PV Sindhu became only the second Indian and the country's first woman to win two Olympic medals, securing a bronze after a straight-game win.
Up against an opponent, who had beaten her nine times so far in the last 15 meetings, Sindhu showed great determination to outplay Bing Jiao.
P V Sindhu's hopes of securing India's first-ever Olympic gold in badminton came crashing down as she slumped to a straight-game defeat.
Lovlina Borgohain assured India a second medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, PV Sindhu reached the semis and Indian women's hockey team kept their hopes alive to cap India's rather decent Day 7. However, the shooters disappointed while the athletics campaign failed to get off to a good start.
Despite Mary Kom's heartbreaking exit from the pre-quarters, in a nutshell, it was an impressive day 6 for the Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
PV Sindhu, Deepika Kumari and Pooja Rani were positives for the Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Day 5 which had no medal rounds involving. The Indian women's hockey team however suffered their third straight loss.
Debutant boxer Lovlina Borgohain and the Indian men's hockey team were the only positives for the Indian contingent on day 4 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics while the Indian shooters endured yet another disappointing day.
Achanta Sharath Kamal reached the third round while Indian archers went down fighting in the quarters. Meanwhile, Manika Batra and Bhavani Devi left their mark
PV Sindhu, Manika Batra, Mary Kom all made a positive start to their Tokyo Olympics journey on a rather disappointing day for the Indian contingent
With the silver medal, Chanu also opened India's medal account at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
It was ironical that the locals milling around the majestic National Stadium were not allowed entry due to the ban on crowds, even as visitors, including athletes and dignitaries, from across the world participated in the opening ceremony.
South Korean archers dominated the Ranking Round as An San created an Olympic record in the event.
Indian archers had a below-par performance in the men's archery ranking rounds at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Disputed, locked down and running a year late, the Tokyo Games begin at last on Friday night, an event steeped in the political and medical baggage of a relentless pandemic.
Yashpal Sharma, who died at the age of 66 on Tuesday, enjoyed a glittering career including the 1983 World Cup triumph.
It is first major ICC trophy for the Black Caps, who had ended runners-up at the 2019 ODI World Cup after losing the final to hosts England on boundary count.
Shikhar Dhawan's delightful 69 dwarfed Mayank Agarwal's unbeaten 99 as Delhi Capitals defeated Punjab Kings by seven wickets in the IPL on Sunday to go atop the points table.
Put into bat, opener Jos Buttler cracked a 64-ball 124, while skipper Sanju Samson made 48 off 33 balls as RR posted a challenging 220 for three.
Mumbai Indians produced a magnificent effort to beat Chennai Super Kings by 4 wickets in a 219-run chase in Delhi.
Punjab Kings produced a brilliant all-round effort to beat Virat Kohli's RCB in Match 26 of IPL 2021.
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