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Great scenes in Tokyo as this 23-year old boy from Haryana wins India the first gold medal in Tokyo 2020.
Neeraj Chopra's way to gold is clear!
Here is India's FIRST GOLD MEDAL IN Track and Field Event!
Arshad Nadeem, who calls Neeraj Chopra an inspiration, had a poor couple of throws. Pakistan will be medal-less in Javelin.
Nonetheless, great performance by the Pakistani!
Chopra holds the gold medal position. After two big throws, the 23-year old athlete lost his rhythm as had two back to back throws under 80 meters.
Still, he is holding on to the Gold Medal due to his second throw of 87.58 meters.
Neeraj Chopra of India stands at the crossroads of history as he holds the gold medal position after three throws.
Can he maintain composure and improve on his 87.58 meters throw?
It will be INDIA'S FIRST TRACK AND FIELD GOLD MEDAL, EVER!
Johannes Vetter crashes out of Tokyo Olympics 2020 after 3 throws.
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem climbs up to 4th spot.
Tokyo: Neeraj Chopra improves his first throw and maintains the first position.
Chopra's second throw went 87.58 meters
Chopra started very well with a throw-in excess of 87 meters.
Vetter also trails behind Chopra!
Bajrang Punia takes lead!
Punia vs Niyazbekov is starting.
Will India have another bronze medal?
Tokyo: Bajrang Punia's bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics which was supposed to start at 3:55 pm has been delayed. It will start in a few minutes. Stay tuned for updates.
Tokyo: Aditi Ashok is ranked 200 in the world and still, she finished 4th in Olympics 2020. What a great achievement!
India’s Aditi Ashok misses out on winning a historic bronze medal for India as she finishes 4th in the rain-hit thrilling Women’s Individual Stroke Play.
Drama at the Golf Course as match suspended temporarily due to rain: Players are returning to the clubhouse due to rain. In fourth and final round, Aditi now tied-3rd after 16 holes for the bronze-medal position.
Indian women's golfer Aditi Ashok has now slipped tp 4th spot in individual stroke play after Lydia Ko puts a birdie in the fourth and final round.
Indian women's golfer Aditi Ashok has again moved up to joint second position in individual stroke play. A birdie for Nelly, a bogey for Lydia and a par for Aditi in hole no.10 means Nelly takes the lead, and the other two are in a three-way tie with Emily Pederson at second! Aditi had scored 12-under after the end of three rounds.
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia has lost the semi-final match of the men's 65kg freestyle category. He lost the bout 5-12 to three-time world champion and Rio Olympics bronze medalist Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan. Bajrang will now fight for the bronze medal.
After a stellar performance in Round 3 of the women's individual stroke play, Golfer Aditi Ashok stands second after finishing 68 (-3) for Day three at Kasumigaseki Country Club in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Friday.
Bajrang Punia beats Iran's Morteza Ghiasi Cheka via pin to enter semis.
Wrestler Bajrang Punia beats Kyrgyzstan's E Akmataliev in Men's 65kg Freestyle 1/8 final match, enters quarterfinals.
The Indian Women’s Hockey Team, led by Rani Rampal, played their hearts out against Great Britain at the Oi Hockey Stadium, but, the Indian eves couldn't get past the mighty World Number 4, going down 3-4 in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 bronze-medal match on Friday, 06 August 2021. We all saw a valiant effort from India, but Great Britain, who have won medals at three successive Olympics, hold on for the bronze medal.
India battled hard for the equaliser in the final few minuted but Britain managed to keep them at bay and secure the bronze medal!
In the final and fourth quarter, with just last 15 crucial minutes left to decide the fate of the game, Grace Balsdon converted a penalty corner into a super goal, courtesy a drag-flick through the legs of goalie Savita, and with this Great Britain were 4-3 up.
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Quarter 2 started at 0-0, but finished at 2-3. After Britain took the massive 2-0 lead through Rayer and Robertson, Gurjit Kaur, with two back-to-back goals and Vandana Katariya's third goal for India, turned the match on its head.
In the second quarter, Great Britain took the lead, courtesy a super goal from Elena Sian Rayer, who's attempted cross was put into the goal by India's Deep Grace Ekka.
Great Britain looked desperate for an early goal and started to build pressure on Indian eves with an attacking game. They almost succeeded in getting the early breakthrough but Indian goalie Savita Punia yet again showcased excellent goalkeeping skills and denied shots from Ellie Rayer and Sarah Jones in quick succession.
Inside just two minutes into the game, Great Britain had managed to get their first penalty corner but a well-targeted penalty corner drag-flick from star player Giselle Ansley's was beautifully tipped over the bar by Indian goalie Savita Punia.
In the first quarter, Great Britain had started off on a great note in the opening minutes, but just few minutes into the game, things got pretty even now. India showcased some attacking moves and started to look threatening, but Great Britain's defence coped up well with the Indian attack.
Myles Amine secured 2 late points in the 87 kg men's freestyle bout.
It was a match that almost went India's way!
Punia leads 2-1.
Both the strong men are not giving an inch to each other.
Myles Amine vs Deepak Punia: The Indian wrestler leads 2-1 in the 87 kg freestyle bronze medal match.
Deepak Punia vs. Myles Amine bronze medal match is underway, the score is 2-0
Deepak Punia is going to face Myles Amine from San Marino in some time for the bronze medal in 86-kg freestyle wrestling.
Ravi Dahiya wins a silver medal as he loses the Final 7-4 against the Russian Olympic Committee's Zaur Uguev in Tokyo Olympic Games 2020.
One point has been given against Dahiya as a caution.
Live Score: 5-2
Uguev leads at the end of the first round!
Live Score 4-2 as the Russian dominated Dahiya
What a tackle by Dahiya! Straight away 2 points for the Indian wrestler.
Live score: 2-2
Tokyo 2020: Uguev leads with two points in the final.
Ravi Dahiya starts his gold medal match in Tokyo 2020
Both the wrestlers are walking on the mat as the Final of 57-kg freestyle wrestling is about to start in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
The historic bout where India has a chance to win its first gold medal in wrestling is about to begin.
Men's 57 kg freestyle wrestling match begins in a few minutes.
Ravi Dahiya would like to improve his previous record against the Russian.
Dahiya and Uguev have faced each other just once previously in the 2019 World Championships.
Uguev had come out as the winner.
Deepak Punia to play his Bronze medal match against Amine Myles Nazem of San Marino in 86 kg category at 4:40 pm IST.
Indian Wrestler Ravi Dahiya's Final against Zaur Uguev of the Russian Olympic Committee starts at 4:15 PM IST.
It is the Gold medal match of 57 kg freestyle wrestling.
Indian wrestlers in the past Olympics have proved that they can win the medal even via repechage rounds. So it is not fair to count out Deepak Punia from getting an Olympic medal. Meanwhile, Vinesh Phogat is another wrestler who can have a chance at the Olympic medal given her opponent advances to the final.
Indian Wrestler's Olympic Medal Via Repechage
Sushil Kumar - 2008 Beijing Olympics
Yogeshwar Dutt - 2012 London Olympics
Sakshi Malik - 2016 Rio Olympics
Indian men's hockey team coach Graham Reid: "It means a lot to me. We have done a lot of hard work in the last two years. We've made a lot of sacrifices and we've been in and out of quarantine for eight of the 15 months. To see today's result was special."
"It was a fantastic performance, apart from the first 7-8 mins. You could tell that the German team was very pumped. We paid the price early but we switched on later. Today was a really good fightback," India Men's Hockey team Graham Reid said after India's bronze win.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up the Indian men's hockey team to congratulate them on their joyous Bronze medal win at the Tokyo Olympics. India Hockey team Captain Manpreet Singh, coach Graham Reid, and assistant coach Piyush Dubey were on the call with Prime Minister after they defeated Germany 5-4.
Much awaited and touted to win a medal, wrestler Bajrang Punia will start his campaign in the men's freestyle 65kg draw tomorrow.
Looks like he will cruise through the round one and quarterfinal bouts but may face the hurdle in the semifinals against three-time World Champion Haji Aliyev. On the other side of the bracket, Otoguro is also there, whom Bajrang has never defeated.
A flurry of congratulatory messages coming for the Indian Men's hockey team after they won the Bronze medal match against Germany, beating them 5-4.
Indian men's Hockey team has won the Bronze for India and while it is time to celebrate there's also some anticipation for the women's team which will be playing for Bronze too.
Indian wrestler, Vinesh Phogat goes down to two times World Champion Vanesa Kaladzinskaya in the QF of 53kg weight class. Vinesh was pinned down and was trailing 3-5 in terms of point as well.
As we move attention past the historic Olympics Bronze medal from Hockey, wrestler Vinesh Phogat is in action and currently trailing 2-5 at the end of 1st period in women's 53kg weight class quarterfinals.
Indian men's hockey team clinches first Olympic medal in 41 years, beats Germany 5-4 to win bronze in Tokyo Games.
India has been defending well throughout the 3rd and 4th quarter, but Germany with some intensity were able to pull back one more goal as they made the scoreboard 5-4, still favouring the Indian team in the Hockey Bronze Medal match.
As India and Germany were locked at 3-3 during halftime, the Indian men's hockey team now has taken a cushion lead of two goals. India is ahead 5-3 in the Bronze Medal match.
Vinesh Phogat has beaten reigning Olympic Bronze medalist Sofia Mattsson to storm into the quarter-final of the 53kg weight class. Vinesh won bout 7-1.
Anshu Malik loses to reigning Olympic silver medalist Valeria Koblova 1-5 in Repechage round (57kg) and is out of contention for a medal.
A sensational fightback from India! Hardik Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scored two goals for India in a matter of few minutes to bring India back in the game. It's 3-3 at the end of the second quarter.
As India equalised 1-1 by Simranjeet. Germany came back roaring and made the scoreline 3-1 in the Hockey's bronze medal match.
At the end of the first quarter, Germany lead 1-0 against India. It rained penalty corners for the Germans in the first quarter, and India really need to build some momentum.
DEEPAK PUNIA IN BRONZE MEDAL MATCH
Deepak Punia would be competing for Bronze Medal tomorrow as he lost to David Taylor III of USA 0-10 in semis
He will play the Repechage winner bout between Shabanau & Amine
Ravi Dahiya assured of a medal
Deepak Punia to play for Bronze as he loses in the semi-final.
Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya came from behind to pin down his opponent and take the win to the gold medal match in Men’s Freestyle 57kg Semi-Final.
Ravi Dahiya leading 2-1 at end of 1st period. Ravi Dahiya is taking on Nurislam Sanayev of Kazakhstan in Men’s Freestyle 57kg Semi-Final.
It will be a historic moment to witness the Indian women's hockey team in action against Argentina today at 3:30 PM IST in the semi-finals match. While the battle to win a medal at the Olympics is always an uphill task, Indian Eves have proved that competition is all about resilience.
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Lovlina Borgohain's father Tiken Borgohain while speaking to ABP News Exclusively said that he is elated over his daughter's Bronze medal win. But he added that Lovlina's dream of Gold had not been achieved and hence she would cry. "I will make her understand that there would be more chances in the future," Tiken Borgohain said.
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain wins bronze medal, loses to Busenaz Sürmeneli of Turkey 0-5 in women's welterweight (64-69kg) semifinal match
Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) is facing a tough time against Turkey boxer reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the Tokyo Olympic semifinals. The first round started well for Lovlina but ended badly for her
Though India is assured of a medal, India will cheer for boxer Lovlina Borgohain as she enters the ring for her semi-final bout shortly. Her match against Turkish pugilist Busenaz Surmeneli is scheduled to start at 11 AM IST.
Anshu Malik, who lost her first bout, still has the chance to secure a medal (Bronze only) for India. She will be seen in Repechage round as her winner from the 1st round has moved to the semi-finals by upsetting the reigning 57kg Olympic silver medalist.
A good outing by the wrestlers as Deepak Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya have entered the semi-finals of their respective bouts.
Deepak Punia defeated the Chinese grappler 6-3 in the 87kg weight class of freestyle wrestling win over. It was so close with Deepak scoring winning points in dying seconds.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya made easy work of the Bulgarian grappler. He stormed into Semis in the 57kg weight class with a 14-4.
Deepak Punia has made an easy entry to the quarter-finals of the men's 86kg freestyle. He defeated Nigerian grappler Ekerekeme Agiomor 12-1 in the first round.
After the end of the first round, Deepak Punia has taken a 4-1 lead over the Nigerian Ekerekeme Agiomor in men’s freestyle 86kg round of 16.
India's Deepak Punia will be in action shortly. He will be up against Ekerekeme Agiomor in men’s freestyle 86kg round of 16.
Wrestler Anshu Malik lost the match to World Number 3 Iryna Kurachkina in women’s freestyle 57kg round of 16.
It is a good start for the Indian wrestling contingent as Ravi Kumar Dahiya is through to the QF of men's Freestyle 57kg. He recorded a 13-2 win over the Colombian wrestler.
The 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to enter the finals of the Olympics Game with a big throw of 86.65m that put him on the top of the Group A qualification.
He took just a few seconds to make that cut, sending the spear well past the direct qualifying mark of 83.50m in his first attempt.
"I am at my first Olympic Games, and I feel very good. In the warm-up, my performance wasn't so good, but then (in the qualifying round) my first throw had a good angle and was a perfect throw," Chopra said after his event.
Chopra is, however, under no illusion that the final will be a totally different contest where the world best will go for a podium finish.
"It will be a different feeling (in the finals), since it is my first time in the Olympics. Physically we (all) train hard and are ready, but I also need to prepare mentally.
"I will need to focus on the throw, and try to repeat this (performance) with a higher score," he said.
Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh is out of contention from the final. He made 74.80m in the second attempt and 74.81m in the 3rd attempt after a 76.4m first attempt.
Another Indian javelin thrower, Shivpal Singh is trying to enter the final of the track and field event. At end of 1st round, Shivpal Singh with a throw of 76.40m was at the 9th spot in Group B.
India's Neeraj Chopra has entered the finals of the Men's Javelin Throw with a throw of 86.65m in his first attempt. This is an automatic qualification mark.
Background
Tokyo Olympics 2020: The Olympic Games are being held in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Not one but two Indian athletes can create history on Saturday, the 15th day of the Olympic Games being played in Tokyo, as golfer Aditi Ashok and javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra have a chance to win gold medals. Chopra will present her challenge in the men's javelin throw final while Aditi Ashok continues to be second after the third round. Aditi's fight for the fourth and final round continues. In wrestling, Bajrang Punia will play his bronze medal match in the men's 65kg freestyle event today. In the bronze medal match, Bajrang will take on the Russian Olympic Committee's Gadzimurad Reshidov on the mat. World No. 2 and second seed at the Tokyo Olympics, Bajrang lost 5-12 in the semi-final against defending Olympic bronze medalist and three-time world champion Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan.
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