Day 11 of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 proved to be a bit of a let down for India, but they still have opportunities to add to their medal tally. Follow all the highlights here.
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The Indian men’s hockey team was the main focus of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 11 action. The gold hopes for the India men’s hockey team at the Olympics are now over. A 5-2 loss in the semi-final against Belgium means India can at best win a bronze medal now. It is a disappointing result for the Indians, who played valiantly to make it as far as they did. However, they were undone by conceding a number of penalty corners – something Belgium took full advantage of. Tuesday (August 3) also saw Indian wrestlers begin their campaigns. Wrestler Sonam Malik ended her campaign in Tokyo before it could even begin. The Indian, who took on Bolortuya Khurelkhuu from Mongolia in the round-of-16 match, ended up losing by the smallest of margins and is therefore out of the tournament. In addition, India had a disappointing performance in the men’s shot put and women’s javelin throw events.
Tuesday comes after India had a relatively good day at the Tokyo Olympics the day before (Monday). The Indian athletes might not have won any medals but there were some exceptional performances. The highlight of the day was of course the brilliant victory of the women’s hockey team against Australia in the quarter-final. They have qualified for the semis for the first time in history. The final two quarters saw a barrage of Australian attacks as the Indian players fiercely defended their goal.
Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur also had a marvellous showing as she finished in sixth place in the final of the women’s event. Capping it off, equestrian Fouaad Mirza scripted history as he became the first Indian to make it to the final round of an equestrian event at the Olympics.
21:10 PM IST – Find the global round-up of all the major action from the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Read about it here.
20:30 PM IST – Here is a recap of all the Indian athletes’ actions in Tokyo on Tuesday. Read about it here.
20:00 PM IST – Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah added yet another medal to her illustrious cabinet as she took the gold medal in the women’s 200m final to complete her Olympics double. Read about it here.
17:35 PM IST – India’s Tajinderpal Singh Toor crashes out of shot put qualification. Read the report here.
16:45 PM IST – US gymnast Simone Biles wins bronze medal in women’s balance beam in strong comeback from mental health issues. Read about it here.
10:45 AM IST – In case you missed it: Karsten Warholm broke his own world record to win the men’s 400m hurdles Olympic title with a timing of 45.94 seconds. Read about it here.
10:00 AM IST – Wrestler Sonam Malik suffered a narrow loss in the Round of 16 bout. She was leading 2-0 till the last 30 seconds but lost in the end. Full report here.
9:20 AM IST – Annu Rani failed to make it to the finals of the women’s javelin throw event. Full report of the qualifiers here.
9:00 AM IST – Read about the India men’s hockey team’s loss to Belgium in the semi-finals here. Thus, it is a disappointing end to what was a promising campaign.
8:45 AM IST – Well that escalated quickly. Belgium run out 5-2 winners after scoring thrice in the final quarter. The gold dream for India is over.
8:16 AM IST – The third quarter comes to an end and the scores remain level. Remember, if the match ends this way it goes into a shootout.
7:48 AM IST – It’s half-time and the game is level at 2-2. Belgium got the equaliser through a penalty corner. India did create chances and will probably feel aggrieved at some of the refereeing decisions.
7:22 AM IST – Belgium took an early lead from a penalty corner but India equalised and took the lead. All in the span of two minutes! They end Q1 ahead 2-1.
7:00 AM IST – India vs Belgium in the men’s hockey semi-final is now underway. A medal is what is at stake here in this match. Can India somehow make the final?
6:40 AM IST – Rani’s final attempt sees her cross the 54.04 mark. That means her campaign is over before it even began. Six athletes have already crossed the 60m mark.
6:20 AM IST – Annu Rani’s second throw is marginally better at 53.19. However, she is both at the bottom of the table and some way off the automatic qualification mark of 63m.
6:05 AM IST – In the women’s javelin throw qualification Group A, Annu Rani is in action. Her first throw is 50.35, well below her personal best of 63.24. It is worth noting, however, that rainy conditions will not make it easy.
5:30 AM IST – Hello and welcome to live coverage of Day 11. Before we earnestly get underway, here’s a recap of Day 10’s events.
