Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Indian Women’s Hockey Team Qualifies For Quarters After Ireland Lose

Indian Women’s Hockey Team qualify for quarterfinals

The Indian women’s hockey team qualified for the quarter-finals after Great Britain defeated Ireland 2-0.

Women’s 100m Final

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herrah wins the women’s 100m final with a time of 10.61 seconds.

Women’s 800m Semi-Final 3

Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson and China’s Chunyu Wang qualified for the final with times of 1:59.12 and 1:59.14 respectively.

Women’s 800m Semi-Final 2

Athing Mu of USA and Habitam Alemu of Ethiopia qualified for the final with timings of 1:58.07 and 1.58.40 respectively.

Women’s 800m Semi-Final 1

Jamaica’s Natoya Goule and Great Britain’s Jemma Reekie qualify for the final with times of 1:59.57 and 1:59.77 respectively.

Andre de Grasse finishes as the fastest in 100m heats!

Canadian Andre de Grasse finishes as the fastest in the 100m heats. He wasn’t in the same group as Blake. De Grasse clocked 9.91 seconds.

Yohan Blake comes second in his 100m heat!

Jamaican Yohan Blake came second in his 100m heat, with Rohan Browning finishing ahead of him. Blake clocked 10.06 seconds, with Browning registering 10.01 seconds.

Women’s badminton singles semifinals: PV Sindhu loses!

PV Sindhu has lost to Tai Tzu Ying in the semifinals of women’s badminton singles. Tzu Ying won 21-18, 21-12.

Sindhu is still in contention for a bronze medal.

Long jump qualification: Sreeshankar best attempt was 7.69, out of contention

Sreeshankar registered 7.69 in his first attempt which is also his best in the qualification stage. He fails to qualify!

Long jump qualification: Sreeshankar registers 7.43 in his third attempt!

Sreeshankar registers 7.43 in his third attempt. Its not enough, and he is not out of contention for a qualification spot! He is currently 24th in the standings, and few long jumpers are still left. 

Long jump qualification: Sreeshankar is currently 23rd

Sreeshankar is currently 23rs in the qualification stage. Only the top eight performers will qualify or whoever reaches 8.15.

Long jump qualification: Sreeshankar registers 7.51 in 2nd attempt

Sreeshankar has registered 7.51 in his second attempt, which is lower than his first one. He is currently ranked 10th in his group.

Women’s middle (69-75kg) quarterfinal: Li Qian wins!!!

Pooja Rani crashes out after losing to Li Qian in the quarterfinals. The final score is 0-5.

Women’s middle (69-75kg) quarterfinal: Round 3 begins

Round 3 has begun and Pooja Rani will be aiming to notch some consolation points.

Women’s middle (69-75kg) quarterfinal: Li Qian wins Round 3 too!

Li Qian has won Round 3 too, with all judges awarding her 10. Meanwhile, Pooja Rani received nine from all judges.

Women’s middle (69-75kg) quarterfinal: Round 2 begins

Round 2 has begun and Pooja Rani will be hoping to win it, and build some momentum.

Women’s middle (69-75kg) quarterfinal: Li Qian wins Round 1

Li Qian has won Round 1, with all judges awarding her 10 points. Meanwhile, Pooja Rani received nine from all judges.

Long jump qualification: UPDATE

India has Sreeshankar in the long jump qualification event. He is placed in Group B, and has registered 7.69 in his first attempt. 

12 best performers will advance to the final, or whoever reaches 8.15 (Q).

Women’s middle (69-75kg) quarterfinal: Round 1 begins!

Pooja Rani has begun aggressively and is applying pressure on Li Qian, who is also following similar tactics.

Pooja Rani and Li Qian enter the arena!

Pooja Rani and Li Qian enter the Kokugikan Arena for the women’s middle (69-75kg) quarterfinal bout.

Novak Djokovic withdraws from mixed doubles bronze medal final!

Well, looks like fatigue is finally getting to Novak Djokovic. He and his partner Nina Stojanovic of Serbia have withdrawn from the mixed doubles bronze medal final. Ash Barty and John Peers of Australia win on a walkover.

Novak Djokovic withdraws from the mixed doubles bronze medal match due to a left shoulder injury.

Ashleigh Barty and John Peers receive a walkover against Djokovic and Nina Stojanovic and win the bronze medal for Australia.

— ITF Media (@ITFMedia) July 31, 2021

Pooja Rani’s quarterfinal bout

Pooja Rani is set to face China’s Li Qian in her upcoming women’s middle (69-75kg) quarterfinal bout. The match is scheduled to begin from 3:36 PM IST, and will be held at the Kokugikan Arena.

PV Sindhu’s Semifinal Match: LIVE COVERAGE

PV Sindhu’s women’s badminton singles semifinal match against Tai Tzu Ying will begin in sometime. Click here for our live blog.

Men’s Individual Stroke Play (Golf): UPDATE

Round 3 of men’s individual stroke play is over, and India’s Anirban Lahiri finished the day ranked at T28. Meanwhile, Udayan Mane was at T55.

Lyu Xiaojun sets three Olympic records!

Winning gold in men’s 81kg weightlifting, China’s Lyu Xiaojun set records in snatch (170kg), clean and jerk (204) and total (374). Dominican Republic’s Zacarias Bonnat Michel won silver, and Italy Antonino Pizzolato received bronze.

New Zealand win women’s rugby sevens gold

New Zealand have defeated France (26-12) to win women’s rugby sevens gold at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.

Men’s Skiff 49er Race 12: India finish at 14th place

In race 12 of Men’s Skiff 49er, Ganapathy Kelapanda (helm) and Varun Thakkar (crew) finished in 14th place for India.

Ireland were on top, followed by Croatia and Netherlands.

Busta wins bronze!

Pablo Carreno Busta beats World No.1 Novak Djokovic to win the bronze medal in men’s single tennis at the Tokyo Olympics. Busta won the match 6-3, 6-7 (8/6), 6-3.

Carreno Busta closes in on Bronze

Novak Djokovic can’t break and it’s 5-2 now in the third set in Carreno Busta’s favour

Carreno Busta holds!

Pablo Carreno Busta closes in on the bronze medal as he holds his serve to make it 4-1 in the third set.

Frustrated Djokovic gets a warning!

Novak Djokovic is 0-3 down in third set and is clearly frustrated out on the court. After losing the game, he smashed his racquet into the pole of the net.

Djokovic wins the 2nd set!

World No.1 Novak Djokovic wins the second set via tie-break and stays alive in the bronze medal match.

Watch: Kamalpreet Kaur’s massive throw in women’s discus qualification

Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the finals of women’s discus, courtesy of a massive 64m throw. Here is a video of that attempt:

There goes #IND‘s first #Athletics finalist at #Tokyo2020

After a slow start with a throw of 60.29m, Kamalpreet Kaur pulled out a monster throw of 64m in her third attempt to qualify for the final of women’s discus throw event! #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion pic.twitter.com/BwO8cIMgF4

— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 31, 2021

Men’s Singles (Tennis): Novak Djokovic loses first set in bronze medal match

Novak Djokovic has lost the first in his bronze medal match vs Pablo Carreno Busta (4-6). It looks like fatigue is finally getting to the Serbian ace.

India finish in 16th position in Men’s Skiff 49er Race 10

In the Men’s Skiff 49er Race 10, India finished in 16th position out of 19 countries. Croatia finished on top, followed  by Germany and Ireland.

Ganapathy Kelapanda was at the helm, and Varun Thakkar was the crew.

Men’s Individual Stroke Play, Round 3 (Golf): UPDATE

Anirban Lahiri is currently ranked T28, with a Round 3 score of 68.

Meanwhile, Udayan Mane is T54, and hasn’t begun in Round 3 yet.

Anjum Moudgil misses out on qualification!

Anjum Moudgil scored 95 and 97 in Series 3 and 4 of the Standing category. It wasn’t enough, and she is 15th in the standings.

Tejaswini Sawant also scored 95 and 94 in Series 3 and 4. She is 33rd. Only the top eight shooters will qualify for the finals!

Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification: UPDATE

Anjum Moudgil has fallen down to 14th now, and is currently in Series 3 of the Standing category.

Tejaswini Sawant is 30th with Series 3 and 4 left.

Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification: UPDATE

In the final stage of her qualification, Anjum Moudgil has scored 94 and 96 in the Standing category. Series 3 and 4 is still left.

Tejaswini Sawant notched 94 and 93 in the same category. Series 3 and 4 is still left.

Great Britain win mixed 4x100m medley relay

Great Britain put in a show to win the mixed 4x100m medley relay. Silver went to China, and Australia won the bronze medal.