yang ke Chinese record lead-off ke baad, Cheng Yujie ne 52.76 ka split diya, Zhang ne 52.75 ka split diya, aur Wu Qingfeng ne anchor kiya 52.31 me.

MEN’S 4×100-METER FREESTYLE RELAY – FINAL

• World Record: 3:08.24 — United States: M. Phelps, G. Weber-Gale, C. Jones, J. Lezak (2008)
• World Junior Record: 3:15.49 — United States: D. Diehl, M. Williamson, H. Williams, J. Zhao (2023)
• Olympic Record: 3:08.24 — United States: M. Phelps, G. Weber-Gale, C. Jones, J. Lezak (2008)
• 2021 Winning Time: 3:08.97 — United States: C. Dressel, B. Pieroni, B. Becker, Z. Apple
• 2021 Bronze Medal Winning Time: 3:10.22

Final: 

1. GOLD: United States (Alexy, Guiliano, Armstrong, Dressel), 3:09.28
2. SILVER: Australia (Cartwright, Southam, Taylor, Chalmers), 3:10.35
3. BRONZE: Italy (Miressi, Ceccon, Conte, Frigo), 3:10.70
4. China, 3:11.28
5. Great Britain, 3:11.61
6. Canada, 3:12.18
7. Germany, 3:12.29
8. Hungary, 3:13.11

Pan Zhanle ne men’s 4×100 freestyle relay final mein party shuru kar di. Usne prelims mein relay ko anchor kiya, lekin Chinese coaches ne use final ke liye lead-off bana diya. Wahan, usne 46.92 ka time clock kiya, jo David Popovici ko most sub-47 swims ke list mein ek number aage le gaya. Ye swim history mein 5th fastest hai.

Americans pehle exchange ke baad dusre number par the, Jack Alexy ne 47.67 ka swim karke Hungary ke Nandor Nemeth (47.76) aur Matt Richards (47.83) ko aage nikal diya. Chris Guiliano ne dusre leg pe Americans ke lead ko grab kiya 47.33 split ke saath. Hunter Armstrong ne huge 46.75 split ke saath lead extend ki, aur Caeleb Dressel ne anchor kiya 47.53 ke saath, jis se Americans ne 3:09.28 ka overall time ke saath pehla gold medal jeeta is meet mein.

Australia ne relay shuru kiya 6th place se Jack Cartwright ke 48.03 ke saath, lekin baad mein field mein se nikalte hue aage bade. Flynn Southam ne unhe 5th place pe move kiya (48.00), Kai Taylor ne 47.73 swim kiya aur 4th place pe le aaye, aur Kyle Chalmers ne final leg pe 46.59 ka amazing split kiya aur unhe podium pe silver medal ke saath 3:10.35 mein le aaye. Ye 100 free relay ke splits mein 8th fastest hai.

Italy ne podium finish kiya 3:10.70 mein. Jaise Australia ne, Italy bhi pehle 100 meters ke baad back half mein thi, Alessandro Miressi ne 48.04 ka swim kiya. Thomas Ceccon (47.44), Paolo Bonin Conte (48.16), aur Manuel Frigo (47.06) ne Miressi ke saath milke bronze jeeta, Tokyo mein silver ke baad podium pe wapas aaye.