Tokyo Olympics 2020: P V Sindhu defeated China’s He Bing Jiao to win the bronze medal in women’s badminton singles at the Tokyo Olympics. She is the first Indian woman to win two individual medals at the Olympics. Lauding the shuttler’s performance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sindhu is “India’s pride”. “We are all elated by the stellar performance by @Pvsindhu1. Congratulations to her on winning the Bronze at @Tokyo2020. She is India’s pride and one of our most outstanding Olympians. #Tokyo2020,” he tweeted.
Additionally, Indian men’s hockey team reached the Olympic semi-final after 41 years as they beat Great Britain 3-1. Boxer Satish Kumar has bowed out of the +91kg quarterfinals after going down 0-5 to Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan.