Athletics: Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for Tokyo Olympics final; Seema Punia fails
July 31, 2021 8:42 ISTDiscus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur hurled exactly 64.00 metre on Saturday to qualify for Tokyo Olympics women's discus throw final.
Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur hurled exactly 64.00 metre on Saturday to qualify for Tokyo Olympics women's discus throw final.
Panghal loses 4-1 in a split verdict to Colombia's Yuberjen Martinez in the flyweight category of the Tokyo Olympics.
In a close battle, the Rio Olympic sliver medallist Furakawa prevails his Indian rival 6-4.
Okagbare was due to run in the semifinals of the women's 100 meters at the Olympics on Saturday after winning her heat in 11.05 seconds.
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On Friday, India defeated Japan 5-3 in their final league game -- their third successive win in the group stage -- to finish second behind Australia, who were held 1-1 by Spain on Friday.
The cocking lever of Bhaker's pistol broke after the 16th shot in the qualifications and in getting it fixed, the 19-year-old shooter lost more than 15 minutes, which affected her rhythm when she resumed shooting.
If Sindhu can overcome the "tricky player", she will guarantee India a third medal in Tokyo and inch closer to the elusive gold
Ma Long defended his Olympic title on Friday by beating teammate and top-ranked player Fan Zhendong 11-4, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7.
PV Sindhu, Atanu Das headline India's action on Day 8 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Following a spectacular horse and rider performance, Fouaad sits on the 7th place with 28.00 penalties with 21 riders yet to compete
Lahiri, 4-under on first day, was one of the 16 golfers who were yet to finish their rounds and was tied 20th at the time of suspension of play
By virtue of this win, India finished second in Pool A behind Australia with four victories out of five Games.
Mary Kom on Thursday and Lovlina Borgohain on Friday fought in uniforms which neither featured their names nor identified their countries at the back of their vests.
Borgohain (69kg) kept her calm to upstage former champion Nien-Chin Chen to enter the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics, the third Indian boxer ever who will now finish on the podium at the quadrennial showpiece.
The 25th-ranked Russian player beat Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 6-3, 6-3 on Friday to reach the biggest final of his career.
The 26-year-old Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode on her attack to outclass the fourth seeded Yamaguchi.
The cases have doubled since last week, although officials say the surge is unrelated to the Olympics.
The 23-year-old Assam boxer was smiling ear-to-ear after making the semifinals but also well aware that the task is only half done.
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