10 Indian officials for Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony, no limit on athletes
August 08, 2021 13:17 ISTA majority of the hockey and wrestling contingent is expected to attend the Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony.
A majority of the hockey and wrestling contingent is expected to attend the Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony.
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Australia have already lost the series, with the hosts having won the first three matches.
Root's 21st Test century helped England score 303 in 85.5 overs and secure a lead of 208 runs after being skittled out for 183 in the first innings.
After a wicketless outing in the WTC final, Bumrah returned to form with a bang, registering figures of 4/46 and 5/64 against England in the 1st Test.
Neeraj Chopra, who brought India a first Olympic gold medal in athletics, received a brilliant reception from the Indian athletes at the Tokyo Olympic village.
After winning a historic Olympic gold, Neeraj Chopra said that his aim now is to breach the 90m mark. The Javelin thrower achieved his personal best (88.07m) in March this year.
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In the time left during the penultimate hour, India scored 52 for one with Stuart Broad dismissing KL Rahul (26 off 38 balls) with a beauty. Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara were unbeaten on 12 each.
The remaining matches of the Indian Premier League will now take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 19 with the Chennai Super Kings taking on defending champions Mumbai Indians.
Imperfect but not impossible, these Olympics — willed into existence despite a pandemic that sparked worldwide skepticism and hard-wired opposition from Japan's own citizens — just might go down as the Games that changed sports for good.
23-year-old Chopra became the country's first track-and-field Olympic medallist with his gold, which was India's first since shooter Abhinav Bindra's win in the 2008 Beijing Games.
The Haryana athlete, who is a Subedar with 4 Rajputana Rifles in the Indian Army, clinched the gold in the javelin throw with an attempt of 87.58 metres.
Chopra also revealed that he went completely blank before his last throw as realisation dawned that he had managed to secure an unparalleled top finish at the Games here.
The 28-year-old Vetter had come into the Olympics as a hot favourite for gold, having thrown 90m plus on seven occasions between April and June but he was shockingly eliminated after the first three throws in the final.
The number 8758 is inspired by Chopra's winning throw that sent the javelin to a distance of 87.58 metres.
Chopra's family said the entire village and even people from neighbouring villages had been watching his performance for the past few days on television sets installed at public places.
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