Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu opened India's medal account at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a silver in the ladies' 49kg - her first medal at the Olympics. It was India's second weightlifting Olympic award, after Karnam Malleswari's bronze at Sydney 2000.
Here are the other Indian Olympic medallists at Tokyo 2020:
2. Lovlina Borgohain - Bronze medal - ladies' welterweight (64-69kg)
On her Games debut, Lovlina Borgohain won a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 subsequent to losing in the semi-finals to famous Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the ladies' 69kg.
Lovlina Borgohain had beaten Chinese Taipei's Nien-Chin Chen in the quarter-finals to secure herself of a medal.
3. PV Sindhu - Bronze medal - ladies' singles badminton
Badminton sovereign PV Sindhu turned into the first Indian lady and just the second Indian competitor - after Sushil Kumar - to win two individual Olympic awards.
PV Sindhu beat China's He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 to win the bronze medal in the ladies' singles. It is India's third affirmed medal of Tokyo 2020 - one more than their take at Rio 2016.
4. Ravi Kumar Dahiya - Silver medal - men's 57kg free-style wrestling
Another Olympic debutant and another award for India. The 23-year-old Ravi Kumar Dahiya lost to twice world champion Zavur Uguev of ROC in the last of the men's 57kg free-style wrestling, in this manner winding up with a silver medal. It was India's 10th silver medal in Olympic history and a second silver medal in wrestling after Sushil Kumar at London 2012.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya had guaranteed himself of an Olympic medal when he beat Nurislam Sanayev of Kazakhstan in the semifinals. He was following 2-9 at one phase prior to several points and afterward sticking Sanayev to make a magnificent rebound and procure the medal.
5. Indian hockey team - Bronze medal - men's hockey
Following a 41-year stand by, the Indian men's hockey team at last have an Olympic award since the gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Subsequent to being 3-1 down at a certain point, India made a major rebound to beat Germany 5-4 and guarantee the bronze medal.
It is their third Olympic bronze medal - after the 1968 and 1972 Games - and their thirteenth Olympic medal generally speaking. It is India's fifth medal at Tokyo 2020.
Indian medal lists at Tokyo 2020
|
Athlete |
Medal |
Event |
|
Mirabai Chanu |
Silver |
Women's 49kg weightlifting |
|
Lovlina Borgohain |
Bronze |
Women's welterweight boxing |
|
PV Sindhu |
Bronze |
Women's singles badminton |
|
Ravi Kumar Dahiya |
Silver |
Men's 57kg wrestling |
|
Indian hockey team |
Bronze |
Men's hockey |
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