Day 6, Tokyo Olympics: Mary Kom Loses in Rd of 16; Sajan 2nd in Heat 2
Live updates from Day 6 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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PV Sindhu enters quarterfinals, next match on Friday
Indian men's hockey team make quarterfinals, to face Japan on Friday
Archer Atanu Das wins Rd of 64 and 32 matches, will be in action next on Saturday
Manu Bhaker finishes 5th, Rahi 25th in Precision stage of 25m Pistol qualification round, rapid stage is tomorrow
Mary Kom's Tokyo campaign ends in defeat against Colombia's Ingrit Valencia
Swimming: India's Sajan Prakash finishes 2nd with a timing of 53.45s in the Men's 100m Butterfly event in Heat 2.
Mary Kom Loses to Ingrit Valencia in Round of 16
Round 3: Mary started out on the front foot in the final round, getting in a right early on in what was an intense contest. While the Indian looked to be tiring a bit in the final round, Valencia attacked and eventually won the contest by split decision.
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Mary Kom vs Ingrit Valencia - Rd of 16
Round 2: Fast hands and fast feet from both experienced boxers started off the second round with the momentum clearly with the Colombian boxer. Mary however clawed her way back into the bout, with three judges giving her the round.
Mary Kom vs Ingrit Valencia - Rd of 16
Round 1: Valencia came darting out on the bell, looking to attack Mary and pick up some early points. Mary was more watchful in her approach in the opening round, which went Valencia's way.
Mary Kom vs Ingrit Valencia - Rd of 16
While the Indian is a Bronze medallist from the 2012 London Games, Ingrit Valencia won the Rio 2016 Bronze. Mary has won against her on both occasions they have met, the latest being in 2019 AIBA World Championship quarter-finals.
Both are the first female boxers to win an Olympic medal for their respective countries.
Sailing: Nethra Kumanan finishes 20th in race eight of the women's one person dinghy - laser radial event. She is currently placed at 31st (out of 44) in the overall rankings.
Coming Up Next
Boxing: Mary Kom will face Colombia's Ingrit Valencia in the women's fly round of 16 match at 3.36 pm IST.
Swimming: Sajan Prakash will participate in the men's 100m butterfly heat two at 4.16 pm IST.
Today has been the best day for India since the first, with shuttler PV Sindhu, boxer Satish Kumar, men's hockey team, all entering the quarterfinals. Archer Atanu Das put up an impressive show as well winning both his matches today. Manu Bhaker finished 5th in the precision stage of 25m Pistol qualification round, while Rahi Sarnobat finished 25th. Their rapid stage round will take place tomorrow. Golfer Anirban Lahiri finished round one tied at sixth spot with a score of 4 under-par at 67.
Medals Tally
China is currently on top of the table, with 14 gold, 6 silver and 9 bronze medals. USA is number two, with 13 gold, 14 silver and 10 bronze medals. Japan is third, with 13 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals.
India is 46th, thanks to Mirabai Chanu's silver medal on Day One.
Australia Athletes Isolating After US Pole Vaulter Tests Positive
Members of the Australia's track and field team are currently isolating themselves as a precautionary measure after US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks tested positive earlier on Thursday, AFP reports. The athletics competition at the Tokyo games will begin on Friday.
"Members of Australia's track and field team at the Tokyo Olympic Games are isolating in their rooms as a precautionary measure following news of a Covid-positive finding with a member of the US track and field team," Athletics Australia said in statement. "They are now undergoing testing procedures in line with Australian Olympic team protocols."
While the statement does not state how many athletes are involved, the Sydney Morning Herald reports the entire 63-strong track and field team has been told to isolate.
China Smash World Record in Women's 4x200m Freestyle Swimming Relay
China's swimmers have smashed the world record in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay to win gold. The team of Yang Junxuan, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie and Tang Muhan finished in 7mins 40.33, just seconds ahead of the United States (7:40.73) and Australia (7:41.29). The previous world record of 7:41.50 was set by Australia at the 2019 world championships.
US Pole Vaulter Test Positive For Covid-19
US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks has tested positive for Covid-19 and will not be competing in Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee tweeted earlier on Thursday.
"The health and safety of our athletes, coaches and staff is our top priority. We are saddened to confirm that Sam Kendricks tested positive for COVID-19 and will not compete in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. In alignment with local rules and protocols, he has been transferred to a hotel to be placed in isolation and is being supported by the USATF and USOPC staff," the body tweeted.
"Sam is an incredible and accomplished member of Team USA and his presence will be missed. Out of respect for his privacy, we cannot provide more information at this time," the USOPC’s news feed added in the tweet.
Golf: Play has been interrupted due to lightning in the area. Anirban Lahiri finished round one tied at sixth spot with a score of 4 under-par at 67. Udayan Mane is currently at tied 30th spot after 10 holes, being one under par.
Sailing: Vishnu Saravanan finishes race eight of the men's one person dinghy-laser event at 23rd position. He has an overall ranking of 23 after seven races.
India's Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar finish 7th in race six of the men's skiff 49er event. Have an overall ranking of 17 (out of 19) after six races.
Nethra Kumanan finishes 22nd in race seven of the women's one person dinghy - laser radial event. She is currently ranked 33rd out of 44.
Golf: Shifting focus to golf for a bit where the Indian PGA Tour player AnIrban Lahiri Is looking set to be in contention over the next few days as he’s currently tied at the sixth spot with a score of -4 after 17 holes. Lahiri didn’t have the best of starts, bogeying his opening hole but he followed it up wIth four birdies on the front nine.
His second, and only other, bogey of the round came on the 12th hole following which he shot two more birdies, on the 15th and 16th to stand at -4 with just the 18th to go.
Meanwhile, Udayan Mane is one under par after 10 holes, sitting at 30th position.
Sailing: Vishnu Saravanan finished race seven of the men's one person dinghy-laser event at 26th position. He has an overall ranking of 22 after seven races.
Meanwhile, Nethra Kumanan is currently in action in race seven of the women's one person dinghy - laser radial event.
Sailing: India's Ganapathy Kelapanda and Varun Thakkar finish 16th in race five of the men's skiff 49er event. Have an overall ranking of 18 (out of 19) after five races.
Boxing: Final three minutes begin. Brown is looking for the power punch. He is running out of time. Kumar gets in a couple of body shots. So does Ricardo. Kumar seems to be in pain. Now or never for Ricardo. Kumar needs to play it safe and smart. Nearly there now.
The judges award the round and the match to Kumar 4-1 on split decision. Satish qualifies for quarterfinals. He is now just one win away from a medal. He will face World Champion Bakhodir Jalalov in the next round.
Boxing: Brown would be needing a different strategy to beat Kumar. Kumar is easily able to duck his shots. Moving swiftly. Gets in a good hard right-hand jab. Brown gets three body shots in a row. Four of the five judges award round two to Kumar.
Boxing: India's Satish Kumar taking on Jamaica's Ricardo Brown in the men's super heavy round of 16 match. Ricardo is much taller than Kumar with a better reach. Kumar gets a good right hand to Brown's face. The judges award the first round to Kumar.
Shooting: Manu Bhaker scores an identical 97 in Series 2 of the Precision round. 7 10s and 3 9s.
Better her score in Series 3 with a 98. Started strong with 3 10s. Manages an overall 8 10s and 2 9s. (10,10, 10, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10).
Finishes the Precision Stage with a score of 292. Is currently ranked 6th.
Rahi had finished with a score of 287. She is currently placed 24th.
Serbia's Zorana Arunovic leads the table with a score of 296.
The top 8 athletes will qualify to the final. The Rapid stage will be held tomorrow.
Archery: Oh starts with a 10 and then fires two consecutive 9s. Finishes with 28.
Atanu too starts with a 10 and follows it up with two 9s. Scores 28. It's a tie. 28-28. What a match. Both get a point each. 5-5.
It's a shootoff. Oh fires a 9. Deepika Kumari encouraging Atanu from the stands. Atanu fires a 10. WINS THE MATCH. 6-5. Beats the Korean legend, the 2012 gold medallist Oh Jinhyek. What a thriller!
Archery: Atanu starts Set 4 with an 8. Betters it with a 9 and a 10. Finishes with 27.
Oh starts with a 9 and then fumbles with two low scores of 7 and 6.
Das wins Set 4 27-22. Gains two points. Match is at 4-4 as we go into Set 5.
Archery: Das starts Set 3 with a 9 and follows it up with another 2 9s for a total of 27.
Oh starts with an 8 and then betters it with a 10 and a 9. Finishes with 27. Another tie. Both share a point each.
Oh leads overall. 4-2.
Archery: Das starts Set 2 with 9. Oh too starts with a 9. Another 9 for Das in his second shot. Oh fires a 10. Atanu fires another 9. Finishes with a total of 27. Oh manages an 8. Finishes at 27 as well. It's a tie. Both get a point each. Oh leads overall 3-1.
Archery: Atanu Das facing Korea's Oh Jinyek in their men's individual round of 32 match.
Oh starts Set 1 with an 8. Das too fires an 8. Oh manages a 9 in his second shot. Das however scores an 8. A 9 for Oh in the 3rd shot. Das needs a 10 to even it out but manages a 9.
Oh wins the first set 26-25. Goes 2-0 up.
Shooting: Manu Bhaker begins the Precision stage in the 25m Pistol Women's Qualification Round.
Fires a 97 in Series 1 with 7 10s and 3 9s (10,10,10, 9, 9,10, 9,10,10,10)
Archery: A strong comeback by Atanu. 9, 10,9 in Set 3 for him for a total of 28. Deng manages a 10-9-7 for a total of 26. Atanu wins Set 3. Goes 4-2 up.
A see-saw battle. A 27 (8-9-10) for Atanu in Set 4. Deng betters him with a 9-10-9 and scores 28. Wins Set 4. It's 4-4.
A 28 for Atanu in Set 5 with a 10, 9, 9. Deng scores a 26 with a 10, 9, 7. Atanu wins the set 28-26 and the match 6-4. Will face Korean legend Oh Jinhyek in the next round.
Archery: India's Atanu Das is in action against Chinese Taipei's Yu-Cheng Deng in the men's individual 1/32 eliminations round.
A 10,9,8 for a total of 27 for Atanu in Set 1. Deng manages an 8, 9, 9 for a total of 26. Atanu wins the first set. 2-0.
Atanu fires a 9,10,8 in Set 2 for a total of 27. Deng manages an 8,10,10 for a total of 28. Wins Set 2. It's 2-2.
Hockey: Hooter goes off. INDIA WIN 3-1. Beat the defending Olympic champions Argentina. Varun Kumar, Vivek Prasad and Harmanpreet Singh scored for India. Through to the quarterfinals. What a performance in the 2nd half.
Hockey: PC for India. GOALLLL! Another one for India. Harmanpreet Singh fires it staright past the keeper. India go 3-1 up.
Hockey: GOALLLL! Indi take the lead. 2-1. The shot is first saved by the Argentine keeper. Ball rebounds to Vivek Prasad who is near the goal. He puts it in with ease. First Olympic goal for him.
Hockey: India have asked for referral. Being checked. Halted the Argentine attack. And now a PC for Argentina. Maico again. But fails to score. Amit Rohidas saves the shot. 1-1. Over four minutes left in the game. Green card for Thomas Eziquiel and Surender Kumar.
Hockey: Start of Q4. PC for Argentina. Their first. And they have equalised. 1-1 it is. Maico Casella Schuth hammers it hard into the top right end of the net.
Hockey: PC for India in the last few seconds of Q3. But it's saved. 1-0 as the Q3 comes to an end.
Badminton: Sindhu at her best. Widening the gap. Smashing it away. Match point for Sindhu. Mia saves a couple, but Sindhu it is. Wins the match 2-0 (21-15, 21-13). Was at her aggressive best. Rallies grew shorter as she became more dominant. A comfortable win for her.
Hockey: Video Referral asked by India. PC for India. GOALLLL! They go 1-0 up in the dying minutes of Q3 through Varun Kumar.
Hockey: Green card for Argentina's Matias Alejandro.
Ball hits the Argentine player's foot. PC for India. Can they score? They miss. It's still 0-0. Another PC awarded to India. Rupinder Pal Singh hits it over the goal. Poor shot.
Oh, dear! Argentina on the counter-attack. Alejando Matias takes the ball as he is back on the field. Only the goalkeeper and one defender in his way. Alejando Matias slips and fails to take the shot. Phew! The India defender clears tha ball. 0-0. Missed opportunity for Argentina. That was a close shave.
Hockey: Collision. Nilkanta Sharma collides with Argentina's Nicolas Keenan and is down. Video referral taken by Argentina which has been rejected.
Hockey: Q3 begins. Indians pushing forward. Putting pressure on the Argentine defence. Good start to Q3. Have had 4 shots at goal in the match as compared to Argentina's 1. Clearly the dominant side. Need that first goal. A draw won't hurt India though.
Badminton: Sindhu's up 11-6 after trailing 0-2 at the first mid-game break. However, Mia is closing the gap now. 16-13. Mia pushing back. 16-15 now. Sindhu is widening the gap. Six straight match points for her thanks to the errors by Mia. Wins the first game 21-15. Goes up 1-0.
Hockey: Easy save for Sreejesh. Deflect Nahuel Salis' shot with his left hand. Simranjeet Singh tries to open the account for India but it's still 0-0. Half-time. India has been the more dominant side but has failed to convert its multiple chances. Require better finishing. No PCs so far.
Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh enters the circle and shoots. A reverse shot. But it's still 0-0.
Badminton: PV Sindhu's match against Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt begins. Sindhu currently leading Game 1, 6-3.
Shooting: Rahi finishes Series 3 of the Precision stage with a 94. 510's, 4 9's and a low 8. Is currently placed 7th with a score of 287/300 (96, 97, 94) at the end of the Precision round. Manu is part of the 3rd relay (squad).
Disappointing show by Rahi. She will need a high score in the rapid fire stage tomorrow.
Hockey: End of Q1. The Indian team came close to scoring in the first quarter through Dilpreet Singh, while the Indian defenders managed to keep Argentine at bay. Good start by India. Full of energy. Full of cricle penetrations. Had the lion's share of possession.
Badminton: Rio silver medallist PV Sindhu's Round of 16 match against Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt is about to begin soon. Sindhu holds a 4-1 head to head record against her. The two have faced each other twice this year, with both winning a match each.
Hockey: A good shot towards goal by Dilpreet Singh but the Argentine goalkeeper manages to save it. A green card for Sumit.
Shooting: Rahi finishes with a 97 in Series 2 of the Precision stage comprising 7 10s and 3 9s - 10,10,10,10,9, 10,10, 9,10, 9. Currently ranked fifth.
Golf: Anirban Lahiri is T25th after the first two holes. Opens his account with a Bogey in Hole 1. Follows it up with a Par in Hole 2.
Shooting: There will be three rounds each in both the Precision stage and Rapid stage. Super start by Rahi to Series 2 of Precision. Scores 4 10s in her first four shots. Rahi is in the first relay of 10 shooters. Bhaker is yet to start.
The top 8 athletes will qualify to the final.
Rowing: Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh finish 5th in the Men's Double Sculls Final B with a time of 6:29.66, 14.21 behind leaders Spain. Finish 11th overall. The Final B was for the 7th-12th position.
Shooting: Good start for Rahi. Three 10s in a row. Finishes Precision Stage 1 with a score of 96 in Series 1 with 6 10s and 4 9s.
Shooting: The 25m Piston Women's Qualification Round begins. India's Rahi Sarnobat and Manu Bhaker are in action in the same.
Golf: India's Anirban Lahiri is currently in action in the men's individual stroke play round one.
Rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh in Action
Good morning. Welcome to our live coverage of Day 6 of the Tokyo Olympics. A lot of big names will be in action today, however, they are no medals on offer for India on Day 6.
Rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh will soon start the day's proceedings in the Men's Double Sculls Final B, where they will be competing for the 7th-12th position.
Men's Hockey Team Aiming to Repeat Performance Against Argentina
Indian men's hockey team will be looking to repeat their performance from Tuesday when they take on Argentina in their fourth match today. The Indian team is currently placed second, behind Australia, in the points table, with two wins and one loss. After the 7-1 drubbing at the hands of Australia, the Indian team came back strongly to beat Spain 3-1 on Tuesday and should enter the field full of confidence. To India's benefit, fourth-placed Argentina is not in the best of touch, having won, drawn and lost a game each.
Shuttler PV Sindhu, ranked seventh, will face Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt, ranked 12th, in the women's singles round of 16 matches. Sindhu beat Hong Kong's NY Cheung on Wednesday 2-0, but was challenged a bit in the second game. She would be hoping for a better show against Blichfeldt, a much stronger opponent.
Shooter Manu Bhaker will be looking to forget her gun malfunction incident during the 10m air pistol qualification earlier this week and rest her focus on the 25m pistol Women's Qualification Precision event, in which Rahi Sarnobat will also participate.
Later in the morning, archer Atanu Das will be seen in action in the men's individual 1/32 elimination round. Pugilist Satish Kumar will take on Ricardo Brown of Jamaica in the men's super heavy round of 16 match, while the legendary MC Mary Kom will be in action in the afternoon against Colombia's Ingrit Valencia in their round-of-16 clash.
Rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh will start the day's proceedings in the Men's Double Sculls Final B, where they will be competing for the 7th-12th position. Golfers Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane will also be in action in the men's round one.
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