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Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 1: Mirabai Chanu wins silver medal; shooters Chaudhary, Verma and boxer Krishan disappoint
Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 1: The Indian contingent got off the mark as Mirabai Chanu won the country's first medal in Tokyo. She grabbed silver in the women's 49kg weightlifting event. Shooters failed to win any medal. And finally, the Indian women's hockey team lost 1-5 to the Netherlands.
Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 1: Mirabai Chanu won India's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics, winning a silver medal in 49kg weightlifting with a total lift of 202 kg. Saurabh Chaudhary finished 7th in the 10m air pistol final. The duo of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav lost to Korea in the mixed team quarter-finals. Shuttler B Sai Praneeth crashes out in the first round. India paddlers Manika Batra and Sharath Kamal lose to Chinese Taipei in the first round. Harmanpreet Singh's brace gives India a win in their first men's hockey match of Group A. Elavenil Valarivan and Apurvi Chandela failed to produce their best in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Qualification. Moreover, shooter Saurabh Chaudhary finished 7th in the men's 10m air pistol event. Later, paddlers Suthirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra advanced to the women's singles second round after winning their respective first-round matches. And finally, the Indian women's hockey team lost 1-5 to the Netherlands....Read More
Follow Highlights of Tokyo Olympics, Day 1:
Clean and Jerk: Weightlifting 49 kg
Japan's MIYAKE Hiromi fails to lift 99kg in her first attempt.
Clean and Jerk: Weightlifting 49 kg
Belgium's Nina Sterckx lifts 99kg easily in her first Clean and Jerk event.
Clean-and-Jerk: Weightlifting 49 kg
France's Anais Michel lifts 98 kg in Clean and Jerk.
Chinese Taipei's FANG Wan-Ling lifts 98kg in Clean-and-Jerk.
Archery - Republic of Korea vs India - Quarterfinal Results
India's mixed archery team ousted by Korea 6-2 in the quarter-finals. No surprises there, given the might of the Koreans in the sport. What was surprising, though, was that Deepika Kumari didn't hit a single 10 throughout the four sets. Pravin Jadhav blew hot and cold, going between two 10s in the second set to 6 in the final.
Archery - Republic of Korea vs India - Quarterfinal Results
Set 3: The Indians strike back!! Kumari and Jadhav shoot 37, as opposed to Korea's 35 to halve the deficit. The set score is 2-1 and set points score is 4-2 in the Korea's favour
Archery - Republic of Korea vs India - Quarterfinal Results
Set 2: The Indian pair register a score of 37 with 2 perfect arrows. However, the Korean pair better than with two arrows of 10 and 9, respectively to shoot 38 and take a 4-0 set points lead. They lead the set score 2-0
Archery - Republic of Korea vs India - Quarterfinal Results
The mixed doubles pair of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav take on An San and Kim Je Deok
The Korean pair take the first set 35-32 to take a 2-0 set points lead
Snatch: Weightlifting 49 kg
A look at Weightlifting scores after Snatch round.
Badminton results update
Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have won the first game 21-16 against Chinese Taipei opponents.
Snatch: Weightlifting 49 kg
China's HOU Zhihu attempts to lift 94kg. Her World record is of 96kg in Snatch. This will be an Olympic record if she lifts it. SHE DOES!
Snatch: Weightlifting 49 kg
China's HOU Zhihui attempts 92 kg lift. Easy peasy.
Snatch: Weightlifting 49 kg
Mirabai Chanu will attempt to lift 89 kg in Snatch. Can she do it here? Nope, her first attempt is a miss.
China is in the lead with 91kg lift in Snatch.
Badminton results update:
B Sai Praneeth has lost his opening men's singles Group D match, going down to Israel's Misha Zilberman 17-21, 15-21.
Snatch: Weightlifting 49kg
Mirabai Chanu's lift of 87 kg is a success. This time, she looked tidier and more confident.
Tennis results update:
Denis Istomin fights back to take the second set 7-6(6) against Sumit Nagal. The Indian was up a break in the second after winning the first set, but will now have to fight it out in the decider.
Snatch: Weightlifting 49kg
Mirabai Chanu's lift is a success. A little struggle, but good recovery to lift it clean.
Shooting update:
We have our first finalist in Tokyo. And who else but Saurabh Chaudhary. The 19-year-old, cool as ever, tops the 10m Air Pistol qualification round with a score of 586, which included a perfect 100 in the fourth series. Abhishek Verma made a valiant fightback after a slow start and looked set to squeeze into the top 8 too, but two straight 8s in the final series pushed him down to 17th.
Shooting update:
Saurabh Chaudhary's has qualified for the final of the men's 10m air pistol event with a score of 586, marginally missing out on the Qualification Olympic Record (591). He shot a perfect 100 in series 4, 98 in series 5 and a 97 in series 6. He finished top of the list after 6 series.
However, compatriot Abhishek Verma, who was fifth during series 5, eventually finished 17th and failed to qualify for the final. He finished with a score of 575.
Snatch: Weightlifting 49kg
Belgium's Nina Sterckx attempts 81kg lift. She does it in the 2nd attempt.
Snatch: Weightlifting 49kg
Belgium's Nina Sterckx attempts 81kg lift. She is unable to do so in her first attempt.
Snatch: Weightlifting 49kg
Chinese Taipei's FANG Wan-Ling attempts 80kg lift. She has done it. Great lift.
Badminton results update
B Sai Praneeth loses first game 17-21 against Israel's Misha Zilberman in the Men's singles Group D match.
Snatch: Weightlifting 49kg
Chinese Taipei's FANG Wan-Ling lifts 78 kg quite comfortably.
France's Anais Michel comes to lift 78 kg. She has done it.
Shooting update
Saurabh Chaudhary's qualification round is over and he finishes with a score of 586, marginally missing out on the Qualification Olympic Record (591). He shot a perfect 100 in series 4, 98 in series 5, and a 97 in series 6.
On the other hand, Abhishek Verma jumps to the seventh position. He shot 98 in that round.
Remember, the top 8 shooters will qualify for the finals.
Weightlifting 49kg: Mirabai Chanu set to perform
India's weightlifter Mirabai Chanu set to compete in the 49kg Weightlifting event. Mirabai's first attempt in Snatch will be of 84 kg.
