Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 6: Mary Kom knocked out; PV Sindhu, Satish Kumar and Atanu Das advance to next round
Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 6: Mary Kom crashed out after losing to Colombia’s Ingrit Lorena Victoria Valencia by a 3:2 split decision in a women's flyweight match. Indian boxer Satish Kumar moved into the quarterfinals of the men's +91 kg super heavyweight category by beating Jamaica's Ricardo Brown. Archer Atanu Das advanced after beating former Olympic & World Champion Oh Jinhyek of South Korea. India beat Argentina 3-1 in men's hockey pool A match to confirm a spot in quarterfinal. PV Sindhu advanced to quarterfinals in badminton women’s singles, beats Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt 21-15, 21-13 in the round of 16. Rahi Sarnobat scored 96, 97, 94 (287/300) in Precision round of 25m pistol Qualification. Rowers Arjun Jat and Arvind Singh finish in the fifth position with a time mark of 6:29.66 in Men's Lightweight Double Sculls Final B, finishing 11th overall.
Prakash finishes 46th overall
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.
Swimming: Prakash finishes second in Heat 2
Sajan Prakash comes in second in Heat 2 of Men's 100m butterfly. He has a timing of 53.45.
Mary Kom vs Ingrit Lorena Valencia: Final scoreline
Is this Mary Kom's last Olympic bout?
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?
Mary Kom boxing match: Round 3
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.
Mary Kom boxing match: Round 2
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 boxing match: Round 1
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.
Fight begins:
Women's 51kg Round of 16 Bout: Mary Kom’s fight with Colombia’s Ingrit Lorena Valencia begins
Mary Kom Round of 16 match: Start
Mary Kom takes on Colombia's Ingrit Lorena in the Round of 16 match. Match to begin in few minutes
Can Mary Kom get past Valencia Victoria?
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
Mary Kom's opponent in Round of 16 is Ingrit Lorena Valencia, who won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics.
Achievements of Mary Kom
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: Olympic history
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.
Next up: Mary Kom vs Ingrit Lorena Valencia
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)
Sailing update
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.
Ravi Shastri on Simone Biles
"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.
Atanu Das on not playing in mixed team
"I expected to play with her in the mixed team but unfortunately it was not possible. I don't know why...," Das said.
Golf update
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.
Officials in Tokyo sound Covid alarm
“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.
Sailing update
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.
Major upset in badminton
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.
Manpreet on 7-1 thrashing against Australia
"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.
Tokyo Olympics: Australia track and field athletes isolating in Covid scare - Official
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.
Record alert
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.
Sailing update
India's Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar finish in 16th position in Men's Skiff-49er Race 05.
Sailing update
India's Vishnu Saravanan finishes in 27th position in Men's one person dinghy Laser race 7.
Shooting update:
Tokyo Olympics: Manu Bhaker in 5th place, Rahi Sarnobat in 25th after women's 25m pistol Precision qualification round. The rapid round will take place tomorrow.
India on Day 6
-- PV Sindhu through to quarterfinals, will face Akane Yamaguchi in next round
-- India boxer Satish Kumar through to quarterfinal
-- Archer Atanu Das progresses to the next round
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Sailing update
India's Vishnu Saravanan is currently in the 29th position in men's one person dinghy laser race.
Satish Kumar wins
Indian boxer Satish Kumar beats Jamaica’s Ricardo Brown by a split decision in Men's Super Heavyweight (+91kg) Round of 16 bout to advance to the quarterfinals.
Satish Kumar boxing update
Indian boxer Satish Kumar has taken the second round too. This time with a split decision of 4-1.
Satish Kumar boxing update
The first round has gone to India's Satish Kumar. All five judges said he was the more dominant boxer of the two.
Over to boxing
India's Satish Kumar is up against Jamaica's Ricardo Brown in Men's Super Heavyweight (+91kg) Round of 16 bout.
Shooting
An impressive show by India's Manu Bhaker, she rises to the fifth spot in women's 25m rifle individual event precision round with a score of 98 in the third series.
BIG RESULT!
Atanu Das stuns former Olympic & World Champion Oh Jinhyek of South Korea 6-4 in 2nd round and is now through to Round of 16.
Atanu Das shoots the perfect 10 to respond to Oh Jin-Hyek's 9 in the shoot-off to stun the Korean and advance to the Round of 16. With his wife Deepika Kumari cheering loudly from the stands, Das really upped his game when it mattered. Upped it and how!
Shoot-off decided the final result.
Archery result
Tokyo 2020: Indian archer Atanu Das advances to pre-quarterfinal, beats Korea's Oh Jinhyek in 1/16 Eliminations match.
Archery: Fifth set
Korea: 10 + 9 + 9 = 28
India: 10 + 9 + 9 = 28
The match goes to a shoot-off. Atanu, needing a 10 to win the match, gets a 9. Into a one-arrow shoot-off now. Brilliant show this from the Indian.
Shooting update:
India's Manu Bhaker is in the 9th position after the first two series in women's 25m Rifle Individual event precision round. She shot 97 each in her first two series
Archery: Fourth set
Korea: 9 + 7 + 6 = 22
India: 8 + 9 + 10 = 27
Atanu Das wins fourth set. Takes two points.
Das delivers the 10 just when he needs it, off the final arrow to win the fourth set. A wild 7 and an even wilder 6 from the Korean in this set. Are the nerves getting to him?
Archery: Third set
Korea: 8 + 10 + 9 = 27
India: 9 + 9 + 9 = 27
Atanu Das ties third set. Both take one point each.
Archery: Second set
Korea: 9 + 10 + 8 = 27
India: 9 + 9 + 9 = 27
Atanu Das ties second set. Both take one point each.
Atanu on the board against the Korean after three consistent 9s. Oh Jin-Hyek shot a 10 in the second arrow but followed it up with an 8
Archery: First set:
Korea: 8 + 9 + 9 = 26
India: 8 + 8 + 9 = 25
Atanu Das loses first set. Oh takes two points.
Das unable to cash in on an average start by Oh Jin-Hyek, loses the first set. The battle more uphill now
Atanu Das in Round of 16 action
Atanu Das up next against Korea's Oh Jin-Hyek, who won the individual gold at the 2012 London Olympics and was part of the winning Korean team in Tokyo. The Indian will have his task cut out in a few minutes
India hockey in QFs
Tokyo 2020: With 3-1 win over Argentina, India men's hockey team confirm a spot in quarterfinals
Atanu Das next match
Atanu Das to face off against Korea's Oh Jinhyek in Round of 16 match which will begin in about 30 minutes
Archery update:
Tokyo 2020: Indian archer Atanu Das advances after beating Chinese Taipei’s Yu-Cheng Deng in men’s individual round of 32 match
Atanu Das wins a close encounter with Yu-Cheng to advance to the 1/16 Elimination. Was neck and neck till the final shot of the fifth set, where the youngster from Chinese Taipei hit a misdirected 7. Das was all too happy to pounce on that and seal the deal.
Archery update:
Atanu Das loses the fourth set 27-28 and the scores are now levelled at 4-4. his is going down to the wire.
Archery update:
Atanu Das wins the third set 28-26 and takes a 4-2 lead in the match. Das comes back to win the third set with a 10 off the second shot. The Chinese Taipei's 7 in the last shot costs him dear
Archery update:
Atanu Das squanders the second set after being in the lead with a disappointing 8 from the final arrow, loses the set 27-18.
Archery update:
Atanu Das opens with a perfect 10, wins the first set 27-26 against Den Yu-Cheng in the 1/32 Elimination match.