Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 5 Highlights: Boxer Pooja Rani wins opening round; Deepika Kumari victorious in Round of 16 clash
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So that’s that from day 5 of the Olympics as far as Indian athletes are concerned.
Here’s a quick recap of what we saw
Badminton: PV Sindhu played an easy match, winning in straight games against Hong Kong’s NY Chueng, she will face Mia Blichfeldt in Round of 16.
Sai Praneeth, who was already eliminated, lost in his final match to Netherlands Mark Caljouw. It was a straight games defeat for Praneeth.
Archery: Deepika Kumari has won her Round 16 and has moved to the quarters which will be played tomorrow. Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav bowed out in the Round of 32.
Boxing: Pooja Rani through to the quarterfinal. She won the bout against Ichrak Chaib of Algeria with a unanimous decision (5-0).
Hockey: Indian women’s team lost their third match on the trot, they went down 4-1 against Great Britain.
Rowing: Pair of Arvind Singh and Arjun Jat Lal finished sixth in semi-final B and failed to qualify for finals.
Our blog will be up and running from 5 am IST tomorrow. See you then. Goodbye for now.
The heat is on at Tokyo Olympics
Tennis player Daniil Medvedev has taken exception to a question from a reporter who asked if “Russian athletes are carrying a stigma of cheaters in this Games.”
The second-seeded Russian Olympic Committee player responded that for “the first time in my life, I’m not going to answer a question and you should be embarrassed of yourself.”
Medvedev then nodded to a Tokyo 2020 staff member to say, “I think you should (ban) him from the Olympic Games or the tennis tournament. I don’t want to see him again on my interview.”
– Via AP
Tennis
Novak Djokovic’s Golden Slam bid is alive and well. The top-ranked Serb beat training partner Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals at the Tokyo Games. Djokovic is attempting to become the first man to achieve a Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold in the same calendar year. He has already won the Australian and French Opens plus Wimbledon this year. So now he needs the Tokyo Games title and the US Open trophy to complete the unique collection.
-Via AP
Badminton
And that’s that, Sai Praneeth loses his second match in Tokyo in straight games. Mark Caljouw beats him 21-14, 21-14 to move into next round. Praneeth was ousted even before this match had started but he goes without winning a single game in Tokyo Olympics 2020. The Indian shuttler showed some fight, taking 6-0 lead at one stage in Game 2 but from thereon, he failed to continue the good run. It’s the end of his campaign.
Archery
India’s Deepika Kumari beats USA’s Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez 6-4 in 1/16 Eliminations round.
She won the fifth set 26-25.
Set 5:
Deepika Kumari: 9,9,8
Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez: 8,8,9
Archery
Deepika wins 6-4! Takes the decider with some cool shooting under pressure in the deciding set.
Archery
Scores level!
Jennifer takes the set. Decider coming up.
Deepika: 9,6,9 (24)
Jennifer: 9,8,8 (25)
Archery
Set 4:
Deepika Kumari: 9,6,9
Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez: 9,8,8
Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez wins the fourth set 25-24. Both archers have won two sets each.
Badminton
Caljouw now racing away with Game 2 as well and looks like a straight games defeat is on the cards here untill unless Sai can bounce back again. Score is 17-13.
Archery
Set 3:
Deepika Kumari: 10,9,8
Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez: 8,10,7
Deepika Kumari wins the third set 27-25 to take -2 lead.
Archery
Deepika leads 2-1
India: 10, 9, 8 (27)
USA: 8, 10, 7 (25)
Badminton:
At halway stage, Caljouw now leading 11-9 in Game 2. Remember Sai was once leading 6-0 at one stage. Sai looking down at the moment and is getting some pep talk from the coach
Archery
Deepika wins Set 2!
Shoots 8, 10, 10 (28) against US’ 9,7,9 (25)
Archery
Set 2:
Deepika Kumari: 8,10,10
Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez: 9,7,9
Deepika Kumari bounces back with a 28-25 win in the second set.
Archery
India’s Deepika Kumari is up against USA’s Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez
Series 1
Deepika: 7, 9, 9 (25)
Jennifer: 9, 10, 7 (26)
Jennifer takes Set 1
Badminton
Sai Praneeth took 6-0 lead in second game after losing the first but Caljouw making a strong comeback himself and has made it 7-6.
Archery
Set 1:
Deepika Kumari: 7,9,9
Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez: 9,10,7
Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez wins the first set 26-25.
Archery
Time for Deepika Kumari to take on USA’s Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez in the round of 16 match.
Boxing
Pooja Rani advances! She wins with a unanimous decision (5-0). Impressive in attack, solid in defence.
Badminton:
Sai Praneeth making his way back into the match with a 6-0 lead in the second game. His movement much better in this game. Needs to continue this good run.
Boxing: Women’s Middleweight
India’s Pooja Rani beats Ichrak Chaib of Algeria 5-0 to win the round of 16 bout.
Badminton
Doesn’t look like Sai’s day. Caljouw has run away with Game 1 21-14, not letting Sai find his range. The Indian has struggled at the net and from backcourt and his body language reveals the scoreline.
Boxing: Women’s Middleweight
Clean sweep for Pooja Rani in the second round as well.
Boxing: Women’s Middleweight
Pooja Rani takes the first round by unanimous decision.
Badminton
Caljow creeping ahead. The lead swells to 17-12 as he is raining smashes from the midcourt. Too good for Sai.
Badminton
At the mid-game interval in Game 1, Netherlands’ Mark Caljow leads B Sai Praneeth 11-10
Boxing
Stay tuned for women’s middleweight where India’s Pooja Rani faces Alegria’s Ichrak Chaib.
Badminton: Men’s Singles
B Sai Praneeth’s Group D match against Mark Caljouw of Netherlands is underway!
Deepika wins
India’s Deepika Kumari has beaten Bhutan’s Karma in three straights sets with a 6-0 scoreline
Final series
Deepika: 9, 10, 8 (27)
Karma: 6, 8, 10 (24)
Archery
Deepika’s second series: 8,9,9 (26)
Karma’s second series: 7,7,9 (23)
Deepika leads 2 – 0
Archery
Right then, on to women’s singles 1/32 Eliminations where India’s Deepika Kumari faces Karma from Bhutan
Deepika’s first series: 8,9,9 (26)
Karma’s first series: 8,6,9 (23)
After a late start and missed opportunities, Pooja Rani eyes ultimate glory in Japan
Pooja Rani might have started her boxing career late (at age of 18), and she might have taken years to have a shot at the Olympics but a decade of experience and numerous medals certainly count for a lot.
As Pooja gets ready to start her campaign, read Anish Anand’s interview with the boxer here.
Still to come for India…
Archery
2.14 pm: Deepika Kumari takes on Karma of Bhutan in the Women’s 1/32 eliminations. Women’s Individual 1/16 will take place at 2.53 pm.
Badminton
2.30 pm: B Sai Praneeth will face Mark Caljouw of Netherlands in the men’s singles Group D clash.
Boxing
2.33 pm: Pooja Rani takes on Ichrak Chaib of Algeria in the women’s middleweight round of 16 clash.
Archery: Men’s Individuals
Pravin Jadhav loses to Brady Ellison 6-0 in the round of 16 event.
None of the shooters were able to hit a 10 in the third set but Jadhav’s last shot for a 7 proved decisive with Ellison securing a 9 on the last attempt of the match to secure progress to next round.
Brady Ellison set 3: 8,9,9 – score 26
Pravin Jadhav set 3: 8,8,7 – score 23
Archery: Men’s Individuals
Brady Ellison wins the second set and now leads 4-0. Pravin Jadhav started brilliantly with a 10 but a 7, at the end, went against him. He needs to win the next set to stay alive in the event.
Brady Ellison set 2: 8,10,9 – score 27
Pravin Jadhav set 2: 10,9,7 – score 26
Archery: Men’s Individuals
Brady Ellison wins the first set and leads 2-0. Pravin Jadhav made a good comeback with a 10 after shooting 8 on his second attempt but it was not enough.
Brady Ellison set 1: 9,10, 9 – score 28
Pravin Jadhav set 1: 9, 8, 10 – score 27
It’s a best of 5 sets match.
Archery: Men’s Individuals
India’s Pravin Jadhav’s round of 16 match against world No 1 and USA’s Brady Ellison is about to start.
After Pravin Jadhav, we will have shuttler Sai Praneeth in action. All the best!
One and a half hours to go 🔥@saiprneeth92 will play his final group stage match today at 2:30 PM (IST) Here are some stats about where he stands as opposed to his opponent 👇🏻#SmashfortheGlory#badminton#Tokyo2020#Cheer4India#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/xMiSUqHZvR
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) July 28, 2021
Archery: Men’s Individuals
India’s Pravin Jadhav will take on USA’s Brady Ellison, bronze medallist from Rio 2016, at 1.22 PM in the round of 16 event.
Simone Biles update:
Simone will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether or not to participate in next week’s individual event finals.
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2021
Indian government has allowed Indian athletes to re-enter the country without RT-PCR tests. Australia, meanwhile, will need all of its athletes to quarantine when getting home
Australia confirms every member of its #olympics team has to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine for 14 days on return from #tokyo2020.
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) July 28, 2021
They insist not taking up government quotas for quarantine hotels but some Australians are still stuck abroad, unable to get home
‘Remarkable’
in his first #Olympics pravin jadhav has been the most impressive indian archer on show...has had a hard life. the son of daily wage earners from sarade village in maharashtra, at the age of 10 he weighed a mere 22kgs...remarkable how far he's come! #tokyo2020
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) July 28, 2021
Archery: Men’s Individual
India’s Pravin Jadhav wins the third set and the match 6-0. ROC’s Bazarzhapov started under a lot of pressure and began with an 8, failing to recover from there.
Jadhav now through to round of 16.
Pravin Jadhav set 3: 9,9,10 – score 28
Galsan Bazarzhapov set 3: 8,7,9 – score 24
Archery: Men’s Individual
Pravin Jadhav takes the second set as well! The Indian leads 4-0 after two sets. Bazarzhapov was leading with two 10s but finished with a 7 as his last shot.
Pravin Jadhav set 2: 9,9,10 – score 28
Galsan Bazarzhapov set 2: 10,10,7 – score 27
Archery: Men’s Individual
Pravin Jadhav takes the first set!
Pravin Jadhav set 1: 10,9,10 – score 29
Galsan Bazarzhapov set 1: 9,9,9 – score 27
It’s a best of 5 sets match.
Archery: Men’s Individual
Alright, time for Pravin Jadhav to take on Galsan Bazarzhapov of the Russian Olympic Committee in Men’s Individual 1/32 eliminations.
Here’s what Simone Biles had to say after pulling out from the team event.
Watch: pic.twitter.com/4bICujUcwF
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 28, 2021
Let this not be forgotten or ignored
These are posted all over the Village. pic.twitter.com/TPVlkjx50j
— Aimee Boorman (@Salto_Coach) July 28, 2021
There were reports weightlifter Hou Zhihui was to be dope tested and Mirabai Chanu could get the gold medal. Amit Kamath, our reporter in Tokyo, has checked with the International Testing Agency on the allegations
In a statement to @FirstpostSports today, the International Testing Agency has replied on the news story regarding apparent testing on #HouZhihui who beat #MirabaiChanu to gold. Think story can be laid to rest now.#FirstpostInTokyo #TeamIndia #Tokyo2020 #weightlifting pic.twitter.com/i4HtqD0cd2
— Amit Kamath (@jestalt) July 28, 2021
Simone Biles withdrawn from all-around event
USA Gymnastics in a short statement: “After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games, in order to focus on her mental health. Simone will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether or not to participate in next week’s individual event finals. Jade Carey, who had the ninth highest score in qualifications, will participate in her place in the all-around.”
“We wholeheartedly support Simone’s decision and applaud her bravery in prioritizing her well-being. Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model for so many.”
After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition. We wholeheartedly support Simone’s decision and applaud her bravery in prioritizing her well-being. Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model for so many. pic.twitter.com/6ILdtSQF7o
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) July 28, 2021
BREAKING: Simone Biles will not compete in the all-around event
BREAKING: Simone Biles will not compete in the all-around event at the Tokyo Games, so she can focus on her mental health, per USA Gymnastics.
— Juliet Macur (@JulietMacur) July 28, 2021
It was interesting to see Israeli archer’s heartbeat stay around 134bpm when he faced Tarundeep Rai
It's probably the clearest indicator I've seen of the difference in the way different athletes handle pressure.
— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) July 28, 2021
Medal tally update
Japan are leading the chart with 20 medals including 11 gold. USA and China are second and third respectively. India are 41 with one silver.
Click here to check the complete tableTennis
Daniil Medvedev was struggling so much with the suffocating heat and humidity at the Ariake Tennis Park on Wednesday that at one point the chair umpire, Carlos Ramos, asked him if he could continue playing.
“I can finish the match but I can die," Medvedev replied. “If I die, are you going to be responsible?”
Still, the second-seeded Medvedev produced a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over Fabio Fognini of Italy to reach the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics.
After some rain a day earlier, the temperature rose to 88 degrees F (31 degrees C) but the heat index made it feel like 99 degrees F (37 degrees C).
Medvedev — if he’s up to it — will next face sixth-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain for a spot in the medal rounds. Carreno Busta beat Dominik Koepfer of Germany 7-6 (7), 6-3.
(The Associated Press)
Still to come…
Badminton
2.30 pm: B Sai Praneeth will face Mark Caljouw of Netherlands in the men’s singles Group D clash.
Archery
12.30 pm: Pravin Jadhav takes on Galsan Bazarzhapov of the Russian Olympic Committee in Men’s Individual 1/32 eliminations. Men’s Individual 1/16 will take place at 1.22 pm.
2.14 pm: Deepika Kumari takes on Karma of Bhutan in the Women’s 1/32 eliminations. Women’s Individual 1/16 will take place at 2.53 pm.
Boxing
2.33 pm: Pooja Rani takes on Ichrak Chaib of Algeria in the women’s middleweight round of 16 clash.
Sailing: Men’s Skiff 49er
Indian pair of Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar finish last at 19th place in Race 4. They are currently ranked 18th overall. In total, 12 races will take place and the top 10 teams at the end will qualify for the medal race. The next two races will take place tomorrow.
Some sad news coming in…
Legendary badminton player Nandu Natekar, the first Indian to win an international title in 1956, passed away on Wednesday.
The 88-year-old, who won over 100 national and international titles in his career, was suffering from age-related ailments.
Badminton: Women’s Singles
World No 7 PV Sindhu, who defeated Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi 21-9, 21-16 in her Group J match today, will face Denmark’s world number 12 Mia Blichfeldt, winner of Group I, in the round of 16. Sindhu has a 4-1 head-to-head record against Blichfeldt, whose only win against the Indian was at the Thailand Open earlier this year.
Sailing: Men’s Skiff 49er
Race 4 is underway! India’s Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar are currently ranked 18th overall. This is the last race of the day.
Team India morning recap
Hockey: India women’s hockey team conceded after just 75 seconds against Great Britain. They soon went 2-0 down before Sharmila Devi reduced the deficit. In the second half, Great Britain added two more goals for India’s third straight defeat at the Tokyo Olympics. They have two more games to go and wins there could take them forward.
Archery: Tarundeep Rai won his Round of 32 match 6-4 against Oleksii Hunbin of Ukraine. But in the Round of 32, he fell narrowly short. Against Israel’s Itay Shenny, Rai led 5-3 going into the decisive set. Shenny won the fifth set to force a shoot off. In the one-arrow-decides-all, Rai got a 9 with Shenny scoring a 10.
Badminton: PV Sindhu had no trouble dispatching Cheung Ngan Yi 21-9, 21-16. She progresses to the round of 16, where she will face Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt
Rowing: Arvind Singh/Arjun Jat Lal finished sixth (last) in the second semi-final in double sculls. They will compete in Final B to determine 7-12 classification places.
Rewind: India women’s hockey team lost to Great Britain
Indian women’s hockey team wasted chances galore to lose 1-4 against defending champions Great Britain early morning, their third consecutive preliminary stage defeat which reduces the side’s chances of qualifying for the Olympic quarter-finals.
The Indians were guilty of wasting opportunities in their first two games and the trend continued on Wednesday at the Oi Hockey Stadium as Great Britain punished them through strikes from Hannah Martin (2nd and 19th minute), Lily Owsley (41st minute) and Grace Balsdon (57th minute). This was Great Britain’s second consecutive win in Pool A.
For India, Sharmila Devi scored the lone goal in the 23rd minute.
The Indians needed at least a point from this game to be safe but they now will have to win their remaining two matches to have any chance of qualifying for the knockout stage.
Click here to read the complete match reportSailing: Men’s Skiff 49er
The Race 3 is over. The Indian pair of Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar finish 17th. They had finished 18th in the first two races. Their overall ranking is 18th out of 19.
Olympic flame!
Burning just as beautifully during the day as it does during the night! 🔥 #Tokyo2020 #UnitedByEmotion #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/iXFB29K2TD
— #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020) July 28, 2021
Another record was broken today as the Netherlands won gold in men’s quadruple sculls!
An amazing race!
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 28, 2021
With a world best time of 5:32.03, #NED wins gold in the men's quadruple sculls!@WorldRowing #Rowing @nocnsf pic.twitter.com/UIiyegACid
Sailing: Men’s Skiff 49er
Race 3 is underway! India’s Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar are currently ranked 18th overall. Only the top 10 teams will take part in the medal race after 12 heats.
Badminton Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu speaks to BWF after her win: “I found my rhythm from the second game on and I finished it off. It was a fast game and I made a couple of unforced errors. I changed “my tactics and got things under control. This type of test is important before a big match.”
On facing Mia Blichfeldt in the knockout stage: “It’s not going to be an easy game. I need to recover well and come back stronger. I’ve played her a couple of times, every point is going to be important. She’s an aggressive player so I need to be aggressive as well.”
On the wind conditions: “Can’t complain much about it because it’s the same for every player. You have to learn to control the shuttle.”
Swimming
Britain has won the men’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the Olympics for the first time since 1908, but just missed a world record.
With a powerhouse group that included the 1-2 finishers in the 200 freestyle, Britain blew away the field in 6 minutes, 58.58 seconds. That was just off the world record set by the Americans (6:58.55) at the 2009 world championships.
The 200-meter gold medalist, Tom Dean, led off for the British. James Guy and Matthew Richards took the middle legs before 200-meter silver medalist Duncan Scott swam the anchor leg. It was the first British gold in the event since it made its debut at the first London Games.
Russia claimed the silver in 7:01.81, while Australia took the bronze in 7:01.84.
The four-time defending champion Americans finished fourth — the first time they’ve failed to win a medal in the event other than the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games.
(The Associated Press)
21-year-old Milak (Hungary) broke Michael Phelps’ record to clinch men’s 200m butterfly Gold!
Hungary for gold!
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 28, 2021
Kristof Milak of #HUN wins the men's 200m butterfly with an Olympic Record time of 1:51.25.
@fina1908 #Swimming pic.twitter.com/g8BJMS3CKq
China claimed women’s quadruple sculls gold in the morning with world best time!
With a world best time of 6:05.13, #CHN claim gold in the women's quadruple sculls!@WorldRowing #Rowing pic.twitter.com/WyMbj2Bb0p
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 28, 2021
Sailing: Men’s Skiff 49er Race 2
India’s Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar finish 18th among 19 participants. Their overall rank is all 18th. 10 more races to go for the Indian pair. The top ten racers at the end will take part in the medal race.
Double gold for Ohashi Yui!
Double gold at home!#JPN's Ohashi Yui wins the women's 200m individual medley to add to her 400m IM title.
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 28, 2021
@fina1908 #Swimming @Japan_Olympic pic.twitter.com/t7hRFtCluf
Katie Ledecky gets the gold!
Outstanding.#USA's Katie Ledecky wins her first gold of #Tokyo2020 with a dominant display from start to finish in the first ever women's 1500m freestyle race at the Olympics.
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 28, 2021
@fina1908 @TeamUSA #Swimming pic.twitter.com/z5DxNpdcZs
Badminton Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu joined Seyoung An, Busanan Ongbamrungphan, Nozomi Okuhara, Michelle Li, He Bing Jiao, Biewen Zhang, Mia Blichfeldt, Gaeun Kim, Akane Yamaguchi, Mariska Tunjung and Tai Tzu-Ying in making the Round of 16
Sindhu needs to be wary of change of pace.
#tokyo2020 #Olympics #Badminton
— Abhijeet Kulkarni (@abk6580) July 28, 2021
The group stage wasn't challenging for Sindhu. She has displayed quite a few new strokes and has been quite aggressive on the net. It's the change of pace that she needs to handle well in the knockout stage.
From the IOC media briefing
Asked about what Olympic organizers are doing to support athlete mental health, Mark Adams, IOC spox, says psychologists in the Olympic village, helpline in 70 languages, webinars and “toolkits” for athletes and national Olympic committees on the Web
— Motoko Rich (@motokorich) July 28, 2021
Sailing: Men’s Skiff 49er Race 2
The Men’s Skiff 49er Race 2 is underway. Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar are part of the Indian team.
Archery Men’s Individual
In the shoot off, Tarundeep Rai is beaten. He posted 9, going first, with Israel’s Itay Shanny getting a 10. End of the road for Tarundeep who plans on retiring after the Olympics
Archery Men’s Individual
Set 5
???????? Tarundeep Rai: 9, 8, 9 for 26
???????? Itay Shanny: 10, 8, 10 for 28
SHOOT OFF!
Badminton: Sindhu reaches round of 16
Sindhu was made to work a bit more in her second Group J match and that should help her going forward.
Here are the stats from her match against Cheung:
Archery Men’s Individual
Set 4:
???????? Tarundeep Rai: 9, 10, 9 for 28
???????? Itay Shanny: 9, 10, 8 for 27
Tarundeep Rai takes the fourth set! He leads 5-3. One set to go
Archery Men’s Individual
Set 3:
???????? Tarundeep Rai: 10, 8, 9 for 27
???????? Itay Shanny: 9, 9, 9 for 27
Third set ends in a tie. After Set 3: 3-3
Badminton: Sindhu beats Cheung NY to reach round of 16
Cheung NY had a one-point lead at the break in the second game but Sindhu did well to come from behind to win the game and the match.
Sindhu beats Cheung 21-9, 21-16.
Archery Men’s Individual
Set 2:
???????? Tarundeep Rai: 10, 8, 9 for 27
???????? Itay Shanny: 8, 9, 9 for 26
Tarundeep takes the second set. Levels things at 2-2
Archery Men’s Individual
Set 1:
???????? Tarundeep Rai: 7, 8, 9 for 24
???????? Itay Shanny: 10, 9, 9 for 28
Shanny wins the first set to take 2-0 lead
Badminton: Sindhu vs Cheung NY
A much better game so far for Cheung. The Hong Kong shuttler currently leads second game 11-9. Cheung has made Sindhu wor harder for points in this game and asked her to cover more of the court and that has worked for her.
Badminton Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu has thrown away her four point lead to trail Cheung 6-7 in the second game. Errors starting to flow from Sindhu’s racket
Hockey: India lose 1-4 to Great Britain
It’s over! India lose their third match of this Olympics. They were very slow to start and paid the price as GB took two goals lead. India then bounced back to score one and showed some good hockey before conceding another one that blew away their confidence. Hannah Martin has been the player of the match for scoring those beautiful open play goals.
Rowing
In men’s double sculls semi-final, Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh finish bottom of six teams. They post time of 6:24.41 to finish 19.08 seconds behind the Irish team. They will not be competing in the medal round but will go to Final B for the classification
Hockey: India 1-4 Great Britain
4-1 for Team GB now. They’ve really been putting in the screws over the last two quarters.
— Amit Kamath from Tokyo.
Hockey: India 1-4 Great Britain
57’: Goal! GB convert the penalty stroke and score the fourth goal of the match. Grace Balsdon is the scorer.
Badminton Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu wins the opening game 21-9 in 15 minutes after forcing Cheung Ngan Yi into an error
Badminton Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu with incredible touch. Goes down so low for a drop, produces her own and the Hong Kong player is caught off guard. Follows it up with a half smash to go 18-9 up
Hockey: India 1-3 Great Britain
57’: Sixth PC for Great Britain and it has been blocked valiantly by Lalremsiami who comes out as the first rusher. GB gets another PC followed by a penalty stroke as Sushila Chanu used the body to block a shot.
Hockey: India 1-3 Great Britain
56’: Counter-attack from India. Sharmila has the ball from the left flank but fails to produce a shot as she is closed down quickly.
Badminton Women’s Singles
Over on the badminton court, PV Sindhu is in commanding 11-5 lead over Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi
Hockey: India 1-3 Great Britain
53’: Savita makes another save after the Great Britain attacker was allowed to run freely from the midfield. GB pressing hard and dominating the possession.
Archery Men’s Individual
Set 5
???????? Oleksii Hunbin: 8, 9, 8 for 25
???????? Tarundeep Rai: 10, 8, 10 for 28
TARUNDEEP RAI WINS 6-4!
Next up: ???????? Itay Shanny
Archery Men’s Individual
Set 4:
???????? Oleksii Hunbin: 9, 8, 7 for 24
???????? Tarundeep Rai: 8, 8, 10 for 26
Locked at 4-4 heading into deciding set
Badminton: Sindhu’s match is underway
PV Sindhu’s second Group J match against Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi has begun. The Indian is currently leading 6-3 in the first game.
Hockey: India 1-3 Great Britain
48’: Excellent combination play between Rani Rampal and Vandana but her backhand shot is deflected away by the goalkeeper.
Archery Men’s Individual
Set 3:
???????? Oleksii Hunbin: 10, 8, 9 for 27
???????? Tarundeep Rai: 10, 8, 9 for 27
Oleksii leads 4-2 after Set 3
Hockey: India 1-3 Great Britain
Last and final quarter is underway. India have to find the motivation and goals if they have to take anything away from this game.
Archery Men’s Individual
???????? Oleksii Hunbin: 10, 10, 8 for 28
???????? Tarundeep Rai: 9, 8, 10 for 27
Oleksii leads 3-1 after Set 2
Hockey: India 1-3 Great Britain
Third quarter ends. India started the quarter on a strong foot but the controversial yellow card to Salima and the goal which came from what looked like a dangerous pass has put Great Britain firmly on the top.
Archery Men’s Individual
Set 1
???????? Oleksii Hunbin: 9, 8, 8 for 25
???????? Tarundeep Rai: 8, 8, 9 for 25
1 point each for both
Hockey: India 1-3 Great Britain
43’: Another PC for GB but it has been tackled well by India. The cards and the controversial game has taken the sting out of India’s game.
Archery
???????? Tarundeep Rai is on range to face ???????? Oleksii Hunbin in Round of 32 in men’s individual event
Hockey: India 1-3 Great Britain
41’: Goal! Britain get the third goal. The PC was saved with Savita diving to her right but GB score on the rebound. India take a video referral for a dangerous ball but the goal stands. Lily Owsley got the goal.
Hockey: India 1-2 Great Britain
41’: Salima gets a yellow card for tackle close to the circle. GB get a PC. Salima has to sit out for five minutes.
Hockey: India 1-2 Great Britain
39’: Green card shown to Vandana Kataria and she will have to sit out for two minutes.
Hockey: India 1-2 Great Britain
37’: Video referral gets India a PC. Seventh of the match but Great Britain defend well with the first rusher blocking the shot.
Hockey: India 1-2 Great Britain
Green card for Sushila Chanu, she will have to sit out of the game for two minutes.
Yellow card to Lily Owsley. She will have to sit out for a minimum of five minutes.
Swimming
Another record in the pool and this one is no surprise
Kristóf Milák has won #gold in #swimming - men's 200m Butterfly at #Tokyo2020
— #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020) July 28, 2021
Another Olympic record! At 21, he's broken Michael Phelps' record! 🤯#UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether | #Olympics
Hockey: India 1-2 Great Britain
33’: Grace fouls from behind and GB get a PC. A good drag flick but Savita dives to her left to deny the goal.
Hockey: India 1-2 Great Britain
31’: PC for India! Grace’s drag flick gets deflected by the toe of a GB defender and India get another PC, followed by third PC on trot. However, GB does well to defend and avert the danger.
Swimming
In women’s 200m freestyle, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, nicknamed “The Terminator”, wins the 200m freestyle gold with an Olympic Record. Katie Ledecky finishing fourth.
OLYMPIC RECORD.
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2021
Australia's Ariarne Titmus sets an Olympic record to win gold in the women's 200m free. #TokyoOlympics
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Hockey: India 1-2 Great Britain
Third quarter is underway! India were poor at the start but have recovered well since then, however, they need goals to finish the game with something.
Archery event at 7.31 AM
India’s Tarundeep Rai will be taking on Oleksii Hunbin of Ukraine in the round of 32 at 7.31 AM. Stay tuned for LIVE updates.
Badminton: PV Sindhu to be soon in action
PV Sindhu will be playing her second Group J match against Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong at 7.30 am IST. She won her first match in straight games against Ksenia Polikarpova of Israel. A win today will ensure qualification to the next round.
Hockey: India 1-2 Great Britain
Second quarter ends! A much better quarter for India with Sharmila Devi scoring for them with a clever move on a PC. India need to keep applying the pressure to find the equaliser.
Hockey: India 1-2 Great Britain
27’: Another PC for India but they fail to halt it properly and GB get the ball to lead another attack. However, India defend it well.
Hockey: India 1-2 Great Britain
GOAL!!! India’s guile earns them a goal. Sharmila Devi slides in to deflect the goal wards-bound penalty corner effort. We have a game on our hands.
— Amit Kamath from Tokyo.
Hockey: India 1-2 Great Britain
23’: Chak de! Goal! India score their first goal in this Olympics. Sharmila Devi helps India find the equaliser. Gurjit Kaur shoots the PC low towards the right side of the goalkeeper and Sharmila slides in to deflect it into the back of the net.
Hockey: India 0-2 Great Britain
21’: Counter-attack and India’s Sharmila Devi gets a one-on-one opportunity however she is closed down quickly as the shot goes wide.
Hockey: India 0-2 Great Britain
Saved one shot. Saved one more. But the third shot from Team Great Britain’s Hannah Martin crept in between the feet of India keeper Savita. Team.GB have doubled their advantage.
— Amit Kamath form Tokyo
Hockey: India 0-2 Great Britain
19’: Goal! Second goal for Hannah Martin. Second goal for GB. An excellent diagonal cross in the circle created the opportunity. Savita saved the first shot but Martin converted on the second chance.
Hockey: India 0-1 Great Britain
The second quarter is underway and India are already on the front foot trying to find the equaliser.
Hockey: India 0-1 Great Britain
An exhaustingly hot and balmy day at the OI Hockey Stadium. Indian women’s Hockey team trailing by just a solitary goal after one quarter. But the Team Great Britain really hogged the ball, and made India earn their seconds on the ball.
— Amit Kamath from Tokyo
Hockey: India 0-1 Great Britain
Quarter 1 is done! India got better as the quarter progressed. They were taken by surprise at the start by the pace of GB’s attackers but started applying the pressure towards the end. They will need to do better to find the equaliser. GB lead 1-0 thanks to Hannah Martin’s goal.
Hockey: India 0-1 Great Britain
12’: India create a chance for themselves with another circle entry and winning their first penalty corner of the match. Two PCs in fact but India fail to convert them.
Hockey: India 0-1 Great Britain
10’: India mange to penetrate Britain’s circle but fail to hit the target. Still, they are playing a lot better than how the game began. GB reply by winning a penalty corner immediately but Savita saves it.
Hockey: India 0-1 Great Britain
2’: GOAL! Electric start for Great Britain as they score just 75 seconds into the game. Hannah Martin is the scorer. It was the team’s first circle entry of the match.
Hockey: India vs Great Britain
Get ready! It’s time for national anthems in the Pool A match. The action will begin soon.
Another look at what’s in store today…
India at #Tokyo2020
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Gold for Romania!
First gold of the day!#ROU gets the opening #Rowing medal of #Tokyo2020 with the fastest ever Olympic time of 6:41.03 in the women's double sculls!@WorldRowing @olympicromania pic.twitter.com/KtagHbDOJR
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 28, 2021
The starting line-ups for India vs Great Britain hockey match are out!
Best wishes!
We gave our hearts out on court, but sometimes the results aren’t in your control.
— Ankita Raina (@ankita_champ) July 27, 2021
I want to thank everyone for the kind messages that have come in since the weekend.
Immensely thankful to be able to play at my 1st Olympics. I hope to be back at the next one to make 🇮🇳 proud. pic.twitter.com/2A1aJnrR5e
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal is the youngest to win a medal (skateboarding) so far at Tokyo 2020. but she is not the youngest medallist of all time. Some 10-year old once won a medal.
Young studs! 🥇🥈🥉 pic.twitter.com/7x6fck7aYY
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 27, 2021
Knives out in NRAI after pistol and rifle shooters misfire
As the rifles and pistols have started misfiring on the Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo, the knives are out.
Moments after Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhury’s ouster from the 10m air pistol mixed team event, National Rifle Association of India chief Raninder Singh, stating that the “period of ransom is over”, said that the federation would be going for an overhaul of the Indian coaching team staff.
Click here to read Amit Kamath’s report on what’s happening in NRAI after shooters fail to make it to the final
Emotional homecoming for Mirabai Chanu
Weightlifter and silver medallist from Tokyo Games Chanu broke down on meeting her parents in Imphal. Chanu has hardly travelled to her home in the last five years due to her Olympics preparations and this was an emotional return. She also met with a media frenzy at the airport where she was felicitated by Manipur CM Bren Singh.
Welcome home @mirabai_chanu. Everyone in the state is absolutely delighted to have you back here in Manipur. Your achievement in the #Tokyo2020 is no mean feat and we are so proud of you.@narendramodi @ianuragthakur pic.twitter.com/BPygS2e8Om
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) July 27, 2021
Hockey: Almost a must-win for India
India’s action on Day 5 starts with the women’s hockey team taking on Great Britain and a victory will be a major boost for India’s hopes to qualify for the quarter-finals.
After a 1-5 drubbing against world number one the Netherlands, the Indians players lifted their game by leaps and bounds to give third-ranked Germany a run for their money before losing 0-2 in their second Pool A match.
But two consecutive defeats have definitely pegged the side back.
With two defeats from as many games, the Indian women are currently lying at the bottom of the six-team Pool A, which is being headed by Netherlands, followed by Germany, Great Britain, Ireland and South Africa.
While Ireland has recorded a win out of their two games, both South Africa and India are winless but the Africans are placed ahead on goal difference.
The top four sides from each pool of six will qualify for the quarter-finals. Ranked 11th in the world, India stand a chance to make the quarterfinals but for that to happen they will have to outplay seventh-ranked Ireland and South Africa, who are placed 16th. But a win against Great Britain will make the progress a lot easier.
Some good news for India on Day 4
There was some good news for India on Tuesday!
Hammered 1-7 by Australia on Sunday, the Manpreet Singh-led men’s hockey team claimed a 3-0 triumph over Spain to inch closer to a quarter-final berth.
Lovlina Borgohain, the lone Indian boxer in action on the day, prevailed 3-2 over German veteran Nadine Apetz in a closely fought last-16 stage bout.
Not a memorable Day 4 for India
India had high hopes of winning a medal in the mixed team events in the shooting but the pressure got better of the athletes with Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker failing to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
They finished seventh in Qualification 2 after topping the first phase with 582.
The other Indian team in the event, Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Singh Deswal failed to clear Qualification 1 and finished in 17th place, having totalled 564 across six series (three each for one member).
Later in the day, both the 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.
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.
Also, in badminton, men’s doubles pairing of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy’s campaign came to an end.
They defeated the England pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in their final Group A match but still missed out on qualifying for the quarter-finals as they finished third in the group, behind the top-ranked Indonesian team of Marcus Gideon Fernaldi and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and world number three Yang Lee and Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese Taipei.
Also, table tennis veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal bowed out in the men’s singles third round after the 39-year-old put up an admirable fight against reigning Olympic and World champion Ma Long of China.
India’s Day 5 schedule at Tokyo Olympics
6:30 AM: Hockey – Women’s Pool A (India vs Great Britain)
7:30 AM: Badminton – Women’s Singles Group Play Stage Group J (PV Sindhu vs Ngan Yi Cheung)
7:31 AM: Archery – Men’s Individual 1/32 Eliminations (Tarundeep Rai vs Oleksii Hunbin of Ukraine)
8:00 AM: Rowing – Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls Semifinal A/B 2 (Arjun Lal Jat-Arvind Singh)
8:35 AM: Sailing – Men’s Skiff – 49er – Race 02 (Ganapathy Kelapanda, Varun Thakkar) Followed by Race 03, Race 04
12:30 PM: Archery – Men’s Individual 1/32 Eliminations (Pravin Jadhav vs Galsan Bazarzhapov of ROC)
2:14 PM: Archery – Women’s Individual 1/32 Eliminations (Deepika Kumari vs Karma of Bhutan)
2:30 PM: Badminton – Men’s Singles Group Play Stage – Group D (B Sai Praneeth vs Mark Caljouw of Netherlands)
2:33 PM: Boxing – Women’s Middle (69-75kg) – Round of 16 (Pooja Rani vs Ichrak Chaib of Algeria)
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