Tokyo: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has secured a silver medal in India's bag at the Tokyo Olympics. Chanu managed to lift 110 kg in his first attempt at Clean and Jerk and is currently second. India started with a defeat in badminton. B Sai Praneeth suffered a 21-17, 21-15 defeat at the hands of Israel's Misha Zilberman in his first match.
On the other hand, young shooter Saurabh from Meerut has scored 95 points in the first series, 98 in the second series, 98 in the third, 100 in the fourth, 98 in the fifth, and 97 in the sixth series. Saurabh will now hit the medal in the final round to be held at 12 noon. Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal defeated Uzbekistan's Denis 6-4 in the first set of the men's singles first round
Indian archers Deepika Kumari and Praveen Jadhav defeated Chinese Taipei's Lin Chia Ann and Tang Chin Chun 5-3 to secure a place in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics mixed doubles team event. The Indian challenge is over with the defeat of Manika Batra and Achanta Sharat Kamal in the mid-doubles event of table tennis. Chinese Taipei defeated the Indian pair 11-8, 11-6, 11-5, 11-4 in the opening round.
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