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PM Modi invites Tokyo Olympics stars to Red Fort on Independence Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (August 3) invited the sportsperson who represented India at the Tokyo Olympics to the Independence Day event at Red Fort on August 15.

India has so far secured two medals at the ongoing Olympic Games.

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu gave India its first medal at Tokyo 2020 as she won the silver medal in the women’s 49kg category. Chanu lifted a total of 202 kg (87kg in snatch and 115kg in clean and jerk) during her four successful attempts across the competition.

Ace shuttler PV Sindhu has now become the only second Indian after Sushil Kumar to win two medals at the Olympics in the individual capacity. She defeated China’s He Bing Jiao to achieve the rare feat in the third place play-off match in Tokyo.

With Sindhu’s bronze, India have now equalled their tally of 2016 Rio Olympic Games.