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The spectacle saw the light of the day after staving off numerous challenges on the way

The team of Felix, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu was never in jeopardy in this one.

"It feels unbelievable. It is the first time India has won a gold in athletics, so I feel very good. We have just one gold here in other sports," the 23-year-old said after winning the historic gold.

Bajrang showed some initiative and aggression against Niyazbekov to storm to victory.

Marijne coached the Indian women's hockey team to its best ever performance in the Olympic Games, guiding them to a creditable fourth place finish

Bajrang defeated Iran's Morteza Ghiasi Cheka by pinning him down to the mat (victory by fall) in the 1/4 Final.

Indian women's hockey team to take on the Great Britain

The V Baskaran-led team was the last to secure an Olympic medal (gold) back in Moscow 1980.

They trailed 1-3 at half-time before they scripted their finest comeback victory.

"I did not come to Tokyo for a silver medal. It will not give me satisfaction. Maybe this time I deserved only a silver because Uguev was a better wrestler today," Dahiya said

But it was a dream run as Lovlina had the honour to win the third medal for the country in Tokyo after Mirabai Chanu and PV Sindhu.

“Iron sharpening iron,” McLaughlin called the latest in her series of showdowns with Muhammad, each one faster than the last. “Every time we step on the track, it’s always something fast.”

India vs Germany in men's bronze medal match: 7:00 am

India still have a chance to win the bronze medal as they will take on Great Britain in the third-fourth place play-off match on Friday.

The 23-year-old lost 0-5 in the welterweight (69kg) semifinals to reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey here this morning.

The Manpreet-led team would now meet Germany in bronze medal match

Elaine Thompson-Herah completes sprint double; Duplantis soars high to pocket pole vault gold

Led by Rani Rampal, the Indian team will count on their recent experience of playing against the Argentinians during their extensive tour of Argentina in January this year.

The 23-year-old from Assam is the third Indian boxer to ensure a podium finish at the showpiece after Vijender Singh (2008) and M C Mary Kom (2012).

Indian women stun Aussies, create history by entering maiden semis