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.
The Indian women's hockey team went down fighting against Great Britain, conceding a 3-4 defeat in the bronze medal match at the Oi Hockey Stadium. Rani Rampal and co enjoyed a stellar campaign at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but failed to secure a podium finish despite a brilliant effort in the game for bronze.
Former Indian defender Sandeep Singh feels the 41-year-old wait for the historic Bronze medal makes it as good as a Gold medal.
Ravi Dahiya on Thursday suffered a defeat against reigning world champion Russian Zavur Uguev to bag silver at the Tokyo Olympics. In the final bout of men's freestyle 57kg, Uguev raced to a 4-2 lead in the first period and extended it in the second to win the contest by a 7-4 margin.
The men's team, led by Manpreet Singh on Thursday, defeated Germany 5-4 to clinch bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. This is India's first-ever medal at the Olympics since 1980 Moscow and 12th overall in the showpiece event.
India men's hockey team scripted history on Thursday morning when they defeated heavyweight Germany 5-4 in the third-place match to clinch Bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This becomes India's fourth medal at the ongoing Olympics after wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya ensured a gold or a silver medal on Wednesday evening.
India men's hockey team scripted history when they defeated heavyweight Germany 5-4 in the third-place match to clinch Bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
India's Ravi Dahiya gets medical clearance ahead of the Olympic finals. Ravi Dahiya endured a painful bite on his biceps from opponent Nurislam Sanayev during the Tokyo Olympics semifinal but the in-form wrestler is perfectly fine and raring to go for the final, a support staff member of the team assured.
On Wednesday, Ravi Dahiya became the second Indian wrestler to reach the final at the Games when he pinned Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev in the 57kg semifinal bout.
The Indian women's hockey team put up a gritty performance but it was not enough to secure a maiden Olympic final berth as it lost 1-2 to world no.2 Argentina in a hard-fought semifinal of the ongoing Games here on Wednesday.
Deandra Dottin smashed two successive fours and also completed an unbeaten half-century to secure a seven-wicket win for London Spirit against the Superchargers.
Jemimah Rodrigues scored 57 off 44 deliveries against London Spirit, but the Superchargers conceded a seven-wicket defeat in the game.
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