Olympic medalists from India for Tokyo 2020

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● Women's welterweight Lovlina Borgohain earned a bronze medal

After falling to the top-seeded Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the ladies' 69 kg semifinals on her game debut, Lovlina Borgohain captured a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020. So that she could guarantee herself a medal, Lovlina Borgohain defeated Chinese Taipei's Nien-Chin Chen in the quarterfinals.

● Women's singles badminton bronze medalist PV Sindhu

PV Sindhu, the world champion in badminton, is the second Indian athlete to have obtained two individual Olympic golds, behind Sushil Kumar. Ladies' singles bronze medalist PV Sindhu defeated Chinese opponent, He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15. India has now secured three medals for Tokyo 2020, one more than they had at Rio 2016.

● Men's 57 kg freestyle wrestling silver medalist Ravi Kumar Dahiya

The 23-year-old Ravi Kumar Dahiya finished with a silver medal in the men's 57 kg freestyle wrestling after dropping to two-time international champion Zavur Uguev of ROC. It was India's ninth Olympic silver medal and its second in wrestling, following Sushil Kumar's victory in London in 2012. Even as he defeated Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev in the semifinals, Ravi Kumar Dahiya had guaranteed himself an Olympic medal. At one point, he turned into one of the returned two-nine, until he obtained some elements and pinched Sanayev, after which he rallied to win the healthy match and the medal.

● The Indian men's hockey group obtained the bronze medal

The Indian men's hockey team won gold at the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow, but it took them 41 years to win another medal. India rallied to defeat Germany 5-4, winning the bronze medal after falling behind 3-1 in the first period. After the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, it's by far their third bronze medal at the Olympics, giving them a total of 12 medals. In Tokyo 2020, it was India's fifth medal.

● Bronze medal in men's 65 kg wrestling - Bajrang Punia

Bajrang Punia, a wrestler, became the first Indian rookie to take home a medal in Tokyo 2020. Bajrang Punia of India, a bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling at 65 kg, defeated Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov, a silver medalist at the international championships, to win the title. India has tied its record for most medals won in a single Olympics with this sixth medal from the Tokyo Olympics.

● Male javelin throw - Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal

After Abhinav Bindra, Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin throw gold medal in Tokyo 2020, making him India's second solo Olympic winner. With the seventh medal they received in Tokyo 2020, India achieved its highest-ever total of medals in a single Olympics. The gold medal was received by Neeraj Chopra with a throw of 87.58 meters in the final attempt.