Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Ravi wins silver, men's hockey team bags bronze

India's men's hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, defeating Germany 5-4 to win the bronze.

A resolute Indian men's hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, defeating a plucky Germany 5-4 to win the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games here on Thursday.

Simranjeet Singh (17th, 34th minutes) scored a brace, while Hardik Singh (27th), Harmanpreet Singh (29th) and Rupinder Pal Singh (31st) were the other goal getters for world no.3 India.

It is India's third hockey bronze medal in the history of the Olympics. The other two came in 1968 Mexico City and the 1972 Munich Games.

Ravi Dahiya on Thursday became only the second Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games but Vinesh Phogat's redemption dream came crashing down after a shock quarterfinal exit and Deepak Punia let slip a bronze in the last 10 seconds of his play-off bout here on Thursday.

In the men's freestyle 86kg category, Deepak Punia came agonisingly close to winning a bronze medal on his Olympic debut but conceded a take-down in last 10 seconds of the play-off against San Marino's Myles Nazem Amine to miss out on achieving the feat.

Vinesh Phogat suffered a massive upset defeat at the Olympic Games after being pinned by Belarus' Vanesa Kaladzinskaya in the 53kg quarterfinals to not only go out of the gold medal race but also face the risk of getting eliminated, here on Thursday.

Vinesh had no answer to the supreme defence of Vanesa, who got her revenge from the Indian at the biggest stage after suffering a similar embarrassing defeat 'by fall' earlier this year in Ukraine.

Young Anshu Malik bowed out of the 57kg competition after losing her repechage round 1-5 to Russia's Valeria Koblova, the Rio Olympics silver medallist.

Following is India's schedule on the 13th day of the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.

Athletics:

K T Irfan, Rahul Rohilla and Sandeep Kumar in men's 20km race walk event: 1:00pm IST.

Result: Sandeep Kumar finishes at 23rd, Rahul Rohilla and KT Irfan end at 47th and 51st respectively

Golf:: Women's individual stroke play round 2

Aditi Ashok Tied 2nd 

Diksha Dagar is palced 54th 

Hockey:

India vs Germany in men's bronze medal match: 7:00am IST.

Result: India wins 5-4

Wrestling:

Vinesh Phogat vs Sofia Magdalena Mattsson (Sweden) in women's freestyle 53kg; 8:00am IST.

Result- Vinesh Phogat wins

Vinesh Phogat vs Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (Quarterfinals)
Result- Vinesh Phogat loses

Anshu Malik vs Valeria Koblova (ROC) in repechage round of women's freestyle 57kg; second bout after 7:30am IST start.

Result- Anshu Malik loses

Ravi Dahiya vs Zavur Uguev (Russian Olympic Committee) in men's freestyle 57kg final; ninth bout after 4:20 pm IST start.

Ravi Dahiya loses, wins silver medal

Deepak Punia in men's freestyle bronze medal match; 11th bout after 2:45pm IST start.

Deepak Punia loses

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India's schedule on August 6

 

Men's 50 km walk final - Gurpreet Singh - 2:00 AM

 

Golf - Women's individual R3 - Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar - 4:00 AM

 

Women's 20km walk final - Bhawna Jat, Priyanka Goswami - 1:00 PM

 

Hockey Women's Bronze Medal - GB vs IND - 7:00 AM

 

Wrestling - Men's freestyle 65kg 1/8 Final - Bajrang Punia vs E. Akmataliev - 8 AM onwards

 

Wrestling - Women's freestyle 50kg 1/8 Final - Seema Bisla vs Sarra Hamdi - 8 AM onwards

 

Athletics - Men's 4x400m relay Heat 2 - Amoj Jacob, Naganathan Pandi, Arokia Rajiv, Nirma Noah Tom, Muhammed Anas - 5:07 PM

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Following is India's schedule on the 13th day of the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.

 

Athletics:

 

K T Irfan, Rahul Rohilla and Sandeep Kumar in men's 20km race walk event: 1:00pm IST.

 

Result: Sandeep Kumar finishes at 23rd, Rahul Rohilla and KT Irfan end at 47th and 51st respectively

 

Golf:: Women's individual stroke play round 2

 

Aditi Ashok Tied 2nd 

 

Diksha Dagar is palced 54th 

 

Hockey:

 

India vs Germany in men's bronze medal match: 7:00am IST.

 

Result: India wins 5-4

 

Wrestling:

 

Vinesh Phogat vs Sofia Magdalena Mattsson (Sweden) in women's freestyle 53kg; 8:00am IST.

Result- Vinesh Phogat wins

 

Vinesh Phogat vs Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (Quarterfinals)

Result- Vinesh Phogat loses

 

 

Anshu Malik vs Valeria Koblova (ROC) in repechage round of women's freestyle 57kg; second bout after 7:30am IST start.

 

Result- Anshu Malik loses

 

Ravi Dahiya vs Zavur Uguev (Russian Olympic Committee) in men's freestyle 57kg final; ninth bout after 4:20 pm IST start.

 

Ravi Dahiya loses, wins silver medal

 

Deepak Punia in men's freestyle bronze medal match; 11th bout after 2:45pm IST start.

 

Deepak Punia loses

5:42 PM

Tokyo Olympics Live updates: Men's hockey medal ceremony underway

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Tokyo Olympics Live updates: Men's hockey medal ceremony underway

Belgium (Gold), Australia (Silver),, and India (Bronze) enter  

5:31 PM

Bonding that developed during COVID isolation played key role in Tokyo bronze: Harmanpreet

The bonding that developed between the players during their 16-month stay at a camp in Bengaluru, mostly in isolation, ahead of the ongoing Olympics played an instrumental role in the Indian men's hockey team's bronze medal-winning feat here after 41 years, feels vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh.

The side claimed an Olympic medal for the first time since the 1980 gold, defeating Germany 5-4 in an edge-of-the-seat bronze play-off match.

"It's a nostalgic moment for us. It's a special moment for every Indian. It's a big achievement. We have made a lot of sacrifices but our focus was on being mentally stronger. In the last 16 months we lived as a family in Bengaluru," said Harmanpreet, who converted a penalty corner for India against Germany.

"We were completely shut from the outside world. We were just focussed on our job."

"It's a result of the process. The coach just boosted our confidence and told us to play our own hockey and believe in our hardwork. All the players just did that and we achieved what we desired," Harmanpreet said.

"The women's team has achieved a phenomenal feat. They have already made the country proud. We will definitely go there to support for them tomorrow," he said.

5:30 PM

Indian hockey Olympic win: MP govt announces Rs 1 cr reward for Vivek Sagar, Nilakanta Sharma

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced a reward of Rs one crore each for hockey players Vivek Sagar and Nilakanta Sharma, who were a part of the Indian squad that won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Sagar hails from Shivnagar Chandon village in Itrasi tehsil of MP's Hoshangabad district, while Sharma underwent training at the Bhopal-based Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy.

The Indian men's hockey team has defeated the best teams in the world in the Tokyo Olympics, an official said quoting Chouhan.

The Madhya Pradesh government will give Samman Nidhi of Rs one crore each to both of them, the CM said.

5:29 PM

I have no regrets now after this Olympic medal, says four-time Olympian Dhanraj Pillay

He endured the pain of returning empty handed from the Olympics four times during his playing days but the legendary Dhanraj Pillay says now he has no regrets after watching the Indian hockey team claim a bronze at the Tokyo Games.

The eight-time former gold-winners, who battled a heartbreaking slump in the last four decades, scripted history at Tokyo by securing an Olympic medal -- a bronze -- after 41 years.

The last time India had won an Olympic medal in hockey was at the 1980 Moscow Games where they bagged the gold.

On Thursday, India brought an end to the medal jinx after getting the better of the Germans in a thrilling 5-4 win in the bronze medal play off.

"I always had the regret that I could not win an Olympic medal. I used to wonder whether I would be able to see India at the Olympic podium again in hockey. Now with this historic win, I have no regrets," the former captain told PTI.

"You always go to the Olympics to win a medal and your morale is broken when you end up playing classification matches," said Pillay, who is the only Indian to represent India in four Olympic Games (1992 to 2004) and as many World Cups and Champion Trophies in a career spanning over 15 years.

The Indians showed great determination as they made a memorable comeback, fighting back from a two-goal deficit to turn the match in their favour after being 1-3 down thanks to some defensive lapses.

"I must appreciate this team for the way they have managed a comeback after the heartbreaking defeat against Belgium," said the 53-year-old.

5:28 PM

Tokyo Olympics Live updates: Ravi Dahiya on podium after winning silver

5:19 PM

Tokyo Olympics Live updates: Ravi Dahiya on podium after winning silver

Ravi wins silver, will be given silver medal shortly

5:07 PM

Tokyo Olympics Live updates: Men's hockey final Belgium defeats Australia to win Gold

Belgium defeated Australia 3-2 in the penalty shootout after both teams scored 1-1 after the fourth quarter!

5:06 PM

Tokyo Olympics Live updates: Deepak Punia loses to Myles Amine

5:00 PM

Tokyo Olympics Live updates: Deepak Punia loses to Myles Amine

 

India loses the challenge and Deepak Punia misses out on Bronze medal

 

Myles Amine 3 - Deepak Punia 2

4:59 PM

Tokyo Olympics Live updates: Deepak Punia vs Myles Amine

 

Myles takes lead in last 6 seconds, getting 2 points and he leads. The final bell rings and Deepak loses it. But India appeals it.

 

Myles Amine 3 - Deepak Punia 2

4:57 PM

Tokyo Olympics Live updates: Deepak Punia vs Myles Amine

 

Deepak is aggressively looking for points but Myles is quick to defend. Myles tackles twice but Deepak defends. 

 

Myles Amine 1 - Deepak Punia 2

4:55 PM

Tokyo Olympics Live updates: Deepak Punia vs Myles Amine

 

Myles gets 1 point for pushing Deepak out of passivity zone, end of the first period.

 

Myles Amine 1 - Deepak Punia 2