Golf: Aditi Ashok finishes fourth; misses out on Tokyo Olympics medal
August 07, 2021 11:03 ISTAditi Ashok misses out on a historic Tokyo Olympics medal by a whisker as she finished fourth on the final day of the women's individual golf event.
Aditi Ashok misses out on a historic Tokyo Olympics medal by a whisker as she finished fourth on the final day of the women's individual golf event.
Aditi Ashok may become the first Indian golfer to win a Olympics silver medal if no further play takes place due to bad weather.
Peres Jepchirchir led a 1-2 Kenyan finish in the women’s marathon, withstanding the heat and humidity while running through the streets of Sapporo.
Neeraj became only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics, out-performing the field by some distance to immortalise himself as the first track-and-field Games medal-winner for the country.
Other things might take some getting used to: Italy is a sprint power. It now owns the gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay to go with the shocking 100-meter gold that Marcell Jacobs won.
The 35-year-old Felix, a stalwart of American track and field, started in the outside lane and outraced Stephanie Ann McPherson of Jamaica to take third place by .15 seconds.
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Rani Rampal and her gutsy teammates cried long after the final hooter had gone off but one thing was clear, history had been scripted by a team that finished last in the previous Games and from whom nobody expected anything
Neeraj Chopra headlines India's day 15 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Tom Noah Nirmal, Rajiv Arokia and Amoj Jacob ran 3 minutes 6 second to finish fourth in the second heat.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has cancelled Gaidarov's accreditation after a hearing was held in the matter.
A pre-tournament medal contender, the 23-year-old Chopra fuelled country's expectations by topping the qualification round with a stunning first round throw of 86.59m.
The iconic Akhada blooms back to life with its protege Ravi Dahiya bagging a Tokyo Olympics Silver medal but the absence of Sushil Kumar was felt, say coaches.
Soon after the Indian team went down to Argentina in the Olympics semifinal, two men danced and burst firecrackers outside Katariya's house in the Roshnabad area of Haridwar in a gesture of mockery.
Bajrang will now fight for bronze. If he manages to win, India will match its best result at the Olympics. Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt had won a silver and a bronze at the 2012 London Games.
Aditi Ashok shot five birdies against two bogeys and moved to 12-under, three strokes adrift of leader Nelly Korda of USA who carded a two-under 69 in the penultimate round.
In the men's 50km event, Gurpreet Singh pulled out after the 35km mark due to cramps under hot and humid conditions as the Indian race walkers ended their disappointing campaign.
The 47-year-old coached the Indian women's hockey team to its best ever performance in the Olympic Games, guiding them to a creditable fourth place finish here.
PM Narendra Modi announced that the Khel Ratna Award will now be named after Major Dhyan Chand.
The team had already created history and surpassed all expectations by entering the semifinals of the Olympics for the first time.
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