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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
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That's all the action we have for you today! Thank you so much for joining us. Mirabai Chanu has given Indians across the world a reason to celebrate and one can only hope that more and more Indian athletes do the same. We will see you tomorrow morning with your Day 2 coverage. Until then, it's goodnight, CIAO!
FULL-TIME
IT'S FULL-TIME AND IT ENDS Netherlands 5, India 1 in their Pool A fixture in the women's hockey event.
5 minutes to go
In this Pool A game, five minutes remain
52' GOOOOALLL
They are making it look so easy.
Caia Jacqueline van Maasakker puts away the penalty corner beautifully into the bottom left corner past Sushila Pukhrabam
52' SAVE FROM SAVITA, PC for NED
Lidewij Marsia Maria Welten, turns around and thumps the ball goalwards to force Savita into save. But India concede a PC
10 minutes left
10 minutes left in the match. What do India have in the tank?
Q4 BEGINS
A tall order ahead of India. They will have to score at least two more against world no.1 without conceding.
45' GOOOALLLL
THAT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST GOALS OF THE DAY! THE DUTCH RUNNING RIOT HERE! Frederique Matla, inside the inner left channel, goes for goal herself after breaking into the circle and with the back of the stick, she rifles the ball past Savita
43' GOOOALLLL
THE NETHERLANDS SCORE A GREAT FIELD GOAL. Felice Arbers score her second of the night.
33' GOOOOOALL! THE NETHERLANDS TAKE THE LEAD
The penalty corner becoming India's undoing as Caia Jacqueline van Maasakkaer collects the pass from the byline and smashes the ball goalwards along the ground. Van Geffen sticks her stick out deflects the shot to the top left corner to deny Nish any chance of defending that. WHAT A SMART GOAL!
32' Referral for a Dutch PC
A TV referral made for a Dutch PC. Margot van Geffen was confident. The TC umpires are taking their time.
And yes, it has been awarded
Q3, SECOND HALF BEGINS
India get the ball rolling in the second half.
HALFTIME
After two goals in the first quarter, we saw none in the second. The Dutch came close but were denied by Savita and the post.
24' Third PC of the game for the Dutch
OFF THE POST! Frederique Matla connects with the ball off the sweet spot of her stick. She goes for the left post, beats India keeper Savita comprehensively but is denied by the post. Monika was stationed there but she had no chance as the ball whizzed past her
23' WIDE
Nisha at the edge of the circle, looks to deflect the ball to the far post from the right but drags it wide
21' PC TO NED, IND counter
-Ohh, could prove to be costly for India. Laura Maria Nunnick helps the Netherlands win a penalty corner as the ball hits Nisha's shoes inside the circle.
-Savita, India's GK, saves it and they have another one.
-Savita saves again, this time with her legs, and India counter. Vandana Katariya has the ball on the left flank and eventually, Nunnick receives a green card. She is off for the next two minutes for a callous challenge on an Indian player.
18' Sharmila Devi in the thick of action
Dutch goalscorer picked up a pass at the edge of the circle on the right and rolled the ball to the byline. She looked to squeeze the ball through the forest of bodies but courtesy of Sharmila Devi's tight defense, she ended up going out of bounds
Quarter 2 begins
The second quarter begins
END OF QUARTER 1
THE HOOTER GOES OFF AND THE FIRST QUARTER COMES TO AN END. The first opening 15 minutes were exciting. 3 more of these to come.
13' PC FOR THE DUTCH
Navjot Kaur is pulled up for a hefty challenge. PC for the Dutch.
WHAT A SAVE! SAVITA SLIDES TO THE LEFT POST TO STOP THE BALL WITHE HER LEGS
10' GOAL! INDIA EQUALISES
GOOOALL! AND INIDA RESPOND. RANI RAMPAL SCORES. Coming to the goal, it began with Rampal threading a quick pass to Navjot Kaur at the edge of the circle on the inner right channel. Kaur takes it to the byline before playing it back to Rani, who rifles the ball into the top right corner off the backfoot. WHA
6' NED 1-0 IND
GOOOOALL!! FELICE ARBERS SCORES in the 6th minute as India concede a scrappy goal. It all began with Margot van Geffen going to the right byline and then flicking the ball square. Arbers is present at far, left post and has no issues in slotting the ball home.
5' Navneet Kaur unable to break through
From the left flank, Navneet Kaur looks to break in to the middle after collectin a pass from skipper Rani Rampal but she is unable to hold on to possession
2' Dutch attack early
The Dutch dart ahead in large numbers but they are undone by an Indian counter-attack.
A quick reminder
Netherlands XI - Josine Koning, Caia van Maasakker, Pien Sanders, Lauren Stam, Laurien Leurink, Marloes Keetels, Laura Nunnink, Eva de Goede, Maria Verschoor, Lidewij Welten, Frédérique Matla.
COACH- A. Annan
