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North Korean Athletes and Olympic Medal Pressure

Unconfirmed reports suggest that North Korean athletes face severe consequences for failing to win Olympic medals. At the 2012 London Olympics, North Korea celebrated winning 4 gold medals, with athletes receiving luxurious gifts and apartments from Kim Jong Un. However, after falling short of a 5-gold target at the 2016 Rio Olympics, athletes reportedly faced poor living conditions and were made to work in coal mines. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, North Korea won 6 medals (2 silver, 4 bronze) but no golds, finishing 68th overall. While the claims of punishment persist, they remain unverified, and North Korea has not officially confirmed any repercussions for its athletes.

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🇮🇳 India at the Olympics: Day 6 Update

1. Shooting 🎯 - Bronze: Swapnil Kusale in men's 50m rifle three positions final - Anjum Moudgil and Sift Kaur Samra eliminated in women's 50m rifle three positions qualification 2. Badminton 🏸 - Men's Singles: Lakshya Sen advances to quarterfinals, defeating HS Prannoy 21-12, 21-6 - Women's Singles: PV Sindhu knocked out in round of 16, losing 19-21, 14-21 to China's He Bing Jiao - Men's Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty eliminated in round of 16, losing 21-13, 14-21, 16-21 to Malaysia's Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik 3. Athletics 🏃‍♂️ - Men's 20km Race Walk: Vikash finishes 30th, Paramjeet 37th, Akshdeep DNF - Women's 20km Race Walk: Priyanka Goswami finishes 41st with a time of 1:39.55s 4. Archery 🏹 - Men's Individual: Pravin Jadhav knocked out in round of 32, losing 0-6 to China's Wenchao Kao 5. Boxing 🥊 - Women's 50kg: Nikhat Zareen eliminated in round of 16, losing to China's Wu Yu 6. Hockey 🏑 - Men's Team: India loses 1-2 to Belgium in Pool B match 7. Sailing ⛵ - Men's Dinghy: Vishnu Saravanan ranked 25th after first two races - Women's Dinghy: Nethra Kumanan ranked 6th after first race 🔔 Upcoming Highlights - Badminton: Lakshya Sen in men's singles quarterfinals - Sailing: Continuation of men's and women's dinghy events - Other ongoing events in shooting, archery, and hockey Schedule for 2nd Aug i.e., Day 7 below ⬇️ (All timings in IST) 1. Mixed Team Archery medal on stake 2. Crucial Shooting, Badminton, Archery & Hockey matches 3. Field athletics events will start today

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🇮🇳 India at the Olympics: Day 5 Update

1. Badminton 🏸 - PV Sindhu advances to round of 16 after defeating Kristin Kuuba in women's singles group stage - Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy win their respective men's singles group stage matches, qualifying for round of 16 2. Table Tennis 🏓 - Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra eliminated after losing their women's singles round of 16 matches 3. Shooting 🎯 - Swapnil Kusale finishes 7th in men's 50m rifle 3 position, qualifies for final - Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar places 11th in men's 50m rifle 3 position, eliminated - Shreyasi Singh and Rajaeshwari Kumari rank 23rd and 22nd respectively in Day 2 of women's trap qualification 4. Boxing 🥊 - Lovlina Borgohain advances to quarterfinals after defeating Estonia's Sunniva Hofstad in women's 75kg round of 16 - Nishant Dev enters quarterfinals after winning against Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio in men's 71kg round of 16 5. Archery 🏹 - Deepika Kumar progresses to round of 16 after defeating Quinty Roeffen in women's individual archery round of 32 - Tarundeep Rai knocked out after losing in men's individual archery round of 64 6. Equestrian 🐎 - Anush Agarwalla eliminated, finishing 9th out of 10 qualifiers in Group E with horse Sir Caramello Old 🔔 Upcoming Highlights - Shooting: Swapnil Kusale to compete in men's 50m rifle 3 position final - Boxing: Quarterfinal matches for Lovlina Borgohain and Nishant Dev - Archery: Deepika Kumar's round of 16 match in women's individual event Schedule for 1st Aug i.e., Day 6 below ⬇️ (All timings in IST)

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