Annu began with a 50.35m throw and improved it to 53.19m in her second attempt in Group A, which had 14 contenders apart from her.
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In an exclusive interview with India TV on Monday, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu recalled her journey to the historic feat in Tokyo Games. Sindhu became the first Indian shutter to win two Olympics medals and second Indian athlete with multiple medals.
The 25-year-old grabbed eyeballs in an otherwise dismal campaign in Tokyo, finishing ahead of his senior India teammates, Atanu Das and Tarundeep Rai, in the ranking round.
Diksha joins India's top woman golfer, Aditi Ashok, who is playing her second Olympic Games. Aditi landed in the Japanese capital much earlier and said she was looking forward to the campaign.
It was a creditable performance for the 29-year-old Bengaluru rider Mirza, who was the first equestrian to qualify for the Olympics since Imtiaz Anees in Sydney 2000.
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The 25-year-old Kaur, who has qualified for the final as second best on Saturday, was never in the running for a medal in the eight rounds of competition which was interrupted by rain for more than an hour.
Indian women's hockey team reached the Olympic semis for the first timer ever, defeating Australia in the quarters, while the shooters disappointed again on Day 10 of Tokyo Games
Gurjit, whose goal in the 22nd minute gave India the lead against the mighty Australians on Monday, hails from Amritsar and her family said they have been rejoicing continuously.
The 38-year-old was unscored upon in his four matches. He joins Japan’s Kaori Icho as the only wrestlers to claim four Olympic golds.
The 42-year-old from South Korea was initially hired to train the men's singles players but started working with Sindhu after the abrupt departure of Kim Ji Hyun, following the World Championship in 2019.
Sindhu, the reigning world champion, on Sunday became only the second Indian and first woman from the country to claim two Olympics medals, after she won a bronze in Tokyo, five years after claiming a silver at Rio Games.
Reid highlighted that getting two green cards and one yellow card in the game against Great Britain is something India must avoid when they face Belgium.
Wrestling is one sport which promised at least three podium finishes and anything less than that will be a below par show, irrespective of the colour of the medal.
The 24-year-old Biles won bronze on beam in Rio de Janeiro five years ago and qualified for the eight-woman final at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on the first weekend of the Games.
The Indian men's hockey team takes on world champion Belgium on Tuesday morning, aiming to secure a place in the Olympic finals and with it, a medal for the first time in 41 years.
Sindhu on Sunday etched her name among the all-time greats after winning badminton women's singles bronze medal to add to the silver she won at Rio in 2016.
Reaching Olympics after seeing off Sakshi Malik in trials, 19-year-old Sonam will be the sole Indian wrestler in action on Tuesday.
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