Day 10, Tokyo Olympics LIVE: Women's Hockey Team in SFs, Kamalpreet Finishes 6th
Live updates from Day 10 of the Tokyo Olympics: Women's hockey team win 1-0, to face Argentina in SFs on 4 August
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All Eyes on Discus Thrower Kamalpreet Kaur
Sunday, Day 10 of the Tokyo Olympics, was an excellent one for India. Shuttler PV Sindhu won the bronze medal and became the first Indian woman and the second Indian (after wrestler Sushil Kumar) to win two individual Olympic medals. In addition, the men's hockey team entered the semi-finals after 49 years after scoring a 3-1 win over Great Britain.
The country will be hoping for a similar, if not better, Day 11, where all eyes will be on Kamalpreet Kaur, who will be in action in the women's discus final at 4.30 pm. Kamalpreet had qualified for the finals with a throw of 64.0m and was only the second discus thrower on Saturday to have reached that mark. She will aim to become independent India's first medallist in a track & field event.
The women's hockey team will face Australia in their quarter-final match at 8.30 am. India had finished fourth in Pool A, managing two wins and three losses in their five games. After a poor start to their campaign, losing their first three matches, the Indian women bounced back in style, beating Ireland and South Africa. However, their quarter-final spot depended on the result of the Ireland vs Great Britain game. Thankfully for India, Ireland lost their match 0-2, and India advanced to the quarter-finals.
However, the Indian team has a poor PC conversion rate and would like to improve upon that today. They allowed South Africa to come back in the game thrice, something they can't afford to do against Australia, who topped Group B with five wins from five matches and have conceded just one goal so far.
Shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Sanjeev Rajput will be in action in the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification at 8 am. The top eight shooters will advance to the final, which will be held later in the day.
Dutee Chand will be in action in the Women's 200m Round 1 Heat 4 at 7.25 am. Equestrian Fouaad Mirza will be seen in the Eventing Individual Jumping - Qualifier round at 1.30 pm.
Good morning! Welcome to The Quint's live coverage of Day 10 of the Tokyo Olympics.
Shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Sanjeev Rajput are currently in action in the 50m Rifle 3 positions men's qualification round. There will be three rounds - Kneeling, Prone and Standing with 4 series of 10 shots in each round.
The top 8 shooters will qualify to the final.
Shooting: Tomar starts Series 1 of Kneeling position with a 99 (10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10).
A 96 for Rajput in Series 1 - 10, 9, 10, 10, 10, 9, 10, 9, 9, 10
Shooting: Tomar posts a perfect 100 in Series 2. A 99 for Rajput as well with a 9 on his 18th shot.
Shooting: Tomar posts a 98 in Series 3. A 9 for him in his 22nd and 28th shots. 10 in the rest. Posts a perfect 10 in Series 4. Finishes Kneeling position with a score of 397. Currently placed 2nd.
Hockey: Indian women's quarter-final match against Australia begins. The Australian team has won all five of their group matches. Have scored 13 goals and conceded just one goal. Attacking start by Australia, the balls hits the post. Vandana manages to reach the Australian D but the defenders are too good for her.
Hockey: An aggressive start by India as well. Holding their own. Looking good. Not all Australia.
A lovely pass by Lalremsiami to Vandana who is near the post. Her shot hits the post. THAT WAS CLOSE!
Hockey: Now Australia on the attack. Peris fires one but her shot is wide. A good run by Sharmila Devi but is met by Rachel Lynch. Sharmila is down and being attended by the phsiyo. Goes off. An excellent start by India.
Hockey: End of Q1. 0-0. India has been good in creating chances and keeping the possession.
Hockey: Q2 begins. Strong start by Australia. PC for Australia. India take a referral. PC awarded to Australia.
Shooting update: Tomar starts prone position. Scores a 98 in Series 1 and 99 in Series 2. Currently 7th.
Sanjeev Rajput finishes Kneeling position with a total score of 387/400 (96, 99, 95, 97). Is currently ranked 27th.
Hockey: PC saved. Defended well by Savita. Australia had 2-3 chances. Still 0-0. PC for India now. GOALLLL! India take the lead 1-0. Gurjit Kaur scores!
Hockey: Green Card for Monika. Out for 2 minutes. A good run by Salima Tete now. Shoots but it flies over the post. India dominating currently. Less than 3 minutes left in Q2. End of Q2. India up 1-0 at half-time.
Shooting: Tomar finishes prone position with a total score of 391 (98, 99, 97, 97). Is currently placed 16th.
Rajput finishes series 2 with a perfect 100. Twin scores of 98 in series 3 & 4 for him. Had scored a 97 in series 1. Finishes prone position with a 393. Currently 23rd.
The top 8 shooters will qualify to the final.
Athletics Update: Earlier in the day, Dutee Chand clocked her season best timings of 23.85 seconds in the women's 200m race.However, she finished 7th and failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
Hockey: Q3 begins. Strong start by Australia. Saved by Savita. Australia have a PC now. Australia tried a variation but Grace saved it. Still 1-0. Another PC for Australia now. Don't go for a direct shot. Another variation. Saved by Savita.
Hockey: Has been a strong start by Australia. Dominating possession. A real test for the Indian defence. Another save by Savita and the ball has been cleared by the defender. The ball has been played in and around India's D in this quarter. Still in the lead though.
Hockey: Navneet Kaur attempts a quick reverse flick but the ball goes past the post. Another opportunity. Sharmila passes the ball to Rani but her deflection goes wide. Green Card for Australia. End of Q3. India still leading 1-0. Can they hold on for another 15 minutes?
Hockey: Q4 begins. Australia's green card is still in play.
Shooting: APS Tomar starts series one of standing position with a 95 - 9, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9. Currently 17th.
Hockey: India is pressing high here. Moving forward now. Still 1-0.
A PC for Australia. Grace is hit on the face after the ball bounces from the stick. She is fine though. Saved by Savita. Another PC for Australia. And another save by Savita. Over six minutes left in the quarter. Green card for Nikki Pradhan. She is out for 2 minutes.
Hockey: Australia putting pressure on the Indian defence now. Less than 5 minutes to go. Edwina Bone's advance is stopped by Grace Ekka. Foul from Australia. They refer it. Seeking a PC. It has been upheld. A PC for Australia. Nervous moments. Just 3 minutes left. SAVED BY SAVITA WITH HER LEFT FOOT. Another PC for Australia. They try a variation. Savita SAVES IT AGAIN! Cleared by the defenders.
Hockey: Just 25 seconds left. India on the attack. INDIA BEAT AUSTRALIA 1-0. THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINALS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. The Indian women have made history. The Indian women can be seen jumping, dancing and screaming with delight. WHAT A PERFORMANCE! WHAT AN UPSET FOR AUSTRALIA! They were the pre-tournament favourites.
Hockey: India will now face Argentina in the second semi-final on Wednesday, 4 August. Their win over Australia might be the biggest upset in history at this stage of the tournament. What an achievement!
Shooting update: Shooters APS Tomar and Sanjeev Rajput fail to qualify for the 50m Rifle 3 positions final. The top eight shooters qualified to the final.
APS Tomar finished the fourth series of Standing position with a total score of 379 (95, 96, 93, 95). He had finished the Kneeling series at 397 and Prone series at 391. He finished 21st with a total score of 1167.
Meanwhile, Sanjeev Rajput finished his three positions with a total score of 1157 (Kneeling - 387, Prone - 393, Standing - 377) and finished 32nd.
No Monday Blues today. Courtesy: The Indian women's hockey team.
Up Next:
Fouaad Mirza (and Seigneur Medicott) in the Eventing Jumping Individual Qualifier at 1.30 pm IST
Kamalpreet Kaur's Women’s Discus Throw Final at 4.30 pm IST
Dutee Chand after she failed to qualify for the 200m semi-finals:
Indonesia Win Women's Doubles Gold
Indonesia's Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu beat China's Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan 21–19, 21–15 a straight-games to win the gold medal. Earlier, Kim Soyeong and Kong Heeyong won an all-Korean clash to clinch the bronze medal.
Tokyo Olympics: Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu celebrate after winning the gold medal
Image: Olympics.com
Sorry. We just can't get enough of this win!
On Friendship Day, Two Friends Decide to Share An Olympic Gold
Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi on Sunday decided to share the gold medal after both recorded a jump of 2.37m. A rules official said the pair was allowed to do so and both decided not to participate in a tie-breaking jump-off.
Equestrian: India’s Fouaad Mirza, with Seigneur Medicott, will be in action in Individual Jumping Qualifiers at 1.30 pm IST.
Equestrian: India's Fouaad Mirza and Seigneur Medicott, nicknamed Micky, have made the individual final in 25th position. The 25 best placed athletes, including all athletes tied for 25th place, after the first jumping test, qualifed in the jumping individual final. A medal seems unlikely but a great achievement considering it's an Olympic debut for both. The final is at 5.15 pm IST.
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Kamalpreet Kaur will be in action in the women's discus throw final at 4.30 pm IST. Kamalpreet had qualified for the finals with a throw of 64.0m and was only the second discus thrower on Saturday to have reached that mark. She will aim to become independent India's first medallist in a track & field event.
Discus Throw Final: The athletes are currently being introduced. A total of 12 athletes are participating in the final. Each athlete will get six attempts. Six athletes have completed their first attempt. Kamalpreet will go ninth.
Discus Throw Final: Kamalpreet Kaur is now in action. Her first attempt is a 61.62. She is currently 6th on the table. USA's Valarie Allman, the red-hot favourite, is currently leading with a throw of 68.98m. End of the first round. After the first three rounds of throwing, the top 8 will compete for the medals, while the bottom four will get eliminated.
Kamalpreet's personal best is 66.59m, which also happens to be her season best.
Discus Throw Final: The second attempts are underway. The 2nd round has already seen four fouls. Kaur in her 2nd attempt now. And unfortunately it's a foul. Currently placed 7th. One more throw left in this round. End of round 2. Kamalpreet needs a good throw in the next round to be among the top 8.
Discus Throw Final: Rain. It's pouring heavily. Play has been paused to wipe and dry the circle. And now the final has been temporarily suspended due to rain. The athletes' grips were becoming slippery, and the throwing circle was soaked. Kamalpreet is currently placed 7th. Her first throw was a 61.62 and the second was a foul. USA's Valarie Allman leads the table with an opening throw of 68.98m.
Equestrian: India's Fouaad Mirza and Seigneur Medicott are currently in action in the Equestrian-Jumping Final. With 12.40 final jump penalty points, they take their combined penalty points to 59.60.
Discus Throw Final: The message on the official site says the following:
"Field events stopped by raining. Situation will be evaluated at 21:10 (5.40 pm IST)
Rain has stopped now.
Discus Throw Final: The final resumes. The throws with slips have been given back and restored. Good decision. After the first three rounds of throws, the top 8 will compete for the medals, while the last four will be eliminated.
Kamalpreet's first throw was a 61.62 and the second was a foul. She is currently placed 9th and is on her third attempt now.
Discus Throw Final: Kamalpreet Kaur's 3rd attempt is a 63.70m. She moves to 6th place with that effort and WILL MAKE IT INTO THE FINAL THREE ROUNDS. She needed to register more than 61.80m.
Discus Throw Final: Germany's Claudine Vita, China's Yang Chen, Brazil's Izabela Da Silva and Italy's Daisy Osakue have been eliminated.
USA's Valarie Allman leads the top-8 table with a monster throw of 68.98m in her opening round. Kamalpreet Kaur is currently sixth and on her fourth attempt.
Discus Throw Final: A foul throw for Kamalpreet Kaur in her fourth attempt. The throw was low and flat, barely past the 50m mark. She deliberately stepped out of the circle so as to not have a low score on her scorecard.
The top three are USA's Valarie Allman - 68.98, Cuba's Yaime Perez - 65.72 and Germany's Kristin Pudenz - 65.34. Kamalpreet Kaur is sixth on table with a best throw of 63.70 in her third attempt. Two more attempts left.
Discus Throw Final: Fifth attempt for Kamalpreet. A 61.37m for Kamalpreet. Currently in sixth place. Only one more attempt left for her.
Kristin Prudenz moves to silver position with a 66.86m throw.Her personal best. Valarie Allman leads. Yaime Perez is third.
Discus Throw Final: The sixth and last attempt for Kamalpreet Kaur now. Her throw is wide. Outside the sector. A foul. She finishes sixth.
USA's Valarie Allman wins gold with a throw of 68.98m, silver for Germany's Kristin Pudenz with a throw of 66.86m, and a bronze for Cuba's Yaime Perez with a 65.72m throw. Defending Double Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic finished 4th.
Equestrian Update: India's Fouaad Mirza and Seigneur Medicott finished 23rd in the Equestrian-Jumping Final.
Women's Hockey Team Steal the Show on Day 10
The Indian women's hockey team were the highlight of Day 10, scoring an upset 1-0 victory over Australia in their quarter-final match. They created history by entering their very first semi-finals and will now face Argentina on Wednesday, 4 August.
Making her Olympic debut, Kamalpreet Kaur finished sixth in the women's discus throw final.
India's Fouaad Mirza and Seigneur Medicott, also making their Olympic debut, finished 23rd in the Equestrian-Jumping Final.
Earlier in the day, Dutee Chand finished 7th in the women's 200m race and failed to make it to the semi-finals. Shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar & Sanjeev Rajput also failed to reach the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final.
Thank you very much for reading! We will be back tomorrow morning with the Indian men's hockey team's semi-final match against Belgium at 7 am IST.
Indian women's hockey team beat Australia 1-0, enter Olympic semi-finals for the very first time, to face Argentina on 4 August
Kamalpreet Kaur finished 6th in the discus throw final
Dutee Chand finishes 7th, out of semi-final contention
Shooters Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar & Sanjeev Rajput fail to qualify for men's 50m rifle 3 positions final
Equestrian Fouaad Mirza and Seigneur Medicott finished 23rd
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