"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
Uguev dominated the match and didn't give any chance to the Indian grappler to come out with flying colours as India lost the chance to win its first gold medal in wrestling.
Calling Sania Mirza as daughter-in-law of Pakistan, Singh urged to drop Sania Mirza as the brand ambassador of Telangana. Sania Mirza and debutant Ankita Raina were knocked out of Tokyo Olympics.
Speaking after the bronze-medal match, the former Australian Olympian attributed the team’s success to the hard work put in by everyone in the last one and half year.
Kaladzinskaya here at Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B on Thursday. Vanesa Kaladzinskaya won against the 26-year-old Indian by pinning her on the mat (victory by fall).
PR Sreejesh was a picture of poise and composure. He thwarted the Germans and kicked the ball out of the German’s reach sending the team into jubilations.
“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.”
Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud and Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy along with other officials received the player.
Competing in the Round-of-16 bout against the Colombian wrestler, the 23-year-old Dahiya, who is making his Olympic debut at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba, showed no nerves as he dominated the bout to win by technical superiority (13-2).
At the Olympic Stadium, the 23-year-old Chopra, the junior world champion, cleared the automatic qualifying mark of 83.50 metres with his first attempt of 86.65 metres in Group A to emerge a strong contender
Up against quite literally a bully in the ring, Borgohain was completely out-punched by the gold medal favourite, who produced a thoroughly dominating performance.
Chamundeswarinath has gifted cars to sports persons who have won medals in Olympics or Asian Games or World Championships in the past. Sindhu is a recipient of many cars when she won medals in these major tournaments.
