India look to Manu, Divyansh, Yashaswini for solace after disappointing start
July 24, 2021 19:37 ISTThe Indian shooting team will make four more attempts at opening its medal count at the Games.
The Indian shooting team will make four more attempts at opening its medal count at the Games.
Felice Albers gave Netherlands the lead in the sixth minute before the advantage was evened out by India skipper Rani Rampal in the 10th minute.
Chanu revealed that after the Rio Games debacle she changed her training and technique completely so that she could redeem herself in Tokyo.
On Saturday morning, the diminutive Manipur lifter opened India's account at Tokyo Games in style, winning silver in the women's 49 kg category.
Karnam had won a bronze medal in women's 69kg at Sydney, the lone medal in that edition of the Olympics.
India's hope for a medal in the mixed pair section went up in smoke after the new-look duo of Deepika Kumari and Jadhav lost to their Korean opponents in the quarterfinals here on Saturday.
The 29-year-old Krishan sustained a cut below his left eye in the high-voltage clash, which, according to team sources, he competed with a shoulder niggle.
The coaches of gold medal winners will get Rs 12.5 lakh while those of bronze medallists will be given Rs 7.5 lakh by the IOA.
The start to India's table tennis campaign was disappointing with Sharath Kamal and Manika losing 0-4 to the third seeds Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching of Chinese Taipei in the mixed doubles round of 16.
Teenager Kim Je Deok and 20-year-old An San handled the intense pressure as they paired up to win the Olympic debut of archery’s mixed team event at the Tokyo Games.
World number 62 Manika won the match against 94th-ranked Tin-Tin Ho of Britain 4-0 but no one was sitting in the coach's corner and that attracted a lot of attention on social media.
Bindra, India's lone individual Olympic gold medallist till date, said that the Mirabai's feat will inspire a generation of Indians.
Yang had a few emotions of her own after a close call and her worst shot of the finals.
Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics, clinching the second place in the 49kg category to open the country's account on Saturday.
Mirabai Chanu penned down a heartwarming message after winning the silver medal in 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Deepika and Jadhav, who were playing together at the International level for the first time, lost 2-6 to formidable South Korea who eventually won the gold medal.
Mirabai Chanu says she don't just belong to Manipur but whole India and is happy to win India their first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in Weightlifting (49kg category) on the opening day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Indian medal hope Saurabh Chaudhary could not replicate the form he displayed in the qualifications to finish a disappointing seventh in the men's 10m air pistol final at the Tokyo Olympics.
Chirag and Satwik, world no. 10, notched up a stunning 21-16 16-21 27-25 win over third seeds Lee and Wang.
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