PM Modi congratulates Mirabai Chanu on Tokyo Olympics silver medal
July 24, 2021 12:32 ISTMirabai Chanu became the first Indian weightlifter to win a silver medal in Olympics history.
Mirabai Chanu became the first Indian weightlifter to win a silver medal in Olympics history.
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in Weightlifting (49kg) category to open India's medal account at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
India's Saurabh Chaudhary finished first and qualified for the final of men's 10m Air Pistol event.
Csernoviczki, a 2012 London edition bronze medallist, pinned Sushila for a full 20 seconds to claim the Ippon and win the round of 32 match.
As per the official count, the total number of infected athletes now stands at 12. The Olympics officially began on Friday.
India men's hockey team made a winning start to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, beating New Zealand 3-2 in their Group A game.
Elavenil finished 16th after shooting 626.5 over six series of 10 shots each, while the more experienced Apurvi settled for the 36th place after aggregating 621.9.
India's mixed team duo of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav has reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Earlier, Vikas Krishan, among the most accomplished names in Indian boxing and a strong Olympic medal hope, suffered a 5-0 defeat against Japan's Okazawa.
India enters the race with a grand total of 28 medals bagged across all the editions of the Olympics it has participated in since 1920.
An orchestral medley of songs from iconic Japanese video games served as the soundtrack for the parade of countries at the opening ceremony.
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Tennis player Naomi Osaka lit the torch, with performers from throughout the night's ceremony holding sunflowers — famous for blooming toward the sun.
Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan will represent India as the shooting events begin on Saturday with the women's 10m air rifle competition at the Asaka Range.
The cauldron sat atop a peak inspired by Mount Fuji. It’s a sphere that opened like a flower, “to embody vitality and hope,” organizers said.
A total of 19 Indian athletes, including flag-bearers iconic boxer MC Mary Kom and men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh, besides six officials, participated in the ceremony.
Following is India's schedule on the second day of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.
The games, delayed for a year by the pandemic, have had competition taking place since earlier in the week, but are not considered officially having started until the opening ceremony
The song’s inclusion was a nod to the song that John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-wrote 50 years ago.
A total of 19 Indian athletes, including flag-bearers iconic boxer MC Mary Kom and men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh, besides six officials, participated in the opening ceremony.
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