India suffered a heartbreaking loss to Belgium in the men’s hockey semi-final as they lost 2-5 this morning in the Tokyo Games. India will now compete in the bronze medal against either Australia or Germany who will face-off in the second semi-final later in the day. India conceded early in the first quarter as Belgium…
Kamalpreet Kaur finishes 6th in women’s discus throw final
August 3, 2021Discus 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…
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8, 2021): P.V. Sindhu wins Bronze
August 2, 20211st Indian woman with two individual Olympic medals India’s P.V. Sindhu defeated He Bing Jiao of China to win the women’s singles bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics. With this win, Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic medals. Sindhu dominated Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 as she shook off the disappointment of…
India Hockey teams create history
August 2, 2021Women 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
August 1, 2021Reigning 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
August 1, 2021India 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.
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8): India women’s hockey team wins final Pool A game
July 31, 2021Hopes of qualifying for quarter-finals remain intact The India women’s hockey team defeated South Africa 4-3 in their final Pool A game here at the Oi Hockey Stadium South Pitch today. As a result of this win, India’s hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals remain intact. In their five Group Stage matches, India won two…
Indian archery campaign ends as Atanu Das loses in pre-quarters
July 31, 2021India’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
July 31, 2021Reigning 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…
Tokyo Games 2020 (July 23 – August 8): Boxer Lovlina Borgohain reaches semis
July 30, 2021Confirms second medal for India Boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated Nien-Chin Chen in the women’s Welter (64-69 kg) quarterfinal bout to assure India of another medal today. Lovlina qualified for the semi-finals and hence she is assured of at least a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She won the bout via a 4:1 split decision….
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