Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history as he became the first athlete from the country to win a gold in track and field in the Olympics. He threw a distance of 87.58m to pick up the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Credit: Reuters Photo
Wrestler Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal in the men's freestyle 65kg category at the Tokyo Olympics. He defeated Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in the bronze medal match. Credit: AFP Photo
Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya won the silver medal at his Olympic debut in Tokyo. Credit: Reuters Photo
The Indian men's hockey team scripted history by winning an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating Germany 5-4 in the bronze medal play-off match. Credit: Reuters Photo
Shuttler PV Sindhu also scripted history at the Tokyo Olympics. She became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao in the bronze medal match. Credit: PTI Photo
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain upped India's medal tally as she took the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She lost the women's welterweight (64-69kg) semi-final bout to Turkey's Busenaz Surmeneli. Credit: AFP Photo
Ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu opened India's medals tally after bagging a silver in the Women's 49kg category on Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics 2021. Credit: PTI Photo
Published 07 August 2021, 13:00 IST