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Day 15 proved to be a historic day for India as 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra created history by securing India’s 1st gold medal at Tokyo Olympics. Not only that, wrestler Bajrang Punia also secured a fourth bronze medal for India. Having obtained 7 medal in Tokyo, this is India’s best ever medal tally in the Olympic games since inception.
Apart from that, USA inched closer to China having won 4 gold medal on August 7. With this the former contingent is only 2 gold medals behind leader China. USA are followed by Japan in the third position with a tally of 27 gold medals. After which ROC were able to snatch the fourth place from Great Britain courtesy to four more silver medals.
Major Winners From Key Events on Day 15 of Tokyo Olympics
With the Tokyo Olympics entering Day 15, there were a plethora of competitions reaching into its final stage. All the winners from these key events are listed below-
Artistic Swimming – Team Free Routine
Gold- ROC
Silver- China
Bronze- Ukraine
Athletics – Women’s High Jump
Gold- Marita Lasitskene (ROC)
Silver- Nicola McDermott (Australia)
Bronze- Yaroslava Mahuchick (Ukraine)
Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw
Gold- Neeraj Chopra (India)
Silver- Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic)
Bronze- Vitezslav Vesely (Czech Republic)
Athletics – Women’s 4x400 Final
Gold- USA
Silver- Poland
Bronze- Jamaica
Athletics – Men’s 4x400 Final
Gold- USA
Silver- Netherlands
Bronze- Botswana
Baseball – Men
Gold- Japan
Silver- USA
Bronze- Dominican Republic
Basketball – Men
Gold- USA
Silver- France
Bronze- Australia
Canoe Sprint – Women’s Canoe Double 500m
Gold- China
Silver- Ukraine
Bronze- Canada
Canoe Sprint – Men’s Canoe Single 1000m
Gold- Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos (Brazil)
Silver- Hao Liu (China)
Bronze- Serghei Tarnovschi (Republic of Moldova)
Canoe Sprint – Men’s Kayak Four 500m
Gold- Germany
Silver- Spain
Bronze- Slovakia
Cycling Track – Men’s Madison
Gold- Denmark
Silver- Great Britain
Bronze- France
Diving – Men’s 10m Platform
Gold- Yuan Cao (China)
Silver- Jian Yang (China)
Bronze- Thomas Daley (Great Britain)
Equestrian – Jumping Team
Gold- Sweden
Silver- USA
Bronze- Belgium
Handball – Men
Gold- France
Silver- Denmark
Bronze- Spain
Modern Pentathlon – Men’s Individual
Gold- Joseph Choong (Great Britain)
Silver- Ahmed Elgendy (Egypt)
Bronze- Woongtae Jun (Korea)
Volleyball – Men
Gold- France
Silver- ROC
Bronze- Argentina
Water Polo – Women
Gold- USA
Silver- Spain
Bronze- Hungary
