Two medals came for India on a rather historic Day 13. Neeraj Chopra's men's javelin final was one of the most awaited events of the Games for the country. Neeraj managed to throw well over the mark he achieved at the Tokyo Olympics but an Olympic record throw from Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem denied the Indian a second consecutive gold medal.
Meanwhile, the Indian men's hockey team won a second consecutive Olympic medal for the first time since 1972. (PTI) Aman Sehrawat scythed through his first two bouts in the men's 57kg wrestling, winning them by technical superiority. However, he then lost his semifinal bout by technical superiority later in the day and will now fight for bronze on Friday.
(HT_PRINT) Anshu Malik, though, lost in her first bout of the women's 57kg. Her opponent Helen Maroulis went on to lose the semi-final and Anshu was thus ruled out of the repechage rounds for the bronze medal. (PTI) The Indian men's hockey team managed to grind out a 2-1 result and thus won bronze.
They had won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well and this is the first time since 1972 that India have managed to win a second consecutive Games medal in hockey. (HT_PRINT) It made for a fitting send-off for legendary goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who had announced that he would retire after the Olympics. Sreejesh's career started around the time that India had failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.
He now ends his career with two consecutive Olympic medals. (REUTERS) Neeraj Chopra, who has.
