Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 1 Recap: Mirabai Chanu Wins Silver, Here’s How Other Athletes Fared

By Team LatestlyJuly 24, 2021
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Sushila Devi Likmabam (Judo)

India's Sushila Devi Likmabam lost to Hungary's Eva Csernoviczki in the round of 32 in Judo's 48kg women's category.

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Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh (Rowing)

The pair finished fifth in the lightweight men's double sculls heats.

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India Men's Hockey Team

Drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as India register 3-2 victory against New Zealand in a Group A.

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Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu bagged a historic silver medal in the women's 49kg weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

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Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav (Archery)

Indian mixed team in archery comprising Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav crashed out in the quarterfinals, losing to South Korea 2-6.

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Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting)

19-year-old Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary finished seventh in 10m air pistol finals.

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Sumit Nagal (Tennis)

India's lone hope in men's tennis singles Sumit Nagal powered to a 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4 win over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in the first round.

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Manika Batra (Table Tennis)

Indian paddler Manika Batra made it to the second round of women's singles table tennis beating Great Britain's Tin-Tin Ho.

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Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra (Table Tennis)

Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra exited from the round of 16 in the mixed doubles event.

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Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (Badminton)

Indian men's doubles pair defeated Chinese Taipei pair of Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin 21-16, 16-21, 27-25 in first Group A match.

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B. Sai Praneeth (Badminton)

B Sai Praneeth suffered a shock loss against Misha Zilberman of Israel in men's singles match.

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