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shuttler PV Sindhu, boxer Satish Kumar and the Indian hockey men’s team advance to respective quarterfinals

By Ranbir Hanse

Tokyo Olympics live updates: 

On the day 1 Tokyo Olympics, After Mirabai Chanu won the first medal for India on the opening day of the Tokyo Games, hopes of a second medal continue to grow. It was a good start to Day 6 for team India. After the rowing team of Arjun and Arvind finished 11th, India’s best show at Olympics, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu beat Mia Blichfeldt in straight games to advance to quarters. Indian hockey men team gave a confident performance to beat reigning champions Argentina 3-0 and advance to quarterfinals. Boxer Satish Kumar won his first match to advance to quarterfinals.

 

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Meanwhile, Manu Bhaker finished 5th with a score of 292 while Rahi Sarnobat stands at 18th spot with a score of 287 in 25m women’s pistol qualification precision stage. Also in action will be boxer and India’s flagbearer Mary Kom in Round of 16 clash. Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane will be seen in golf action for India.

Remaining matches on Day 6 for India: SAILING – Nethra Kumanan in Laser Radial Women Race 7 & 8: 8:48 AM | BOXING – Mary Kom vs Ingrit Valencia: 15:36 PM | SWIMMING – Sajan Prakash Men’s 100m butterfly Heat 2: 16:16 PM

Badminton: PV Sindhu quarterfinal opponent
Ok. Akane Yamaguchi beats Kim Ga-eun 21-17, 21-18 to line up against PV Sindhu in quarters. With both having to rely on attack (Sindhu was a touch sharper on net today, Yamaguchi had wretched fumbles), expect a tricky go-for-broke blitz.

Should Yamaguchi drag Sindhu into a retrieving contest, then badminton’s version of a respectful brawl can follow. Sindhu has a 11-7 H2H, Yamaguchi has won three out of last four.

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Shooting: 25m Women’s Pistol Qualification
After the first stage of qualifying (precision), Manu Bhaker is fifth with 292, and Rani Sarnobat is 25th with 287. Leading the pack is Zorana Arunovic of Serbia who shot a sensational 296. The rapid stage and the finals will be tomorrow, the 30th of July. Top 8 shooters will qualify for the finals which will be determined after tomorrow’s rapid fire stage. Current 8th ranked shooter has a score of 291

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A good day at the Olympics for India
Perhaps the finest couple of hours for India at Tokyo Olympics since Mirabai Chanu’s medal on Day 1. It started with Sindhu making light work of Blichfeldt in badminton, followed by Indian men hockey team’s dominating win over Olympic champs Argentina, Atanu pulling off seemingly impossible task of beating a Korean in Archery.

Add to that Manu Bhaker’s fine show in 25m pistol first qualifying round shooting and Satish advancing to boxing quarterfinals. Mary Kom will hope to cap off a fine day.

 

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Sajan with IOC and FINA chiefs
Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash met International Olympic Commuttee President Thomas Bach & international swimming body FINA lresident Hussain Al Mussalman today at the Olympic pool, the Tokyo Aquatic Centre on Thursday. Sajan has been a recipient of FINA scholarship for his training at Phuket in Thailand for past four years.

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Sailing: Race 5
Varun Thakkar and KC Ganapathy finish Race 05 on the 16th spot in Men’s 49er.

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Mirabai Chanu thanks parents for their sacrifices

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Sailing:49-er skiff
In the 49-er skiff, race 05, Varun Thakkar and KC Ganapathy are currently 16th (overall 18th)

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Badminton women’s singles shaping up nicely for the Last 8
Badminton women’s singles is shaping up nicely for the Last 8, with the top contenders all scoring commanding wins over opponents. PV Sindhu was ruthless against Mia Blichfeldt in her 21-15, 21-13 pre-quarters win. The Danish woman sought a toe-hold into the match in the second half of the opening set, but that just egged Sindhu on, to not entertain any quibbles of resistance. Mia has a long way to go before she can temper her high-energy game with the cold, cunning required to unsettle the top Asian names (Cue: Marin-sized vaccuum in the draw).

Nozomi Okuhara was breathlessly brutal against Canadian Michelle Li, winning 21-9, 21-7. Korean wunderkid An Sung Yan also silenced the Thai Busanan Ongbamrumphan 15, 15. Ratchanok Intanon – who India is banking on to stop or tire Tai Tzu Ying – was in Last 8, beating the Indonesian Tunjung 12, 19.

American BW Zhang limped out with a tearful injury in the second – allowing Chinese He Bingjiao to progress. Sindhu’s potential next opponents – Akane Yamaguchi and Tai Tzu Ying, are playing their respective matches now.

World badminton’s second rung was asked to wait another Olympics by the big names – women’s singles Golden Generation – who refused to let any harakiri pan out in their huddle.

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In other Tokyo Olympics news:
Georgian pistol shooter Nino Salukvadze is competing in her ninth Olympic Games. The 52-year-old has won three Olympic medals – gold and silver in the women’s 25m pistol and 10m air pistol events at Seoul 1988, and bronze in the air pistol at Beijing 2008. Over the course of her long career she has competed under three differnet flags, playing for the Soviet Union in 1988, a Unified Team in 1992 Barcelona, and for Georgia from 1996 Atlanta onwards.

At Rio 2016 though, she and her 23-year-old son Tsotne Machavariani set the unique distinction of becoming the first ever mother-son duo to compete at the same Olympic Games.

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Boxing: Satish qualifies for quarterfinals
Satish Kumar beats Jamaica’s Ricardo Brown 4-1 in men’s Super Heavy ( 91kg) to qualify for quarterfinals. He is now just one win away from a medal. Satish makes full use of his light weight in comparison to his opponent who has no answer to Satish’s counters.

Satish will now face World Champion Bakhodir Jalalov.

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Boxing: Round 2
Satish Kumar needed some attending to after the intense Round 2. He lands three solid right hands and shows some good footwork, taking round 2 with a wide split, 4-1.

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Boxing: Round 1
After round 1, Satish Kumar leads comfortably with a unanimous decision from the judges! He tries to dart in and out of Brown’s massive hooks and has been successful in dominating so far.

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Boxing: Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar is in the ring to start his Tokyo Olympics campaign. He’ll be keen to book his place in the last eight. Satish in the red corner is up against Ricardo Brown in the blue corner.

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Sailing: Vishnu Saravan
Vishnu Saravan is about to set sail in Laser Men Race 7 and 8.

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Bulls eye from Atanu Das!
It came down to a single arrow shootdown. Oh Jin Hyek, South Korean former gold medalist and absolute favourite, fired a 9. Atanu Das needed 10. Deepika Kumari had quietened down after shouting words of encouragement from the stands. Das steadied and gazed. Still head. Stiller body. Boooom. A perfect 10…!

It was close right through the match. The stodgy Korean has a slightly unique way – he bends up his right shoulder a bit as he feels it suits his body. ‘What matters how you control the shoulders,’ he once said. What also matters is how you control the mind. The Indian was better on the day.

It seemed he had won in the regular play itself. In the decider, in the last shot, Das need 10 to win. He fired and the arrow seemingly was on target but it just shaded away to 9. It brushed the previous arrow which was wedged in 10. The commentators speculated whether that brushing made the difference between 10 and 9. It might well have. The Korean let out a sigh of relief in the background. Das’s face creased into a gentle boyish smile.

The final face-off- the single arrow shoot off began. No Achilles heel, this time. Game over.

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Shooting: Manu Bhaker finishes 5th
Manu Bhaker finishes 5th with a score of 292 while Rahi Sarnobat stands at 18th spot with a score of 287 in 25m women’s pistol qualification precision stage.Manu shoots 97, 97, and a superb 98 in the third series. Top 8 shooters will qualify for the finals which will be determined after tomorrow’s rapid fire stage.

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Archery: Atanu Das advances to pre-quarters
Atanu Das stuns the London Olympic champion Oh Jin-Hyek of Korea 6-5 (26-26, 27-27, 27-27, 27-22, 28-28) in shoot-off to storm into the Round of 16 of Men’s Individual He hits 10 in last round under pressure. Earlier, Atnau needed a 10 to win the last set but got a 9, taking the match into the shootoff.

His wife Deepika Kumari was only spectator of his match for India

In other Tokyo Olympics news:

 

Shooting: Manu Bhaker in second series
An identical score of 97 for Manu Bhaker in the second series of 100. She’s managed to stay within the Top 10. A consistent show in Series 3 could propel her chances of finishing in the Top 5 at the end of today’s Precision shoot.

Archery: Atanu Das
Battle between Atanu Das and 2012 London Olympic medallists Oh Jinhyek begins in the 1/16 eliminations round. The Korean has already pocketed gold medal in team event in Tokyo the other day

India’s gun totting teens looked so shaken that they could barely utter a word after the team drew a blank on Tuesday. Some choked while talking, a few held back their tears, and all of them were visibly distraught. “They have fallen prey to the infamous Olympic pressure,” National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh said.

Hours later, two of the biggest names at the Tokyo Olympics had a simple message for athletes who succumb to pressure at this level: It’s okay. Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka were predicted to leave a lasting impression on the Tokyo Olympics. And they did — but just not in a way many had imagined. (READ FULL STORY)

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Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary during the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Tokyo Olympics.

Boxing: Satish qualifies for quarterfinals
Satish Kumar beats Jamaica’s Ricardo Brown 4-1 in men’s Super Heavy ( 91kg) to qualify for quarterfinals. He is now just one win away from a medal. Satish makes full use of his light weight in comparison to his opponent who has no answer to Satish’s counters.

Satish will now face World Champion Bakhodir Jalalov.

Boxing: Round 1
After round 1, Satish Kumar leads comfortably with a unanimous decision from the judges! He tries to dart in and out of Brown’s massive hooks and has been successful in dominating so far.

 

Boxing: Round 2
Satish Kumar needed some attending to after the intense Round 2. He lands three solid right hands and shows some good footwork, taking round 2 with a wide split, 4-1. # 09:01 (IST)
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Sailing: Vishnu Saravan

Vishnu Saravan is about to set sail in Laser Men Race 7 and 8.

Shooting: Manu Bhaker finishes 5th
Manu Bhaker finishes 5th with a score of 292 while Rahi Sarnobat stands at 18th spot with a score of 287 in 25m women’s pistol qualification precision stage.Manu shoots 97, 97, and a superb 98 in the third series. Top 8 shooters will qualify for the finals which will be determined after tomorrow’s rapid fire stage.

Archery: Atanu Das advances to pre-quarters
Atanu Das stuns the London Olympic champion Oh Jin-Hyek of Korea 6-5 (26-26, 27-27, 27-27, 27-22, 28-28) in shoot-off to storm into the Round of 16 of Men’s Individual He hits 10 in last round under pressure. Earlier, Atnau needed a 10 to win the last set but got a 9, taking the match into the shootoff.

His wife Deepika Kumari was only spectator of his match for India

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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