Woman power at Tokyo

Female athletes have done India proud

The standout point about Team India at the Tokyo Summer Olympics has been the performance of women athletes. Of India’s modest tally of two medals so far, both have been bagged by women. The silver by Saikhom Mirabai Chanu in the 49 kg weightlifting category, a bronze by badminton star P V Sindhu, adding to her tally of a silver in the 2016 edition in Rio de Janeiro. Meanwhile, boxer Lovlina Borgohain has confirmed at least a bronze medal by reaching the semi-finals in the welterweight category, and the women’s hockey team created a sensation by beating, against the odds,