India earned a total of 5 Olympic wrestling medals. KD Jadhav, Sushil Kumar (2), Yogeshwar Dutt, and Sakshi Malik were the olympians before Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia.
In the Javelin Throw, Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the final. There are high expectations from Indian women's hockey team and boxer Lovlina Borgohain.
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By reaching the semi-finals, the hockey team has already delivered its best performance.The team will definitely give its best to reach in finals also.
Lovlina is also in the same boat. Lovlina, who won a bronze medal in her first Olympic Games, now wants to win silver or gold. Aside from wrestling, India is expecting that the Indian contingents will also perform their best in athletics and golf.
Neeraj Chopra threw 86.65m in the first attempt
Neeraj Chopra qualifies for finals in javelin throw. Neeraj was a part of Pool A. In his first attempt, he threw a distance of 86.65 metres. With this, he increases India's chances of winning a medal. Chopra's Olympic preparations were hampered by an injury and the COVID-19 pandemic, but he did not disappoint her supporters by reaching the final in his first throw.
Shivpal Singh, the other Indian thrower, has been eliminated. In his third attempt, he threw 74.81 metres. He had previously thrown 74.80 metres in his second effort and 76.40 metres in his first.
Boxing
At 11:00 AM Lovlina Borgohain vs Busenaj Surmenelli (Turkey) Women's 69kg Boxing Semi-Final match.
Hockey
India vs Argentina, women's team in semi-finals at 3:30 pm