India at Tokyo Olympics Day 8 Results: PV Sindhu beats Yamaguchi, Men’s Hockey team thrash Japan 5-3, follow all Live updates- PV Sindhu stormed into the semifinals of women’s badminton singles, beating Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20 in the quarterfinals. Dutee Chand fails to qualify after finishing 7th, clocks 11.54 in her women’s 100m heat. India has secured another medal at Tokyo Olympics as boxer Lovlina Boroghain made it to the semi-finals of the Welterweight category. Deepika Kumari has been knocked out in the quarterfinals after Korean An San defeated her 6-0. All eyes will be on the Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu as she is in line to play her quarterfinal match and can bring in some more good news for India.- Follow LIVE Updates as India sports stars take 1 step closer to get Olympics Medals, follow LIVE on InsideSport.co
India at Tokyo Olympics Day 8 LIVE Results: Great day for India, Sindhu & Lovlina in Semifinals, Men’s Hockey team also wins, check full results
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It’s going to be an action packed day for #TeamIndia tomorrow, 31st July at #Tokyo2020
Stay tuned for updates and keep encouraging your favourite athletes with #Cheer4India messages pic.twitter.com/mOOGdVi2tJ
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 30, 2021
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A titanic battle awaits in the women’s singles #Badminton semi-finals tomorrow! 🤜💥 🤛
PV Sindhu or World No.1️⃣ Tai Tzu-Ying – who will conquer the court 🤔⁉️#Tokyo2020 #StrongerTogether #UnitedByEmotion @Pvsindhu1 pic.twitter.com/uK8jHPCaNm
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 30, 2021
@17:45:
#Golf Update
*Round 2 interrupted due to adverse weather, to resume on 31st July
Golfer @anirbangolf finishes at Rank T20, 4 under par (-4) on 16th hole.#Tokyo2020#Olympics #Cheer4India
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 30, 2021
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#Athletics Update
India’s Mixed Relay team finish 8th in their heats with the season-best time of 3:19.93.#Cheer4India
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 30, 2021
@16:35: India beat 5-3 against Japan, will face Great Britain or Germany in the quarterfinal.
#TeamIndia finish the pool stage with another thumping win over Japan.
India, how’s the josh? 🇮🇳#JPNvIND #HaiTayyar #IndiaKaGame #Tokyo2020 #TokyoTogether #StrongerTogether #HockeyInvites #WeAreTeamIndia #Hockey pic.twitter.com/WWzAYgzwNY
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) July 30, 2021
@16:32 PM: MURATA Kazuma pulls one back for Japan. IND 5-3 JPN.
@16:30 PM: Gurjant Singh scores his 2nd goal of the match, India make it 5-2, 3 minutes left.
@16:20 PM: Neelkant Sharma makes it 4-2 for India. 8 minutes to go.
@16:10 PM: End of Q3 and India have maintained a slender lead of Japan.
@15:50 PM: India take the lead again, Shamsher SINGH scores. IND 3-2
@15:50 PM: Japan levels the score 2-2.
@15:40 PM: End of Q2, IND still leads 2-1 against Japan.
@15:25 PM: Japan pulls one back. IND 2-1 JPN (Q2).
@15:20 PM: India doubles the lead.Harmanpreet scores. IND 2-0 JPN.
@15:10 PM: Harmanpreet Singh puts India in lead 1-0.
12′ India are on attacking mode and have earned their first Penalty Corner of the game.
Harmanpreet converts the PC and scores the opener for #TeamIndia
🇯🇵 0:1 🇮🇳#JPNvIND #HaiTayyar #IndiaKaGame #Tokyo2020 #TokyoTogether #StrongerTogether #HockeyInvites #WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/men3CHLkod
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) July 30, 2021
@15:00 PM: India vs Japan in men’s hockey: Q1, JPN-0-0 IND
@14:52: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Staggering Sindhu wins 21-13, 22-20 vs Yamaguchi, advances to the semi-finals in an impressive fashion
PHEW! 🥵@Pvsindhu1 making Indian hearts race faster than @usainbolt at the #Olympics! 😩🤩#Tokyo2020 | #BestOfTokyo | #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion pic.twitter.com/K1U9sfhDfC
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 30, 2021
OMG YES YES YES🎉🇮🇳🇮🇳 #PVSindhu #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/wgnhAJo4wg
— nemboi7 (@nemboi7) July 30, 2021
@14:48: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi: 18-20
@14:45: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: both players sink to their knees after an exhausting, gruelling 54-stroke rally. Those 62 seconds felt like an eternity
What a moment this was – both players sink to their knees after an exhausting, grueling 54-stroke rally. Those 62 seconds felt like eternity! #Badminton #TeamIndia | #Olympics | @sportstarweb pic.twitter.com/W6BlLrZlgX
— Shyam Vasudevan (@JesuisShyam) July 30, 2021
@14:43: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi: 15-16, Yamaguchi into the lead now
@14:39: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu leads 15-11 vs Yamaguchi in Game 2
@14:36: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: After winning Game 1, Sindhu leads 14-8 vs Yamaguchi in Game 2 of the Quarter-Finals
@14:32: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu leads 11-6 vs Yamaguchi in Game 2
@14:29: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu leads 5-3 vs Yamaguchi in Game 2
@14:21: India at Tokyo Olympics: India’s Vishnu Saravanan finishes 15th in the 10th and final race of the men’s one-person dinghy laser.
@14:19: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: 1st Game: Sindhu 21-13 Yamaguchi in 1st Game of the Semi-Finals live
@14:16: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu Leads 18-11 Yamaguchi
@14:12: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu 14-11 vs Yamaguchi
@14:10: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu leads 14-9 vs Yamaguchi in 1st Game of the Semi-Finals live
@14:06: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu 11-7 Yamaguchi.
@14:02: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu 6-6 Yamaguchi
@14:00: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu 4-5 Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi slips and the Indian draws closer. The Japanese 4th seed is visibly being more aggressive than usual today.
@13:49: India at Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu’s match will start soon. The Mixed Doubles medals ceremony was on.
@13:40: India at Tokyo Olympics: Dutee Chand after fails to qualify
First of all I would like to thank everyone who pray for me and specially Hon’ble CM @Naveen_Odisha Sir, @achyuta_samanta Sir & Shri. VK Pandian Sir who personally called me yesterday night and give me best wishes. I am sorry as I couldn’t stand to all your expectations.
— Dutee Chand (@DuteeChand) July 30, 2021
@13:38: India at Tokyo Olympics: It looks like we will have to wait for some more time before the shuttles begin their quarterfinals match to play either Ratchanok Intanon or Tai Tzu Ying clash
@13:36: India at Tokyo Olympics: Equestrian Fouaad Mirza and his equine partner Seigneur Medicott will begin their journey at Tokyo Olympics @02:00PM
The wait is finally over!
Equestrian @FouaadMirza and his equine partner #SeigneurMedicott will begin their journey at #Tokyo2020 shortly
Watch this space for updates on #Olympics#Equestrian #EquestrianEventing pic.twitter.com/5c33Tez4nL
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 30, 2021
@13:25: India at Tokyo Olympics: Slight delay in the start after that three-game mixed doubles final. Court being prepared for another round of high octane clash.
@13;18: India at Tokyo Olympics: Vishnu Saravanan finishes third in Race 9 of the Men’s Single Person Dinghy – Laser! With that performance, he’s up to 20th overall.
@12:57PM: India at Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu and Akane Yamaguchi have faced each other 18 times. The Indian shuttler has defeated her Japanese opponent in 11 matches. Akane Yamaguchi has defeated PV Sindhu in the other 7 matches
@12:48PM: Tokyo Olympics organisers on Friday announced 27 new COVID-19 cases linked with the Olympics, including three athletes
@12:20PM: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: Sindhu has declared that ‘she is very confident to win match vs Yamaguchi & will focus on every point’
@12:05PM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Sindhu vs Yamaguchi LIVE: PV Sindhu vs Yamaguchi for place in the Semi-Finals live at 1:15PM
@11:55AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: This partnership goal against IRL led Indian women’s team to their first victory of Tokyo Olympics
Rani’s Hit – Reverse
Navneet’s Deflection – Reverse
India’s Panic – Reversed!This partnership goal against #IRL led the #IND women’s team to their first victory of #Tokyo2020 with a 1-0 score-line. 🤝🔥#StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion | #Hockey pic.twitter.com/tZQ2zh5qIE
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 30, 2021
@11:37AM: Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE: Deepika Kumari knocked out 6-0 in quarterfinals by No. 1 seed An San
@11:35AM: Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE: An San takes a 4-0 vs Deepika Kumari with after 2nd set, 3rd set underway
@11:33AM: Tokyo Olympics: The second round of golf has resumed after a delay of over 2 hours.
@11:24AM: Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE: Deepika Kumari will next take on Korea’s San An. The match has been set and will happen at 11.30 am
@11:20AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra on Friday congratulated boxer Lovlina Borgohain for entering the semi-finals
Super super show by @LovlinaBorgohai ! Two more to go ! #goforgold
— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) July 30, 2021
@11:11AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Nethra Kumanan finishes in 38th place in race 10 of the women’s one-person dinghy laser radial.
@11:00AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Very proud moment for the boxing family: Manoj Kumar after Lovlina assures India bronze
@10:49AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Naveneet Kaur scores to push India 1-0 ahead vs Ireland, 4th quarter underway- follow live updates
@10:47AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: The Indian duo of Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar finish 11th in race 8 of the Men’s Skiff 49er
@10:45AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Goalless 3 quarters, India desperate for a goal vs Ireland, 4th quarter underway
@10:31AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Goalless 3 quarters, India desperate for a goal vs Ireland, 4th quarter underway
@10:22AM: Tokyo Olympics Live: The golf tournament has been put on hold for a while due to the risk of lightning strikes.
The restart has been delayed due to additional storms approaching the area. The second round remains suspended.
— Olympic Golf (@OlympicGolf) July 30, 2021
@10:09AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Goalless first half, India still dominating vs Ireland, 3rd quarter underway
@10:00AM India at Tokyo Olympics: Dutee Chand fails to qualify. Dutee Chand finishes in seventh place in her 100m heat, meaning that she will not be advancing, seeing as only the first 3 in each heat and the next 3 fastest move on to the next round
#IND‘s national record holder in women’s 100m @DuteeChand falls short of striding her way to the next round as she finishes seventh with a timing of 11.54s in heat 5️⃣
The heat was won by #JAM‘s @realshellyannfp! 🙌#StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion | #Tokyo2020 | #Athletics
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 30, 2021
@09:58AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Goalless first quarter, India dominating vs Ireland, 2nd quarter underway
@09:46AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Nethra Kumanan finishes in 37th place in race 9 of the women’s one-person dinghy laser radial.
@09:43AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Goalless first quarter, India dominating vs Ireland, 2nd quarter underway
@09:37AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain has made country proud as she has made it to the Semifinals of Welterweight Boxing. India is now secured of another Olympic medal with Lovlina’s brilliant display. The boxer from Assam will now face Turkish SURMENELI Busenaz in semi-finals at 11 am on Sunday.
@09:28AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: India’s Dutee Chand clocks 11.54 in her women’s 100m heat and is placed 7th.
@09:25AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: India Women Hockey team in a do or die battle vs Ireland, 1st quarter underway
@09:13AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain vs turkish SURMENELI Busenaz in semi-finals at 11 am
Winner by split decision and into the semifinals, thus assured of a medal @LovlinaBorgohai #boxing #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/P394VvC6oj
— Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv) July 30, 2021
@09:07AM: Tokyo Olympics Boxing Live: Lovlina beats Nien-Chin Chen of Taipei in the quarterfinals, assured of a medal. India’s first medal in boxing since Mary’s bronze in 2012
@09:03AM: Tokyo Olympics Boxing Live: Round 2 also to Lovlina Boroghain in Quarterfinals clash, medal almost secure for India
@08:59AM: Tokyo Olympics Boxing Live: Round 1 to India in Lovlina Boroghain vs Nien-Chin Quarterfinals clash, Win can secure medal for India
@08:53AM: Tokyo Olympics Boxing Live: Lovlina Boroghain vs Nien-Chin Quarterfinals Coming Up, Win can secure medal for India
@08:45AM: Tokyo Olympics LIVE: MP Jabir finishes in seventh place in his 400m hurdles heats with a time of 50.77, meaning that he will not qualify for the finals.
@08:32AM: Tokyo Olympics Boxing LIVE: Simranjeet Kaur ousted, Indian boxer badly thrashed by Sudaporn Seesondee of Thailand
@08:25AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: India archer won 6-5 against ROC’s Ksenia Perova in the women’s individual recurve event, booking a quarter-final berth
The shoot-off that sealed the deal for Deepika Kumari 👏🏹
The #IND archer won 6-5 against ROC’s Ksenia Perova in the women’s individual recurve event, booking a quarter-final berth! 😍#Tokyo2020 | #UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether | #BestOfTokyo @Imdeepikak pic.twitter.com/8kDrvyCXED
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 30, 2021
@08:21AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: 400m Hurdler M P Jabir will begin his journey at Tokyo Olympics
🇮🇳 400m Hurdler M P Jabir will begin his journey at #Tokyo2020 in a few minutes, let’s wish him good luck with #Cheer4India
Stay tuned for updates. #Olympics pic.twitter.com/1hrlDQ4NPm
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 30, 2021
@08:11AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Dutee Chand confirmed on the Start List for Heat 5 in women’s 100m round 1. Race scheduled for 9.17 am
@07:22AM: Tokyo Olympics Shooting LIVE: All over for Manu Bhaker, Indian shooters fail to make it to the finals of 25M Pistol
@07:16AM: Tokyo Olympics Shooting LIVE: Manu Bhaker on 9th after Series 2, Rahi finishes 32nd
@07:01AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari will next take on Korea’s San An. The match has been set and will happen at 11.30 am.
@06:51AM: Tokyo Olympics Shooting LIVE: Manu Bhaker starts her Rapid Round, Rahi finishes 32nd
@06:36AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Avinash Sable finishes 7th in 3000M Steeplechase, Dutee Chand Coming Up next
@06:31AM: India at Tokyo Olympics Archery: quarterfinals will start at 11:15 AM IST onwards
Deepika Kumari is into the QF 🇮🇳🏹
She wins her Pre-QF in a shoot-off against Perova 6-5.
QF 11:15 AM onward.#Archery | #Tokyo2020 | #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/uh5YZG5pD7
— The SportsGram India (@SportsgramIndia) July 30, 2021
@06:24AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Avinash Sable starts running 3000M Steeplechase
@06:14AM: Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE: Brilliant Deepika Kumari into the quarterfinals after beating Ksenia Perova in a shoot off, wins 6-5
@06:11AM: Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE: Shootoff, Deepika Kumari vs Ksenia Perova tied at 5-5 after 5th set
@06:05AM: Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE: Russian Ksenia Perova ties the score at 2-2 vs Deepika Kumari after 2nd set
@06:00AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Indian Golfer Udayan Mane is ready to begin his Round 2 at Tokyo in a few minutes.
🇮🇳 golfer @TheUdayanMane is ready to begin #Golf Round 2 at #Tokyo2020 in a few minutes.
Let’s wish him all the best with #Cheer4India
Stay tuned for updates! #Olympics pic.twitter.com/bhKMTR8qhI
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 30, 2021
@05:55AM: Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE: Indian Archer Deepika will begin her 1/8 eliminations round in a few minutes
🇮🇳 archer @ImDeepikaK will begin her 1/8 eliminations round in a few minutes. Let’s encourage her with our #Cheer4India messages.
Stay tuned for updates! #Archery #Olympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/fmViXJQP6m
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 30, 2021
@05:45AM: Tokyo Olympics Shooting LIVE: Rapid Round starts – Rahi slips to 32nd, Manu Bhaker to shoot next for place in the finals of 25M Pistol, Follow LIVE Updates
@05:35AM: Tokyo Olympics Shooting LIVE: Will Manu Bhaker make it to the finals of 25M Pistol?, Rapid Round starts
25m Pistol Shooters @SarnobatRahi and @realmanubhaker will play the Rapid stage shortly
Let’s wish them with #Cheer4India
Watch this space for more on #olympics updates pic.twitter.com/jZOyD2wzz9
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 29, 2021
@05:31AM: Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE: Deepika Kumari aims Last 8 berth, takes on Russian Ksenia Perova
@05:25AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Catch your favourite athletes in action on 30 July
Catch your favourite athletes in action on 30 July!
Check out 👇 when 🕙 and who 👥 they are playing against in #Tokyo2020#Cheer4India@PMOIndia @ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik @WeAreTeamIndia @PIB_India @ddsportschannel @YASMinistry @mygovindia pic.twitter.com/MoKvP8bf3L
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 29, 2021
@5:16 AM: India at Tokyo Olympics: Anirban Lahiri ready to begin Round 2:
🇮🇳 golfer @anirbangolf is ready to begin #Golf Round 2 at #Tokyo2020 in a few minutes.
Let’s wish him all the best with #Cheer4India
Stay tuned for updates! #Olympics pic.twitter.com/pzTAw6XueC
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) July 29, 2021
Tokyo Olympics Day 8 LIVE – Indians in Action: Following is the complete schedule of Indian action on Friday:
SHOOTING: 5:30 AM: 25m Pistol Women’s Qualification Rapid (Rahi Sarnobat, Manu Bhaker)
ARCHERY: 6:00 AM: Women’s Individual 1/8 Eliminations (Deepika Kumari vs Ksenia Perova of ROC)
ATHLETICS: 6:17 AM: Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 – Heat 2 (Avinash Mukund Sable)
HOCKEY: 8:15 AM: Women’s Pool A (India vs Ireland)
BOXING: 8:18 AM: Women’s Light (57-60kg) – Round of 16 (Simranjit Kaur vs Sudaporn Seesondee of Thailand)
ATHLETICS: 8:27 AM: Men’s 400m Hurdles Round 1 – Heat 5 (MP Jabir)
SAILING: 8:35 AM: Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial – Race 09 (Nethra Kumanan) – Followed by Race 10
8:35 AM: Men’s Skiff – 49er – Race 07 (Ganapathy Kelapanda-Varun Thakkar) Followed by Race 08, Race 09
ATHLETICS: 8:45 AM: Women’s 100m Round 1 – Heat 1 (Dutee Chand)
BOXING: 8:48 AM: Women’s Welter (64-69kg) Quarterfinal 2 (Lovlina Borgohain vs Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei)
GOLF: 8:52 AM: Men’s Individual Stroke Play Round 2 (Anirban Lahiri)
SHOOTING: 10:30 AM: 25m Pistol Women’s Final (Subject to Qualification)
SAILING: 11:05 AM: Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser – Race 09 (Vishnu Saravanan)
Followed by Race 10
GOLF: 11:09 AM: Men’s Individual Stroke Play Round 2 (Udayan Mane)
BADMINTON: 1:15 PM: Women’s Singles Quarterfinal (PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi of Japan)
EQUESTRIAN: 2:00 PM: Eventing Dressage Team and Individual Day 1 (Fouaad Mirza)
HOCKEY 3:00 PM: Men’s Pool A (India vs Japan)
Badminton
India’s badminton queen PV Sindhu entered Quarterfinals of Tokyo Olympics in a style, winning 21-15, 21-13 against Mia Blichfeldt with complete poise and ease in just 41 minutes. Now she faces World No. 5- Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi defeated Korea’s Gaeun Kim 21-17, 21-18 to reach the quarterfinals against India’s PV Sindhu. So far, in her Tokyo Olympics campaign, Sindhu has won all her matches in straight sets. Sindhu won her last match against Yamaguchi in the All England Open 2021 where they played a nail-biter before Sindhu won, 16-21, 21-16, 21-19 and will hope for a similar result on Friday.
Golf: 4:00 AM- Men’s Round 2- Anirban Lahiri, Udayan Mane
Anirban Lahiri made a strong start to his Olympics campaign as he overcame a difficult start to finish 8th after the end of Round 1.Fresh from a season’s best third-place outing at the 3M Open on the PGA Tour recently, Lahiri will hope to make his mark with a podium finish, after his disappointment at Rio five years ago. Compatriot Udayan Mane shot 76 to finish the day at 60th, and he will be looking for a major improvement when he steps onto the court on Friday.
Archery: 6:00 AM- Women’s 1/8 eliminations: Deepika Kumari vs Ksenia Perova
Deepika Kumari stormed into the round of 16 on the back of impressive wins over USA’s Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez and Bhutan’s Karma on Wednesday. The World No.1 Archer will now take on Russian Olympic Committee’s Ksenia Perova and remains one of India’s biggest medal hopes at the Olympics. Kumari has struggled for consistency throughout the Olympics but will hope to reach the quarters when she takes the field on Friday.
India at Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari aims quarters berth, takes on Ksenia Perova
Athletics
6:17 AM- Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Rnd 1 – Heat 2
8:27 AM- Men’s 400m Hurdles Round 1 – Heat 5
4:42 PM- 4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 – Heat 2
Sailing
8:35 AM- Laser Radial Women Race 09
9:50 AM- Laser Radial Women Race 10
11:05 AM- Laser Men Race 09
12:20 PM- Laser Men Race 10
Vishnu Saravanan is also out of contention for a top 10 finish, as the 22-year-old occupies the 23rd overall spot heading into the final two races. Saravanan had a rather underwhelming set of results on Thursday, recording his worst finish during the games, finishing 27th in Race 7, followed by 23rd finish in Race 8.
8:35 AM- 49er Men Race 07
9:30 AM- 49er Men Race 08
10:25 AM- 49er Men Race 09
Indian sailing pair KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar put in a creditable performance on Thursday but still remain at the bottom of the standings. The duo finished a creditable seventh in one of the two races in men’s skiff 49er on Thursday. Ganapathy and Thakkar ended at 16th in Race 5 before pulling off a seventh-place finish in the next to occupy 17th place out of 19 competitors with 76 net points.
Hockey
8:15 AM- India vs Ireland- Women’s Pool A
India Women have struggled in Tokyo so far but will have an outside chance to make it to the knockouts when they take on Ireland in their penultimate Pool A match. Team India will have to clinch a win over Ireland to have a chance to make it to the next round, and a failure to do so against the World No.9 ranked side would seal a group stage exit.
India at Tokyo Olympics: India Women face must win battle against Ireland
3:00 PM- India vs Japan- Men’s Pool A
In what is essentially a dead rubber, India will play Japan in their final Pool A game in Tokyo. An excellent performance against Argentina gave the Indian men’s hockey team a place in the quarterfinals, where they score 2 late goals to clinch the tie. Meanwhile, the Japanese team has not won a single match in Pool A and India will be looking for an easy win. Regardless of the result, India will remain No.2 in the group, behind Australia.
Boxing
8:18 AM- Women’s Light (57-60kg) – Prel – R16, Simranjeet Kaur IND v. Sudaporn Seesondee THA
With Mary Kom’s journey at the Olympics coming to an end, Simranjeet Kaur will be hoping to carry the legendary boxer’s legacy when she takes the ring on Friday. Kaur will face off against Thailand’s Sudaporn Seesondee and will aim to at least make it to the quarter-finals in her maiden Olympics appearance. She won the silver at the Asian boxing Olympic qualifiers in Amman, Jordan in the lightweight category, and will have her sights set on a podium finish in Tokyo.
8:48 AM-Women’s Welter (64-69kg) Quarterfinal 2, Chen-Nien Chin TPE v. Lolvina Boroghain IND
Lolvina Boroghain is one step away from ensuring a podium finish as she takes on Chinese Taipei’s Chen-Nien Chin in the Women’s welterweight quarterfinals. Making her debut appearance at the Olympics, Boroghain defeated 35-year-old German Nadine Apetz in a closely-fought last-16 bout, claim all three rounds via split decision. However, she will face a tough test, with Chen No.2 in the 69kg category.
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