Tokyo Olympics highlights Day 13: Wrestler Ravi Kumar bags silver in 57kg; Deepak Punia misses bronze in 86kg
Tokyo Olympics highlights Day 13: Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya bagged silver medal after losing the men's 57kg final. India men's hockey team created history on Thursday as they defeated Germany 5-4 to win their first Olympic medal since 1980. India's top medal hope Vinesh Phogat lost to Belarus’ Vanesa Kaladzinskaya by fall in Women's Freestyle 53kg 1/4 Final. Indian wrestler Anshu Malik also lost her repechage match....Read More
Follow all the live action and updates from Day 12 of the Tokyo Olympics.
That's all for today
What a day it was. India got their first medal in hockey after 41 years, wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya finished with silver. There was heartbreak for wrestler Deepak Punia who lost out on a bronze medal by a whisker and Vinesh Phogat, who was knocked out from the quarter-finals.
Australia get silver and Belgium get gold
The medal ceremony is completed with Belgium players getting the gold medals after Australia gets silver. We see the Indian flag fly high along with Belgium and Australia.
India get bronze
The Indian hockey team players officially being awarded the bronze medals in Tokyo. The players have a big smile on their faces.
Hockey medal ceremony begins
The medal ceremony in the men's hockey event begins. Belgium, the gold winners, first to make their way in followed by silver medallists Australia and bronze winner India.
Hockey update
Belgium beats Australia in shoot-out to take the gold medal in men's hockey. It was 1-1 after the allotted 60 minutes then Belgium took the gold medal 3-2 in the shoot-out.
Wrestling Update: Deepak Punia
San Marion's Myles Amine scores a 2 pointer in the last 20 seconds to bag the bronze medal against India's Deepak Punia in the men's 86kg event.
Wrestling Update: Deepak Punia
India's Deepak Punia is still leading by 2-1 against San Marion's Myles Amine with 1 minute to go in the bronze medal bout.
Wrestling Update: Deepak Punia
San Marino’s Myles Amine gets 1 point against India's Deepak Punia. It's India 2-1 San Marino at the end of the first three minutes.
Wrestling Update: Deepak Punia
India's Deepak Punia gets off the mark with a 2-point take down. India 2-0 San Marino.
Wrestling Update: Deepak Punia
India’s Deepak Punia is up against San Marino’s Myles Amine in the bronze medal bout in the men’s freestyle 86kg event.
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya bags silver after losing 57kg final to ROC’s Zavur Uguev by 4-7.
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
2 points for India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya. It's 4-7 against the Indian now.
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Take down again, ROC's Zavir Uguev is now leading 7-2. Hopes of India's gold fading away
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
ROC's Zavir Uguev takes another point and is now leading 5-2 with only 2 minutes to go.
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
ROC's Zavir Uguev takes 2 more points with a take down and is leading 4-2 at the halfway mark against India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya.
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya makes strong comeback, gets two straight points to equalize. India 2-2 ROC
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
ROC's Zavir Uguev takes a 2-point lead over India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya in the gold medal bout.
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
ROC's Zavir Uguev gets the first point of the match against India's Ravi Kumar Dahiya. India 0-1 ROC
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Both wrestlers going to neck to neck at the beginning. Still no points in the first minute of the bout.
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
The wrestlers make their way into the mat. India's Ravi Kumar enters first followed by his experienced opponent from ROC, Zavir Uguev. We are all set for the big gold medal bout in the 57kg freestyle event.
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
India wrestler Ravi Kumar's gold medal match against ROC's Zavur Uguev is about to begin. Can the 23-year-old get India's second individual gold medal after shooter Abhinav Bindra?
Wrestling Update: Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Ravi Kumar Dahiya, the 2019 bronze medal winner of the world championships is up against Russian Olympic Committee’s (ROC) Zavur Uguev, who is a multiple medal winner in world champions. It won't be easy for the Indian grappler but he sure will give it his all to get the elusive gold for India.
Wrestling Updates: Vinesh Phogat
No repechage for India’s Vinesh Phogat. Her campaign in Tokyo Olympics ends after Venesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus - against whom she lost in quarterfinals - fails to qualify for the final in women's 53kg.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya to fight for gold, Deepak Punia in bronze match
Ravi Kumar Vs Zavur Uguev | GOLD medal bout (Men's Freestyle 57kg) | 4:15 pm IST.
Deepak Punia Vs Myles Amine | Bronze medal bout (Men's Freestyle 86kg) | 4:25
Golf Update: Aditi Ashok
India's Aditi has held her position and is still tied-two after round 2 in women's individual stroke play!
Race Walk Update
India's Rahul Rohilla and KT Irfan finish on 47th and 51st positions respectively in Men's Race Walk 20km event.
Race Walk Update
India's Sandeep Kumar finishes 23rd in Men's Race Walk 20km event while Rahul Rohilla and KT Irfan are yet to complete the race. Italy's Massimo Stano wins the gold medal, Japan takes silver and bronze medals.
Race Walk Update
After the 16km mark, India's Sandeep Kumar has slipped to the 23rd position. Only 4kms to go now.
Race Walk Update
After the 12 km mark, India's Sandeep Kumar is in the 13th position.
Race Walk Update
A pack of 8 athletes have taken over Sandeep Kumar, who is now in the 12h position after the first 10 kms. We are halfway through the Men's 20km Race Walk.
Race Walk Update
Sandeep Kumar appears to be just losing his speed but has managed to hold on to his second position after the 8km mark. The race is slowly entering the final stages.
Race Walk Update
India’s Sandeep Kumar is in second position after the first 6kms in Men’s 20km walk race finals. He has closed the gap with the Chinese as far as timings are concerned. Both of them are tied at 24:51.
Race Walk Update
India's Sandeep Kumar and China's Kaihua Wang have gained a significant lead over the rest of athletes but the Indian has received two warnings, he has to be careful as one more warning would mean in his disqualification.
Race Walk Update
India's Sandeep Kumar has held on to his second spot after the first 4km mark with a timing of 16:54. The other Indian athletes KT Irfan and Rahul are in 45th and 12th position respectively.
Race Walk Update
After the first 2 kms, India's Sandeep Kumar is second position with a timing of 8:29. In fact the top three athletes have achieved the same mark.
Race Walk - starting in 5
KT Irfan, Rahul Rohilla, and Sandeep Kumar will compete in Men's 20km Walk Race final - Competition starts
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KT Irfan, Rahul Rohilla, and Sandeep Kumar will compete in Men's 20km Walk Race final.
Cash award of ₹1 crore for each of Punjab players in bronze winning team
The Punjab government on Thursday announced that it will give a cash award of ₹one crore to each of the state hockey player, who was part of the Indian men's team that won a bronze medal in the Olympic Games.
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KT Irfan, Rahul Rohilla, and Sandeep Kumar will compete in Men's 20km Walk Race final.
Indian team
Here are the names of all the players who were a part of India's squad at the Tokyo Olympics:
Head Coach: Graham Reid
Dilpreet Singh
Rupinder Pal Singh
Surender Kumar
Manpreet Singh (Captain)
Hardik Singh
Gurjant Singh
Mandeep Singh
Simranjeet Singh
Mandeep Singh
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
Harmanpreet Singh
PR Sreejesh (Goalkeeper)
Sumit Kumar
Nilakanta Sharma
Shamsher Singh
Varun Kumar
Birendra Lakra
Amit Rohidas
Vivek Sagar Prasad
Bindra congratulates men's hockey team
"An emotional moment for the entire nation, a moment of pride. The long wait has ended! Congratulations to the Indian Men's Hockey team for their splendid achievement," tweeted Bindra.
Golf update
Aditi Ashok has completed her Round 2 and has carded an impressive 66 to stay in the second position. Other players are still finishing their round. Diksha Dagar is in 55th position.
Entire India is immensely proud: Tendulkar
PM Modi congratulates men's hockey team
Vinesh loses to Kaladzinskaya
Tokyo Olympics: India’s Vinesh Phogat loses to Belarus’ Vanesa Kaladzinskaya by fall in Women's Freestyle 53kg 1/4 Final.
Wrestling: Vinesh trails
Vinesh Phogat trails Belarus’ Vanesa Kaladzinskaya 2-5 after three minutes in Women's Freestyle 53kg 1/4 Final.
Wrestling: Vinesh in action
India’s Vinesh Phogat is in action against Belarus’ Vanesa Kaladzinskaya in Women's Freestyle 53kg 1/4 Final.
Hockey: India win bronze medal
A medal for Indian hockey. After 41 years. After 41 long years. Let that sink in. Take your time. It's been that long.
Golf: Aditi leads the standings
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok is leading the standings in Round 2 of of the women's individual golf event. She is tied with Denmark's Nanna Madsen. Diksha Dagar is tied at 57.
Hockey: India 5-4 Germany
Windfeder gets his name on the scoresheet as he manages to get a goal back as India pay for the defensive error. India 5-4 Germany
