Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 3: India lose 0-2 to Germany in women's hockey; Sajan Prakash fails to make semifinals
Tokyo Olympics highlights Day 3: Sumit Nagal was knocked out after losing to World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in Men's Singles Round 2. The men's archery team of Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav lost to the Republic of Korea in the QFs. Shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwik Rankireddy lost their Group A match 13-21, 12-21 against World No. 1 Indonesian pair. Paddler Sutirtha Mukherjee was knocked out after losing to Portugal's Fu Yu in Women's Singles Round 2 match. India's Sharath Kamal advanced after beating Portugal's Tiago Apolonia in Table Tennis Men's Round 2. India started the day with CA Bhavani Devi, the first Indian fencer to compete at the Olympics, winning her first bout in the Women's Sabre event. But she lost her next bout against France's opponent and was knocked out. In the women's singles event, Manika Batra received a 0-4 thumping at the hands of Austria's Sofia Polcanova. Men's skeet shooters Angad Bajwa and Mairaj Khan failed to qualify for the final and boxer Ashish Kumar crashed out in the round of 32. Sailor Nethra Kumanan finishes 40th in Women’s Laser Radical Race 4, while Vishnu Saravanan finished 24th position in Sailing Men’s Laser Race 3 event. In the men's 200m Butterfly event, Sajan Prakash failed to qualify for the semifinals....Read More
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FULL-TIME| GERMANY 2-0 INDIA
And this is it! The day ends with India women's hockey team losing to 0-2 to Germany. The scoreline doesn't do justice as India could have had at least two in their bag but they lose because they didn't take their chances and Germany did.
Germany improve to 2-0 in POOL A while India reel at 0-2 (win-loss record).
55' not much time left
India have to score 2 goals in the next four minutes to salvage a point.
51' YELLOW CARD FOR SHARMILA
This is going to hurt India further as Sharmila Devi is handed a yellow card and this means she will miss 5 minutes. Sharmila is disappointed in herself in the dugout
47' PC TO GERMANY
Monika and India penalized for a poor challenge.
WIDE! Nike Lorenz drags it wide, left of Savita, as India breathes a sigh of relief. IN fact, the replay shows that Monika, who conceded the PC, deflected the ball wide of goal at the left post. Great worl
46' OFF THE CROSSBAR
Vandana's strike ricochets off the crossbar. If there's anyone who deserves a goal today, it is Vandana.
Q4 begins
India have been doing a lot better but still lack clinical finishing in the final third.
Q3 OVER
An improved performance from India but a few costly misses, including a scuffed penalty stroke, means they are 0-2 behind Germany after Q3.
37' SONNTAG DENIES VANDANA
Another miss that could hurt India. Vandana Katariya does so well to steal possession after a poor back pass in the midfield. She darts down the inner right channel and takes another touch on the right before shooting at goal. However, Sonntag had done well to charge off the line, cut the angle and makes the save.
35' GOOOALLL AND GERMANY GO AHEAD 2-0
AND GERMANY MAKE INDIA PAY! Anne Schroder scores to take Germany 2-0 up.
32' PENALTY STROKE TO INDIA
What a referral. What a point it could be in the game.
Gurjit, playing her 88th game for India, is here to take the stroke.
AND SHE MISSES IT! IT IS SAVED BY THE LEFT HAND OF JULIA SONNTAG!
What a moment for India. Oh, boy!
32' PC TO INDIA
Vandana Katariya does very well to win a PC off Viktoria Huse.
Rani Rampal flicks it off the backfoot and India are contesting as they believe they deserve a penalty stroke and believe the ball came off Altenburg.
Q3 AND SECOND HALF BEGINS
Can India, who have done well to keep it at 0-1, make a comeback? Let's find out!
HALFTIME
End of Q2 also brings an exciting first half to an end! Not much to talk about from India's point of view. They didn't enjoy possession and were made to sit back and defend for the majority of the first half
28' Still goalless
Indians don't have that venom going forward and a lot of that has to do with Germany's solid defense. India is yet to win a PC
21' PC to Germany
The German are now enjoying longer spells of possession and India are only forced to defend. Germany in total command as of now.
20' Germany in command
The German are now enjoying longer spells of possession and India are only forced to defend. Germany in total command as of now.
19' 2nd PC awarded to Germany but India refer
India contest the Penalty Corner awarded to Germany. And it's overruled. Free hit to India
Q2 Begins
And we are underway for the second quarter
END of Q1
Nike Lorenz's goal keeps Germany 1-0 ahead of India
12' PC for Germany and they lead 1-0
Altenburg earns Germany a PC AND NIKE LORENZ SCORESS!! GERMANY LEADS. She goes right and Savita is unable to save it with her outstretched left foot
7' Loose pass
Franzisca Hauke and Germany attack with numbers and speed however she makes a loose pass to hand the possession to India.
7' Maertens on the attack
Pia Maertens cuts into the centre of the circle from the left before threading the ball to Zimmermann. Her shot on goal is blocked by Udita.
6' Germany with possession
Germany with early possession here but the Indians are showing good signs here as they make a couple of forays towards Germany's goal down the left only to be dispossessed
3' FOUL
Vandana Katariya's back flick from the left inside the circle is deemed dangeous.
Q1: Match begins
Germany gets the ball rolling
The players are on the field
Right then. The national anthems are done. Let's play
Germany's previous game
The Germans defeated defending champions Great Britain 2-1.
India's previous game
India Eves lost to the Netherlands 3-0 after drawing level 1-1 through skipper Rani Rampal
Current Pool A Standings
India: 5th
Germany 3rd
Germany Playing XI
Anne Schröder, Nike Lorenz(C), Lisa Altenburg, Franzisca Hauke, Amelie Wortmann, Julia Sonntag(GK), Kira Horn, Sonja Zimmermann, Viktoria Huse, Cécile Pieper, Selin Oruz.
IND v GER - INDIA'S LINE-UPS
Savita (GK)
Udita
Gurjit Kaur
Deep Ekka Grace
Sushila Pukhrambam
Salima Tete
Neha
Monika
Navneet Kaur
Rani Rampal (C)
Vandana Katariya
Judeo update
Wow, this is one way for the Olympic Games final to end.
Sarah Leonie Cysique (FRA) is given a direct hansoku-make penalty for an attempted head-dive attack, eliminating her from this final against Nora Gjakova (KOS) after just 2 minutes 45 seconds.
Jessica Kimklait (CAN) and YOSHIDA Tsukasa (JPN) won bronze
Fencing update
Manon Brunet (FRA) wins sabre individual bronze!
The Frenchwoman built an insurmountable lead early on (11-2) in the bout that her opponent, Anna Marton (HUN), was unable to claw back despite a furious fightback.
Brunet wins 15-6, becoming France's first-ever sabre individual medallist!
What's next for India on Day 3?
The final appearance of the day for the Indians will be the Women's Hockey: India vs Germany at 5:45 PM IST.
India is coming on the back of a heavy defeat against the Netherland. Can they bounce back?
All not over for Sajan
Sajan Prakash will also contest for a place in the semifinals of the men's 100m Butterfly event. That will be on Thursday.
IT'S OFFICIAL! SAJAN PRAKASH FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR SEMIS
India's swimmer Sajan Prakash fails to qualify for the semifinals of the men's 200m butterfly event. He finished Heat 2 in the 4th position with a timing of 1.57.22 but it wasn't good enough for top-16.
We await qualification
Right! We now await the results of the other heats. Remember, top 16 will qualify
Sajan Prakash finishes 4th in the heat
Sajan Prakash, in lane 4, finishes his heat in the fourth position with a timing of 1.57.22
Right, the moment we have been waiting for
Sajan Prakash will swim in lane 4. 200m butterfly heat 2. Let's go!
Sajan Prakash up next
Featuring in his second Olympic Games, Sajan Prakash will soon take to the pool for the men's 200m backstroke heats. He will be in Heat 2.
Let us remember that the best 16 swimmers from the heats will qualify.
Can Sajan make it to the semifinals that will take place tomorrow?
What's next for India on Day 3?
3:50 PM IST: Swimming Men’s 200m Butterfly Heat 2 - Sajan Prakash
5:45 PM IST - Women's Hockey - India vs Germany
IT'S OFFICIAL! ASHISH KUMAR LOSES
Like I said, Ashish Kumar knew what we also knew. He loses 0-5 to China's Erbieke Tuoheta. A unanimous decision. It was 5-0 throughout.
The Indian gave it everything but there was just no way past the Chinese boxer. Ashish showed a show with his left hand and was found wanting for more with his defence and his right hand. The Chinese was happy to open himself up to Ashish's counter because he responded with a counter of his own.
Brilliant stuff. Edge-of-the-seat thriller stuff.
ROUND 3:
He needs an inspired third round. Can he do it?
Ashish with a wild right hand, Tuoheta goes left and Kumar punches the rope. Next, Tuoheta catches Kumar with the right. Ashish has slowed down as well but he manages to land a good left.
90 seconds to go!
Tuoheta avoids a swinging left. Ashish throwing jabs out of desperation. As he looks to attack, he allows Tuoheta to counter.
Lunging forward in the dying seconds of the last round and this is it. He shook his head as he was heading to his corner. He did everything he could but he knows what we know.
Awaiting confirmation!
ROUND 2: Kumar loses R2 0-5
Kumar pushes Tuoheta to the ropes before unleashing a right and a left but the Chinese evades.
A great body hit from Kumar but his punch is blocked soon after.
Kumar pushed to the ropes but he is back in the centre.
Another flurry to the body. Full connection as Kumar lands his uppercut.
Tuoheta responds with a good body shot.
Kumar is now being forced to play the passive role here as Tuoheta ups the ante.
Tuoheta lands another right and Kumar on the backfoot here.
Not looking good for the Indian as he loses his footing and takes a massive left from Tuoheta. He takes a wild swing from Kumar but he misses it.
Kumar has a little cut beneath his left eye.
And once again, judges vote 5-0 in the favour of the Chinese
ROUND 1: Kumar loses R1 0-5
The Chinese goes for early body blows and then lands a heavy right-hand punch on Ashish's face after he opened himself up while punching.
Touheta continues to work Kumar's body.
Brilliant left and another one from Kumar. Wow.
Ashish now blocks and Touheta gets a no-holding call.
Another cracking left from Ashish.
Ashish using the ring well as Tuoheta misses a flurry of punches. Another massive left hand from Kumar, he is using his left very well today.
Tuoheta gets caught with the right from Kumar
Both players have landed good punches here.
Towards the end, Kumar lands a left followed by an upper cut from the right.
Tuoheta is attacking well but leaving too much room for the Indian to attack.
THE FIRST ROUND GOES TO TUOHETA 0-5
Right then! The previous bout is over and it's time for the Indian boxer's fight
Ashish Kumar has entered the ring. He will be in the red corner.
In the blue corner is Erbieke from Beijing, China
Meanwhile, in Basketball
Luka Doncic leads Slovenia to big win
Earlier, Dallas Mavericks NBA star Luka Doncic (SLO) scored a stunning double-double to help his country defeat Argentina 118–100.
In 31:07 court time, Doncic scored 48 points – the joint-second-most in a single match at the Olympic Games (the record is 55) – and achieved 11 rebounds, along with 5 assists.
The Slovenian shot 18-for-29 from the field, and 6-for-7 from the free throw line. He also recorded 3 blocks.
Ashish Kumar in action soon
In about 10 minutes, we will see Indian boxer Ashish Kumar in action, as he takes on China's Erbieke Tuoheta in the men's middle (69-75 kg) caterogy.
Djokovic through to the next round
Top-seed and world no.1 Novak Djokovic beats Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4,6-3 in 1 hour 14 minutes to advance to the next round of the men's singles event.