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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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.
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.
India's challenge in Table Tennis in the Tokyo Olympic 2020 ended with Sharath Kamal losing to defending Olympic and world champion Ma Long of China in the third round on Tuesday. Sharath gave a tough fight to his formidable opponent in the first three games but eventually got beaten 1-4. Maa Long defeated him 7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 4-11, 4-11. Manika Batra also failed to progress beyond the third round in women's singles. G Sathiyan and Sutirtha Mukherjee also lost early in their singles matches.
Tokyo Olympics Games 2020 organisers on Tuesday announced that four residents of the Olympic Games village, including two athletes, are among the 7 new Coronavirus cases. With this, the total Games-related COVID cases shot up to 155, 20 of them in the Games village.
After a humiliating 1-7 thrashing at the hands of mighty Australia, the Indian men's hockey team on Tuesday defeated Spain 3-0 in their third Group A game at the Oi Hockey Stadium South Pitch to keep their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals alive in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Men's hockey: India took a 2-0 lead in the first quarter itself. The second quarter match continues. Spain have intensified their goal efforts in the second quarter, but for the time being India are leading. Half-time is over, India are currently leading 2-0.
Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Deswal did not perform well in the shooting. In Qualification Stage 1, the pair finished 17th out of 20 teams got knocked out in the first round. In this, Abhishek scored 92 and Yashaswini scored 95. Their journey in the Tokyo Olympics has ends.
Manu-Saurabh crash out of Tokyo Olympics: All over for India in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Event. The pair of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary have crashed out of the Olympics. Their pair failed to make it to the finals.I n the first qualifying round, the duo had topped, but in the Qualification Stage 2 they could not do much and finished at number 7 with 380 points in 4 series. As per the rules, only top 4 qualified for medal matches.
India's star paddler Manika Batra loses to Austria's Sofia Polkanova 8-11, 2-11, 5-11, 7-11 in the third round of Table Tennis Women's Singles event.
Medvedev defeats Indian Tennis star Sumit Nagal 6-2 ,6-1 in the second round tennis match. With this, Nagal has been ruled out of the Tokyo Olympics. Medvedev has qualified for the next round. The match lasted for about 66 minutes, at the end of which India had to face defeat.
Badminton: India loses to Indonesia
Indian shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Gaikwad have been defeated by World No. 1 Indonesian pair of Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo in Group A 21-13, 21-12 in teh ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020 at Musashino Forest Plaza Court 1.
India's ace shooters Angad Vir Bajwa and Mairaj Ahmad Khan finishes 18th and 25th respectively in men's skeet qualification and fail to qualify for medal round at Asaka Shooting Range.
Archery: South Korea beat India in quarter-final!
India men's team crash out against Korea. India men's team managed scores of 54, 57, 54 but it was not enough against the might South Korea. In the men's team quarter-finals, India go down 0-6 against South Korea.
Archery: India loses to Korea
The Indian team crashed out of the quarter-finals of the men's team event after losing to Korea in Archery. Thie team included Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai and Praveen Jadhav.
Japan's Nishiya becomes youngest player to win a gold medal!
Japan's 13-year-old Nishiya Momoji has become one of the youngest gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. She is now the first female Olympic skateboarding champion. At the same time, 13-year-old Raisa Leal of Brazil has won the silver medal.
Badminton player B Sai Praneeth's Olympic journey is over. Israel's Misha Zilberman, who defeated him, won his second match, after which Praneeth's chances of being in the top 2 of the group are now over.
Good News! Paddler Sharath Kamal storms through to the pre-quarterfinals in men's singles after beating Tiago Apolonia of Portugal 4-2 (2-11, 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9)
India's Bhavani Devi has lost the Table 0f 32 bout to World No. 3 Manon Brunet of France by a margin of 15-7. Despite the defeat, Bhavani Devi managed to create history. She has now become the first Indian athlete to win a match in the Olympic fencing event!
India qualify for the quarter-finals of men's archery after beating Kazakhstan 6-2. The team of Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai and Praveen Jadhav have made it to the quarter-finals.
India beat Portugal! India has defeated Portugal in Table Tennis. India's Sharath Kamal defeated Portugal's Tiago Apollonia by 4-2 to reach the third round of men's singles event.
India made a great start in the Tokyo Olympics today. India's lone representative at fencing, Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi has created history by winning a fencing match against Tunisia's Ben Ajizi Nadia. With this, Bhavani Devi has become the first athlete from India to win a fencing match at the Olympics. 29th seed Bhavani Devi won the Women's Individual Saber by a margin of 15-3 in just 6 minutes and 14 seconds.
The Indian men's hockey team have scored their first goal of the match in the second half. India still trailing 4-1.
The Mighty Australia hockey team scored 3 goals in the second quarter to take a 4-0 lead against hapless India.
Indian boxer Manish Kaushik (63 kg) has lost to Britain's Luke McCormack 4-1 in a lightweight match at the Kokugikan Arena. The fate of the boxers was decided in the final round. McCormack took a solid 3-2 lead in the first round after which Kaushik won Round 2, 3-2. In the end, the final round was won by McCormack.
India's men's hockey team will play its second match at the Tokyo Olympics shortly from now. The match will be against the mighty Australia in Pool A, which will start at 3 pm. The Indian team had defeated New Zealand 3-2 in their first match. Manpreet-led side have also declared their playing XI.
Indian boxer MC Mary Kom has defeated Miguelina Hernandez Garcia of the Dominican Republic in the opening round of the women's flyweight (48-51kg) category. Mary Kom defeated Miguelina 4-1 in the round of 32 match on Sunday. After the first two rounds, the scoreline stood level was at 19-19 and the match proved to be an exciting affair being evenly poised.
India's star table tennis player Manika Batra showed great game by making a spectacular comeback to make it to round 3 of women's singles event. Manika Batra had lost the first two games but later staged a remarkable comeback to beat Ukraine's Margaryta 4-3.
World No. 38 G Sathiyan's Olympic debut comes to an end! Sathiyan had a 3-1 lead against lower-ranked Lam Siu Hang in the match but Siu Hang managed to hold his nerves to make a stunning comeback and defeated Sathiyan 4-3 to make it to the next round.
India's challenge has ended in the qualifying round of 10m Air Pistol (Mens). The performance of India's Divyansh Pawar and Deepak Kumar was very disappointing. Deepak secured 26th position, while Divyansh remained at 32nd position. To make it to the final, it is necessary to be in the top 8.
India's Deepak Kumar and Divyansh Singh Panwar are participating in the men's 10m air rifle qualification round. In the first series, Divyansh was able to score 102.7 and will have to improve his performance soon to qualify for the finals. Divyansh is currently at number 37. Deepak Kumar has scored 102.9 in the first series.
All over for Sania and Ankita in women's doubles! India's chances of winning a medal in women's doubles are over! After winning the first set 6-0, Mirza and Ankita Raina have ben eliminated by Ukraine's Nadia and Lyudmayla, who made a spectacular comeback to win the next two sets, sealed the match 6-0, 6-7(0). 8-10 to end the Indian pair's journey.
Rowers Arjun and Arvind qualify for SF! Indian Rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh have qualified for repechage semi-final A/B in lightweight Men's Double Sculls at Sea Forest Waterway on Sunday.
Tennis star Andy Murray withdraws from Tokyo Olympics 2020! Bad news coming for tennis fans from the Tokyo Olympics. Great Britain's star Tennis player Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics. Murray has twice won the gold medal in the Olympics. He had recently said that he was very excited to take part in the Olympic Games but now the reason for his withdrawal from the Olympic Games has not been revealed.
Great start by Sania Mirza and Ankita! In their first match, the pair of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina have made a great start. Sania-Ankita pair managed to win the first set 6-0 against Ukraine's Nadia and Lyudmayla. The first match looks very easy for Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina.
In the women's doubles tennis, India's star players Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina have started their campaign. After a long break, Sania Mirza has returned to the tennis court. Many big star players have withdrawn from the tennis event in the Olympics due to Covid-19 situation in Japan. Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina have a good chance of winning medals. Earlier, India's star Tennis player Sumit Nagal started with a win in the men's singles on Sunday.
Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina made a good start in women's doubles tennis against Ukraine's Liudmyla Kichenok and Nadiia Kichenok in the first round, on the third day of Tokyo Olympics. Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina are currently leading 1-0
India's star shuttler PV Sindhu started her campaign brilliantly by winning the first set 21-7 against the Israeli player in the first match.
India got off to a disappointing start on the third day of the Tokyo Olympics 2020. India's Manu Bhaker and Yashashwini Singh Deswal crashed out of the medal race in the women's 10m air pistol qualification match.
Today is the third day of the Olympic Games being held in Tokyo, Japan. Buoyed by the silver medal won by weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on the second day, India is hopeful of medals in several events today. On Sunday, star players like Manu Bhaker, PV Sindhu, Sania Mirza and MC Mary Kom will look to fulfill India's medal hopes. During this, players are going to present their challenges in badminton, hockey, boxing, shooting, table tennis, tennis and swimming.
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to mark the formal start of Tokyo 2020, in an opening ceremony shorn of glitz and overshadowed by a pandemic but celebrated as a moment of global hope.
The countries keep coming into the stadium. The Russian athletes come in under the IOC flag. Meanwhile, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has extended his best wishes to Indian athletes participating in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Meanwhile, Pravin Jadhav's better performance compared to Atanu Das in the ranking round has prompted him to be paired with Deepika Kumari for the archery mixed team event. The event, making its debut in the Olympics, will he held on Saturday.
After countries like Israel, Italy, Iraq, Iran and others, at 21st spot, it was Team India that walked out with athletes Manpreet Singh and Manry Kom holding the tricolour aloft as the remaining contingent follows. This is for the 25th time that India is participating in the Olympics and interestingly has biggest contingent ever.
Athletes, holding their country's flags, have started coming out now. The Greek contingent is first up. India will be at 21st in the order. The Refugee Team is the second team to be coming out.
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics began on Friday in a nearly empty stadium after a year-long pandemic postponement and a build-up marred by scandal and controversy.
A special segment was performed in order to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives due to Covid-19 pandemic, following which a moment of silence was observed. Respect was also paid to Olympians who have passed on.
Indian Archers Atanu Das, Praveen Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai disappointed in the men's ranking round. Praveen Jadhav was 31st with 656 points, Atanu Das 35th with 653 points and 37th with 652 points.
Indian archers Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai are in action in the men's individual ranking round on the first day. After first half, India's Praveen Jadhav is at number 30 with 329 points, Atanu Das is at number 31 with 329 points and Tarundeep Rai at number 45 with 323 points. The Indian archers have disappointed their fans in the first half. Now it has to be seen whether any of these three can make a comeback in the second round or not.
Now Archery will have a ranking round of men's individual in which three Indian archers will participate. Atanu Das, who has been given target 20A, Praveen Jadhav, who has been given target 22A and Tarundeep Rai, who has been given target 24A.
India is hoping for a medal in the Olympic Games from Deepika Kumari. Deepika Kumari is participating in the Olympic Games for the third time. With her good performance in the ranking round, the road ahead has become easier for Deepika and she now has a great chance of winning a medal for India.
Deepika Kumari, world's top-ranked athlete in archery, made a good start on the first day of the Olympic Games. Deepika has finished at number 9 in the ranking round. The players topping the ranking round are given an easy draw in the first round and beyond. Meaning less difficulties have to be faced on the way moving forward. In many sports, the seeding is given on the basis of world ranking. But in Archery, the matches are decided through the ranking round.
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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