Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won a historic athletics gold medal to become India’s second-ever individual Olympic gold medallist after shooter Abhinav Bindra. India recorded their best-ever Olympic haul of 7 medals.
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- Indian ‘Spear Man’ Neeraj Chopra wins gold, first medal for India in athletics.
Just spoke to @Neeraj_chopra1 and congratulated him on winning the Gold! Appreciated his hardwork and tenacity, which have been on full display during #Tokyo2020. He personifies the best of sporting talent and sportsman spirit. Best wishes for his future endeavours.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 7, 2021
- Aditi Ashok, First Indian woman golfer at the #Olympics, finishes impressive 4th at Tokyo Olympics; Narrowly missed the Bronze
- India created hockey history to start Day 14, beating Germany 5-4 in the bronze-medal match for a first podium finish in 41 years
Historic! A day that will be etched in the memory of every Indian.
Congratulations to our Men’s Hockey Team for bringing home the Bronze. With this feat, they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially our youth. India is proud of our Hockey team. 🏑
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 5, 2021
- India’s Lovlina Borgohain took home the bronze medal after losing the semi-final bout to top seed Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey via unanimous decision on Wednesday. Lovlina lost the first round 0:5 as all the judges gave the decision in favour of the Turkish boxer.
- India’s bright medal contender Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday qualified for the final of the javelin throw event at the Olympic Games with a stunning first attempt of 86.65m.
- India’s Anshu Malik loses against Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus 8-2 in the women’s Freestyle 57kg wrestling 1/8 Final
Anshu Malik loses to Iryna Kurachkin 8-2 in a hard-fought match.
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- India’s #RaviDahiya makes a winning start to his Olympics campaign as he beats Urbano Tigreros of Colombia 13-2 by technical superiority in the pre-quarterfinal to qualify for the next round.
India’s #RaviDahiya makes a winning start to his Olympics campaign as he beats Urbano Tigreros of Colombia 13-2 by technical superiority in the pre-quarterfinal to qualify for the next round.
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- .India’s Deepak Punia is ready to begin his journey at #Tokyo2020 in some time.
.@deepakpunia86 is ready to begin his journey at #Tokyo2020 in some time.
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