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Aug 09, 2021

Neeraj Chopra Becomes 2nd Indian Individual Gold Medallist

Neeraj Chopra scripted history after winning a gold medal in Javelin throw. His first throw of 87.58 m was enough for him to earn a gold medal in javelin throw final. Chopra became the first ever Indian athlete to win an Olympic title in athletics.
Neeraj Chopra became only the second Indian to win an individual gold in the Olympics, out-performing the field by some distance to immortalise himself as the first track-and-field Games medal-winner for the country.
The 23-year-old son of a farmer from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana produced a second round throw of 87.58 m in the final to stun the athletics world and end India's 100-year wait for a track and field medal in the Olympics.
His was the country's seventh medal and first gold in this Olympics and he joined shooter Abhinav Bindra (2008 Beijing Games) in an elite and very hard-to-reach club of India's individual gold winners in the showpiece.
With this, the country surpassed the previous best haul of six medals achieved in the 2012 London Games. Apart from Chopra's gold, India has won to silver and four bronze medals.

Tokyo Olympics: India End Campaign with Best-ever Tally of 7

The Tokyo Olympics started with a bang for India with weightlifter Mirabai Chanu becoming the second individual silver medallist at the Games from the country. It then went through a lull as the shooters and archers failed to live up to expectations before a wave of positivity came back with the performances of the men's and women's hockey teams and PV Sindhu's bronze medal victory, all of which came to a crescendo with Neeraj Chopra winning a historic javelin throw gold.
India ended up surpassing their previous best tally at an Olympics of six medals, which the contingent achieved at the 2012 London Olympics, with Neeraj's gold being their seventh medal. It came in the last event of the Tokyo Games that featured an Indian.
India medals tally was 7 with 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals.

US Women's Basketball Claims 7th Straight Gold at Olympics

Team USA extended a historic run of championships in Olympic women's basketball, winning the gold against home team Japan in their first-ever medal match.
The United States' women earned their seventh-straight gold in the 90-75 victory. Brittney Griner, who plays for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, led Team USA with 30 points.
"Seven in a row, that's pretty amazing," Griner said, cradling her newly won medal, her second after claiming gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Fireworks Display Marks the Official Close of Tokyo Olympic Games

Held amid the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic, the 32nd Olympic Games began drawing to an end with a closing ceremony that sought to give the message of moving forward.
The ceremony opened with a video that looked back on the 17 days of events and competition.
Fireworks went off at the stadium to mark the beginning of the final chapter in which the organisers "expressed gratitude for the countless individuals who lent us their strength and helped us make it to the Closing Ceremony."
This was followed by Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach's appearance in the official stand.

Aug 08, 2021

Finland's Emma Terho Elected to the IOC Board

Olympic ice hockey medalist Emma Terho has been elected to represent the world's athletes on the IOC's executive board.
The International Olympic Committee said that Terho won a vote of its athletes' commission members to be their chairwoman. The position comes with a seat on the IOC board.
Terho was standing against pole vaulter world record holder Yelena Isinbaeva, who was elected an IOC member by athletes at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics at the height of the Russian doping scandal.
Terho represented Finland at five Winter Olympics and twice took home a bronze medal.
She replaces Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry on the IOC board.

Aug 07, 2021

Srinagar to Get International Football Stadium

The centuries-old Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar will soon see a facelift and is expected to host national and international football events. It is being built on the norms of FIFA with the facility of night play too.
Kashmir is known for its football craze and this game has always been a favorite sport of the Kashmiri people for ages. Now, this world-class one of the best football stadiums in the country will undoubtedly promote football in Kashmir and the talent of Kashmir will get an international platform.
The National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC) is building this stadium at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar. This project is worth around 44 crores. Funding for this project is being provided by the Ministry of Youth Services and Sport, Government of India.

Sjoerd Marijne Steps Down as India Women's Hockey Team Coach

Hours after the Indian women's hockey team finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics and won the hearts of the fans back home, coach Sjoerd Marijne announced that he would be stepping down as the coach of the women's national hockey team.
The Dutch coach had taken charge of the team for the first time in 2017.

Aug 06, 2021

Silver for Ravi, Heartbreak for Punia and Vinesh in Tokyo

Ravi Dahiya became only the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games but Vinesh Phogat's redemption dream came crashing down after a shock quarter-final exit and Deepak Punia let slip a bronze in the last 10 seconds of his play-off bout.
There were huge expectations from Dahiya for a gold medal after his phenomenal semi-final victory, but the reigning world champion Zavur Uguev of Russian Olympic Committee dashed those hopes with a comfortable 7-4 win in the men's freestyle 57 kg title clash.
Dahiya had lost to Uguev at the 2019 World Championship also.

India Loses Tokyo Olympics Women's Hockey Bronze Medal

It was a heartbreak for heroic Indian women hockey team as they lost their bronze medal match 4-3 to Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics . Rani Rampal's girls were in tears as they failed to win their first-ever Olympic medal by a whisker.

Ryan Crouser Sets Olympic Record

Ryan Crouser broke his own Olympic record on his way to defending his shot put title in Tokyo.
On his last attempt, Crouser went 23.30 meters (76 feet, 5 inches) to earn the first track and field gold medal for the American men at the Tokyo Games.
U.S. teammate Joe Kovacs finished second and Tomas Walsh of New Zealand was third.

Aug 05, 2021

Indian Men's Team Wins Bronze, First Olympics Medal after 41 Years

Indian men's hockey team created history at the Tokyo Olympics by winning a bronze, their first medal in 41 years from the sport. Manpreet Singh's side defeated Germany 5-4 in a thrilling third-place clash to come away with the bronze medal. It was a sensational comeback by the Indian side as they came back from 1-3 down in the 2nd quarter to win 5-4.

Lovlina Borgohain Signs Off with Boxing Bronze

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69 kg) signed off with a bronze medal in the Olympic Games after a comprehensive 0-5 loss to reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli, bringing an end to the country's campaign in the sport.

India Women Lose to Argentina in Hockey Semis

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 semi-final of the ongoing Games.
India still has a chance to win the bronze medal as they will take on Great Britain in the third-fourth place play-off match.

Russia's Svetlana Romashina Sets Record with 6th Olympic Gold

Russia's Svetlana Romashina claimed her record sixth Olympic gold medal in artistic swimming, teaming with Svetlana Kolesnichenko to win the duet.
The Russians were heavy favorites in a sport they have dominated for more than two decades. Their last Olympic loss in what was then known as synchronized swimming came at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Romashina had been tied with fellow Russians Anastasia Davydova and Natalia Ishchenko with five golds medals apiece.

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