Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live: India's Lovlina Borgohain Beats Nadine Apetz In Women's Welterweight Round 16, Secures Quarter-Final Berth
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Background
Tokyo Olympics 2020: The Olympic Games have started from today in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Today is the fifth day of the Tokyo Olympics. India has so far won a single medal (silver) in the first four days, which was won by Mirabai Chanu in weightlifting on the first day. The fourth day of the Tokyo Olympics was quite disappointing for India. Manika Batra, considered a strong candidate to win a medal, crashed out in the third round of the women's singles event of table tennis. The Indian women's hockey team had to face defeat against Germany. India can get a medal in shooting on the fifth day. In table tennis, Achanta Sharath Kamal will take on Ma Long of China in the third round of men's singles. 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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India's female boxer Lovlina Borgohain has entered the quarter-finals by defeating Germany's Apetz Nedin 3-2 in the Women's Welterweight Round of 16. She won this match by split decision. Lovlina is just one step away from securing a medal in 69 kg category at Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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In their final group stage match in men's doubles badminton, Indian pair of Sairaj Ranki Reddy and Chirag Shetty won 21-17, 21-19. They defeated the British pair of Ben Lane and Sean Wendy in straight sets at Musashino Forest Plaza Court 3 in the Tokyo Olympics.
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