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Olympics: 'Medal is only gold, let me get that first' - Lovlina on historic win
PTI |
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2021 02:02 PM IST
- The 23-year-old Assam boxer Lovlina Borgohain was smiling ear-to-ear after making the semi-finals but also well aware that the task is only half done.
'Your participation means that you are among the best': Yuvraj lauds Olympians
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 01:56 PM IST
- While cricket is not an Olympic sport yet, Indian cricketers, both past and present, have been cheering for the Indian athletes who are participating in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics: Khachanov powers past Carreno Busta to reach men's singles final
AFP |
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 01:52 PM IST
- The 12th seed, a former top-10 player who has struggled for consistency in the last three seasons, produced an impressive display in Tokyo to dispatch Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-3.
News updates from HT: Minister says maiden launch of Isro's SSLV by end of 2021
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 12:50 PM IST
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Tokyo Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain secures 2nd medal for India, nation celebrates
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 12:16 PM IST
Olympics: Vitalina Batsarashkina backs up silver in Rio with gold in Tokyo
AP |
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 12:13 PM IST
- Vitalina Batsarashkina won gold in women’s 10-meter air pistol at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, shortly after Salukvadze said she will not return for a 10th Olympics.
Another Olympic heartbreak for world no. 1 archer Deepika as she crashes out
PTI | , Tokyo
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 12:07 PM IST
Deepika misfired four 7s as An, who had broken a 25-year-old Olympic record en route to topping the ranking round, wrapped up the women's individual match 6-0 in less than six minutes.
Olympics: Japan badminton ace Nozomi Okuhara joins Momota in early exit
AFP |
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 11:25 AM IST
- Women's singles number three seed Nozomi Okuhara crashed out in the quarterfinals, losing 13-21, 21-13, 21-14 to Chinese number eight seed He Bingjiao.
27 new Games-related COVID-19 cases reported, highest so far
PTI | , Tokyo
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2021 11:25 AM IST
The three athletes include US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, a two-time world champion, who on Thursday pulled out of the Games after testing positive for the virus.
Olympics: Japan bags mixed doubles bronze; China's streak of wins continues
Reuters | , Tokyo [japan]
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 11:24 AM IST
Japan won its first-ever mixed-doubles bronze medal on Friday when Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, who have played together for a decade, took out Hong Kong's Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet 21-17 23-21 in a tight match.
Tokyo Olympics: India score late winner to keep QF hopes alive in women's hockey
PTI |
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2021 11:59 AM IST
Needing a win to keep their hopes alive after three consecutive losses, India waited anxiously for 57 minutes before Navneet Kaur scored the winner to keep her side in the hunt for a quarterfinal berth.
Olympics: USA's Simone Biles says she's dealing with "twisties"
AP |
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 11:03 AM IST
Simone Biles, who withdrew from the team and all-around competition because she felt she wasn't mentally prepared, said she started struggling with her air awareness after qualifying last Sunday.
Tokyo 2020: US swimmer Murphy says 'race probably not clean' after Rylov win
AFP |
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 10:54 AM IST
- Evgeny Rylov said he was "surprised" by Ryan Murphy's comments, which he described as "strange".
Lovlina Borgohain punches her way to an Olympic medal; joins elite Indian boxers
By Avishek Roy
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2021 10:48 AM IST
- Tokyo Olympics: "You can make history for India," the Indian women's boxing coach Raffaello Bergamesco said to her between the rounds and yet again Borgohain took control of the third to romp home to a win.
Tokyo 2020: Dazed Australian Emma McKeon wins women's Olympic 100m freestyle
AFP |
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2021 10:36 AM IST
- Emma McKeon set a new Olympic record of 51.96sec ahead of Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey, who timed 52.27, and fellow Australian Cate Campbell (52.52).
Tokyo 2020: Japan to widen virus emergency after record spike amid Games
AP |
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2021 10:25 AM IST
- A government panel approved the plan putting Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba, as well as Osaka, under the state of emergency from Monday until August 31.
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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 7: Action in pictures
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 10:23 AM IST
'Remember the name': India celebrates after boxer Lovlina assures medal in Tokyo
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2021 10:01 AM IST
It was a split decision win for Lovlina but it was amply clear after the last round that she had prevailed over her opponent.
Tokyo Olympics: Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat crash out of women's 25m pistol
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 08:37 AM IST
Bhaker shot 290 in the rapid fire stage of the qualifications for a total of 582, a day after scoring 290 in precision at the Akasa Shooting Range, while the more experienced Sarnobat managed 573 (287 286).
SA's Schoenmaker breaks world record, wins gold in women's 200m breaststroke
AFP |
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 08:15 AM IST
- Tokyo Olympics: Schoenmaker timed 2min 18.95sec to better the 2:19.11 set by Denmark's Rikke Moller Pedersen in 2013.
Tokyo Olympics: Sable betters own national record but misses steeplechase final
PTI |
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 07:31 AM IST
The 26-year-old Sable clocked 8 minutes 18.12 seconds in heat number 2 to finish seventh and better his earlier national record of 8:20.20 that he set during the Federation Cup in March.
Tokyo silver medallist Mirabai Chanu relishes home-cooked food after two years
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 07:19 AM IST
- Mirabai Chanu, who returned to her hometown of Imphal on Tuesday after winning silver in women's 49kg category, tweeted a picture of herself enjoying home-cooked meal after two long years.
Olympics: Deepika Kumari seals quarters berth with shoot-off win over Perova
PTI |
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2021 07:06 AM IST
Tokyo 2020: Starting off the one-arrow shoot-off, the Russian crumbled under pressure as she misfired a seven while a composed Deepika sealed the issue 6-5 (10-7) without any fuss.
Tokyo 2020 Live Updates Day 7: Lovlina assures medal; Sindhu's match begins
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2021 02:10 PM IST
- Tokyo Olympics live updates Day 7: Lovlina Borgohain assured India a medal in boxing welterweight. The women's hockey team defeated Ireland. PV Sindhu faces Akane Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 6: Action in images
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 12:25 AM IST
Tokyo Olympics Day 7 India Full Schedule: What is India's schedule in Olympics
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 12:02 AM IST
- While all eyes would be on archer Deepika Kumari, shuttler PV Sindhu and boxer Lovlina Borgohain to take a step closer to ensuring medals for India, it's also finally time to Indian athletics to make its presence felt at the Olympic Games.
Tokyo Olympics: Village celebrates super Satish Kumar win
By Sharad Deep
UPDATED ON JUL 29, 2021 11:50 PM IST
- Tokyo 2020: Much before Kumar became the first Indian in an Olympic super heavyweight bout his friends and fans had gathered in front of his house, many of them after praying at the village’s Baba Devi temple. Singh and his wife too had prayed there and were keeping a fast till the bout ended.
Tokyo 2020: Mary Kom engulfed with disbelief after loss
By Avishek Roy
UPDATED ON JUL 29, 2021 11:43 PM IST
- Tokyo 2020: After Thursday’s 51kg Round of 16 tie bout, the Colombian won 3-2, Kom raised her hand, bowed in all four directions, and hugged Valencia, who then raised Kom’s hand.
Tokyo 2020: India defeat Olympic hockey champions Argentina, dream big
By Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 29, 2021 11:37 PM IST
The win is significant, especially after the 1-7 debacle against Australia on Sunday, as it cements India’s second position in Group A behind the world No.1 outfit.