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Tokyo 2020 Highlights Day 7: Sindhu enters semifinals; Boxer Lovlina assures medal; India finish 2nd in men's Pool A
Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 7: PV Sindhu advanced into the semifinals of the women's singles event by beating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi. Lovlina Borgohain assured India a medal in boxing welterweight. The women's hockey team defeated Ireland, while the men's team defeated Japan 5-3.
Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 7: Shuttler PV Sindhu entered the semifinals of the women's singles event after beating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in straight games. Boxer Lovlina Borgohain assured a medal for India, defeating Chinese Taipei's Nien-Chin Chen to reach women's welterweight semifinals. Deepika Kumari was knocked out after losing to Korea's An San in the quarterfinals of the women's individual archery. India women's hockey team beat Ireland 1-0 in pool A match. Boxer Simranjit Kaur failed to reach the quarterfinal after losing her round of 16 match. Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat failed to reach the Women's 25m Pistol final. India 3000m steeplechase athlete Avinash Sable set a new National Record but was unable to qualify to the next round. India's sailor Vishnu Saravanan, finished 15th in the Men's One Person Dinghy Laser Race 10 and 27th in the overall standings. The men's hockey team defeated Japan 5-3 in a thrilling encounter. However, The 4X400m Relay Mixed team of India finished ninth in the Round 1 Heat 2 with their season-best timing of 3:19.93....Read More
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Sable did not qualify
Avinash Sable's National Record 8:18.12 is not enough to qualify for Final . Overall he finished 13th amongst 44 athletes. Total 15 (Top 3 from 3 Heats + 6 best athletes qualify for Final)
Badminton upset!
Nozomi Okuhara lost to He Bingjao in the Women's Singles quarterfinal. Only Japanese shuttler left in the fray is Akane Yamaguchi. Can PV Sindhu go past Yamaguchi?
Archery next match:
Deepika Kumari will face An San in the quarterfinals, the 20-year-old Korean who has already won two gold medals in Tokyo in the team and mixed events. A steep, steep challenge for the Indian. Set your clocks: 11.30am IST
Events upcoming
8:10 am IST: Athletics Women's 100m Round 1 Heats - Dutee Chand
8:15 am IST: Hockey Women's Pool A match - India vs Ireland
8:18 am IST: Boxing Women's 60kg Round of 16 Bout - Simranjit Kaur vs Sudaporn Seesondee (Thailand)
8:27 am IST: Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 Heat 5 - M P Jabir
8:48 am IST: Boxing Women's 60kg Round of 16 Bout - Lovlina Borgohain vs Nien-Chin Chen (Chinese Taipei)
Athletics result
Avinash Sable finishes 7th in the heat, which means a direct qualification for the final is out of picture. But his timing of 8:18.12 is another national record, breaking his own mark of 8:20.20 set in Patiala earlier this year. Sable has rewritten national records with breathtaking frequency since turning to steeplechase from 2017. The final standing might not be too flattering, but Sable is bettered his own personal best, again.
Athletics result
India's Avinash Sable finished in the 7th position in heat 2 of the men's 3000m steeplechase round 1 heat 2 with a timing of 8:18.12. The top 3 athletes of each heat will qualify for the next round along with the six fastest overall.
Sable has broken the national record.
Avinash Sable update
India's Avinash Sable now in the 7th position in heat 2 of the men's 3000m steeplechase round 1 after the first 2000m. He clocked 5:33.6
Avinash Sable scores
India's Avinash Sable is in the 6th position in heat 2 of the men's 3000m steeplechase round 1 after the first 1000m. He clocked 2:46.6
Athletics begins!
Avinash Sable, the national record breaking Indian, is on track for his 3,000m steeplechase heat.
India's Avinash Sable is on track No.2 in the Heat 2 of Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1. The race begins
Archery: Shoot-off
ROC: 7
India: 10
Archer Deepika Kumari reaches quarterfinals after beating ROC's Ksenia Perova. Talk of a meltdown when it matters! The Russian shoots a wild 7 in the shoot-off. Deepika keeps her nerve and fires a perfect 10 to march into the quarters
Archery: Set 5
India: 7 + 10 + 8 = 25
ROC: 9 + 10 + 9 = 28
Deepika Kumari loses fifth set -- and now the scores are five-all right now. Deepika took a long, long while to take her first shot in the fifth set. The heart rate touched 160, and it reflected her nerves. Shooting a 7, Deepika loses the set to make it 5-5. A one-shot shoot-off beckons
Archery: Set 4
India: 9 + 8 + 9 = 26
ROC: 9 + 8 + 9 = 26
The fourth set is tied. Deepika responds shot for shot to Perova, but can't better her. The set gets split. Deepika still in driver's sear
Archery: Set 3
India: 10 + 9 + 9 = 28
ROC: 9 + 9 + 9 = 27
Deepika Kumari wins third set. She takes 2 points.
Archery: Set 2
India: 10 + 9 + 7 = 26
ROC: 9 + 8 + 10 = 27
Deepika Kumari loses second set. Perova takes 2 points, and this is tied here. Wow, that was quite a drop from Deepika. Needing a 9 in the final shot, the Indian fires a misdirected 7 to lose the set by a point
Archery: Set 1
India: 9 + 10 + 9 = 28
ROC: 9 + 9 + 7 = 25
Deepika Kumari wins first set. Takes 2 points. Brilliant start by Deepika, shooting a perfect 10 between two 9s to take the opening set
Archery begins
Archer Deepika Kumari takes on ROC's Ksenia Perova in the pre-quarterfinals - match begins
Archery: Deepika Kumari in action in 10 minutes
India archer Deepika Kumari will be in action in 10 minutes.
Shooting: 25m pistol Women's Qualification Rapid
Rahi Sarnobat scores 96 in third series of 25m Pistol Women's Rapid Qualification Round, taking her total to 286 in the Rapid Round.
Her overall qualificiation total is 287 (Precision) + 286 (Rapid) = 573
Shooting: 25m pistol Women's Qualification Rapid
Rahi Sarnobat scores 94 in second series of 25m Pistol Women's Rapid Qualification Round -- she needs a better score to have any chance of qualification.
Shooting: 25m pistol Women's Qualification Rapid
Rahi Sarnobat scores 96 in first series of 25m Pistol Women's Rapid Qualification Round -- she needs a better score to have any chance of qualification.
Archery UP NEXT
Tokyo 2020: Archer Deepika Kumari takes on ROC's Ksenia Perova in the pre-quarterfinals at 6:00 AM.
Shooting precision scores:
Manu Bhaker is in 5th spot after scoring 292 in Precision Round.
Rahi Sarnobat in 25th spot after scoring 287 in Precision Round.
Shooting: 25m pistol Women's Qualification Rapid
Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat are in action in the 25m pistol Women's shooting Qualification Rapid round.
India schedule Day 7
5:00 am IST: Equestrian Eventing Dressage Day 1 Session 1 - Fouaad Mirza
5:22 am IST: Golf Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 2 - Anirban Lahiri
5:30 am IST: Shooting Women's 25m Pistol Qualification Rapid - Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat
6:00 am IST: Archery Women's Individual Pre-quarterfinals Match - Deepika Kumari vs Ksenia Perova
6:17 am IST: Athletics Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 Heat 2 - Avinash Sable
7:39 am IST: Golf Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 2 - Udayan Mane
8:10 am IST: Athletics Women's 100m Round 1 Heats - Dutee Chand
8:15 am IST: Hockey Women's Pool A match - India vs Ireland
8:18 am IST: Boxing Women's 60kg Round of 16 Bout - Simranjit Kaur vs Sudaporn Seesondee (Thailand)
8:27 am IST: Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 Heat 5 - M P Jabir
8:35 am IST: Sailing Men's Skiff 49er Race 7, 8, and 9 - KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar
8:35 am IST: Sailing Women's Laser Radial Race 9 and 10 - Nethra Kumanan
8:48 am IST: Boxing Women's 60kg Round of 16 Bout - Lovlina Borgohain vs Nien-Chin Chen (Chinese Taipei)
10:30 am IST: Shooting Women's 25m Pistol Qualification Rapid - (Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat)
11:05 am IST: Sailing Men's Laser Race 9 and 10 - Vishnu Saravanan
1:15 pm IST: Badminton Women's Singles Quarterfinal - PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
2:00 PM IST: Equestrian Eventing Dressage Day 1 Session 2 - Fouaad Mirza
3:00 pm IST: Hockey Men's Pool A match - India vs Japan
4:42 pm IST: Athletics 4X400m Relay Mixed Round 1 Heat 2 - Alex Antony, Sarthak Bhambri, Revathi Veeramani & Subha Venkatesan
Equestrian campaign begins
India's Fouaad Mirza's campaign at the Tokyo Olympics begins. He is participating in Eventing Dressing Day 1 - Session 1
