Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 2 Highlights: India men's hockey team defeated by Australia; Manish Kaushik eliminated
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That brings us to the end of our coverage on Day 2 of the Olympics. A disappointing day for India overall. Barring few good performances in Table Tennis, badminton and boxing, where Manika Batra, PV Sindhu and Mary Kom registered wins, Indians were outclasses everywhere.
In Shooting, another bad day as Manu Bhaker ran out of luck in 10m air pistol and others were just below average in their qualifications.
Other big jolts were Sathiyan Gnanasekaran failing to win his first round clash in TT and Indian hockey team getting a 7-1 drubbing in hands of Australians.
Good news in badminton as PV Sindhu too eased into the second round.
In Tennis, Sania/Raina pair was beaten in the opening round.
Gymnast Pranati Nayak failed to make the cut in qualifications.
Rowers however Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s lightweight double sculls repechage at the Tokyo Olympics.
Tomorrow, our blog will be up again by 5 am IST. See you tomorrow. Good bye for now.
Swimming
Srihari Natraj fails to qualify for semis in men’s 100m backstroke as he finishes 27th among the 41 swimmers in heats. He finished with timing of 54.31 seconds, and is behind by 2.16 seconds from the leader ROC’s Kiliment Kolesnikov.
Swimming: Srihari Natraj clocks 54.14 in Heat 3 of the men’s 100m backstroke. Germany’s Marek Ulrich finishes first among the eight swimmers in the heat, Natraj 0.57 seconds behind him. Top 16 swimmers will progress to the semis.
Hockey – Men’s Pool A
IND 1 – 7 AUS | Q4
And that’s that for this match, Australia were dominant from start to finish, and they more than deserve to win by this scoreline. India, on the other hand, will be feeling dejected right now, but there is a lot they can learn from this defeat. It’s not all over for them, not at the moment at least.
Sathiyan shows his disappointment in not going over the line in first match in his debut Olympics
— Sathiyan Gnanasekaran OLY (@sathiyantt) July 25, 2021
Hockey – Men’s Pool A
IND 1 – 7 AUS | Q4
Excellent work from Tim Brand to score. The Australian rounds a charging PR Sreejesh, and from a quite difficult angle, manages to send a canon of a shot into the gaping net.
Swimming
Update on India’s Maana Patel: She finishes 39th out of the 43 swimmers in women’s 100m backstroke, fails to qualify for the semi-finals. She had finished with timing of 1:05.20, 7.32 seconds behind the leader Australia’s Kaylee McKeown.
Hockey – Men’s Pool A
IND 1 – 6 AUS | Q3
Blake Govers is bowled over by Birendra Lakra, and Australia have another penalty corner. It’s blocked by Manpreet, another PC now. And Australia score again, a shot from Govers goes through despite an attempted Sreejesh save.
Hockey – Men’s Pool A
IND 1 – 5 AUS | Q3
Alright then, penalty corner for India after a lengthy bit of deliberation. It’s a smart idea, but Mandeep is unable to deflect it into the net. Australia are then awarded a penalty stroke. Govers steps forward and scores.
Up next in Swimming: India’s Srihari Natraj will take part in Men’s 100m backstroke at 4.30 pm IST.
Hockey – Men’s Pool A
IND 1 – 4 AUS | Q3
India get the breakthrough, and it’s thanks to Dilpreet, who bamboozled the Australia keeper by diverting a shot with a lovely little touch in the opposite direction to which the keeper was heading.
Hockey – Men’s Pool A
IND 0 – 4 AUS | Q3
Alright, what have India got in their tanks now? Can they fight back and get a couple of quick goals? They have an early PC! Ah, an untimely slip from Rupinderpal Singh, nothing comes off it. Another PC to India now. It’s blocked well.
Swimming:
India’s Maana Patel finishes second in Heat 1 of the women’s 100m backstroke in 1:05.20. Katai finishes first (1:02.73)while Kimberly is third (1:10.24). Best sixteen out of all Heats wil go to semis.
Hockey – Men’s Pool A
IND 0 – 4 AUS | Q2
And another. This one comes courtesy of Joshua Beltz. Half time couldn’t come soon enough for India at this point.
Hockey – Men’s Pool A
IND 0 – 3 AUS | Q2
When it rains, it pours. Flynn Ogilvie scores with a thunderous shot into the bottom corner after a pass from Blake Govers..
Swimming:
In Women’s 100m backstroke, India’s Maana Patel is taking part in Heat 1. She is up against Zimbabwe’s Donata Katai and Grenada’s Ince Kimberly.
Hockey – Men’s Pool A
IND 0 – 2 AUS | Q2
Another penalty corner, and another goal for Australia. It was an exquisite dragflick from Jeremy Hayward, it was hit low and hard, and swerved away from Sreejesh to rattle the backboard.
Boxing
Manish Kaushik loses his opening bout. He goes down to Luke McCormack of Great Britain by 4-1. The Brit domiates the third round, impressing all five judges in the last, decisive round, hence Manish’s campaign comes to an end.
Boxing: Both boxers do well in the second round. Manish Kaushik levels it with three judges impressed with him this time. The third round is winner-takes-all. A very tight competition.
Hockey – Men’s Pool A
IND 0 – 1 AUS | Q1
Penalty corner for India with 49 seconds remaining in the quarter! It’s struck firmly by Rupinderpal, but it’s kept out brilliantly on the line! Great work from the Australian keeper.
Boxing: Kaushik, in red, delivers the first punch, cautious start by the British and Kaushik delivers another punch on the face. Lot of support from Indian coaches at the ring side. Defence has been good from the Brit making it difficult for Kaushik to reach him. Many of Kaushik’s punches did not land. The Indian could impress only 2 out of the 5 judges. First round for the Brit.
Hockey – Men’s Pool A
IND 0 – 1 AUS | Q1
It’s been absolutely end to end stuff in the early minutes of this pool A match, and both sides have had a couple of good opportunities to score. India’s best chance came from a penalty corner, but they were unable to convert. Australia get the breakthrough from their first PC, despite Sreejesh’s best attempts to save.
Boxing: India’s Manish Kaushik will in action soon in Men’s Light (57-63 kg) against Great Britain’s Luke McCormack. Match beginning soon. Stay tuned for round-by-round updates.
Jon Rahm withdraws from Games after testing positive for COVID-19
World number one Jon Rahm withdrew from the Olympics on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19 for the second time in two months, the Spanish Olympic Committee confirmed.
Rahm, who stormed to victory at the US Open in June, returned a positive sample after undergoing mandatory testing following his recent participation in the British Open.
Click here to read more of the report.
Ageless wonder!
GO MARY!!!
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 25, 2021
The ageless @MangteC registers an opening-round win against Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez in her boxing round of 32 match!
All the power to her 🥊#boxing #Tokyo2020 #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/Td3OF6kLLE
Sailing: Men’s One Person Dinghy — Laser — Race 1
India’s Vishnu Saravanan finishes 14th in Race 1. He made a poor start, was in 29th place at one point but recovered well towards the end. The second race will take place in a while.
In total, there will be 10 races and top performers will go to the medal race.
Shooting: Men’s Skeet Qualification
India’s Angad Vir Singh Bajwa is in 11th place with a score of 73/75 and Mairaj Ahmad Khan is placed 25th with a score of 71/75 after three rounds of qualification on Day 1.
Two more rounds of qualification will take place tomorrow. Top 6 will qualify for the final.
Boxing: Women’s Fly (48-51 Kg)
Mary Kom wins!
She made full use of her experience, beating Garcia’s punches excellently and then landing a few of her own to secure 4-1 win.
The Indian boxer is now through to round of 16.
Boxing: Women’s Fly (48-51 Kg)
Mary Kom is trying to manage the bout now. In the second round, she stayed a bit away from Garcia. The opponent has been on the front foot trying to land punches but Mary Kom’s defensive game has been pretty good. Again, three judges give 10 points to Mary Kom.
Boxing: Women’s Fly (48-51 Kg)
Mary Kom who is fighting in red has been a bit defensive in the first round against Garcia who is in blue but the clash has not been short of fireworks. Mary Kom is making full use of her experience. After the first round, three out of five judges gave 10 points to Mary Kom.
Magnificent Manika!
#TeamIndia #TableTennis
— JSW Sports (@jswsports) July 25, 2021
A come-from-behind win for @manikabatra_TT! 💯
She defeats Margaryta Pesotska 🇺🇦 4-11, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 in the Women's Singles Round Two.#BetterEveryday #Tokyo2020 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/lZa0qgt5Yn
Boxing: Women’s Fly (48-51 Kg)
Time for the big bout! India’s Mary Kom will be taking on Miguelina Hernandez Garcia of the Dominican Republic in the round of 32 clash.
Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Round 2
The stats from Manika vs Pesotska match.
Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Round 2
Manika beats Pesotska 4-11, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, -11, 11-5, 11-7 to reach the third round!
The Indian wins the deciding game 7 11-7. She first raced to a 5-2 lead, then made it 9-3 before losing two points. Then added one more to her tally to earn five match points. Pesotska saved two match points but eventually succumbed.
Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Round 2
Game 7: Manika currently leads 5-2 against Pesotska.
Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Round 2
Manika vs Pesotska is going to Game 7. The Indian wins the fifth game 11-5 after being 2-5 down at one stage. Manika started the match with big smashes but soon revised her game plan after it proved to be inefficient. Her plan since then has been to engage her opponents in long rallies and force her to make an error. The strategy has been working fine so far.
Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Round 2
Pesotska wins the fourth game 11-8. This match has been a seesaw battle. The Ukrainian now leads 3-2 and could clinch the match with a win in the sixth game.
Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Round 2
It’s getting tensed! Manika wins the fourth game 12-10 to level the match 2-2. The Indian took an early 6-3 lead but Pesotska fought back to make it 6-6 and from there on both players kept earning back-to-back points before Manika made the difference at the end.
Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Round 2
Manika bounces back to win the third game 11-7. She now trails 1-2 in the match. Manika may not have a coach by her side but she is not short of confidence and motivation. Terrific defensive game.
Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Round 2
Pesotska is proving to be too strong for Manika as the Ukrainian clinches the second game 11-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the best of 7 Games. Pesotska has been quite attacking and Manika’s defence is failing her.
Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Round 2
Fiery start for Pesotska as she wins the first game 11-4 in just five minutes. Manik looked out of sorts in the first game.
Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Round 2
Manika Batra’s match against Ukraine’s Margaryta Pesotska is underway. The world number 62 Manika yesterday won her first round match against 94th-ranked Tin-Tin Ho of Britain 4-0
Sailing: Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser – Race 1
Vishnu Saravanan’s race is underway. The Indian is currently in 25 out of 35 sailors. Stay tuned for more updates.
Skateboarding: Gold for Japan
Japanese world champion Yuto Horigome held his nerve to be crowned skateboarding’s first Olympic gold medallist after winning a tense street competition in Tokyo.
The 22-year-old, who grew up just a stone’s throw from the Olympic venue, landed three huge tricks in a row to eclipse American favourite Nyjah Huston, who imploded to finish seventh.
In searing heat at Ariake Urban Sports Centre, Horigome finished with scores of 9.35, 9.50 and 9.30 for a total of 37.18, with Brazil’s Kelvin Hoefler second and US skater Jagger Eaton third.
Indian swimmers will be in action later today
Srihari Nataraj & Maana Patel prepped & ready to race today 100 meter Backstroke #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/GEg2McQY1s
— @swimmingfederationofindia (@swimmingfedera1) July 25, 2021
Sailing: Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial – Race 2
India’s Nethra Kumanan finishes 16th in the second race. In Race 1 she was 33. Overall, she is in the 27th position with 49 points. The top 10 at the end of 10 races will take part in the medal race.
The next two races will take place tomorrow.
Artistic gymnast Pranati Nayak fails to qualify for All-Round finals
India’s lone gymnast at Tokyo Olympics, Pranati Nayak failed to qualify for the All-Round finals of the Artistic Gymnastics competition.
The 26-year-old recorded a total score of 42.565 over the four categories — floor exercise, vault, uneven bars and balance beam — at the Ariake Gymnastic centre.
She is now ranked at 29th overall at the end of subdivision 2.
There are a total of five subdivisions, from which the top 24 gymnasts (best score across all four apparatus) qualify to the All-Around final, which will be held on 29 July.
The top eight gymnasts in each event qualify for the respective individual event finals to be held from 1 to 3 August.
However, Nayak finished at the bottom half in all the events.
Upset alert!
Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Round 2
World No 95 Lam Siu Hang makes a terrific comeback to beat world No 26 G Sathiyan. He wins the final game 11-6 to win the match 4-3. Lam was 3-1 down at one stage but won the last three games. Sathiyan is out of men’s singles after losing 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 10-12, 6-11.
Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Round 2
Game 7: Some very good rallies in what has been a neck-to-neck game so far. Lam Siu Hang currently leads 5-4 but Sathiyan has won the last two points.
Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Round 2
Lam Siu Hang is ranked lower than Sathiyan but is not low on fight. Sathiyan loses the sixth game 10-12. He saved two match points to take it to deuce but couldn’t deal the final blow. Decider coming up.
Sindhu: “I got used to the court”
PV Sindhu may have won the match against Ksenia Polikarpova easily but feels it gave her a good feel of the conditions in Tokyo.
“Even though it was an easy first match I didn’t take it in an easy way. It wasn’t like I wasn’t prepared. Every time, it is very important to be focused and be prepared for every single point in every single match,” Sindhu said after 21-7,21-10 match.
“It was quite an easy match but I made sure that we had some rallies and I got used to the court.”
Click here to read what all she had to sayTable Tennis: Men’s Singles Round 2
Sathiyan fights hard but loses the fifth game 9-11. He was trailing 5-9 at one stage. Two more games left and Sathiyan currently leads 3-2.
Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Round 2
Sathiyan wins the fourth game 11-5. At one point he was leading 9-0. The Indian currently leads 3-1 in the best of seven games and only needs to win one more to clinch the match.
Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Round 2
Dominating third game for Sathiyan as he clinches it 11-4. He has vastly improved on his service, winning seven points on them.
Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Round 2
Comeback! Sathiyan, after losing the first game, bounces back to win the second 11-7. He is also 5-1 ahead in the third game.
Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification
Deepak Kumar and Diyansh Singh Panwar fail to reach the final. They finish at 26 and 32 respectively out of 47 shooters. China’s Yang Haoran tops the qualification with a total of 632.7, a new Olympic qualifying record. In fact, four shooters broke the previous qualifying record that was held by Niccolo Campriani (630.2). Deepak scored 624.7 and Divyansh managed 622.8.
Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Round 2
Sathiyan gave a tough fight but lost the first game 7-11. Six more games to go. Enough time for him to bounce back.
Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Round 2
G Sathiyan’s second round match is underway. He is playing against world No 95 Siu Hang Lam. Best of 7 games.
Sathiyan got a bye in the first round.
Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification
One more series to go!
Indians are a lot behind the top eight. Deepak is at 29 place while Divyansh is out of the top 30.
Deepak series scores: 102.9, 103.8, 103.7, 105.2, 103.8
Divyansh series scores: 102.7, 103.7, 103.6, 104.6, 104.6
Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification
Indian shooters have definitely improved with Deepak Kumar scoring 105.2 in series 4. However, they are nowhere close to the leaders due to the poor start. Two more series to go.
Deepak series scores: 102.9, 103.8, 103.7, 105.2
Divyansh series scores: 102.7, 103.7, 103.6, 104.6
Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification
A 9.9 ruins series 3 for Deepak Kumar who totals 103.7. He is currently placed at 33. Diyansh is 36 with a series 3 score of 103.6.
Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification
Deepak and Divyansh are ranked 34 and 36 respectively in the qualification. They need to lift their game here with four more series left. Deepak’s average shooting score is 10.3 while Divyansh’s is 10.2. The leaders are shooting at over 10.5.
Deepak Series score: 102.9, 103.8
Divyansh series score: 102.7, 103.7
Dominating start for Sindhu!
PV Sindhu has arrived! 😎
— Olympic Khel (@OlympicKhel) July 25, 2021
She eases past Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in her #Tokyo2020 #badminton opener 🏸#BestOfTokyo | #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion | #IND @Pvsindhu1 pic.twitter.com/ym4oAH5kAx
Sailing: Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial – Race 01
India’s Nethra Kumanan finishes at 33rd spot out of 44 in the first race. The event consists of 10 races over multiple days with the top 10 at the end making it to the final.
Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification
With a score of 102.7 in series 1, Divyansh is in 32nd position. Top eight will qualify to final. In total there will be six series of shooting and each series conssts of 10 shots.
Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification
The qualification round for 10m air rifle men’s event is to start soon. India’s Divyansh Singh Panwar and Deepak Kumar will be in action. The top 8 will qualify for final.
Upset alert!
World No 1 and Wimbledon champion Ash Barty is out of Olympics. She lost to Spain’s Sara Sorribes.
A stunning victory for Team Spain 🇪🇸 💪@sara_sorribes knocks out world No.1 Ash Barty in straight sets. #Olympics • #Tennis • #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/wP17QEOgfd
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) July 25, 2021
Tennis: Women’s Doubles First Round
Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina exit women’s double from the first round after losing 6-0 6-7 10-8 to Ukraine’s Kichenok sisters. The Indian pair won the first set 6-0 and led the second 5-3 at one stage.
Nerves getting better of Indians in 2nd set!
The Ukrainians were struggling with their serves and returns but found a way back to level the match 1-1. Terrific hitting by them in 2nd set tie break.
— Amanpreet Singh (ਅਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ) (@amanthejourno) July 25, 2021
This was after Sania was serving for the match at 5-3 but suffered break.
Maybe nerves!#Tokyo2020
Tennis: Women’s Doubles First Round
After winning the first set, Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina have lost the second one in a tiebreaker 6-7(0-7) to Kichenoks of Ukraine. The final set which is a super tiebreaker is underway.
Andy Murray withdraws from men’s singles event
“I am really disappointed at having to withdraw but the medical staff have advised me against playing in both events, so I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from the singles and focus on playing doubles with Joe [Salisbury],” Murray said.
Murray was due to play Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime in the first round on Sunday. He will be replaced by Australia’s Max Purcell in the draw
Sailing: Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial – Race 01
The campaign for Nethra Kumanan, the first-ever Indian sailor to earn a direct Olympic qualification, is underway.
Women’s gymnastics, qualification
Gymnast Pranati Nayak’s routines are done on her Olympic debut.
Her scores in 4 Rotations:
Floor Exercise – 10.633
Vault – 13.466
Uneven Bar – 9.033
Balance Beam – 9.433
Pranati finishes 12th overall in standings after Subdivision 1.
Medal tally update!
China lead the tally with three gold medals so far. USA won their first gold medal today in Swimming. India are at the 15th spot.
10m Air Pistol Women’s Final
Gold for Russia!
Russia’s Vitalina Batsarashkina has won the gold in the 10m air pistol event. Bulgaria’s Antoaneta Kostadinova and China’s Jiang Ranxin won silver and bronze respectively.
Listen, listen!
For all d people who are quick to judge that Manu succumbed to pressure. I just got to know what happened to her equipment in detail n how much time she lost. She didn't succumb to pressure she rose to it. Giving a score of 575 in less than 34 mins is n achievement of her nerves
— Heena SIDHU (@HeenaSidhu10) July 25, 2021
Tokyo Olympics 2020: COVID-19 update
According to a statement of USA Golf, Bryson DeChambeau tested positive for COVID-19 as part of the final testing protocol before he left the United States for the Olympics 2020 in Japan.
He will be unable to compete for Team USA.
Patrick Reed will replace DeChambeau and is undergoing the requisite testing protocol today, Sunday and Monday before departing for Japan. The first round of competition is Thursday, July 29 (local time). Reed is now the only two-time Olympian for the men’s competition, as he played for Team USA in 2016 and will now compete in the 2020 Olympics.
Representing team of USA Golf now includes Patrick Reed plus Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele in the men’s competition, and Nelly Korda, Danielle Kang, Lexi Thompson and Jessica Korda in the women’s competition.
Update on Manu Bhaker’s equipment problem
Coach Ronak Pandit to journalists in Tokyo: “Manu’s gun malfunctioned. The lever inside her pistol broke, which means she couldn’t open the barrel and load pellets. This usually never happens in 10m air pistol guns, although malfunctions and jamming of weapons are fairly common in 25m. I’ll put this to wear and tear. The lever is an internal part of the pistol, so there’s no way to gauge from the outside what’s wrong with it. The chances of happening this are 0.1 percent, as good as 0. The lever of the pistol that I have been using since 1999 is still completely fine, but Manu’s broke in 4 years. Since it is an internal part, you have to open the pistol and replace it. She had to open the spare gun, take out the part and replace it with the gun she was using.”
Tennis: Women’s Doubles
It has been easy going for Sania and Ankita so far as they clinch the first set 6-0 against Ukraine pair of Nadiia and Kichenok.
Tennis: Women’s Doubles
Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina’s Tokyo 2020 campaign is underway with the first round women’s doubles match against Ukraine’s Nadiia and Lyudmyla Kichenok. The Indian pair is currently 3-0 up in the first set.
Swimming: Gold for Tunisia
Ahmed Hafnaoui wins the men’s 400m freestyle gold medal. This is the third ever swimming medal for Tunisia.
A huge moment for #TUN!
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 25, 2021
Teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui takes surprise gold in the 400m men's freestyle final - their third ever in swimming.
@fina1908 #Swimming pic.twitter.com/BMFuawyXC6
Swimming: Gold for USA
Chase Kalisz wins USA their first gold in Tokyo. He clinches the yellow metal in the men’s 400m individual medley. Also, USA’ Jay Litherland won the silver medal. Brendon Smith from Australia won the bronze.
Team USA have their first gold medal of #Tokyo2020!
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 25, 2021
Chase Kalisz wins Olympic #Swimming gold in the men's 400m individual medley.#StrongerTogether @fina1908 @TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/9u56hwBYji
Cakewalk for Sindhu!
𝗢𝗡 𝗔 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟 🥳
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) July 25, 2021
2016 Rio Olympics 🥈 medalist @Pvsindhu1 starts off her @Tokyo2020 campaign on a brilliant note as she comfortably beats 🇮🇱's Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in her first match of Group J 🤩#SmashfortheGlory#badminton#Tokyo2020#Cheer4India#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/XQt6d5TjnL
Badminton: Women’s singles
Sindhu wins! Kesnia got better as the match progressed but that was not good enough as Sindhu clinches a 21-7, 21-10 win in her first Group J match. A lot of deception and soft touches from the Indian today. In total the match lasted for 28 minutes.
Badminton: Women’s singles
This is going well for Sindhu. A lot of unforced errors from Ksenia and Sindhu leads the second game 11-4 at the midway stage. A short match will work in Sindhu’s favour as she has a long campaign ahead of her.
Badminton: Women’s singles
It has taken just 13 minutes for Sindhu to win the first game 21-7 against Ksenia. The Israeli’s left knee is heavily sharped and Sindhu is taking full advantage of it by making her opponents cover the whole court.
Shooting: Skeet Men’s Qualification
The first round of qualifications is over. Four more to go. India’s Mairaj Ahmad Khan has scored a perfect 25. Meanwhile, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa scored 24 out 25 shots.
Badminton: Women’s singles
Sindhu made a slow start but is now cruising after finding her rhythm. She is leading 11-5 at the halfway stage of the first game.
Badminton: Women’s singles
India’s star shuttler and 2016 silver medallist PV Sindhu is set to start her campaign. She is already on the court. Her first Group J match is against Israel’s Ksenia Polikarpova.
Shooting: Skeet Men’s Qualification
India’s Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa are competing in the Men’s Skeet Qualification Round. The top 6 shooters will qualify for the Final.
Miles to go!
Manu and Deswal rank 12, 13 with 575 and 574. I think they put up a brave brave fight especially Manu, after having some problem with her equipment. I think this experience will make them stronger for the mixed team event which I'm really looking forward to now
— Heena SIDHU (@HeenaSidhu10) July 25, 2021
Rowing: Repechage 2
India’s Arvind Singh and Arjun Lal Jat finish third in repechage 2 of Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls with timing of 6:51.36 to qualify for the semi-finals.
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
Heartbreak for India. Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh fail to qualify for the finals. They finish 12th and 13th respectively in the qualifications with scores of 575/600 and 574/600.
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
A much better series 5 for Bhaker as she finishes with a score of 98. Eight 10s in that series. One more series left. Bhaker is currently placed 11th.
Series scores: 98, 95, 94, 95, 98
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
Yashaswini finishes series 5 with a score of 96. Her previous scores were 94, 98, 94 and 97. She is currently 11th in the rankings and has one more series left. Need to find 10s consistently to qualify.
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
Bhaker’s poor run continues. She finishes series 4 with a score of 95 and is currently 18th in the qualification. There were five shots of 9s in the series. Hope she can find a streak of 10s from here.
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
A much better series for Yashaswini as well. She finishes series 4 shooting 97 with a total of seven 10s. The Indian is currently placed 13th in the rankings.
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
A poor series 3 for Bhaker. She is now down to 17th position. Five 10s, four 9s and an eight get her 94 in total in series 3. Her average shooting score is 9.56. She had some technical problems and has lost a lot of time. Hopefully, she recovers well from her.
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
94 for Yashaswini in series 3. She is currently placed 19th. Top eight will qualify for the finals. Her average shooting score is 9.53. The leader is shooting at 9.78. The margins are very slim.
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
Bhaker apparently had some problem with her gun in series 2 and lost five minutes. Good news is she is back to shooting and finishes series 2 with a score of 95. Five 9s in that series. She is ranked 13th at the moment.
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
Excellent series 2 for Yashaswini. She finishes with a score of 98 after shooting seven straight 10s and jumps to 12th place in qualification. The ranking is dynamic and keeps changing as shooters continue to take their shots.
After the giddy headrush of Mirabai Chanu’s silver medal on Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics, many of India’s best hopes will be in the fray in Sunday.
One more medal at Tokyo 2020 and Team India will equal their medals tally from Rio 2016 five years ago.
Leading the charge are young shooters Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal (10m air pistol) and Divyansh Panwar (10m air rifle).
The only two Olympic medallists in the Indian contingent at Tokyo, boxer Mary Kom and shuttler PV Sindhu, are also in action on Sunday.
Later in the day, there is the spectre of an India vs Australia hockey contest.
— Amit Kamath from Tokyo
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
Bit of a weak start in series 2 for Bhaker. Her score is 56 after the first six shots with four 9s in them. Yashaswini’s score is 38 in series 2 after four shots with two 9s and two 10s.
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
India’s Yashaswini is currently 28 in the qualifications after scoring 94 in series 1. Five of her shots were 10s while she shot four 9s and one 8. Five more series to go. Come on, Yashaswini.
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
Strong comeback from Bhaker after shooting a couple of 9s. She finishes series 1 strongly with a score of 98. She is currently placed third in the field.
Manu Bhaker starts with 10s in qualification
India’s Bhaker is currently 18th in a field of 53 shooters in the qualification round of 10m women’s air pistol event. Top eight will qualify for the final. Each shooter has to fire 60 rounds. The shooting will be completed in six series with each series consisting of 10 shots.
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification
The 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification is underway. India’s Manu Bhaker and Yashashwini Deswal are vying to make it to the final.
Stay tuned for live updates.
‘Khaan, sona aur practice’
Weightlifters are perpetually willing themselves through injuries to some part of body or another. On Saturday, with a silver medal at Tokyo 2020 Mirabai Chanu finally recuperated from a five-year-long throbbing heartache.
Firstpost’s Amith Kamath writes from Tokyo on the motto that brought Chanu her Games medal. Click here to read.
Big day coming up for India!
Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal will be in action in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol event at 5.30 AM, hoping to win a medal. Also, Deepak Kumar and Divyansh Singh Panwar will be taking part in Men’s 10m Air Rifle Final.
World badminton champion PV Sindhu will start her campaign today, so will MC Mary Kom and G Sathiyan.
The Indian men’s hockey team will face Australia. Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina will also be in action in the women’s doubles campaign.
Click here for the complete schedule.Chanu makes history on Day 1!
Mirabai Chanu lifted the spirits of the entire India with an incredibly composed silver-winning show as India found itself on the Olympics medals table on the very first day of competition.
Chanu claimed the silver medal in the 49kg category with a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) as the country of over a billion but painfully short of consistent Olympic success erupted in joy.
Used to medal-less opening days, Chanu’s silver placed India 12th on the tally, a feat achieved for the first time ever.
On the hockey field, there were mixed emotions with the men’s team putting it past a lower-ranked New Zealand 3-2 but women enduring a 1-5 hammering at the hands of world No 1 the Netherlands.
In tennis, Sumit Nagal became only the third Indian to win a men’s singles match at the Games when he edged past Denis Istomin in a three-setter.
Nagal got the better of Istomin 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4 in two hours and 34 minutes on Court 10 at the Ariake Tennis Centre to set up a second-round clash with world number two Daniil Medvedev.
A lot more happened yesterday. Click here to read the complete wrap.
Hello and welcome to our coverage of another exciting day of Tokyo Olympics 2020. As always, our focus will be on the Indians but we will also bring the best of the action from the second day of the Games.
First up today is shooting. The 10m Air Pistol women’s qualification will get underway at 5.30 am IST. Two Indians are in the mix, Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal.
Stay tuned as we will bring you the live updates soon.
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