Tag: Tokyo Olympics 2020

Kamalpreet Kaur finishes 6th in women’s discus throw final
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Kamalpreet Kaur finishes 6th in women’s discus throw final

August 3, 2021

Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finished a creditable sixth in her first Olympics with a best throw of 63.70m in a rain-interrupted final yesterday. The 25-year-old Kaur, who qualified for the final as the second best on Saturday, was never in the running for a medal in the final event which was interrupted by rain for…

India Hockey teams create history
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India Hockey teams create history

August 2, 2021

Women enter maiden Olympic semifinals; Men back in Medal Race after four decades Led by Rani Rampal, the Indian women’s hockey team created history this morning by advancing to their first semi-final in the history of the Olympics with a 1-0 win over Australia at Tokyo Olympics 2020. Gurjit Kaur scored her maiden Olympics goal…

Shuttler P.V. Sindhu to play for bronze this evening
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Shuttler P.V. Sindhu to play for bronze this evening

August 1, 2021

Reigning World Champion P.V. Sindhu will play for the bronze medal in the Badminton Women’s Singles after a 21-18, 21-12 loss in the semi-finals to World No. 1 Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei yesterday. Sindhu will face China’s No. 8 seed He Bingjiao in the bronze medal match today (Aug. 1) at 5 pm (IST),…

Satish Kumar’s debut Olympics ends
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Satish Kumar’s debut Olympics ends

August 1, 2021

India boxer Satish Kumar bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing against Uzbekistan’s Bakhodir Jalolov in the quarter-finals of the men’s super heavyweight (+91kg) category this morning. Top seed Bakhodir Jalolov dominated the bout in all three rounds as he won by an anonymous 5-0 decision today (Aug. 1) at the Kokugikan arena.

Indian archery campaign ends as Atanu Das loses in pre-quarters
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Indian archery campaign ends as Atanu Das loses in pre-quarters

July 31, 2021

India’s archery campaign at the Olympics ended without a medal after Atanu Das lost to home favourite Takaharu Furukawa 6-4 in an intense five-setter in the men’s individual pre-quarterfinals today. Das failed to find a 10 in the fifth set and slipped to the red-circle for an 8 that proved costly as Furukawa sealed the…

Shuttler Sindhu sails to semis
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Shuttler Sindhu sails to semis

July 31, 2021

Reigning World Champion P.V. Sindhu kept India’s hopes of winning a first-ever Olympic Gold in badminton alive as she reached the semifinals of Women’s Singles with a fighting straight-game win over World No. 5 Japanese Akane Yamaguchi here yesterday. The 26-year-old Indian, who won a Silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode…

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