Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live: PM Modi To Invite Entire Indian Olympics Contingent To Red Fort On August 15
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On 15th August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will invite the entire Indian Olympics contingent to the Red Fort as special guests. He will also personally meet and interact with all of them around that time.
Women's Freestyle 62kg, 1/8 final: India's woman wrestler Sonam Malik loses her Freestyle 62kg bout to Mangolia's Bolortuya in Round of 16. Sonam was leading in most of the bout but a quick turn of events in the last 30 seconds saw veteran Khurelkhuu get the lead.
India will now play for the bronze medal match against the loser of the second semi-final match between Australia and Germany.
Manpreet Singh-led Indian team faced a heart-breaking 5-2 defeat against World Champions Belgium in a thrilling and brilliant Tuesday's semifinal. The Men in Blue failed to secure a historic final berth and a first-ever Olympic medal since the1980 Moscow Games. Both teams played at a blistering pace but in the end, mighty Belgium emerged victorious.
With just 11 minutes just left for the play, Alexander Hendrickx pushed another unstoppable penalty corner into the India goal at the third attempt.
With no additions to the scoring, the third quarter comes to an end. 15 minutes to find a winner, or we are going to a shoot-out?
India earn their 4th penalty corner in 29th minute of the game but fails to convert it. At halftime, both the teams are locked at 2-2.
In the second quarter, Belgium started creating some pressure on India. After missing back-to-back penalty corners (PCs), Belgium finally managed to convert the 5th one into a goal to level the score 2-2.
Fans witnessed an epic first quarter. The Men in Blue hit back through back-to-back goals from captain Harmanpreet Singh and Mandeep Singh after Belgium's Luypaert early goal in just 70 seconds into the play.
Things turned around for India in a span of just two minutes as Mandeep Singh's stunning backhand shot into the right corner powered India to a 1-0 lead.
India has made an epic comeback, courtesy a ferocious drag-flick from captain Harmanpreet Singh to pull India level and make it 1-1.
Oh no!!!! Belgium has started off on a great note. An early goal from Belgium has put pressure on India! Loic Luyaert scores off a penalty corner in just the second minute of play to give his team a 1-0 lead just 70 seconds into the contest.
Despite a 7-1 goal loss against Australia in the group league match, the Indian Men's hockey team is now just one step away from creating history. If we look at India's head to head record against Belgium, 17 times both the teams have faced each other, India has won only 5 times, while Belgium has defeated India 9 times. 3 matches were resulted in a draw.
Tokyo Match Schedule | 03.08.2021
1. 7.00 AM: Hockey: India vs Belguim- Men tournament Semi final
2. 5.50 AM: Athletics: Women Javelian Throw: A Rani
3. 2.20 PM: Artisitic Gymnastics: Women Balance Beam- Final
4. 3.45 PM: Athletics: Men Shot put- Group A
5. 6.30 AM: Diving: Men 3M SpringBoard: Semi Final
6. TBD: Wrestling: B. Khulrelkhuu vs S Sonam- Woman Free style 62 Kg
7. 6.30 AM: Basketball: Slovenia vs Germany- Men Tournament - Quarter Final
8. 5.30 AM: Volleyball: ROC vs Canada- Men Tournament - Quarter Final
9. 5.30 AM: Beach Volleyball: Germany vs USA- Women Tournament - Quarter Final
10. TBD: Table Tennis- Japan vs Sweden- Men Tournament - Quarter Final
India's Kamalpreet Kaur comes up with a 61.37m throw in her fifth attempt. She is still 6th in the standings.
Kamalpreet Kaur needs to come with a 66m throw to win a medal at this stage. She currently stands at 6th spot
India's Kamalpreet Kaur slips to 7th spot after 2nd round in discus throw final. Portugal's Liliana jumps to third with a throw of 63.93m in her second attempt.
After 1st round: Kamalpreet Kaur at 6th spot (61.62m). Junior World Champion Valerie Allman leading the fray with 68.98m.
Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions: A disappointing shooting campaign for India at the Olympics finally comes to an end after India's Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Sanjeev Rajput finish 21st and 32nd respectively in the qualification round. They fail to qualify for final.
India's star shuttler PV Sindhu on winning the bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020: I always had the dream to win a medal in the Olympics, it came true. I wholeheartedly appreciate my coach for all the efforts and hardwork he put in to help me win this medal.
Gurjit Kaur's coach in an EXCLUSIVE interview with ABP News: Its a remarkable win for Indian women's hockey team. We all are very proud of our girls. Our girls played really well together as a team and their tackling, recovery in defense and passing was great. Australia failed because India kept on piling pressure on Australia by showing attacking game throughout the match.
Indian women's hockey team on Monday scripted history by beating the might Australians 1-0 in the quarter-final match to become the first ever team from the nation to make it to the semi-finals of the Olympics. India had earlier defeated South Africa 4-3 in a must-win Pool A match to qualify for the knockout stage and then Great Britain beating Ireland 2-0 to help India finish 4th in the group stage.
Australia won their second penalty corner in the beginning of the third quarter but failed to convert it into a goal as a stunning shot from Grace was blocked by the Indian defenders.
The Australian women's hockey team were left completly stunned by India's attacking approach right from the start of game. At the end of first-half, India have a 1-0 lead against heavyweights Australia, thanks to Dragflicker Gurjit Kaur's maiden Olympic goal.
Its a GOALLLLL! India takes an early lead in the second quarter as Gurjit Kaur manages to score a goal from a penality corner.
Aussies manage to get a penalty corner against India. Fortunately, goalie Savita Punia managed to make a big save and deny Australia their first goal.
India women's hockey team have so far dominated the might Australians in the first 15 minutes. At the end of 1st quarter both the teams are locked at 0-0.
India Women's hockey team have started on a great note. In the first few minutes, they have managed to dominate possessions. Captain Rani Rampal has already attempted to score a goal but Aussies managed to keep it out.
The Indian women's hockey team's match against Australia in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics is going to start shortly from now.
Shooting - Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions qualification: Indian shooters Sanjeev Rajput and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar in action in the last event for India's shooting contingent at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Dutee Chand missed qualifying for the semi-finals but clocked 23.85 seconds in Heat 4 - registering season best timing.
Indian women's sprinter Dutee Chand was hoping for success in the 200m semifinals. Unfortunately, she has failed to qualify for the semifinals after finishing seventh in Heat 4. After this, the Indian women's hockey team will take on the mighty Australians in the quarter-finals.
Ace sprinter Dutee Chand will kick start the Day 10 of the Tokyo Olympics for India. Half an hour later Sanjeev Rajput and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar will present India's final shooting challenge.
Tokyo 2020: Sreejesh has stood like a wall today in front of the goal. He saved a fast penalty by GBR.
Great Britain Score one goal in the quarter-final.
Live Score: India 2-1 Great Britain
Gurjant and Dilpreet are the two goal-scorers for India so far scoring in the 16th and 7th minute of the game.
Tokyo: As PV Sindhu celebrates her bronze medal, India's men's hockey team is also set to enter the semi-final as they are leading 2-0 against Britain in the 25th minute.
Sindhu wins her match 21-13 and 21-15, in straight sets against B.J. He of China.
Second medal for India at Tokyo Olympics 2020.
PV Sindhu is battling nicely after her Chinese opponent made a good comeback. The score in the bronze medal match is 19-12 in favour of the Indian badminton star.
The Chinese player, He, is making a comeback in the first set.
The points are the same now, at 5-5.
Tokyo: After her loss yesterday, PV Sindhu will look to win at least a gold medal before heading towards India. She lost in the semi-final but would look to win the bronze medal match against China.
Sindhu started the match well, winning four out of the first five points.
Six people, including two silver medalists from the country of Georgia, have been bansihed by the Games organisers, for “clear and serious violation” of safety and health rules, meant to curb Covid-19.
Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza finished 22nd after the cross-country round at the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo. Fouaad Mirza is taking part in equestrian for India after more than two decades in the Olympics. He and his horse Signor Medicott could finish in the top 25 if they do well in the individual show jumping qualifiers on Monday. With this they will make it to the finals of the individual category of Eventing Jumping to be held in the evening.
India's Satish Kumar showed a lot of heart but loses against Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan in men's super heavyweight quarterfinal at Tokyo Olympics 2020. A mix of powerful and precise punches from Jalolov proved to be too powerful for Satish. But it was not just an easy win for Jalolov, he was forced to literally earn this win in every sense.
Equestrian: Cross Country - Individual and Team results
India's Fouaad Mirza scores 8 points in Dressage and 11.20 in Cross Country. With an overall score of 39.20, he finishes 22nd. With score of 23.60, Great Britain's Oliver Townend secures first place.
Germany Men's Hockey team have ousted Argentina 3-1 in the quarterfinals at Oi Hockey Stadium on Sunday to become the first team to reach the semis of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics semi-final.
India's star shuttler PV Sindhu, who faced defeat in the semi-final match, will look today for securing a bronze medal to increase India's medal tally. At the same time, the country will expect a strong performance from Satish Kumar in boxing. Fouaad Mirza will be seen in action in the Cross Country stage of the event. India's men's hockey team will take on Britain in the quarter-finals.
Goals from Harmanpreet, Gurjant (brace), Nilakanta and Shamsher take India past Japan in men's hockey. India qualifies for quarter-finals in style.
PV Sindhu on Friday defeated a higher-ranked Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 21-13, 22-20 in the women's singles quarter-final of badminton at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 1 to secure a place in the semi-final of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020. The quarterfinal match between Sindhu and Yamaguchi lasted for 56 minutes. For the silver medal, the star shuttler will face the winner of the next quarter-final between Tai Tzu Ying and Ratchnok Intanon.
Indian archer Deepika Kumari's ongoing journey in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 has come to an end. World number one female archer Deepika suffered a 0-6 loss to Korea's San Un in the women's individual quarter-finals.
Indian women's hockey team beat Ireland 1-0 to register their maiden victory at the Tokyo Olympics. Navneet Kaur scored for India in the 57th minute.
India's 23-year-old star boxer Lovlina Borgohian has assured herself a medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 after defeating China's Taipei's Nien-Chin Chen in the quarter-finals. She has now progressed to the semi-finals of women's 69kg category.
Indian Boxer Simranjeet Kaur has been knocked out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing against Thialand's Sudaporn Seesondee 5-0 on Friday in women's lightweight (57-60kg) at Kokugikan Arena.
Shooting - Manu Bhaker's journey in Tokyo Olympics ends! The medal hope for India in shooting seems to be ending. In the qualification and rapid rounds of the 25m air pistol event, Manu Bhaker scored a total of 582 points and finished 11th. Only the top 8 players get a place in the final. The journey of Manu Bhaker, who is playing her first Olympics, has come to an end.
India's Deepika Kumari, world number one archer, defeats Ksenia Perova of the Russian Olympic Committee 6-5 to enter the quarter-finals. Deepika will now face 20-year-old Korea's Ain Sen in the quarter-finals. Korea has already won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Indian athlete Avinash Sable finished seventh in the heat 2 event in the first round of men's 3000m steeplechase, beating his own national record time of 8:18.12. However, he could not qualify for the finals as only the top three qualify for the final.
India shuttler Sai Praneeth lost his second Group D match against Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands in the Tokyo Olympics at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 3 on Wednesday. Caljouw defeated Praneeth 21-14, 21-14 in straight games.
World No. 1 Archer Deepika Kumari defeats USA's Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez 6-4 in in Tokyo Olympics.
Boxer Pooja Rani (75kg) defeated chrak Chaib of Algeria 5-0 on Wednesday in the Round of 16 at the Kokugikan Arena, to progress into the quarter-finals of the women's middleweight (69-75kg) category in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
India's Deepika Kumari gets an easy win in the first round of women's individual recurve, beating Bhutan's Karma 6-0.
After an impressive debut at the Tokyo Olympics, Indian Archer Praveen Jadhav failed to conquer World No. 1 Archer, American's Brady Ellison in the Men's Individual event Round of 16. The star Archer has a reason to head for home with a smile as he begun his campaign with a 6-0 win against World No. 2 Russian archer Galsan Bazarzhapovn in the Round of 64.
The 31st seeded star Indian Archer Pravin Jadhav has defeated ROC's Galsan Bazarzhapov 6-0 in the 1/32 eliminations round od men's individual event to storm into the next round in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020.
The Indian Rowing duo of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh finished sixth with a timing of 6:24.41 in the semifinal A/B 2 to qualify for the Final B in lightweight Men's Double Sculls at Sea Forest Waterway on Wednesday.
Veteran Archer Tarundeep Rai's journey at Tokyo Olympics 2020 comes to an end in the Men's Individual Round of 32 match. After the match was tied 5-5 after 5 sets. The final outcome was decided by the shoot-off against against Israel's Itay Shanny where Taruhndeep could manage only 9.
India's star badminton player defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi 21-9, 21-16 to progress out of Group J to the Round of 16 and secure a spot in the knockout round.
The Indian women's hockey team suffered a crushing defeat in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics as Great Britain won the game 4-1 at the Oi Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. After losing to Germany in their second match, this is India's third successive defeat. In their opening game, Netherlands had defeated India on Sunday. Before the knockout stage on August 2, India will now face Ireland (July 30, 2021), and South Africa (July 31, 2021).
India's star badminton player PV Sindhu takes on Hong Kong player NY Chung in her second match of Group J in women's singles today. PV Sindhu had earlier defeated Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in just 28 minutes in her first match. Rio Olympics silver medalist Sindhu is expected to win gold this time.
India trail 1-2 after the first half: India finally makes a comeback in the second quarter. Indian women's hockey team has scored its first goal in Tokyo Olympics. India, however, are still 1-2 in the match. But now there is pressure on Britain as they now have lead of only one goal.
Background
Tokyo Olympics 2020: The Olympic Games have started from today in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. On the 10th day of Tokyo Olympics 2020, the Indian women's hockey team made history by reaching the semi-finals of the Olympic Games for the first time by defeating Australia in the quarterfinals. After the women's team, on Tuesday, the 11th day of these games, India's men's hockey team also has a chance to create history by reaching the final. But before that, the team will have to overcome the challenge of Belgium in the semi-finals. Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor will begin his Tokyo 2020 campaign with the qualification round. At the end of the day, India will present its challenge in wrestling, with Sonam Malik taking to the mat in the women's 62kg category. Javelin throw athlete Annu Rani will compete in the first match of the day in athletics.
The Olympic Games were postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But after a year, the Olympic Games are being played in the Covid 19 epidemic with a delay.
Due to the epidemic, many big changes will be seen in the Olympic Games. A very strict bio bubble has been created to protect the players from the threat of Coronavirus. Not only this, the Tokyo Olympics are being played without spectators.
The pandemic, however, has greatly increased the difficulties of the players. Due to the Coronavirus epidemic, players will have to go through the Covid-19 test every day. No player will get entry on the field without the Covid-19 test report. Not only this, if a player has reached the final and his report has come positive, then he will have to withdraw from the medal race.
125 players are participating in the Tokyo Olympics from India.
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