Having missed the bronze by just 0.15 points in Rio, Dipa is determined to make it to the podium in Tokyo 2020. In the closing ceremony that will be held later in the night, India have appointed wrestler Sakshi Malik as their flag bearer.
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Two days earlier, Sakshi Malik, an unheralded grappler from the Haryana hinterland, had taken the repechage route to win a bronze.
Hundreds of people lined the streets and politicians competed to have selfies with the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal.
Although Sindhu missed out on gold, she displayed a superb fighting spirit against Spaniard world number one Carolina Marin throughout the summit showdown match to earn India’s second medal in Rio Games.
The coach of wrestler Sakshi Malik, who won bronze medal at Rio, will be given Rs 10 lakh, an official spokesman said.
Marina got a tattoo of the Olympic rings on her left wrist after bowing out of the Olympic Games London 2012 at the group stage. The world largely ignored India till Sakshi and Sindhu came to the party.
Our sportspersons did perform well at the Rio Olympics considering the treatment and infrastructure given to the athletes in India.
But the country stumbled on a tricky road in Rio when shooters fired a blank for the first time since Athens 2004, and boxers lacked punch, also a first in eight years.
He plans to host a function in Kochi to honour the Olympic medalists who made India proud.
He started off under pressure in the 10m air pistol event and qualified for the final at sixth only to be the first to be eliminated, with an eighth position.
The 23-year-old player may look like an ordinary girl while playing badminton but she is extremely glamorous off the field.
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Other sports like swimming, judo, rowing, table tennis and weightlifting also featured Indian athletes, but they all were buried by the top competition.
