Indian men's hockey team will aim for their first Olympic medal in 41 years on Thursday while wrestler Ravi Dahiya will seek the nation's second individual gold
Lovlina Borgohain grabbed India's third medal and wrestler Ravi Dahiya assured the contingent of a fourth medal. Meanwhile, the Indian women's hockey team lost in their semifinal tie against Argentina
India still have a chance to win the bronze medal as they will take on Great Britain in the third-fourth place play-off match on Friday
Dahiya on Wednesday became only the second Indian wrestler to qualify for the title clash at the Olympic Games
The Indian defence will have to pull up its socks and avoid repeating the same mistakes which it made against Belgium if they desire to stand on the podium
Aditi, who caught the golfing world's attention five years ago at the Rio Olympics, shared the position with World No. 1 Nelly Korda.
Before this, Sushil Kumar was the only Indian to make the gold medal bout in 2012 London Games and settle for a silver.
The 23-year-old lost 0-5 in the welterweight (69kg) semifinals to reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey this morning.
Lovlina's bronze is the first Olympic medal in Indian boxing in nine years.
The 26-year-old on Sunday became only the second Indian and first woman from the country to win back-to-back Olympic medals.
Borgohain goes home a history-maker as the 23-year-old, who started her career as a Muay Thai practitioner, has become only the third Indian boxer to ensure a podium finish at the showpiece.
Lovlina, the two-time World and Asian championships bronze-medallist, lost all three rounds by unanimous decision, ending her debut stint at the Games with a bronze.
Ravi Dahiya (57kg) and Deepak Punia (86kg) have entered the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics.
The fourth-seeded Indian consistently attacked the right leg of his opponent and apart from conceding a take-down in the first period, he remained dominant.
The 23-year-old Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to enter the finals of the Games with a big throw of 86.65m that put him on the top of the Group A qualification.
Neeraj Chopra secured an automatic qualification in his first attempt in the javelin throw qualification - Group A.
Neeraj Chopra secured an automatic qualification for the Javelin Throw final with a 86.65m throw in his first attempt.
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Spain beat host Japan 1-0 Tuesday with Marco Asensio scoring a curling shot in the 115th minute in Saitama. Brazil was taken to penalties by Mexico, winning the shootout 4-1 after a scoreless draw in Kashima.
Sindhu on Sunday became the second Indian and first woman from the country to bag two Olympic medals after winning the bronze in Tokyo, five years after securing a silver at Rio Games.
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