Tokyo Olympics - The Purbottar

01 Mar

PV Sindhu receives warm welcome from Telangana Sports Minister

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Telangana Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud along with Cyberabad CP VC Sajjanar warm heartedly welcomed Olympic bronze medallist PV Sindhu after she landed at the Hyderabad airport on Wednesday afternoon. Sindhu finished third in women's singles badminton at the Tokyo Olympics after beating China's He Bing Jiao in straight games in the bronze medal play-off match in Tokyo. At the airport, while employees, passengers and the CISF cheered for Sindhu, she and the coach were welcomed by Telangana Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud, Sports Authority of Telangana chairman A. Venkateshwar Reddy along with Commissioner Of Police, Cyberabad VC Sajjanar and…

05 Aug

PM Modi hails Indian hockey team’s medal win as historic

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Hailing Indian men’s hockey team’s bronze medal win in the Tokyo Olympics as historic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that this day will be etched in the memory of every Indian.With this feat, they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially the youth, Modi said, adding that India is proud of its hockey team.The Indian men’s hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating a plucky Germany 5-4 to claim the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games here on Thursday.Modi tweeted, “Historic! A day that will…

03 Aug

PM Narendra Modi to invite Olympic contingent to Red Fort on August 15, also to interact with them at his residence

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will invite India's Olympic contingent to the Red Fort as special guests on August 15 when he will deliver his eighth straight independence day speech. Official sources said Modi will also invite them to his residence for interaction. India has been represented by a 228-strong contingent, including over 120 athletes, at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Modi has been regularly offering words of encouragement to the team and has also spoken to many of them. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi lauded the efforts of Indian sportspersons who are participating in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and…

03 Aug

Neeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh aim to set Indian javelin record straight at Tokyo Olympics

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It will be a reality check for Neeraj Chopra on early Wednesday morning when he will be taking the field on his Olympic debut while rubbing shoulders with the likes of javelin giant Johannes Vetter, a strong favourite for the gold medal, in group A of men's javelin throw qualification. While Vetter (season-best of 96.29m) is billed to go past the 90m marks with ease, the distance remains an unprecedented one for 23-year-old Neeraj, who enters the Games with his national record throw of 88.07m (in March 2021). However, such an enormous distance will be inconsequential on the day as…

02 Aug

Women’s Hockey: India create history, beat favourites Australia 1-0 to reach Tokyo Olympics semifinals

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The Indian women's hockey team created history, reaching their first-ever semifinal in Olympics after the side stunned World No.2 Australia 1-0 on Monday. Gurjit Kaur scored India's sole goal from the penalty corner to lead India to the final four of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Australia entered the quarterfinals as big favourites in the game against India, having topped in their group standings. India, meanwhile, had lost their first three matches before making an impressive comeback in the final two games against Ireland (1-0) and South Africa (4-3) in the group stage. Contrary to expectations, India made a dominant start against…

31 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu in semifinals, to fight for bronze now

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Reigning world champion P V Sindhu's hopes of securing India's first-ever Olympic gold in badminton came crashing down as she slumped to a straight-game defeat against world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the women's singles semifinals here on Saturday. However, the 26-year-old silver-medallist from the Rio Games remained in the hunt for bronze and will be competing against China's He Bing Jiao in the third-place play-off at Musashino Forest Plaza on Sunday. Our ace shuttler @Pvsindhu1 will be in action in some time. Let's wish her all the best with our encouraging messages. Stay tuned for more…

30 Jul

PV Sindhu enters semifinals of Tokyo Olympics

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Reigning world champion PV Sindhu kept India's hopes of winning a first-ever Olympic gold in badminton alive as she reached the semifinals of women's singles with a fighting straight-game win over world no 5 Japanese Akane Yamaguchi here on Friday. The 26-year-old Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode on her attack to outclass the fourth-seeded Yamaguchi 21-13 22-20 in a 56-minute quarterfinal clash at the Musashino Forest Plaza here. She will next face the winner of the other quarterfinal between Thailand's Ratchanok Inthanon and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying. The sixth-seeded Indian…

30 Jul

Was asked to change my ‘ring dress’ just a minute before my Olympic pre-quarters: Mary Kom

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A day after losing her Round of 32 bout against Columbia’s Ingrit Valencia, India’s boxer MC Mary Kom is seeking an explanation about why she was asked to change the ring dress a minute before her quarterfinal bout. Boxing great MC Mary Kom made a heart-breaking exit from Tokyo Olympics after losing to Ingrit Victoria Valencia of Colombia in the battle of former Olympic medallists on Thursday. It was one tight bout between two mothers. And the split decision (3:2) goes in the favour of Valencia. “Surprising..can anyone explain what will be a ring dress. I was ask to change…

27 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: India’s Manu Bhaker reacts during the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team shooting event

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Indian shooters endured yet another forgettable outing at the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday as they crashed out in the qualifying stages of the mixed team events in both pistol and rifle. Considered the team's best bet for a podium finish, the duo of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker caved in under pressure and failed to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Thy finished seventh in Qualification 2 after topping the first phase with 582 at the Asaka Range. Both the 19-year-old shooters lost the plot completely when the top eight teams battled it…

26 Jul

India reach quarterfinals in men’s team archery

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The Indian men’s archery team reached the quarterfinals beating Kazakhstan 6-2 at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. The Indian team of Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav and seasoned Tarundeep Rai defeated the Kazakhstan team of Denis Gankin, Ilfat Abdullin and Sanzhar Mussayev in a close encounter in which all four sets were decided by a single point. They will now meet top seeds South Korea in the next round. The Indians, seeded ninth, won the first set 55-54, as Jadhav and Das scored a 10 each in the last two arrows at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field. In the second round,…