PV Sindhu in action at Tokyo 2020. AP
The Indian action ends for today. Overall it was a disappointing day for India.
- While Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the women's discus throw final with a best throw of 64m, Seema Punia missed out on the qualification.
- The Indian women's hockey team kept their hopes alive of qualifying for the quarters with a 4-3 win over South Africa
- Atanu Das bowed out of the Games with a 6-4 loss against Takaharu Furukawa.
- Amit Panghal suffered a shock 4-1 defeat against Colombia'S Yuberjen Martinez in the men's flyweight round of 16
- PV Sindhu lost in straight games 21-18, 21-12 to Tai Tzu Ying in badminton semis.
- Pooja Rani lost 5-0 against China's Lin Qian in the women's middleweight quarterfinal.
- India's M Sreeshankar missed out on qualifying for the Men's long jump final after finishing 13th in the qualification round.
Athletics, Men's long jump qualification
Attempt 1: 7.69
Attempt 2: 7.51
Attempt 3: 7.43
Badminton, Sindhu vs Tai Tzu
Tai Tzu dominated her opponent and made it look really easy, espicially in the second game. Sindhu probably knew it was going to be an extremely tough task after she lost the first game.
Tai Tzu finally has a major medal. Sindhu will fight for the bronze against He Bingjiao tomorrow around 5 pm IST.
Preview Day 8: Friday was an eventful day for India at Tokyo Olympics 2020, with ace shuttler PV Sindhu and boxer Lovlina Borgohain booking semi-finals places in their respective sports. Borgohain not only advanced to the women’s welterweight semis, but also assured India a second medal, after Mirabai Chanu’s silver in weightlifting.
Meanwhile, Sindhu overcame home favourite Akane Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20 in the quarter-finals, and she will face Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying in her last-four clash. It will take place at 3.20 pm IST. Tai Tzu Ying had beaten Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in the other quarter-final.
In hockey, striker Gurjant Singh scored twice as India defeated Japan 5-3 in their final Pool A game before their quarter-final clash. The Indian men will face Great Britain in their last eight clash on Sunday.
India women’s hockey team returned to winning ways to keep their quarter-final hopes alive, as Navneet Kaur scored a late winner in India’s 1-0 win over Ireland.
India had suffered three consecutive losses prior to this, so this will surely come as a morale-boosting result.
In archery, Deepika Kumari suffered a heart-breaking 0-6 loss to Korea’s An San in the women’s individual quarter-finals, while in golf, Anirban Lahiri finished round two tied at 20th place.
Boxer Amit Panghal faces Yurberjen Herney Martinez Rivas of Colombia in the men’s 52 kg round of 16 bout.
Boxer Pooja Rani faces China’s Li Qian in the women’s middleweight quarter-final bout on Saturday. Li Qian is an Olympic bronze medalist and two-time Asian champion.
It will be a crucial day for the women’s hockey team, who will hope for a crucial victory in their bid to reach the quarters. They face South Africa at 8.45 am IST. You can check the complete Day 8 schedule here.
The IOC's statement comes at a time when French sport finds itself embroiled in multiple scandals and has been thrown into further turmoil following Brigitte Henriques' surprise resignation as National Olympic Committee (CNOSF) president.
The final figure for the number of people who will be granted tickets for the vast and ambitious outdoor opening ceremony along the river Seine is still under discussion.
The most expensive tickets are 2,700 euros ($2,900) for the opening ceremony, and the sports with the highest prices are the athletics, swimming and basketball finals.
