Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 is set to see plenty of action but the main focus will be on shooting. Follow along for updates.
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Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 saw the mixed team events take place in 10m air pistol and 10m air rifle, respectively. Both events feature Indian shooters but they did not manage to win any medals. Shooters have so far flattered to deceive as far as medals go so far in the Games. Elsewhere, India saw sailing action as well as boxer Lovlina Borgohain in action. The Indian men’s hockey team registered a 3-0 win over Spain. The men’s doubles team of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were unfortunately eliminated from the event. (Tokyo 2020 live coverage)
As Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics came to a conclusion, India’s medal tally remained where it was after the first day. For the country, it was not a day that had much to offer in terms of positives.
However, there were still a few impressive performances by the athletes after the third day.
Although India did not win any medal on the day, history was made. Bhavani Devi became the first-ever female athlete from the country to participate in fencing at the Games.
Devi cruised through the round of 64 tie against Tunisia’s Ben Azizi Nadia in the women’s sabre individual event. She did, however, lose to Brunet Manon of France in the round of 32.
India did not have much luck in shooting, one of their strong points, on the day either. Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Angad Vir Bajwa failed to qualify for the finals in the skeet men’s qualifying round 2.
07:30 PM IST – In a surprising turn of events, star gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from the women’s team final as the US women settle for silver. Read about it here.
06:30 PM IST – In swimming, 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby shocks her experienced rivals to win gold in 100m women’s breaststroke event. Read the match report here.
05:45 PM IST – At just 13 years of age, skateboarder Momiji Nishiya of Japan has become one of the youngest gold medal winners ever at the Olympic Games. Read more about her incredible feat here.
12:30 PM IST – Manu Bhaker believes she ‘tried too hard’ during the mixed 10m air pistol event. Read her full reactions here.
11:40 AM IST – More heartbreak for shooting. This time it’s the mixed 10m air rifle event that broke Indian hearts. Full report here.
11:15 AM IST – The men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bow out of the Tokyo Olympics despite a win over Britain’s Ben Lane and Sean Vendy. However, they are out due to game difference.
10:30 AM IST – In a bit of a shock, Japan’s Naomi Osaka has been eliminated by Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic. In straight sets, no less. That’s the second high-profile tennis departure in the women’s singles event after Ash Barty was knocked out in straight sets.
9:50 AM IST – And so it proved. Kamal fought hard but Long was too big an obstacle to overcome. Read the match report here.
9:00 AM IST – Sharath Kamal is in action against table tennis colussus Ma Long. Beating the Chinese paddler will be a tall order for the veteran Indian.
8:30 AM IST – India are back on track in the men’s hockey event. Read the full report here.
8:05 AM IST – And India win the hockey match 3-0. Spain did find some attacking momentum towards the latter parts of the game but it wasn’t enough.
7:20 AM IST – India carry their 2-0 lead into the half-time break. They will look to add more goals in the final two quarters.
6:57 AM IST – It wasn’t to be for India in the mixed team 10m air pistol event. Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker made the second qualifying round but fell short of the final. Full report here.
6:53 AM IST – The Indian men’s hockey team currently lead Spain 2-0 at the end of the first quarter. Good start by the team.
