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Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the women’s 49 kg first silver medal

24 July 2021 | TITN Team
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Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won her first medal for India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning the women’s 49kg silver medal, while China’s Hou Zhihu won the gold medal. China’s Zhihu lifted 94 kilograms to set an Olympic record, while Mirabai Chanu set a new Olympic record. However, the Indian striker was disappointed with Saurab Chaudhary’s 7th place in the men’s 10m air pistol final, Elavenil Valarivan’s 16th place and Apurvi Chandela’s 36th place, failing to enter the women’s 10m qualifying round.

At the same time, when Vikas Krishan lost to Sevonret’s Japanese Quincy Mensa Okazawa in the men’s 69 kg knockout, India’s boxing started to a bad start. In addition, the campaign of the Indian women’s hockey team also failed. Group A lost to the Netherlands.

Singles singles, Bartra faced British player He Dingding in the first round, doubles, Indian tennis players Sarat Kamal and Bartra defeated Yun Jiulin and Cheng Yicheng in the mixed doubles 1/8 final against Chinese Taipei. . In tennis, Sumit Nagal (Sumit Nagal) won the first round of her singles. Against the 2018 Asian Games gold medalist Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. A duet of Yang Li and Wang Zhilin from Chinese Taipei.