2020 Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 13: Look Back at Major Headlines, Match Results, Updated Medals Tally
Ravi Dahiya will lock horns in his final match in the 57kg men's freestyle category for gold medal while Deepak Punia will also square off in the bronze medal match.
That's all we have from the live updates at Tokyo Olympics 2020. The Indian hockey team won the bronze medal, Ravi Kumar Dahiya clinched the silver medal. So these were the highlights of the day. Here's a look at the medal tally for India.Â
Deepak Punia will exit Tokyo Olympics 2020 without a medal after loss to San Marino's Myles Nazem Amine in the bronze medal match. Amine was trailing 2-0 in the match but came back strong in the final seconds winning the bout 4-2.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya settles for the silver medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020 after a 7-4 defeat to ROC's Zavur Uguev in the finals. Dahiya becomes only the second Indian wrestler after Sushil Kumar in 2012, to secure silver in wrestling.Â
Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Deepak Punia will be aiming to add to India's medal tally when they compete in their respective wrestling matches. Dahiya will play in a gold medal match in Men's 57kg freestyle while Punia will look to win bronze in the 86kg freestyle category.
The USA women's football team won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating Australia 4-3 in the bronze medal match on Thursday, August 4. Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd scored braces for the USWNT as they ended their Tokyo Olympics 2020 campaign with the bronze medal.
Vinesh Phogat would be unable to compete in the repechage round as her quarterfinal opponent Vanesa lost in the semifinals. Hence, her Tokyo Olympics 2020 campaign comes to an end.
India will not add to their medal tally in the 20km walk as Sandeep Kumar (23rd), Rahul Rohilla (47th) and KT Irfan (51st) finished below the podium finishes.
Vinesh Phogat loses 9-3 to Belarus' Vanesa Kaladzinskaya in the Women's 53kg freestyle. The Belarusian was too strong for the Indian wrestler as she asserted her dominance and pinned the Indian.
IND 5-4 GER, FT: India have done it, the Manpreet Singh-led side reigned supreme in the bronze medal clash to secure the country's first medal in men's hockey for the first time in 41 years.
IND 5-4 GER, Q4: Germany have got one goal back and have given them a chance in this crucial bronze medal clash. Lukas Windfeder scored from the penalty corner to get his team within one goal in the game.Â
IND 5-3 GER, Q3: India are 15 minutes away from winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. This will be the country's first medal in the sport since their 1980 gold triumph in Moscow
IND 5-3 GER, Q3: The Indian team are moving closer to their first medal at the Olympics since 1980. Trailing the game 3-1, India have clawed back in the match and now have a two-goal advantage.Â
Anshu Malik is out of the race for the Bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 after losing in the repechage round to reigning Olympic silver medalist Valeria Koblova.
The men's hockey team and grappler Ravi Dahiya will look to win medals on day 13 of the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 while Vinesh Phogat will also start her campaign at the Summer Games today. The men's hockey team will lock horns against Germany in the bronze medal match and if the Manpreet Singh-led side is able to win a medal, then it would be after a span of 41 years, that India would do so at the Games. Team India at Tokyo Olympics 2020 Schedule for August 5: Check Out Full Schedule, Timings, Events & Live Streaming Details for Day 13.
Sandeep Kumar, Rahul Rohilla and Irfan K.Thodi would be in action in the men's 20km race walk final and it would be interesting to see how the Indian team will stack up in this particular athletics event. Ravi Dahiya will lock horns in his final match in the 57kg men's freestyle category for gold medal while Deepak Punia will also square off in the bronze medal match.
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