Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sindhu has been embroiled in a battle with Chinese player Bing Jiao for third place as part of the women’s singles badminton. Sindhu, who went to the Olympics amidst huge expectations, made it a reality by presenting a medal to India and flying the tricolor on the international stage. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu won 21-13, 21-15 over Bing Jiao. Sindhu, who won silver at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, did not disappoint the hopes of Indian fans by winning a medal at the latest Olympics. As a result, Sindhu became the only Indian athlete to win two medals at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Sindhu has won the hearts of all Indians overall, except for the pain of not qualifying for the gold medal fight.
One-Sided Match For Sindhu
Sindh boomed in a bronze medal fight. Bing Jiao has dominated with a definite plan since Sunday. Cross shots, drop shots, smashes without giving the opponent a chance at any stage and won the match. Mainly in the first game with four points in a row to take the lead. And then Sindhu lost the point but stormed again with three points in a row. Sindhu then went on to win 10,11,12,13,14 points in a row. Continuing the same momentum to the shore, she won the first game.
In the second game, Sindhu continued the same momentum in the beginning. In the second game, which went on a bit interestingly, Sindhu maintained its lead till the end. The Sindhu-Bing were 11-11 at the end of the second half as the match turned tense. But Sindhu went into the lead again with smashes. Sindhu, who went on to score most of the consecutive points, did not give much chance to the opponent. After the first half in the second game, Sindhu made a huge difference, 15-12, 18-14. In the end, she defeated Bing Jiao 21-15 to win the bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020. With this victory, our Sindhu, which has won the hearts of all Indians.
Indian Hockey Team into Semis After 41 years
On the Other Side, India enters the Olympic semifinals. After 41 years, India beat Great Britain 3-1 in the quarter-finals on Sunday. Although they once won 8 gold medals in the Olympics, the Indian hockey team, which later lost, did a great job this time. Manpreet Singh Team, who is consistently excelling throughout the tournament, has won 4 out of 5 matches in the league stage.
Dilpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, and Gurjit Singh scored for India. From the start of the match, the Indian team played aggressively without giving any chance to Britain. Prevented from scoring. Dilpreet Singh scored in the seventh minute of the first quarter, and Gurjat Singh scored another in the 16th minute of the second quarter. This gave India a 2-0 lead at the break.
Britain scored the first goal in the 45th minute. By the end of the third quarter, Britain had scored a goal to make it 2-1. Hardik Singh scored the third goal in the 57th minute of the fourth quarter to extend India’s lead. Britain did not score another goal after that. Although Britain reduced India’s lead slightly, it was to no use. As a result, India won the match and advanced to the semis in Tokyo Olympics 2020.