Day 12 saw plenty of Indian athletes in contention for medals at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Follow along for highlights.
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Day 12 of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 saw plenty of high-profile Indian athletes in action. The day began with javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, qualifying for the final of the men’s javelin throw event. Wrestlers Deepak Punia and Ravi Dahiya will seen battling it out for a bronze medal and silver/gold medal respectively. Lovlina Borgohain returns with a bronze, following a defeat. The Indian women’s hockey team suffered a 2-1 defeat in the semi-finals against Argentina. It was not a good day for India at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday as most of the athletes ended up making exits from their competitions. (Tokyo 2020 full coverage)
There was action in javelin throw, wrestling, hockey, and shot put. Sadly, none of the participants managed the win. The men’s hockey side fell to Belgium in the semi-final after a valiant fight.
Javelin thrower Annu Rani and shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor failed to impress in their respective events. Wrestler Sonam Malik also failed to make it to the quarter-final.
However, the hockey team and Sonam delivered strong performances, which can be counted among the day’s high points.
17:05 PM IST – Argentina women’s hockey team hold on to their slender 2-1 lead against Indian women’s team to reach the final of the Olympics. India will now play Great Britain for the bronze medal. Read the full report here.
16:45 PM IST – Maria Noel Barrionuevo sores again from the penalty corner as Argentina lead Indian women’s team 2-1 at the end of the third quarter.
16:18 PM IST – Argentina have equalised! Argentina have found their passing rhythm against Indian women’s hockey team in the second quarter as the scoreline is reading 1-1 at half-time.
15:55 PM IST – Gurjit Kaur’s strike helps Indian women’s hockey team lead Argentina in the semifinals of the Olympics. The score at the end of the first quarter is 1-0 in India’s favour.
15:30 PM IST – Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar produced a remarkable comeback to win his semifinal bout. Find out how the 23-year-old Indian sailed into the final here.
15:26 PM IST – Deepak Punia has been defeated in the semi-final bout by David Morris Taylor lll of USA in 86Kg freestyle category. The former will now battle it out for bronze. Here is the full report.
14:57 PM IST – India’s Ravi Kumar has won the semi-final bout, following a stunning comeback having been down 2-9 at one point of time. The Indian held his nerve to pull off a fine turnaround, ensuring a gold or silver medal having reached the final.
14:48 PM IST – India’s Ravi Kumar is in action in the Men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling semi-final.
11:19 AM IST – It is bronze for Lovlina Borgohain. The Indian came out swinging but Turkey’s Busenaz Surmeneli proved too much in the end. Full report here.
10:40 AM IST – More action coming up soon, as India’s Lovlina Borgohain is in semi-final action. A win guarantees a silver medal. A loss sees her settle for bronze.
9:55 AM IST – Punia and Dahiya are also through to the semis in their respective rounds. Meanwhile, Anshu’s repechage prospects are looking up.
9:05 AM IST – Deepak Punia is also through to the quarters after a dominant showing in the Round of 16. Plenty to be positive about for Indians fans.
8:42 AM IST – Anshu Malik has a tough test in third seed Iryna Kurachkina and she couldn’t make it to the next round. But she can still be part of the repechage.
8:27 AM IST – Perfect start for India in wrestling today! Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins by technical superiority against Oscar Tigreros. That was a pretty easy win in the end.
8:10 AM IST – Indian wrestlers will be in action soon. There’s been a lack of medals for India lately but there is some hope from wrestling. Can they deliver?
7:55 AM IST – Shivpal Singh will not be joining Neeraj in the final. His three throws saw him land 76.40, 74.80 and 74.81. Therefore he misses out.
7:05 AM IST – India’s Shivpal Singh will now compete in the javelin throw qualifiers. But can he join Neeraj in the finals? We shall see in a bit.
6:30 AM IST – Easy does it for Neeraj. He will compete in the javelin throw final to be held on August 7. Read all about it here.
5:53 AM IST – Neeraj Chopra, nice and easy! First attempt and he breaches the qualifying mark of 83m with a throw of 86.65m. He’s thus through to the final.
5:35 AM IST – India’s Neeraj Chopra is going to be in action in the javelin throw qualifiers now.
5:30 AM IST – Hello and welcome to live coverage of Day 12 in the Games. Today is set to be an eventful day. But first, a recap on yesterday’s events.
