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Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra said that every athlete dreams of winning a medal in the Games and there's no better feeling than clinching gold. The 23-year-old Chopra became not just India's first Olympic gold-medallist in 13 years but also the first track and field athlete to achieve the feat.
Olympic bronze medalist Bajrang Punia on August 08 said that his knee injury forced him to skip training for 20-25 which affected his Olympic preparations.
Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin on Saturday with a best throw of 87.58 metres, claiming a historic first Olympic gold in athletics for India.
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Saturday became only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics, out-performing the field by quite a distance to notch up the first track-and-field Games medal for the country.
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who scripted history by winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, pointed out that any sport at the Olympics isn't a one-day event. The 23-year-old said that years of practice and the support of many people have enabled him to achieve the unprecedented milestone.
PM Modi on Saturday congratulated javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who won Gold medal at Tokyo Olympics today. He said that his performance will encourage many young athlete to opt for such games. He also invited him into 15th Aug program in which he will interact with the Olympics players directly.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced a cash reward of Rs 6 crore to Mr Chopra for winning the medal in men's javelin throw in the Olympics. The 23-year-old registered a best attempt of 87.58 to finish ahead of Czech Republic duo of Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely to clinch the gold medal. It was India's first gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and also the country's second individual gold medal in Olympic history after Abhinav Bindra's heroics in Beijing 2008.
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra delivered India's elusive Olympic medal in athletics on Saturday at the 2020 Tokyo Games to end the nation's wait of 100 years with a throw of 87.58m. With the historic gold, Neeraj became Independent India's first-ever track and field medallist.
On his Olympic debut, India's Bajrang Punia on Saturday claimed the bronze medal after defeating Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan 8-0 in the men's freestyle 65kg final.
Golfer Aditi Ashok finished fourth in golf today at Tokyo Olympics 2020. She missed the medal by one shot.
While yesterday was a mixed day of sorrow and joy for India in the Tokyo Olympics, all eyes are set on some players competing in the events scheduled today. While wrestler Bajrang Puniya will compete for a bronze today, golfer Aditi Ashok and javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will respectively will respectively compete for a gold medal.
Ravi Dahiya on Thursday became only the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games after he lost the men's freestyle 57kg title clash 4-7 to reigning world champion Zavur Uguev.
From a bottom-place finish at Rio 2016, the Indian women's team capped a remarkable journey at Tokyo Olympics, finishing fourth after losing 3-4 to defending champions Great Britain who scored twice in the second-half to end their dream run.
23-year-old Aditi Ashok has been in supreme form at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing at 2nd position after the third round on Friday. If she maintains this position, she will secure India's first-ever Olympic medal in golf!
Bajrang Punia's perennial leg-defence weakness came to haunt him at the big stage as he lost the men's freestyle 65kg semifinal to three-time world champion Haji Aliev here on Friday and he will now fight for bronze medal at the Olympic Games.
Bajrang Punia was pushed to the edge by Ernazar Akmataliev of Kyrgyzstan, but he warded off his opponent's advances to win by virtue of biggest points won in the bout.
Bajrang Punia has been declared the winner by the virtue of points. He will now face Iran's Morteza Ghiasi in the quarter-final of men's 65kg freestyle wrestling.
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