Medal  

August 12, 1948, was a day that will remain etched in India's Olympic history 
 

Vadodara’s Dhyey Sankalp Gandhi and Jishnu Basavaraju from Hyderabad won gold medals while Delhi’s Sanchit Agarwal and Aayush Kadam from Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, won silver.

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Union minister for Railways Piyush Goyal, on Thursday, approved a new policy which hands promotions to officer rank to medal winners, two-time Olympians and those who have been awarded the Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Padma Shri

Olympic silver medallist Sindhu, who had got a bye in the first round, opened her campaign with an easy 21-14 21-9 win over Indonesia's Fitriani

TIFR’s Praveen Pathak, who led the international team, said the Indian students performed exceptionally well in the competition

The 20-year-old Chopra grabbed the top spot with a throw of 85.17m. He beat the field of competitors, which also included 2012 London Olympics gold medallist Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago