Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 5: Boxer Pooja Rani makes quarters; PV Sindhu and Deepika Kumari advance to pre-quarters

Jul 28, 2021, 16:00:48 IST

Tokyo Olympics Live Updates Day 5: The fifth day was a lot better for the Indians as boxer Pooja Rani stormed into the quarterfinals. Moreover, archer Deepika Kumari and shuttler PV Sindhu made the pre-quarterfinals. However, the campaigns of B Sai Praneeth, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav ended.

Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 5:

Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 5: PV Sindhu reached the Round of 16 after beating Hong Kong’s Yi Ngan Cheung 21-9, 21-16 on Day 5 of the Tokyo Olympics. Boxer Pooja Rani began her campaign in style by beating Algeria's Ichrak Chaib 5-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. Deepika Kumari advanced to the pre-quarterfinals. in the archery women's singles event. Earlier, India's women's hockey team lost 1-4 to Great Britain in their Pool A match. Meanwhile, Archer Tarundeep Rai was eliminated by Israel's Itay Shanny in the men's singles archery. Rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh failed to qualify for the men's lightweight double sculls final. Archer Pravin Jadhav got knocked out of the men's singles event after losing to world No.1 in the round of 16. And finally, B Sai Praneeth's campaign came to an end with a 14-21, 14-21 defeat to Netherlands' Mark Calijouw....Read More

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Jul 28, 2021, 11:15:35 IST

Tennis update

Unfortunate end for Paula Badosa. The Spanish retires mid-way through her quarterfinal game against Marketa Vondrousova. She retired after losing the first set 3-6.

Jul 28, 2021, 10:59:45 IST

Tennis update

Ukraine's fourth-seed Elina Svitolina is through to the semifinals in the women's singles event after beating Camila Giorgi 6-4, 6-4 in the quarters

Jul 28, 2021, 10:51:48 IST

Swimming update

Australia's Ariarne Titmus wins Women's 200m Freestyle Gold.

Titmus had beaten Ledecky to gold in the 400m freestyle on Monday, and she becomes the first Australian woman to complete the 200-400 Olympic double since Shane Gould at the Munich 1972 Games.

Jul 28, 2021, 10:47:00 IST

Tennis update

Through at last! ROC's Daniil Medvedev battles past the scorching heat of Tokyo to outlast Italian Fabio Fognini 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 and move to the quarterfinals at the Ariake Tennis Park. He will meet Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta next.

Jul 28, 2021, 10:45:40 IST

Swimming update

USA's Katie Ledecky wins the gold medal in the women's 1500m freestyle category.

Her compatriot Sarah Kohler won silver.

A 1-2 finish for the Americans

Jul 28, 2021, 10:41:08 IST

What's next for India?

Next up, archer Pravin Jadhav will take to the range for his round of 32 clash against ROC's Galsan Bazarzhapov

Jul 28, 2021, 10:26:22 IST

Ganapathy and Thakkar finish 17th

KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar managed to improve their position from the previous two races as they finished 15th in Race 3.

Jul 28, 2021, 10:22:01 IST

Sindhu's opponent in Round of 16

PV Sindhu will take on Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt in the Round of 16.

Jul 28, 2021, 10:00:51 IST

Marijne disappointed by India's performance

"This was our worst match. We always try to play for a six (out of 10) for each individual, and I don't think each individual today played for a six. Bad decisions, bad choices and I'm pretty disappointed by this," the Indian women's hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne said after the match.

Jul 28, 2021, 09:52:04 IST

Titmus continues to win

Australia's Ariarne Titmus won the 200m freestyle champion on Wednesday. Katie Ledecky clinched the first-ever women's Olympic 1500m freestyle title.

Jul 28, 2021, 09:32:46 IST

Sailers disappoint

India sailers in the 49er haven't been able to improve their positions in the first races. They have finished 18th in both Race 1 and Race 2.

Jul 28, 2021, 08:54:23 IST

Sailing update

49er Men's Race 2: KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar are in 18th position currently.

Jul 28, 2021, 08:37:17 IST

Tarundeep Rai knocked out

Israel's Itay Shanny has defeated India's Tarundeep Rai 6-5 to advance to the next round. The game went right down to the wire with both archers not giving each other even an inch. But Shanny clinched the match with a single point in the last set.

Jul 28, 2021, 08:29:22 IST

Rowers fail to qualify

Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh couldn't make it to the next round as they failed to qualify for the men's lightweight double sculls final. Arjun finished sixth while Arvind came in last in the second semifinal.

Jul 28, 2021, 08:24:07 IST

Sindhu enters knockout rounds

Tokyo Olympics: Successive wins for India’s PV Sindhu in Women’s Singles Group J, beats Hong Kong’s Yi Ngan Cheung 21-9, 21-16

Jul 28, 2021, 08:21:27 IST

Sindhu leads again

PV Sindhu is in the lead again. India 17-14 Hong Kong in the second game. Sindhu just 4 points away from winning this game and the match

Jul 28, 2021, 08:16:04 IST

A comeback by Cheung

A good fightback by Hong Kong’s Yi Ngan Cheung. She takes a slender one-point lead at the halfway stage of the second game. India 10-11 Hong Kong in the second game. Sindhu leads 1-0

Jul 28, 2021, 08:10:04 IST

Sindhu continues dominate

PV Sindhu has once taken a 6-2 lead in the second game. There is no stopping the sixth seed, looks like it will be one-way traffic today.

Jul 28, 2021, 08:09:04 IST

Hockey: Britain beat India

Indian women’s hockey team lose third match in a row. Great Britain beat India 4-1 in Women’s Hockey Pool A match

Jul 28, 2021, 08:05:14 IST

Sindhu wins first game

India's PV Sindhu takes the first game 21-9 against Hong Kong's Yi Ngan Cheung in Women’s Singles Group J match. Excellent start for the Indian shuttler

Jul 28, 2021, 08:03:03 IST

GB score another goal

Indian women's hockey team now trail 1-4 against Great Britain. Grace Balsdon scored from the penalty spot.

Jul 28, 2021, 08:01:28 IST

Tarundeep's final scoreline

Jul 28, 2021, 07:57:29 IST

Sindhu looks dominant

India's PV Sindhu will be the happier one. The sixth seed India leads 11-4 at the halfway stage of the first game without breaking a sweat. Great signs for India

Jul 28, 2021, 07:57:05 IST

Tarundeep wins

Tokyo Olympics: Tarundeep Rai through to next round, beats Ukraine's O. Hunbin 6-4. In the tie-breaker, Tarundeep upped the stakes with perfect 10s. 25

Jul 28, 2021, 07:56:17 IST

Sindhu has the lead

Sindhu has taken an early 6-2 lead over her opponent from Hong Kong. The Indian shuttler is moving swiftly and looking good.

Jul 28, 2021, 07:54:54 IST

4-4 in Archery

Tarundeep Rai is facing a tough challenge from his Ukrainian opponent. The match is tied 4-4 and it is into the take-all set.

Jul 28, 2021, 07:48:25 IST

Archery update

Tarundeep Rai is tied 1-1 with Ukraine's O. Hunbin in the first round of Men's individual archery.

Jul 28, 2021, 07:45:45 IST

Sindhu's match begins

Meanwhile, India’s medal hope in badminton, the silver medallist of Rio, PV Sindhu’s women’s singles Group J match against Hong Kong’s Yi Ngan Cheung has started.

Jul 28, 2021, 07:41:44 IST

GOAL!

Great Britain have increased their lead as Lily Owsley scores. Britain 3-1 India

Jul 28, 2021, 07:36:38 IST

Vandana receives Green card

Vandana has to head off the field as she has also received a green card from the referee.

Jul 28, 2021, 07:33:35 IST

7th Penalty Corner for India

India have received a lot of penalty corners in this match but have only been able to make one count.

Jul 28, 2021, 07:28:43 IST

Green card to Sushila

Sushila heads off the field as she receives a green card from the referee.

Jul 28, 2021, 07:24:42 IST

Another Penalty corner for India

India have another penalty corner. Can Grace make it count?

Jul 28, 2021, 07:11:09 IST

End of second quarter

Britain lead India 2-1 at the second quarter.

Jul 28, 2021, 07:06:31 IST

Poor penalty corner by India

Indian players made a silly mistake as they wasted a penalty corner while also giving Britain a chance to attack.

Jul 28, 2021, 07:01:08 IST

Goal by India

Sharmila Devi has scored for India. Gurjit Kaur hit a powerful penalty corner and Sharmila put her stick out to get the ball inside the net. Britain 2-1 India

Jul 28, 2021, 06:54:28 IST

Goal!

Great Britain double their lead as Hannah Martin scores again early in the second quarter. Britain 2-0 India

Jul 28, 2021, 06:48:44 IST

End of first quarter

Great Britain are leading India 1-0 at the end of first quarter.

Jul 28, 2021, 06:45:24 IST

Penalty corner for India

India had a chance to equalise as they had two penalty corners but failed to capitalise on their chances.

Jul 28, 2021, 06:43:27 IST

Penalty corner

Great Britain received the first penalty corner of the game but Savita Punia made a good save. Britain 1-0 India

Jul 28, 2021, 06:41:58 IST

First attack by India

Nikki Pradhan took the ball to Great Britain's corner but couldn't make the most of it.

Jul 28, 2021, 06:37:25 IST

Great chance missed

Hannah Martin was again at the forefront for GB. She got into the Indian box with ease and passed the ball to her teammate, who was free but couldn't control the ball. A let off for India.

Jul 28, 2021, 06:32:46 IST

GOAL!

An electric start by Britain as Hannah Martin scores after just 72 seconds. Britain 1-0 India

Jul 28, 2021, 06:30:39 IST

Match begins

Britain have the ball as they start the proceedings.

Jul 28, 2021, 06:24:52 IST

Teams out on the field

Both teams are out on the field as the match is about to begin.

Jul 28, 2021, 06:19:11 IST

Hockey update

India's women's hockey team is going to take on Great Britain in a Pool A match. The game is scheduled to begin at 6:30 AM. A task on the hands for Sjoerd Marijne and Rani Rampal as India look to record their first win in Tokyo.

Jul 28, 2021, 05:29:19 IST

Men Double Sculls Finals Final B

1. ROC (Ilya Kondratev; Andrey Potapkin), 6:13.73.

2. New Zealand (Jack Lopas; Christopher Harris), 6:15.51.

3. Romania (Ioan Prundeanu; Marian Enache), 6:16.86.

4. Ireland (Ronan Byrne; Philip Doyle), 6:16.89.

5. Germany (Stephan Krueger; Marc Weber), 6:18.13.

6. Lithuania (Saulius Ritter; Aurimas Adomavicius), 6:20.87.

(with AP inputs)

Jul 28, 2021, 05:20:39 IST

Women's hockey match

The first event of the day for India will be the women's hockey match against The Great Britain. India need to win against their opponents to strengthen their chances of going into the next round.

Jul 27, 2021, 14:05:06 IST

Tokyo Olympics Day 5- LIVE

Hello and welcome to our live blog on Day 5 of the Tokyo Olympics. Day 4 proved to be yet another disappointing day for the Indians. Except for the men's hockey team (that beat Spain 3-0 in their Pool A match) and Lovlina Borgohain making the quarterfinals, all the other Indian athletes failed to register wins. Day 5, however, will see a flurry of singles events. Shuttlers PV Sindhu and B Sai Praneeth will resume their campaign, while boxer Pooja Rani will take to the ring for the first time in the Games. Archers Tarundeep Rai, Deepika Kumari, and Pravin Jadhav will also look to nail their aims at the range today. Moreover, rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh will fight for a spot in the finals of the Lightweight Double Sculls standard. Will Day 5 be a good day for India? Stay tuned to find out!