Tag: bronze medal
Virat Kohli, Deepa Malik, Sreejesh Receive Padma Shri
Indian cricket skipper Virat Kohli, Paralympian Deepa Malik and hockey captain P.R. Sreejesh were honoured with the Padma Shri by President Pranab Mukherjee at a civil investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday.....
Sakshi Malik Storms Into Asian Championships Final
Rio Olympic Games bronze medallist Sakshi Malik assured herself of a silver medal in the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championship after the grappler entered the finals of the 60 kg weight category here on Friday.....
India Achieve Record Quota Haul In Boxing For Tokyo Olympics
World Championships bronze medallist Manish Kaushik (63kg) won a historic ninth Tokyo Olympic quota for India when he upset the Commonwealth Games champion and second seed Harrison Garside of Australia 4-1 in the box-off bout at the Asian/Oceanian Olympic Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday.....
India fought back brilliantly from a two-goal deficit to beat Germany 5-4 in a high-intensity goal-fest to win bronze, the country's first medal in men's hockey at the Olympics after a gap of 41 years. It was a dream come true for billions of hockey fans as India came back from 1-3 down to score an impressive 5-4 win that reminded its fans of the glory days when the Indians were a force to reckon with in world hockey.....
Coach Graham Reid: Team First Mentality, Fitness Played Key Role In India's Success
The resilence the team had developed over the last 15 months as they stayed together in Bangalore during the pandemic, the coachs insistence on 'team-first' mentality and focus on fitness of the players were the key factors in the Indian men's hockey team winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics and ending a 41-year medal drought. ....
The Famous Fourths: Indians Who Missed The Bronze By A Whisker
The fourth-place finish, the dreaded fourth-place finish. Nobody really wants to finish in that position at the Olympic Games, yet there are more than half-a-dozen instances -- with the latest being golfer Aditi Ashok in Tokyo2020 -- where Indian players or teams have missed bronze by a whisker. Aditi finished fourth with an aggregate score of 15-under 269 on Saturday. ....
Meditation Helps, Everyone Must Try It: Olympic Bronze Medalist PV Sindhu
Olympic bronze medal winner and badminton champion P.V. Sindhu has credited meditation for her ability to face difficult situations during matches. Sindhu said that meditation helps calm her mind and understand her emotions. ....
PM Modi's Mementos E-auction: PV Sindhu's Badminton Racquet Is Up For Grabs
How many fans are dreaming to touch the badminton racquet that won India a medal at the Olympics? How about getting to keep that racquet with you forever? Yes, you read that right! Prime Minister Narendra Modi is providing this rare opportunity to all the countrymen to bag the mementos which hold a special place for the nation. One such memento belongs to India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu who bagged a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.....
Bajrang Punia Provisionally Suspended By NADA, Paris Berth At Stake: Sources
Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for failing to provide a urine sample during the trials held in Sonipat on March 10, a source close to the development told IANS.....
