Highlights:
Neeraj Chopra:
Haryana’s 23-year-old Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won Gold medal in men’s javelin throw. Chopra gave his best throw of 87.58 to bag the gold medal.
Subedar Neeraj Chopra, of Southern Command, became the first ever Indian athlete to win a track and field Gold at Olympics. With this, he became India’s second ever individual Olympic gold medalist, after shooter Abhinav Bindra, who won the gold in Beijing 2008.
Mirabai Chanu:
In Women’s Weightlifting, 49kg Category:
26-year-old Mirabai Chanu of Manipur won the silver medal. Chanu lifted a total of 202 kg including 87 kg in Snatch and 115 kg in Clean and Jerk. China’s Hou Zhihui won the gold medal while Indonesia’s Windy Cantika Aisah won the bronze.
Mirabai Chanu joined the legendary Karnam Malleswari to become the only second weightlifting medallist from the country and the very first weightlifter to win the silver medal.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya:
Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya won silver medal in men’s freestyle 57kg category. Russian two-time World Champion Zaur Uguev won the Gold medal.
The 23-year-old from Haryana became the second male wrestler to win a silver medal for India in wrestling at the Olympics, after wrestler Sushil Kumar.
P V Sindhu:
Indian shuttler P V Sindhu won the bronze medal in women’s single match. Sindhu defeated He Bing Jiao of China by 21-13 and 21-15 in the bronze medal match.
Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. Sindhu won silver at Rio 2016. Wrestler Sushil Kumar is the first and only Other Indian to win two Olympic medals.
Indian Men’s Hockey Team:
Indian men’s hockey team won the bronze medal. India defeated Germany with 5-4 in the bronze medal match. It is the first Olympic medal wins of Indian men’s hockey team in the last 41 years.
Belgium defeated Australia to win the Olympic men’s hockey gold.
Lovlina Borgohain:
Lovlina Borgohain won Bronze Medal in Boxing. Lovlina Borgohain, 23, from Assam, emerged as the third Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal, with Mary Kom and Vijender Singh being her successful predecessors.
Bajrang Punia:
Wrestler Bajrang Punia won the bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 65 Kg category. Punia defeated Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in the bronze medal match.
Others:
» Bhavani Devi became the only fencer from India to make it to the Olympics since the sport was introduced.
» Nethra Kumanan became the first female sailor from India to qualify for the Olympics.
» Aditi Ashok finished 4th in golf and registered the highest-placed finish for any Indian in the sport at the Olympics.