India at Tokyo Olympics Day 6: Atanu Das, PV Sindhu, Indian men's hockey team shine
Sports | Jul 29, 2021, 05:40 PM ISTIn a nutshell, it was an impressive day 6 for the Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In a nutshell, it was an impressive day 6 for the Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Indian men's hockey team stormed into the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over defending champions Argentina, scoring two goals in the final two minutes of its penultimate pool match here on Thursday.
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu earned a hard-fought 21-15 21-13 win over Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt to advance into the quarter-final of women's singles at the Tokyo Olympics.
It was, in a nutshell, another mixed day for the country which is waiting for its second medal after the spectacular silver by weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on the opening day of competitions.
Dragflicker Rupinder Pal Singh scored a brace as the Indian men's hockey overcame a demoralising defeat in the previous match to cruise past Spain 3-0 and register its second win at the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday.
The world number 62 from India made a remarkable comeback against her Ukrainian opponent after losing the first two games to prevail 4-11, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 in a second round match that lasted 57 minutes.
India's table tennis star Manika Batra on Sunday upset world number 32 Margaryta Pesotska to reach the women's singles third round at the Tokyo Olympics.
Manika Batra deserves all credit for the remarkable win after going 2-0 down earlier in the match. The No.1 Indian paddler looked in trouble waters after she conceded the first two games in 11 mins. However, she then engaged herself in long rallies with 20th seed Pesotska to take the game into decisive set with the scores tied at 3-3. She then gained early advantage in the final game and soon had five game points against the opponent; finally taking the game 11-7.
Tokyo Olympics' silver medallist Mirabai Chanu has said that while she is happy with the silver medal, she will work even harder on the snatch to go for gold in the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu bagged a historic silver medal in the women's 49kg weightlifting at the Tokyo International Forum to lift the gloom after four top pistol and rifle shooters flattered to deceive on Saturday.
Mirabai Chanu created history by clinching India's first silver medal in weightlifting in Olympics' history. Chanu won the medal in the 49kg category. The 26-year-old lifted 87kg in snatch and 115kg in the Clean and Jerk event to score a total of 202.
Mirabai Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Tokyo Olympics by clinching a silver medal in the 49kg category on Saturday. Karnam Malleswari, who had bagged bronze in the 2000 Olympics, heaped praise on Chanu and hoped that India will see another medal at the next Olympics.
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in Weightlifting (49kg) category to open India's medal account at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Mirabai Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics by clinching a silver medal in the 49kg category to open the country's account here on Saturday.
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in Weightlifting (49kg) category to open India's medal account at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Despite growing COVID-19 cases in Japan, the nation's PM Yoshihide Suga and IOC president Thomas Bach promise that they will oversaw a safe and successful 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The 27-year-old is looking to become the first Indian grappler to win gold medal in the sport for India.
India enjoyed a perfect start to their archery campaign at the Olympics on Saturday as the mixed duo of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav came back from behind to knock out Chinese Taipei and book a quarterfinal berth at Tokyo Olympics.
Indian defenders hold nerves for a 3-2 win over New Zealand after Harmanpreet Singh's brace and Rupinder Pal Singh penalty shot put India at the top.
Boxing great MC Mary Kom and Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh led the Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics into the National Stadium on Friday during the Opening Ceremony of the event.
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