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Tokyo 2020 Highlights Day 9: Sindhu takes bronze to win 2nd Olympic medal, India men's hockey team enters semifinals
Tokyo 2020 Highlights Day 9: The eighth day turned out to be largely disappointing but Day 9 has proved to be a happier one as PV Sindhu landed a bronze. India will take on Great Britain in the men's hockey quarterfinal. Follow live scores and updates from Day 9 of the Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 9: PV Sindhu of India won her second Olympics medal as she finished with a bronze. With that, she took India's medal tally at the Tokyo Games to three and created history as she became the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals. To make things better, the India men's hockey team advanced to the semifinals of the Games with a 3-1 win over great Britain with Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh and Hardik Singh scoring. India's day began on a disappointing note as boxer was knocked out in the quarterfinals. Up against world No.1 Bakhodir Jalolov, he lost 0-5 in the men's 91kg category. Indian golfers Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane will also be in action in the final round against a strong field. Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza picked up 11.20 penalty points and was placed 22nd after the cross-country round at the Olympics on Sunday. Mirza picked up 11.20 time penalties after a clear cross country round in the challenging Sea Forest Cross Country Course in the eventing competition, which took his total to 39.20....Read More
Follow all the live score and updates of Day 9 of the Tokyo Olympics.
Equestrian update
Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza picked up 11.20 penalty points and was placed 22nd after the cross-country round at the Olympics on Sunday. Mirza picked up 11.20 time penalties after a clear cross country round in the challenging Sea Forest Cross Country Course in the eventing competition, which took his total to 39.20
Golf update
In Round 4 of the Men's Individual Stroke Play, Lahiri is currently Tied 44th, while Mane is 56th. Lahiri has slipped a lot of places.
Up Next
Right, then! Up next, we have India's Satish Kumar in action against Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolov in the quarterfinals.
Mirza drops to 22
Fouaad Mirza has now dropped to the 22nd position and has a score of 39.20 penalty points in Equestrian- Cross Country.
Hockey: Germany beat Argentina
German men's hockey team have reached the semi-final in Tokyo after knocking out defending Olympic champion Argentina in the quarterfinals at Oi Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
Dressel continues gold rush
American swimmer Caeleb Dressel won his fourth gold medal on Sunday as he won the 50-meter freestyle event.
Golf update
Anirban Lahiri has now dropped to the 42nd position.
Report: Satish cleared to fight
As per a report, Boxer Satish Kumar has been cleared to fight world no.1 Bakhodir Jalolov in the men's super heavyweight (+91kg) category despite receiving 7 stiches.
Mirza drops to 19th
Fouaad Mirza has completed his Cross Country race and has now dropped to the 19th position with 39.20 penalty points.
Tennis: Bencic wins gold in women's singles
Switzerland's Belinda Bencic beat Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 to win gold in women singles at the Tokyo Games.
Equestrian update
India's Fouaad Mirza is now in 16th place in Men's Individual- Cross Country Equestrian.
Golf update
India's Anirban Lahiri is tied 30th after carding a 68 in Round 3 of Men's Individual Golf. He has a total score of 207 and still has to play in Round 4. Meanwhile, Udayan Mene is 57th with a score of 215.
Tokyo Olympics Day 9- LIVE!
Hello and welcome to our live blog on Day 9 of the Tokyo Olympics. Sunday could become a 'Super Sunday' as shuttler PV Sindhu could win India's second medal of the 32nd Games when she plays He Bingjiao in the bronze medal match. Moreover, the Indian men's hockey team has a shot at moving one step closer to the final but for that to happen, they must overcome Great Britain's challenge in the quarterfinal. It will be interesting to see whether Boxer Satish Kumar, who is being speculated to miss his quarterfinal bout due to injury, turns up for the fight. Again, it's all speculations till now. Elsewhere, Indian golfers Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane will also be in action in the final round against a strong field.
