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Day 4 preview: After yet another medalless day that saw some advance through to the next round and a few others bow out of the competition following defeats, the Indian contingent will be hoping the fourth day of the competition sees them add to their tally after weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s silver in the women’s 49kg event on Day 1. The India men’s hockey team will be among the teams/individuals in action early on Tuesday. The Manpreet Singh-led team be hoping to make amends for the 7-1 hammering at the hands of Australia — their worst defeat in the Olympics — in their second group game when they take on Spain, currently ranked three places below India at eighth in the FIH rankings. The match will begin at 6.30 am IST. Also in action early in the morning will be shooters Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker, who will be hoping to end India’s surprising medalless run in shooting despite having world beaters in their ranks. Chaudhary and Bhaker will take part in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event, in which Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Deswal will also compete together. The qualifications for the event begin at 5.30 am IST. The bronze medal match will take place at 7.30 am with the gold medal match starting half an hour later. In 10m Air Rifle mixed team event, two Indian pairings will take to the range. Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar will be one Indian team and Anjum Moudgil-Deepak Kumar will be the other. Earlier on Monday, the hopes of Manika Batra and Suthirtha Mukherjee ended as they lost their respective preliminary round matches, although veteran paddler Sharath Kamal kept India’s flag flying high in table tennis as he advanced to the third round with a 2-11 11-8 11-5 9-11 11-6 11-9 victory over Portugal’s Tiago Polonia. He next faces Chinese icon Ma Long, considered the greatest table tennis player of all time, on Tuesday. A typhoon warning would affect the flow of things for outdoor events such as archery, sailing, rowing. India’s double sculls team were due to compete today but that has been rescheduled. The sailors, though, will compete as scheduled. Nethra Kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan continue their campaign while KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar get going in 49er Men’s Race. Shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty need a win to qualify from their group. They had registered a win before being thrashed on Monday by the World No 1 pairing from Indonesia who have already advanced.
Highlights, Tokyo Olympics 2020, Day 4: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain wins; mixed team shooters suffer qualifying exit
Follow live updates on the events taking place on the fourth day of competitions at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
 "Highlights, Tokyo Olympics 2020, Day 4: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain wins; mixed team shooters suffer qualifying exit")
That’s it from us folks!
That’s all the action that we’ll be having on Day 4 of the Olympics, with both Men’s Skiff 49er races featuring Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar having been postponed. Do tune back in tomorrow, because we’ll be right here, bringing you all the latest updates and more from Day 5! Until then, goodbye
Indian shooters crash out in 10m air rifle mixed qualifications
The two Indian pairs participating in the 10m air rifle mixed team event crashed out in the first qualifications stage, missing out on yet another final after an outing that left a lot to be desired in the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday.
The duo of Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar finished 12th with a total of 626.5 across three series each, while Anjum Moudgil and Deepak Kumar ended 18th out of 29 pairs with an aggregate score of 623.8 at the Asaka Range.
The mixed events are making their Olympic debut.
Click here to read more of the report.
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain through to 69kg quarter-finals with win over Nadine Apetz
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) advanced to the quarter-finals in her debut Olympic appearance, defeating German veteran Nadine Apetz in a closely-fought last-16 stage bout on Tuesday.
Borgohain, the lone Indian boxer in action on the day, prevailed 3-2 over her rival who is 12 years her senior. Both the boxers were making their Games debut and the Indian became the first from her nine-strong team to make the quarter-final stage.
Click **here** to read more of the report.
Rivals-turned-teammates Varun Thakkar, KC Ganapathy set sails for glory
Ganapathy and Thakkar are currently in action.
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Ganapathy and Thakkar’s marriage of convenience has endured its share of tides. They now describe themselves as ’each other’s backbones.’ Come July, the boys will hit the high seas in Japan, sailing into a new dawn. Click here to read the **full article**
Historic!
Italo Ferreira is the inaugural men's Olympic #Surfing champion!@isasurfing @TimeBrasil #BRA pic.twitter.com/hNV6qv1Ihj
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 27, 2021
Day 4 highlights – Indian athletes
The Indian pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker caved in under pressure and failed to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team events at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.
Dragflicker Rupinder Pal Singh scored a brace as the Indian men’s hockey team overcame a demoralising defeat in the previous match to cruise past Spain 3-0 and register their second win at the Games.
Sharath Kamal took a game off the legendary Ma Long, the reigning Olympic and world champion, before making a third-round exit from the table tennis competition.
The two Indian pairs participating in the 10m air rifle mixed team event crashed out in the first qualifications stage, missing out on yet another final after an outing that left a lot to be desired in the Tokyo Olympics.
Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) advanced to the quarter-finals in her debut Olympic appearance, defeating German veteran Nadine Apetz in a closely-fought last-16 stage bout
Medals tally
China wins women’s 10M synchro diving; US earns silver
China won another gold medal in Olympic diving. Chen Yuxi and Zhang Jiaqi won the women’s 10-meter synchronized platform on Tuesday, giving the diving powerhouse its second gold of the Tokyo Games.
Chen and Zhang totaled 363.78 points over five rounds. They received two perfect 10s for execution on their second dive.
Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell of the US took silver in just their second competition as a pair. They totaled 310.80. Schnell was the bronze medalist in individual platform at the world championships in 2019. Parratto was seventh in the same event five years ago in Rio.
Gabriela Agundez Garcia and Alejandra Orozco Loza of Mexico earned bronze at 299.70.
Chen and Zhang were making their Olympic debuts, but already have a winning history. Chen, who is 15, won the individual 10-meter platform title at the world championships in 2019, when she was 13. Zhang, who is 17, won the platform synchro title at the world meet two years ago.
China won its first gold in Tokyo in women’s 3-meter synchro springboard and earned silver in men’s 10-meter platform synchro.
– AP
The sailing races underway.
And we're underway again!
— World Sailing 🌎⛵️ (@worldsailing) July 27, 2021
The 49ers have just started their first race of #Tokyo2020 🙌
Tracking:
➡️ https://t.co/foXebf00W3#Sailing #Olympics pic.twitter.com/QLtIOLP2K2
The sailing races have been postponed due to bad weather.
Racing is postponed here in #Enoshima 🇯🇵 due to the light and shifty winds.
— World Sailing 🌎⛵️ (@worldsailing) July 27, 2021
The Finn, Laser and 49er fleets are waiting on the water for conditions to change.
Tracking:
➡️ https://t.co/foXebf00W3
Results:
➡️ https://t.co/1hBYe2KP4z#Sailing #Tokyo2020 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/5cG21IyrRl
Sailing
In race 6 of women’s one person dinghy – laser radical, India’s Nethra Kumanan finishes 38th.
Vishnu Sarvanan finished 22nd in race 5.
Varun Thakkar and KC Ganapathy will also be seen in action today in the men’s skiff 49er.
Boxing
One more win for Lovlina and India will be assured of a medal. Tactically, she was impressive against an aggressive Nadine. Avoided the punches with a strong defence.
Lovlina’s win makes the day slightly better for India. At least one medal was expected today from the mixed team shooting events but it was not meant to be.
Boxer Amit Panghal cheering his fellow boxer on
Amazing Lovlina 👏👏👏 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 https://t.co/i2zd7aPIgh
— Boxer Amit Panghal (@BoxerPanghal) July 27, 2021
Boxing
Lovlina maintains her composure and concentrates on her defence. Round 3 comes into an end. Let’s see how the judges call the bout.
And Lovlina wins the bout in a 3-2 split decision. She is through to the quarter-final.
Boxing
Lovlina shows patience against an aggressive opponent. Round 2 ends and the judges have gone with Lovlina again with a 3-2 split decision.
Boxing
Nadine ends the round on a high. Looks like India’s Lovlina has lost the round. But no, the judges have give Lovlina the round in a split decision 3-2.
Boxing
Round 1 has started. Both boxers are cautious but both Lovlina and Nadine are landing their punches.
Boxing
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohai will be in action shortly. This is a round of 16 bout in welterweight category.
She’s up against Germany’s Nadine Apetz.
Shooting
The margins that we’re dealing with in an Olympics
In the men’s 10m air rifle olympic competition Iran’s Mahyar scored 629.1 Rank 9 .China’s Sheng Lihao shot 629.2 & is Rank 8 . The iranian goes home, the chinese qualifies for the final and wins silver. #deathbyadecimal #suchissport
— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) July 27, 2021
Tennis
Naomi Osaka not sticking around to speak to the journalists in the mixed zone after the loss
Naomi Osaka has left the Ariake Tennis Park within minutes of her defeat and won't be going through the mixed zone. Presumably the next time she plays will be the US Open or a hard court warm-up event https://t.co/oaWqSiQ79P
— Rob Maul (@Rob_Maul) July 27, 2021
Tennis
Surprise result in women’s singles event with Naomi Osaka going down in straight sets to 2019 French Open finalist Vondrousova. 32 unforced errors from Osaka in the defeat!
A shocker in Tokyo…#CZE Marketa Vondrousova stuns home favourite Naomi Osaka 6-1 6-4 in 68 minutes to reach the #Olympics quarter-finals #Tennis | #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/jvPDGxH4iU
— ITF (@ITFTennis) July 27, 2021
Two wins out of three!
this is really tough on these guys, won more than they lost, yet exit due to the math. terrific young team, power on! #Olympics #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/bvZQbLl2w0
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) July 27, 2021
Badminton Men’s Doubles
Scintilliating defensive badminton from Shetty and Rankireddy to draw an error and have two match points. They need just the one to win 21-17, 21-19 in 44 minute. A win for India means the Indonesian pairing finish top of the table with Chinese Taipei’s team second
Shooting – 10m air rifle mixed team event
Elavenil and Divyansh finish the third series with 104.2 and 105.6. Total score 626.5. Rank 12.
Anjum and Deepak are also done. Their total scores after three series are 623.8. Rank 18.
Since only the top eight make it to the next stage of qualifications, the Indian challenge ends here.
Badminton Men’s Doubles
Lane/Vendy have once cut the deficit and then built on it with Rankireddy netting the serve return. The British pair lead 19-18
Badminton Men’s Doubles
India serve at 17-15 and the serve is called short. Indian pair decide to challenge. It did indeed land short. The Brits trail by one at 16-17
Sailing
In Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Race 4, Vishnu Saravanan collects 23 points and is 26th from 35 participants. Over in Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial Race 5, Nethra Kumanan collects 32 points. She is 32nd in the standings with five races to go
Shooting
Second series
Anjum: 10.4, 10.7, 10.4, 10.2, 10.3, 10.7, 10.6, 10.3, 10.9, 10.5
Deepak: 10.8, 9.9, 10.5, 10.8, 10.8, 10.9, 10.5, 10.0, 10.6, 10.5
They are currently out of top 8.
Shooting
The 10m air rifle mixed team event has started.
Elavenil and Divyansh are a team. Anjum Moudgil and Deepak Kumar are the other Indian pair in the competition.
Not so great start by the shooters. Elavenil and Divyansh are 18th. Anjum and Deepak are ranked 24th.
Badminton Men’s Doubles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty lead Ben Lane and Sean Vendy by two points, 11-9, at the mid-game interval in the second game
Badminton Men’s Doubles
An error into the net and Satwiksairaj and Chirag have three game points. Converted! First game goes to Shetty and Rankireddy 21-17 in 18 minutes
Table Tennis
It’s over for Sharath Kamal.
Ma Long way superior as he wins the fifth game 11-4 and takes the match 4-1.
Badminton Men’s Doubles
Incredible rally all around from both players. Chirag and Satwik both doing beautifully to prolong the point but Lane/Vendy hold firm to eke out an error and trail by 2 points at 15-17
Badminton Men’s Doubles
Indians come off better of the blocks after the little breather. Take four straight points to go 14-11 up.
Table Tennis
This one has gone in Ma Long’s favour. Too tough to make a comeback after going 0-6 down. The defending champion wins the fourth game 11-4.
Badminton Men’s Doubles
Lane/Vendy take the lead with some fierce smashing but it is immediately cut out with a brilliant smash by the Indians themselves. Neither teams able to string two points together. Vendy’s angled smash is too much for Chirag to take and they lead 11-10
Badminton Men’s Doubles
Rankireddy and Shetty with a three point lead at 7-4. But they have it cut to one after a misjudgment. An error by Shetty with the serve return makes it 8-8
Table Tennis
Just too good from Ma Long who takes a 6-0 lead in the fourth game.
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