The country could be proud of its efforts, having bettered their tally of London 2012.
Neeraj Chopra's gold helped India surpass its previous best of 6 medals from the London Games in 2012.
Chopra’s triumph for his country was celebrated with crazy scenes in his village, Khandra.
The 23-year-old came up with a sensational 87.58m throw in his second attempt which secured a historic gold medal for India at Tokyo 2020.
The 23-year-old came up with a sensational 87.58m throw in his second attempt which secured a historic gold medal for India at Tokyo 2020.
Earlier, Ravi Dahiya had clinched a silver medal for India in the 57kg weight category in wrestling.
What helped India avoiding a potential ban and saving a medal was that Nenad Lalovic, the UWW president, spoke in WFI's favour.
The former chief coach of the Indian hockey team, Sjoerd Marijne, could not stop himself from reacting to this tweet from Shah Rukh Khan.
From the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and Indian cricketers, everyone stood by the team.
The 27-year-old will now compete for bronze medal match on August 7, Saturday.
04 June 2023
The country could be proud of its efforts, having bettered their tally of London 2012.
Neeraj Chopra's gold helped India surpass its previous best of 6 medals from the London Games in 2012.
Chopra’s triumph for his country was celebrated with crazy scenes in his village, Khandra.
The 23-year-old came up with a sensational 87.58m throw in his second attempt which secured a historic gold medal for India at Tokyo 2020.
The 23-year-old came up with a sensational 87.58m throw in his second attempt which secured a historic gold medal for India at Tokyo 2020.
Earlier, Ravi Dahiya had clinched a silver medal for India in the 57kg weight category in wrestling.
What helped India avoiding a potential ban and saving a medal was that Nenad Lalovic, the UWW president, spoke in WFI's favour.
The former chief coach of the Indian hockey team, Sjoerd Marijne, could not stop himself from reacting to this tweet from Shah Rukh Khan.
From the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and Indian cricketers, everyone stood by the team.
The 27-year-old will now compete for bronze medal match on August 7, Saturday.
04 June 2023