Saturday, August 7, 2021

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Highlights, Day 15: Neeraj Chopra scripts history with men's javelin gold; Bajrang Punia wins bronze

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An incredible day for India at Olympics brings the country's campaign to an end as well at Games.

And what a finish. A gold medal at the very end. 

The whole country is thanking Neeraj Chopra for doing the unthinkable. But he knew it deep down it was happening. India's first medal in athletics has arrived. Abhinav Bindra's companion at the top has arrived. And a new sport has just become famous in India, all thanks to Chopra. 

Not to forget Bajrang Punia. He was not at his best in the first two bouts and we still don't know the reason for him playing like that but he came strongly in the bronze medal playoff to clinch the medal.

Heartbreak for Aditi Ashok in golf. But she made Indians get up early morning today and watch golf, understand the sport and relish in its thrill. She was on tied-2nd till yesterday but bogeys after bogeys today led to her slipping to fourth in the end. She is world No 200 and for her to finish fourth in itself is a huge, huge achievement. 

That's that from us for today. We return tomorrow for the last day of Olympics. Our live blog will be up and running early morning. Do join us. 

Goodbye for now. 

19:30 (IST)

Medals Tally!

India's best Olympics so far. The country needed two medals to cross the London Games mark and thanks to Bajranj Punia's bronze and Neeraj's gold medal, that mark has been crossed. The gold has lifted India's ranking in the tally as well. 

Check out the full medals tally here.

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Legend PT Usha finished fourth in 1984 Games. She says her dream of a medal has fulfilled by 'son' Neeraj.

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Athletics

My sincerest congratulations to Neeraj. Your achievement will be a symbol of excellence.

Abhinav Bindra sends another heartfelt message to Neeraj.

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The moment every athlete who goes to Olympics hopes for. Hearing the national anthem and standing on that podium.

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Athletics

Allyson Felix has won her 11th Olympic medal, combining with her American teammates to finish the 4x400-meter relay in 3 minutes, 16.85 seconds for a runaway victory.

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

Poland finished second, 3.68 seconds behind, and Jamaica finished third.

Felix, who became the most-decorated woman in Olympic track history when she won bronze in the 400 on Friday night, now passes Carl Lewis with the most track medals of any U.S. athlete. Of the 11 medals, seven are gold.

- Via AP

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An image to remember for Indian fans. 

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Neeraj Chopra enters the history books!

Feel free to save this image!

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A long wait has come to an end!

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That's it. That's the tweet!

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From across the border, with love!

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Here's the throw that won India the medal!

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President of India congratulates Neeraj Chopra on winning the gold.

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PM Modi congratulates the gold medal winner!

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From one gold medallist to the other!

Beijing gold medallist Abhinav Bindra welcomes Neeraj Chopra to the gold medal club. 

17:55 (IST)

Just In- cash award for Neeraj!

Haryana government has announced Rs 6 crore cash prize for Tokyo gold medallist Neeraj Chopra. Additionally, he will get a Grade I government job. 

17:52 (IST)

Hands down, the Greatest of All Time in Indian athletics!

17:47 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Neeraj takes gold

Two medals for Czech Republic. 

Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav collect silver and bronze respectively.

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What a special, special moment for the youngster, and for the nation!

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A star is born!

17:39 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

NEERAJ CHOPRA is a GOLD MEDALLIST!

He has written history. He has done it. He takes gold in javelin throw with the second attempt throw of 87.58m. Has become the first in athletics to win a medal from India.
 
He is pumped. He has grabbed the Indian flag, and is running around the stadium. 

17:37 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Medal confirmed for Neeraj Chopra. The five throwers are done with the throws. And only top 3 remain. Neeraj is leading.  

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Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Fifth attempt

Neeraj again steps out as he throws below 80. He still leads after the end of fifth attempts.

Weber with a stunning throw. He almost touched the white line on follow through. But he gets it over 85.15 it is but still lesser than his best 85.30. Czech Republic's Jakub throws 86.67 and goes to second.

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Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Fifth attempt

Czech Republic's Jakub jumps to second with a 86.67m throw. Into the silver medal position

Finland's Lassi with 79.99

Maldova's Andrian with a 83.30

Belarus Aliakesi ivalid

17:20 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Neeraj steps out of the line as he is not happy with the throw, it was below 80m. 

Not much power behind Weber's throw, 83.10m in his fourth attempt, his best still 85.30. Vesely, on second, with an invalid throw in fourth attempt. His best so far is 85.44.

17:15 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Neeraj last to throw in the fourth attempt. 

Throws so far:

Maldova's 81.90
Finland's Lassi 79.20
Belarus' Aliakesi 79.24
Czech Republic's Jakub 82.26

17:10 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Vetter is out of the final after the halfway mark. This is a big upset. 

Neeraj with a very average throw, well below his best today but still leads. Czech Vesely is at second, and is improving. Nadeem with a 84.62 throw in third attempt, his best in final.

Only 8 will throw the last 3 attempts. 

17:05 (IST)

Indeed!

17:02 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Czech Republic's Vitezslav Vesely throws 85.44 in his third attempt. It is still over two meters short of Neeraj's best. But that is a great improvement from previous throw of 80.30.

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Athetics, javelin throw final

Not a great third attempt but Neeraj still leads. 

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Athetics, javelin throw final

Neeraj continues to lead at the top after the second attempt.

 

16:54 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Germany's Johannes Vetter continues to struggle. His second throw is disqualified as he fall out of the line after the throw. That was a massive slip. But he is fine. He is not getting any medical attention. Pakistan's Nadeem's second attempt invalid as well.

16:48 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Neeraj Chopra was celebrating as soon as the javelin left his hands. He has thrown 87.58 in his second attempt. Just terrific. Rest of India's athletics contingent cheering from the stands. 

16:46 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

You need to be in top eight to move into second half of the final. Neeraj sits atop with a great throw. 

16:41 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Neeraj is looking relaxed, smiles for the camera and why not. He is sitting the top with a top class throw. Pakistan's Nadeem starts off with a 82.40m throw. Three more throwers left with their first attempt.

16:40 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

​Eight athletes are done with their throws. Neeraj still at top with 87.03m. Second is Germany's Julian Weber. Johannes Vetter starts off with 82.52.

16:33 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Brilliant from Neeraj Chopra, he throws an impressive 87.03m in his first attempt. This is a great start from the Indian. Andrian Mardare was the first one to throw and he started off with 81.16m.

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16:28 (IST)

Good signs for the Indian!

16:28 (IST)

Athetics, javelin throw final. 

Alright, now time for India's Neeraj Chopra to play the final of the javelin throw. He is expect to return with a medal. Pressure on him. Qualified for the final with a stunning throw of over 86. 

Let's see how he goes. 

Athletes are entering the field right now.

16:26 (IST)

Wrestling - 65 kg Bronze Medal Match

Bajrang dominated the second period of the match as well. He won six technical points in the second period, winning by 8-0 margin. He did not let Niyazbekov come into groove at all.

This is India's sixth medal at Tokyo Olympics, the same as London Games in 2012.

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16:22 (IST)

Wrestling - 65 kg Bronze Medal Match

MEDAl ALERT

Bajranj Punia clinches bronze medal for India, country's sixth at current Games. 

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Wrestling - 65 kg Bronze Medal Match

End of first period. Bajrang earns two technical points. He leads 2-0. The Kazakh is trying to attack his leg but Bajrang has done well to evade that. He is wrestling well at the moment. 

16:14 (IST)

Wrestling - 65 kg Bronze Medal Match

Bajrang and Niyazbekov on the mat. The first period begins.

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Wrestling - 65 kg Bronze Medal Match

There are two bronze medals given in wrestling. The first one has been won by ROC's Gadzhimurad Rashidov who beats Hungary's Iszmail Muszukajev by 5-0. 

Next up Bajrang vs Niyazbekov for the second bronze.

16:05 (IST)

Wrestling - 65 kg Bronze Medal Match

Bajrang vs Niyazbekov coming up in about five minutes. Hopes pinned on the Indian wrestler to bring India's sixth medal at Games and second in wrestling. Won't be easy against the Kazakh wrestler. 

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How great is this photo, though?

15:41 (IST)

Wrestling

And we now know who Bajrang Punia will face in the bronze medal bout. He will take on Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov - three-time Asian Championships gold-medallist and twice a medallist at the World Championships. Niyazbekov beat Senegal's Adama Diatta 10-0 by technical superiority

15:28 (IST)

Rani Rampal defends Vandana Katariya

India women's hockey captain Rani Rampal has called the casteist slurs aimed at Vandana Katariya's family as "sad, shameful and heartbreaking" in a conversation from Tokyo. “It is a very sad incident. This kind of discrimination and comments should not have a place in our society. When we play for India, we don’t care which caste, creed, region, or religion we come from. All we care for is India." [Read more]

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First gold medal for an Israeli female athlete...

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Coming up in over an hour's time

Preview, Day 15: The Tokyo Olympics 2020 near its end and so does India's campaign as well. India could well finish on a high. On the penultimate day for Indians at Games, there is a possibility of at least two medals on Saturday and one on Sunday, in a sport that no one had ever thought about - golf.

At the end of round 3, India's Aditi Ashok was placed sole second on the leaderboard and in line for a medal after carding a three-under 68 in the third round.

With a storm forecast for the next two days, there is every possibility that she might just clinch the first ever Olympic medal in golf for India if she holds on or play does not happen because of weather.

The event will become a 54-hole affair if storm prevents play on Saturday and Sunday.

The second big event which Indians will be looking out for will be Bajrang Punia's bronze medal match who will decided only tomorrow. He will face one of the winners in the repechage round.

Bajrang has not been wrestling as per his standards in this competition thanks to an injury in his knee. His leg defence was exposed a number of times in the two matches he played. If he is able to cope with it and bring out his best, we may see him bringing the second medal in wrestling.

The only medal out of the seven boxers who went to Tokyo has come from Ravi Kumar. The four women wrestlers could not reach even the semis stage. In men, Deepak Punia managed to reach semis but returned with no medal. Wrestling fan now hope Bajrang is able to add more to the campaign.

In the evening, in the last even for India on the day, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be playing in the final. India fans are hoping for the first medal in athletics from Neeraj, who threw over 86 m to book the final berth.

India are sitting on five medals at the moment in the tally. If Bajrang and Neeraj are able to win one each, it will cross the London Games tally of 6.

You can check the complete Day 14 schedule here.

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