12/6/2023 0 Comments Usa olympic medal totals![]() Indian men’s hockey team – Bronze If ever a bronze felt like a gold medal, this was it. ![]() Bajrang is currently training in Moscow as he is set to compete in UWW Ranking events, the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. After his 2019 World bronze, Bajrang hardly lost a tournament and most probably if not injured, the colour of his medal would have been different. With Bajrang’s medal, Indian wrestlers matched their best performance at the Olympics. Lovlina stood up to the strong challenge of her opponent but came undone after Surmeneli got down to connecting her vicious hooks and body shots.īajrang Punia (AFP Photo) The team doctors had told Bajrang about the risks involved in taking the mat but the star wrestler said he had no option but to give it his all in the Olympics. The 23-year-old from Assam signed off with a bronze medal after a 0-5 loss to reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli. Lovlina Borgohain – Bronze, Women’s Welterweight 69kg (Boxing) On August 4, Lovlina Borgohain became the third Indian boxer after Vijender Singh (2008) and MC Mary Kom (2012) to win a medal at the Olympics. This year though, Sindhu couldn't successfully defend her world title, crashing out in the quarter finals after losing in straight games to Tai Tzu Ying. ![]() Sindhu is the only Indian shuttler to claim the season-ending World Tour Finals in 2018 and a year later lay claim to the World Championship title in Basel. Sindhu had lost six of the last nine encounters against Bing Jiao but she raised her game to decimate the challenge of the Chinese shuttler. PV Sindhu (Getty Images) Sindhu's hopes of securing India's first-ever gold medal in badminton were dashed when she lost 18-21, 12-21 in the semifinals. Sindhu showed great determination to outplay Bing Jiao as she recovered from her painful semifinal loss against Tai Tzu Ying. Sindhu registered a straight-games 21-13, 21-15 win over Bing Jiao to add a bronze to the silver that she had secured at the 2016 Rio Games. PV Sindhu – Bronze, Women’s Singles (Badminton) On August 1, PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals by defeating China’s He Bing Jiao in the badminton women's singles third-place play-off to secure a bronze. Dahiya tried every trick to breach the defense of the world champion but the Russian wrestler stayed solid, not allowing the Indian to launch his relentless attacks. Dahiya fought hard but lost in the final against Zavur Uguev. Desperate to get out of his iron grip, the Kazakh bit him badly on his forearm but Dahiya wouldn't let go till the tide was turned. Ravi Dahiya (Getty Images) Dahiya produced a performance of stunning audacity and endurance while trailing 2-9 against opponent Nurislam Sanayev in the semis. But Mirabai was let down in the snatch where she lifted 87 kg and Hou had a lift of 94 kg – a big difference of 7 kg. Mirabai almost matched Hou Zhihui in the clean and jerk category – she lifted 115kg, while the Chinese managed 116kg. Mirabai won the silver behind China’s Hou Zhihui in the 49kg category on July 24. Mirabai Chanu – Silver, 49kg (Weightlifting) Mirabai Chanu opened India’s medal account on the first day of the competition, with a silver medal in the women's 49kg category. Neeraj is also the reigning Commonwealth Games and Asian Games champion and is currently at Chula Vista, in California preparing for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Eugene (USA) from July 15 to 24. Neeraj, holder of the current national and world junior records, became the youngest Indian to win an individual Olympic gold at 23 years of age and also the only one to bring home a medal in athletics. No one came close to the mark set by Neeraj, including the likes of Germany’s Johannes Vetter and Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan. Such was his confidence after the throw that Neeraj didn’t even look at the javelin and turned around raising his arms in jubilation. ![]() Neeraj started with a throw of 87.03m and it was in the second attempt that he made history as he hurled the javelin to a massive distance of 87.58m. Neeraj Chopra (Getty Images) Neeraj, who has a personal best of 88.07m, clinched the historic gold with a throw of 87.58m at the Tokyo Games on August 7.
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