Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 5: Boxer Pooja Rani makes quarters; PV Sindhu and Deepika Kumari advance to pre-quarters
Tokyo Olympics Live Updates Day 5: The fifth day was a lot better for the Indians as boxer Pooja Rani stormed into the quarterfinals. Moreover, archer Deepika Kumari and shuttler PV Sindhu made the pre-quarterfinals. However, the campaigns of B Sai Praneeth, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav ended.
Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 5: PV Sindhu reached the Round of 16 after beating Hong Kong’s Yi Ngan Cheung 21-9, 21-16 on Day 5 of the Tokyo Olympics. Boxer Pooja Rani began her campaign in style by beating Algeria's Ichrak Chaib 5-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. Deepika Kumari advanced to the pre-quarterfinals. in the archery women's singles event. Earlier, India's women's hockey team lost 1-4 to Great Britain in their Pool A match. Meanwhile, Archer Tarundeep Rai was eliminated by Israel's Itay Shanny in the men's singles archery. Rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh failed to qualify for the men's lightweight double sculls final. Archer Pravin Jadhav got knocked out of the men's singles event after losing to world No.1 in the round of 16. And finally, B Sai Praneeth's campaign came to an end with a 14-21, 14-21 defeat to Netherlands' Mark Calijouw....Read More
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Tennis update
Unfortunate end for Paula Badosa. The Spanish retires mid-way through her quarterfinal game against Marketa Vondrousova. She retired after losing the first set 3-6.
Tennis update
Ukraine's fourth-seed Elina Svitolina is through to the semifinals in the women's singles event after beating Camila Giorgi 6-4, 6-4 in the quarters
Swimming update
Australia's Ariarne Titmus wins Women's 200m Freestyle Gold.
Titmus had beaten Ledecky to gold in the 400m freestyle on Monday, and she becomes the first Australian woman to complete the 200-400 Olympic double since Shane Gould at the Munich 1972 Games.
Tennis update
Through at last! ROC's Daniil Medvedev battles past the scorching heat of Tokyo to outlast Italian Fabio Fognini 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 and move to the quarterfinals at the Ariake Tennis Park. He will meet Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta next.
Swimming update
USA's Katie Ledecky wins the gold medal in the women's 1500m freestyle category.
Her compatriot Sarah Kohler won silver.
A 1-2 finish for the Americans
What's next for India?
Next up, archer Pravin Jadhav will take to the range for his round of 32 clash against ROC's Galsan Bazarzhapov
Ganapathy and Thakkar finish 17th
KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar managed to improve their position from the previous two races as they finished 15th in Race 3.
Sindhu's opponent in Round of 16
PV Sindhu will take on Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt in the Round of 16.
Marijne disappointed by India's performance
"This was our worst match. We always try to play for a six (out of 10) for each individual, and I don't think each individual today played for a six. Bad decisions, bad choices and I'm pretty disappointed by this," the Indian women's hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne said after the match.
Titmus continues to win
Australia's Ariarne Titmus won the 200m freestyle champion on Wednesday. Katie Ledecky clinched the first-ever women's Olympic 1500m freestyle title.
Sailers disappoint
India sailers in the 49er haven't been able to improve their positions in the first races. They have finished 18th in both Race 1 and Race 2.
Sailing update
49er Men's Race 2: KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar are in 18th position currently.
Tarundeep Rai knocked out
Israel's Itay Shanny has defeated India's Tarundeep Rai 6-5 to advance to the next round. The game went right down to the wire with both archers not giving each other even an inch. But Shanny clinched the match with a single point in the last set.
Rowers fail to qualify
Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh couldn't make it to the next round as they failed to qualify for the men's lightweight double sculls final. Arjun finished sixth while Arvind came in last in the second semifinal.
Sindhu enters knockout rounds
Tokyo Olympics: Successive wins for India’s PV Sindhu in Women’s Singles Group J, beats Hong Kong’s Yi Ngan Cheung 21-9, 21-16
Sindhu leads again
PV Sindhu is in the lead again. India 17-14 Hong Kong in the second game. Sindhu just 4 points away from winning this game and the match
A comeback by Cheung
A good fightback by Hong Kong’s Yi Ngan Cheung. She takes a slender one-point lead at the halfway stage of the second game. India 10-11 Hong Kong in the second game. Sindhu leads 1-0
Sindhu continues dominate
PV Sindhu has once taken a 6-2 lead in the second game. There is no stopping the sixth seed, looks like it will be one-way traffic today.
Hockey: Britain beat India
Indian women’s hockey team lose third match in a row. Great Britain beat India 4-1 in Women’s Hockey Pool A match
Sindhu wins first game
India's PV Sindhu takes the first game 21-9 against Hong Kong's Yi Ngan Cheung in Women’s Singles Group J match. Excellent start for the Indian shuttler
GB score another goal
Indian women's hockey team now trail 1-4 against Great Britain. Grace Balsdon scored from the penalty spot.
Tarundeep's final scoreline
Sindhu looks dominant
India's PV Sindhu will be the happier one. The sixth seed India leads 11-4 at the halfway stage of the first game without breaking a sweat. Great signs for India
Tarundeep wins
Tokyo Olympics: Tarundeep Rai through to next round, beats Ukraine's O. Hunbin 6-4. In the tie-breaker, Tarundeep upped the stakes with perfect 10s. 25
Sindhu has the lead
Sindhu has taken an early 6-2 lead over her opponent from Hong Kong. The Indian shuttler is moving swiftly and looking good.
4-4 in Archery
Tarundeep Rai is facing a tough challenge from his Ukrainian opponent. The match is tied 4-4 and it is into the take-all set.
Archery update
Tarundeep Rai is tied 1-1 with Ukraine's O. Hunbin in the first round of Men's individual archery.
Sindhu's match begins
Meanwhile, India’s medal hope in badminton, the silver medallist of Rio, PV Sindhu’s women’s singles Group J match against Hong Kong’s Yi Ngan Cheung has started.
GOAL!
Great Britain have increased their lead as Lily Owsley scores. Britain 3-1 India
Vandana receives Green card
Vandana has to head off the field as she has also received a green card from the referee.
7th Penalty Corner for India
India have received a lot of penalty corners in this match but have only been able to make one count.
Green card to Sushila
Sushila heads off the field as she receives a green card from the referee.
Another Penalty corner for India
India have another penalty corner. Can Grace make it count?
End of second quarter
Britain lead India 2-1 at the second quarter.
Poor penalty corner by India
Indian players made a silly mistake as they wasted a penalty corner while also giving Britain a chance to attack.
Goal by India
Sharmila Devi has scored for India. Gurjit Kaur hit a powerful penalty corner and Sharmila put her stick out to get the ball inside the net. Britain 2-1 India
Goal!
Great Britain double their lead as Hannah Martin scores again early in the second quarter. Britain 2-0 India
End of first quarter
Great Britain are leading India 1-0 at the end of first quarter.
Penalty corner for India
India had a chance to equalise as they had two penalty corners but failed to capitalise on their chances.
Penalty corner
Great Britain received the first penalty corner of the game but Savita Punia made a good save. Britain 1-0 India
First attack by India
Nikki Pradhan took the ball to Great Britain's corner but couldn't make the most of it.
Great chance missed
Hannah Martin was again at the forefront for GB. She got into the Indian box with ease and passed the ball to her teammate, who was free but couldn't control the ball. A let off for India.
GOAL!
An electric start by Britain as Hannah Martin scores after just 72 seconds. Britain 1-0 India
Match begins
Britain have the ball as they start the proceedings.
Teams out on the field
Both teams are out on the field as the match is about to begin.
Hockey update
India's women's hockey team is going to take on Great Britain in a Pool A match. The game is scheduled to begin at 6:30 AM. A task on the hands for Sjoerd Marijne and Rani Rampal as India look to record their first win in Tokyo.
Men Double Sculls Finals Final B
1. ROC (Ilya Kondratev; Andrey Potapkin), 6:13.73.
2. New Zealand (Jack Lopas; Christopher Harris), 6:15.51.
3. Romania (Ioan Prundeanu; Marian Enache), 6:16.86.
4. Ireland (Ronan Byrne; Philip Doyle), 6:16.89.
5. Germany (Stephan Krueger; Marc Weber), 6:18.13.
6. Lithuania (Saulius Ritter; Aurimas Adomavicius), 6:20.87.
(with AP inputs)
Women's hockey match
The first event of the day for India will be the women's hockey match against The Great Britain. India need to win against their opponents to strengthen their chances of going into the next round.
Tokyo Olympics Day 5- LIVE
Hello and welcome to our live blog on Day 5 of the Tokyo Olympics. Day 4 proved to be yet another disappointing day for the Indians. Except for the men's hockey team (that beat Spain 3-0 in their Pool A match) and Lovlina Borgohain making the quarterfinals, all the other Indian athletes failed to register wins. Day 5, however, will see a flurry of singles events. Shuttlers PV Sindhu and B Sai Praneeth will resume their campaign, while boxer Pooja Rani will take to the ring for the first time in the Games. Archers Tarundeep Rai, Deepika Kumari, and Pravin Jadhav will also look to nail their aims at the range today. Moreover, rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh will fight for a spot in the finals of the Lightweight Double Sculls standard. Will Day 5 be a good day for India? Stay tuned to find out!
