Tokyo Olympics 2020 H/L Day 4: Boxer Lovlina makes quarters, shines on another disappointing day; shooters crash out
Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 4: India's Lovlina Borgohain defeated Germany's Nadine Apetz in the Women's 69kg Round of 16 match by split decision. Shuttlers Satwik Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty missed quarterfinal berth in badminton men’s doubles despite beating Great Britain in their final group match due to differences in game scores. India's Mixed-team rifle shooters - Elavenil Valarivan-Divyaansh Singh Panwar and Anjum Moudgil-Deepak Kumar failed to qualify further in the 10m air rifle event. Paddler Sharath Kamal lost to China's Ma Long in the third round after an intense battle. India men's hockey team registered their second victory by beating Spain 3-0 in their Pool A match. Disappointment yet again for India's shooting contingent as Saurabh Chaudhary-Manu Bhaker also failed to qualify for mixed-team 10m air pistol Qualification medal rounds....Read More
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That's all
That's all we have for you today from the Indian contingent. Yet another disappointing day as we witnessed more exits. Boxer Lovlina Borgohain was the lone star on the day, as she made the quarterfinals. Thank you so much for joining us. We will be back tomorrow with all the action from Day 5. Until then, it's goodbye! CIAO
Sailing update
India's Vishnu Saravanan finishes 12th in Race 6 of Men's One Person Dinghy, Laser event. This proves to be his best result so far and in the overall standings, he jumps to the 22nd position
Tennis update
Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the third round of the men's singles tennis at the Olympic Games. Men's world number four Tsitsipas avenged his straight-sets loss to Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon last month, taking out the American 6-3 6-4 to book a place in the third round.
Weightlifting update
Chinese Taipei win another goal. Kuo Hsing-Chun lifted 103 kg in the snatch, 133 in the clean & jerk, for a total of 236 kg – all three are Olympic records.
Kuo also attempted (and missed) a world record lift in the clean & jerk.
Silver goes to Polina Guryeva of Turkmenistan – that country's first ever Olympic medal.
Andoh Mikiko (JPN) took bronze.
Surfing Update
Italo Ferreira (BRA), the current WSL champion, has become the inaugural Olympic champion in men's surfing.
15.14 points, to Igarashi's 6.60.
Gold for Brazil and silver for Japan!
Believe it or not – Ferreira broke his board on his first wave.
Sailing update
Varun Thakkar and K.C. Ganapathy's campaign began today in the Men's two-member Skiff 49-er class. In the first race, the duo finished in the 18th position.
Race 2 and 3, which were slated to take place today, have now been rescheduled.
Sailing update
Nethra is placed 33rd overall in the women's laser radial class. Vishnu Saravanan is currently competing in Race 6 of men's Laser event.
Shooting update
In a match that went to a 15th series, People's Republic of China team YANG Qian / YANG Haoran held off Mary Tucker / Lucas Kozeniesky (USA) for gold in the first mixed team 10m air rifle final.
The teams were locked at 9–9 after 10 series, but the Chinese pulled away y outscoring the Americans in three straight series and four of the last five.
Earlier, ROC's Yulia Karimova / Sergey Kamenskiy won bronze by beating Republic of Korea's KWON Eunji / NAM Taeyun 17–9 in 13 series.
Diving update- GOLD MEDAL
China's CHEN Yuxi / ZHANG Jiaqi win GOLD in the women's synchro 10m platform event.
363.78 points the winning total.
What's next for Indians on Day 4?
The last event for the Indian contingent on Day is Vishnu Saravanan's Men's One Person Dinghy, Laser Race 6. We are having a delayed start but stay tuned for the result!
Surfing update
The first Olympic medal in surfing is won by Australia's Owen Wright, an incredible story after he suffered traumatic brain injury in 2015.
The Aussie beats Gabriel Medina (BRA) to win men's surfing bronze. Wright outscored Medina by 0.2 points, 11.97 to 11.77.
Swimming: GOLD AND OLYMPIC RECORD!
In the women's 100m backstroke event, Gold goes to Kaylee McKeown in a new Olympic record time 57.47!
Silver for Kylie Masse and bronze for Regan Smith.
Sailing update
Sailing update: India's Vishnu Saravanan finished in the 22nd position in the Men's One Person Dinghy, Laser Race 5
Sailing update
Sailing update: India's Nethra Kumanan finished in the 38th position in the Women's One Person Dinghy, Laser Radial Race 6
What's next for Indians on Day 4?
Well, we are yet to receive the results of Nethra Kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan's races in the sailing event.
Something to cheer about
And there is some good news for India on Day 4. Even though the Indian shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy emerged victorious against the England pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in their final Group A match, they still missed out on qualifying for the quarterfinals.
But boxer Lovlina defeated her German opponent to advance to the last-8 change a bring a smile on the face of Indians across the world. A narrow, 3-2 win but she'll take it
Boxing: Lovlina vs Nadine - Round 3
Nadine goes absolutely pouring in - she needs to win this round to get a win. Lovlina is picking a few scoring punches, and that's what she needs to do. Lovlina keeping distance, scoring punches - and she played it safe and smart in Round 3.
India's Lovlina Borgohain beats Germany's Nadine Apetz in the Women's 69kg Round of 16 match by split decision to reach quarterfinals.
Boxing: Lovlina vs Nadine - Round 2
Lovlina getting her own jab going in the round, after a good comeback in the first round that was enough to convince three judges to give her the win in Round 1. Nadine is struggling to close distance, a right hook, and a left-hook from Lovlina. But well defended. This looks like both boxers are cancelling each other out at this point. A left-handed jab on Lovlina face, it has been quite a cagey round.
Round 2 has also been given to Lovlina by 3:2 split verdict.
Boxing: Lovlina vs Nadine - Round 1
Strong start for Germany's Nadine Apetz who is moving further and closing the gap with the Indian boxer. Good left-handed jabs from Lovlina after the sensible defense. A feint and a right-hand jolt on Lovlina's face. This round is looking to go in Germany's favour. A slow start from Lovlina. She started to settle down as the round progress. Something to build on Round 2.
First Round goes to Lovlina 10-9 by split decision
Lovlina bout begins
India's Lovlina Borgohain will face off against Germany's Nadine Apetz in the Women's 69kg Round of 16 match
Up next: Boxing match
India's Lovlina Borgohain will face off against Germany's Nadine Apetz in the Women's 69kg Round of 16 match
Sailing update:
Sailing update: India's Vishnu Saravanan finished in the 23rd position in the Men's One Person Dinghy, Laser Race 4
Osaka shocked in third round
Vondrousova has just edged here in the second set, on which she has serve.
At 5-4, she brings up two match points. Osaka saves the first two to force deuce.
Although the Japanese scores the advantage, a nice forehand from the left-handed Czech sends them back to deuce.
Osaka then produces a drop shot at the net to bring up advantage again but sends a cross-court shot wide. Deuce again.
Vondrousova's turn to get advantage – Osaka sending one long.
And after a long, looping rally on the next point, Osaka sends one wide!
6–1 6–4.
(Tokyo Olympics wesbite)
Sailing Update
Sailing update: India's Nethra Kumanan finished in the 32nd position in the Women's One Person Dinghy, Laser Radial Race 5
Road for Satwik-Chirag
India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Great Britain's Lane and Vendy 21-17, 21-19 in men's doubles pool A match in badminton. But that is not enough to take them forward to the quarterfinals. Chinese Taipei's victory over Indonesia earlier in the day means, the Indian pair is knocked out on game difference. They finish third with a +1 game difference while Chinese Taipei and Indonesia move to quarters from this group with a better game difference.
Badminton result
Tokyo Olympics: India’s Rankireddy-Shetty miss quarterfinal berth in badminton men’s doubles despite beating Great Britain in final group match
India mixed-team shooters: Update
Tokyo 2020: India's Elavenil-Divyansh, Anjum-Deepak bow out from qualification round 1 in mixed-team 10m air-rifle event
Badminton update
India’s Rankireddy-Shetty leading the second game 11-9 halfway through the second game against Great Britain's Lane-Vendy in the men's doubles group A match
India mixed-team shooters: Update
Elavenil-Divyansh score 104+104.1 in Series 2.
Deepak-Anjum score 105+105.3 in Series 2
India mixed-team shooters: Update
Slow start for India shooters. Elavenil-Divyansh score 105+103.6 in Series 1 and are currently in the 13th position. Deepak-Anjum score 103+103.4 in Series 1 and are in 25th position.
Sharath Kumar's journey ends
Coming into Tokyo, Sharath Kamal believed he was playing better than ever. It showed with his third-round entry in singles. A kinder draw might have seen him make a deeper run. At 39, in his fourth outing at the Olympic stage, Sharath can look back with content.
This also ends India's table tennis campaign in Tokyo. A tale of tough draws, tough fights and tough results. Sharath and Manika's singles runs the bright sparks.
Badminton update:
India's Rankireddy and Shetty take the first game 21-17 against Great Britain's Lane and Vendy in the men's doubles group A match in badi.
Table Tennis: Result
Tokyo Olympics: India paddler Sharath Kamal knocked out after losing to China's Ma Long in Men's Singles Round 3 match.
That's it, then. The last two games went more according to script. Sharath played at his absolute optimum level, especially in the first three games. All he got to show for it is a game. Which, in itself, is a big deal against a giant like Ma Long. Sharath wanted to challenge the Chinese, and he sure did.
Shooting qualifiers: 10m air rifle mixed-team
The teams of Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Singh Panwar, and Deepak Kumar and Anjum Moudgil in action in 10m air-rifle mixed team event.
Tennis update:
Mixed Doubles draw is out.
Its official now: Sania Mirza & Sumit Nagal have not been able to made it to the draw due to their low combined ranking.
Badminton update
It's Great Britain with a slender one point lead at the halfway stage in the first game of men's doubles group a match. Lane and Vendy lead Rankireddy and Shetty 11-10 in the first game.
Table Tennis: Game 4
Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal loses Game 4 4-11 against China's Ma Long in Men's Singles Round 3 match
China's Ma Long brought the big guns in Game 4 as he starts to come back out of the weeds he was in in the past two games. He is off to a perfect start here, taking a 6-0 lead. This was Ma Long dictating the game as many had predicted he would.
For the first time in this match, it's been one-way traffic. Ma Long playing more like the player we know, and dominating more like the legend we know. Has the fight been snuffed out of the Indian?
Badminton match
Meanwhile, India's badminton pair in men's doubles Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are leading 5-3 in the first game against Ben Lane and Sean Vendy of Great Britain
Table Tennis: Game 3
Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal loses Game 3 11-13 against China's Ma Long in Men's Singles Round 3 match
This is an intense battle. If Sharath manages to win this one, we are in for a major upset here. Sharath is leading with 2 points. Ma Long manages to get back the lead in the match. This is going point-by-point in this game. China's Ma Long took the lead - Sharath manages to save two-game points to take it to deuce. But Ma Long escapes with a narrow win.
Sharath would've felt he should have taken this game too, but Ma Long steals it right at the end from deuce. The moment the Indian goes back to playing a safe game, the Chinese is all over him. But Ma Long is looking nervous; you can see it in his body language. The Dictator is sure being challenged by the 39-year-old Indian.
Table Tennis: Game 2
Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal wins Game 2 11-8 against China's Ma Long in Men's Singles Round 3 match
A fired-up Sharath Kamal started chasing China's Ma Long point-by-point at the start. Sharath Kamal took a four-point lead in the match as Ma Long made unforced errors. But Ma Long chased him down and tied the scores. But Sharath managed to get to two Game points.
Sharath comes roaring back. He was up by 4 points before Ma Long did Ma Long things to bring it back to 8-8. But Sharath with three bold shots closes the game out. Great fight from the Indian
Table Tennis: Game 1
Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal loses Game 1 7-11 to China's Ma Long in Men's Singles Round 3 match
Sharath Kamal really playing a high risk game so far, connecting some brilliant forehands but also missing a few shots. Did well to get even at 5-5 and save two game points in the end. Better start by the Indian than yesterday.
Courageous play from Sharath in the game, he was excellent in the beginning, but Ma Long brought the big guns.
Table Tennis: Update
The players are testing the waters, and after the trial shots --- the action finally begins. Big match feels here. Can Sharath Kamal cause an upset here?
Table Tennis match begins
Sharath Kamal faces China's Ma Long in Men's Singles Round 3 match - the action begins
Satwik-Chirag match delayed
Satwik-Chirag do-or-die badminton match is delayed with a match going on at Court 1 between Chinese Taipei and Indonesia.
Sharath match delayed
Sharath Kamal match is delayed as Women's Singles match is still going on at Table 1.
Table Tennis match
Coming up: Veteran paddler Sharath Kamal faces a monumental task of getting past Ma Long for a place in the Rd of 16. The Chinese is the Olympic champion, has won every singles title on offer in the sport and was ranked No. 1 for 34 straight weeks between 2015 and 2017.
Fun fact: he has three nicknames--The Dragon, Captain Long, The Dictator. Take your pick!
UP next:
Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal will face China's Ma Long in Men's Singles Round 3 match
Badminton: India's Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Great Britian's Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in Men's Doubles Group match
Men's Hockey: India beat Spain 3-0
That's it! India have won. It has been much-improved performance from India, coming back from a 1-7 drubbing Australia. They have maintained a clean sheet and beaten Spain by 3-0 in this important pool A match.
Men's Hockey: India 3-0 Spain
Another penalty corner for Spain and Sreejesh comes up with a save again. We can watch this on repeat mode today. 2 minutes to go for the final hooter.
Men's Hockey: India 3-0 Spain
A hat-trick of penalty corners for Spain. And they still can't score. This has been really disappointing from Spain's drag-flickers but India won't complain. They are getting closer and closer to the victory.