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]]>When the Prime Minister had a video engagement with Tokyo-bound Indian athletes in July, he mentioned Sindhu’s ban on eating ice cream before the Rio Olympics and asked if she would do the same this time.
Sindhu was encouraged by the PM, who assured her that after she returned from Tokyo, they would eat ice cream together. Sindhu’s father, PV Ramana, informed ANI that his daughter will now share ice cream with PM after the badminton star earned a bronze medal at the recently ended Tokyo Olympics.
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]]>Federer, who has only played 13 matches in 2021, having been out for more than a year with two knee surgeries, pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics and subsequent tournaments to rest his knee.
After turning 40 on Sunday, Federe said he was learning to adjust to the fact that recovering from niggles takes two weeks rather than two days.
“I am fine. I was on holiday. I haven’t done anything for a while because of my knee. I had to stop everything after Wimbledon”, he told Blick newspaper.
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]]>With one gold, two silver and four bronze medals, India’s total of seven medals in Tokyo bettered the previous best haul of six at the London Games in 2012.
India’s tricolour was raised during the medal ceremonies in weightlifting, hockey, badminton, wrestling, boxing and athletics at this edition of the Olympics.
Here’s a look at all the Indian medallists in Tokyo:
Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting) – Silver Medal
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal as she lifted a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) in the women’s 49 kg category. Chanu finished behind Hou Zhihui of China, who took the gold medal while Indonesia’s Windy Aisah won bronze. This was India’s second overall medal in weightlifting at the Olympics. Weightlifter Karnam Malleswari had previously won bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
PV Sindhu (Badminton) – Bronze Medal
India’s badminton star PV Sindhu carried on from where she left at the last Olympics and brought back another medal for the country in the women’s singles event. After winning silver in Rio 2016, Sindhu picked up a bronze this time when she overcame China’s He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 in the bronze medal match.
Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing) – Bronze Medal
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain picked up the country’s third ever Olympic medal in boxing when she secured a bronze in the women’s welterweight (64-69kg) category, following on the footsteps of Vijender Singh and MC Mary Kom’s bronze medals in 2008 and 2012, respectively. She displayed immense grit in her semi-final bout against eventual champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey but lost via unanimous decision. Hong Gu of China secured silver after losing the final to the Turk.
Indian Team (Men’s Hockey) – Bronze Medal
The Indian men’s hockey team ended a 41-year medal drought at the Olympics after defeating Germany 5-4 in a thrilling comeback victory in the bronze medal match. India, eight-time winners of the men’s hockey gold at the Olympics, had last clinched an Olympic medal in the sport at the 1980 Moscow Games, where they won the gold.
Ravi Dahiya (Wrestling) – Silver Medal
Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya took the second spot in the men’s freestyle 57kg category after losing a close final bout to ROC’s Zavur Uguev 4-7. Dahiya showcased great determination as he pushed two-time world champion Uguev to his limits and came agonisingly close to earning a gold medal for the country. However, Uguev used his experience to get over the line, leaving Dahiya to be content with the silver medal.
Bajrang Punia (Wrestling) – Bronze Medal
Bajrang Punia won India’s second wrestling medal as he defeated Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in men’s 65kg freestyle to win bronze. After losing to Azerbaijan’s Haji Aliyev in the semi-finals, Bajrang dominated his Kazakh opponent to ease to victory in the bronze medal bout.
Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw) – Gold Medal
India’s first ever Olympic gold in athletics came in Tokyo when Neeraj Chopra put on a stellar display to register a best throw of 87.58m in the final to seal victory. Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely won silver and bronze, respectively. This was also India’s first gold medal since Abhinav Bindra in Beijing 2008 and only the second ever individual gold medal.
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]]>The 26-year-old indian , who won silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, notched up a 21-15-21-13 win over the 13th seed blichfeldt in a 41-minute match.
Sindu will next face the winner of the match between Akane Yamaguchi of Japan and Korea’s Kim Gaeun.
Sindu played some jaw-dropping shots, especially the crosscourt drop shots and was particularly good at the drop shots near the net. The Danish didn’t help her own cause as she made several errors in her serves making sinfu’s task even more easier.
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