TOKYO (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev's got his teeth into the Tokyo 2020 Games, but his rival Ravi Kumar of India wasn't expecting to find .
Tokyo Olympics: Anshu Malik bows out of Games after losing
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05 Aug 2021, 12:55 GMT+10
Tokyo [Japan], August 5 (ANI): Indian wrestler Anshu Malik bows out of Tokyo 2020 after losing to Russian Olympic Committee s Valeria Koblova in the Women s freestyle 57 kg repechage here at Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B on Thursday.
Russian Olympic Committee s Valeria Koblova defeated Indian by 5-1. Participating at her maiden Games, Anshu fought bravely but couldn t stand a chance against the seasoned pro.
Celebrating her 20th birthday, Anshu started the match on the front foot but the Rio 2016 silver medalist held her defence as she took a narrow 1-0 lead going into the second half of the bout.
Tokyo Olympics: Vinesh Phogat loses to Vanesa Kaladzinskaya
05 Aug 2021, 14:27 GMT+10
Tokyo [Japan], August 5 (ANI): India wrestler Vinesh Phogat lost in the quarterfinals of the Women s Freestyle 53kg event at the Tokyo Olympics after going down against Belarus Vanesa Kaladzinskaya here at Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B on Thursday.
Vanesa Kaladzinskaya won against the 26-year-old Indian by pinning her on the mat (victory by fall).
The number one seed Indian came under early pressure in the bout as the Belarusian took an early lead by 2-0. Vinesh soon equalised for 2-2 but in the same sequence, Kaladzinskaya grabbed two more points and later another point as the Indian trailed 2-5 going into the second half.
Korean athletes, fans now value passion, endeavor over medals
Posted : 2021-08-05 16:20
Updated : 2021-08-05 17:47
Korean women s table tennis team player Shin Yu-bin, right, performs a forehand attack in the round of 16 of the Olympics at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Monday. Yonhap
Olympics, it s not all about winning or losing
By Lee Min-hyung
Korean athletes who fail to win Olympic medals can usually expect to see their names cursed and dragged through the mud, but the usual online defamation seems to be at an all-time low during the 2020 Olympics.
As of 2 p.m. on Thursday, Team Korea was ranked 12th in terms of the medal count, three notches lower than the final tally of the previous Olympics in 2016. Korean athletes have so far clinched 19 medals ― including six golds.