Ravi Dahiya’s charge into the final assured India of a fourth Olympic medal as wrestlers sent the country’s hopes soaring, while javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra turned on the style to script history in qualification itself on a day when most things went spectacularly well for the contingent save for the heartbreak in hockey and boxing. While Dahiya will fight for gold on Thursday, Chopra will stake his claim for India’s maiden track-and-field Olympic medal on Saturday.

Bronze medalist, Germany’s Frank Staebler celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men’s 67kg Greco-Roman wrestling. (Photo credit: PTI)
Emmanuel Korir, of Kenya, celebrates as he wins the gold medal ahead of Ferguson Rotich, of Kenya in the final of the men’s 800-meter. (Photo credit: PTI)
Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of Russian Olympic Committee compete in the duet free routine final. (Photo credit: PTI)
Misugu Okamoto of Japan is carried off after her run in the women’s park skateboarding finals. (Photo credit: PTI)
India’s Neeraj Chopra competes in the qualification round of men’s javelin throw event. (Photo credit: PTI)
India’s Lovlina Borgohain (L) exchanges punches with Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the women’s welterweight (64-69kg) category boxing semifinal match. (Photo credit: PTI)
Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya after storming into the finals of the men’s freestyle 57kg final. (Photo credit: Twitter/@Ra_THORe)
India’s Sushila Chanu reacts after losing 1-2 against Argentina. (Photo credit: PTI)