Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 6: Mary Kom knocked out; PV Sindhu, Satish Kumar and Atanu Das advance to next round

Sajan Prakash finishes 46th in the heats of Men's 100m butterfly. Sajan clocked a timing of 53.45s, which was lower than his personal best of 53.27s. Only top 16 swimmers in the heat qualify for the semis. USA's Caleb Dressel had the best timing of 50.39 seconds.

Sajan Prakash comes in second in Heat 2 of Men's 100m butterfly. He has a timing of 53.45.

Mary Kom was looking to clinch her second Olympic medal in Tokyo but came up short against Colombia’s Ingrit Lorena Valencia. It was a close bout that went right do to wire but ultimately Kom's opponent did enough. Is this is the last time we see 38-year-old Mary Kom at the Olympics?

Third and final round begins. Mary Kom gets away with a right hook. Valencia getting away with left-handed jabs. A right-hand from Mary Kom on Valencia's face. Valencia looks not as confident as she did in the first round now. Mary Kom defending well, as Victoria sends a right-hand, left-hand combination with 25 seconds to go. Mary Kom maintaing distance. Does she think she has done enough?

Women's 51kg Round of 16 Bout: Mary Kom crashed out after losing to Colombia’s Ingrit Lorena Victoria Valencia in women's 51kg by 3:2 split decision.

Valencia is in a mood right now, has started attacking from the get go in Round 2. Mary Kom showing signs of life with a few left hooks. A few right-left combination from Mary Kom, Valencia is rattled a bit. This is a feisty round. A right punch from Mary Kom as Valencia came forward. It is all about getting scoring punches now for Valencia, and she is doing well.

The second round goes to Mary Kom 3:2 verdict.

Mary Kom off to a slow start in the match. A right jab from Valencia to Mary Kom. A right-hand, left-hand combination from Mary Kom and the Indian pugilist looks in trouble in Round 1.

The first round goes to Valencia 4:1 by split decision.

Women's 51kg Round of 16 Bout: Mary Kom’s fight with Colombia’s Ingrit Lorena Valencia begins

Mary Kom takes on Colombia's Ingrit Lorena in the Round of 16 match. Match to begin in few minutes

The 51kg match bout between Mary Kom and her Colombian opponent is expected to be a hotly-contested one with two Olympic bronze medallist taking on each other.

Mary Kom's opponent in Round of 16 is Ingrit Lorena Valencia, who won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics.

38-year-old Mary Kom is one of the most decorated boxers of all time. She has won the AIBA World Championship six times while also being a gold medallist at the Commonwealth and Asian Games.

Mary Kom last won a medal at the Olympics in London 2012. She won the bronze medal in London. She lost the 51 kg semi-finals to Nicola Adams of the UK in 2012. She did not participate at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Mary Kom will be up against Colombia's Ingrit Lorena Valencia in the Women's 51kg Round of 16 Bout. The match is scheduled to start at 3:36 PM (IST)

Indian sailing pair of KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar finished seventh in one of the two races in men's skiff 49er. They are at 17th position overall at the Tokyo Olympics.

"Take your time Simone_Biles. You have earned the right to owe it to yourself at this tender age. 48 hours or 48 days it might take. Just do it Champion. You owe no explanation to no one. @naomiosaka, you too. God bless you girls #Olympics," tweeted Ravi Shastri.

"I expected to play with her in the mixed team but unfortunately it was not possible. I don't know why...," Das said.

India's Anirban Lahiri has got off to a good start in Tokyo as he carded a 4-under 67 in the first round to be placed tied eighth.

“We have never experienced the expansion of the infections of this magnitude,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters.

Tokyo reported 3,177 new cases on Wednesday, setting an all-time record.

Vishnu Saravanan finishes 23rd in the Men's One Person Dinghy Laser Race 08 event.

The pair of Ganpathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkur finishes 7th in Men's Skiff 49er Race 06.

Nethra Kumanan finishes 22nd in Woen's One Person Dinghy Laser Race 07 event.

Men's doubles world no.1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo from Indonesia were knocked out by Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. The final scoreline read 21-14, 21-17 in favour of Malaysian pair.

"That was a wake-up call for us. We were very disappointed and we focused on our next matches," India men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh said after beating Olympic champions Argentina.

Multiple members of Australia's Olympic track and field team were placed in isolation on Thursday after a positive coronavirus case involving US pole vault world champion Sam Kendricks, Athletics Australia said.

"Members of Australia's track and field team at the Tokyo Olympic Games are isolating in their rooms as a precautionary measure following news of a Covid-positive finding with a member of the US track and field team," Athletics Australia said.

People's Republic of China win record-breaking gold in women's 4x200m freestyle

People's Republic of China displayed their dominance and won their first Olympic gold in the women's 4x200m freestyle at Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

The quartet of YANG Junxuan, TANG Muhan, ZHANG Yufei and LI Bingjie beat Team USA led by heavyweight Olympic champion Katie Ledecky and Australia with the likes of swimming powerhouses Ariarne Titmus and Emma Mckeon who recently medalled at Tokyo 2020.

India's Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar finish in 16th position in Men's Skiff-49er Race 05.