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Grappler Aman Sehrawat supplied a bronze medal to India in wrestling on the ongoing Paris Olympics however the focus will now shift to Reetika Hooda, who can be competing within the girls’s freestyle 76kg. India’s medal tally after Aman’s achievement rose to six (one silver and 5 bronze) and if Reetika manages to place a powerful present, India may equal its Tokyo Olympic feat of seven medals which additionally occurs to be the nation’s finest efficiency within the Video games historical past thus far.
Take a look at India’s schedule for August 10 at Paris Olympics –
GOLF
Ladies’s Particular person Remaining
Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar – 12:30 pm
WRESTLING
Ladies’s Freestyle 76kg Pre-quarterfinal
Reetika Hooda vs Bernadett Nagy (Hungary) – 2.51 pm
On Friday, Aman grew to become India’s youngest ever Olympic medallist by clinching the 57kg free-style class bronze lower than a month after his twenty first birthday to finish a memorable Video games debut and carry the sagging spirits of the controversy-hit nationwide wrestling contingent.
Sehrawat, who turned 21 on July 16, notched up a commanding 13-5 win over Puerto Rico’s Darian Cruz in a high-intensity third-place contest.
Earlier than him, the celebrated P V Sindhu held the title of being India’s youngest Olympic podium finisher after she claimed a silver within the 2016 Video games on the age of 21 years, one month and 14 days.
“It has been a very long time since I gained a medal for my nation. I needed to do one thing about it. I want to say to the individuals of India that I’ll positively win a gold for you in 2028,” the teen, who was raised by his grandfather after dropping his mother and father as a toddler, mentioned after his triumph.
“The goal was gold however I needed to be content material with bronze this time. I needed to overlook the semifinal defeat. I advised myself, let it go and concentrate on subsequent. Sushil pehlawan ji gained two medals, I’ll win in 2028 after which in 2032 additionally,” he added enthusiastically.
(With PTI Inputs)
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