The 13th day of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 saw the India women’s hockey team gun for a historic medal with Bajrang Punia kicking off his campaign.
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The 12th day of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 was simply a memorable day for Indian sports. After a gap of 41 years, India men’s hockey team managed to win a medal by beating Germany in a pulsating bronze medal playoff match. India defeated Germany 5-4, with PR Sreejesh saving a penalty in the last seconds of the match. The day got better for India as Ravi Dahiya settled for silver in wrestling. However, he missed out on gold as he could not get the better of Zavur Uguyev. (Tokyo 2020 full coverage)
There was some disappointment as well. Vinesh Phogat, the No.1 seed, was eliminated and her loss was a big shock. Deepak Punia also missed out on a chance to win the bronze medal. The athletics contingent continued to disappoint. But, India have already surpassed their Rio Tally of two in 2016. Thus, if one looks at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, it has been a success for the Indian contingent. If they win two more medals, they will have their most successful Olympics ever. There is still one more day left.
Aditi Ashok made her presence felt on Day 13, with the golfer well placed to win a historic medal on Saturday. Bajrang Punia suffered a defeat in the semi-finals, and will be battling it out for bronze tomorrow. The India women’s hockey team suffered a defeat in their bronze encounter against Great Britain, costing the team a historic gold.
17:52 PM IST: Indian men’s 4×400 relay team produced an impressive showing but narrowly missed out on qualification. Read about it here.
16:52 PM IST: Professional Golfers’ Association of India President Romit Bose is backing Aditi Ashok to win a historic gold in the sport. Here is his detailed viewpoint.
15:48 PM IST: Bajrang Punia’s gold quest is over. But, he can still fight for bronze tomorrow.
15:25 PM IST: The Indian hockey team are now the greatest team in the Olympics. Check out this stat here.
15:10 PM IST: The Olympic gold medal dream for Bajrang Punia is over. He has lost to Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan and will now play for bronze tomorrow. Haji Aliyev will face Takuto Otuguro for the gold.
12:29 PM IST: In golf, there might be some history being created. Aditi Ashok, after three rounds, is tied 2nd. If she achieves the same tomorrow, then India will have another medal. No one expected it from Golf. Aditi Ashok is three strokes behind the leader Nelly Korda of USA.
11:20 AM IST: Gurpeet Singh participated in the 50km walk but he suffered from cramps. But, here is an interesting anecdote on walking.
10:25 AM IST: Bajrang Punia had two close matches to enter the semi-final. But, know about his opponent here.
9:50 AM IST: Bajrang Punia has a scare in his next match against Iran’s Morteza Ghiasi. He trailed 0-1 by the end of the first period but put in a superb effort in the last period to win the match. He will now face Haji Aliyev in the semi-final.
9:30 AM IST: A historic shot at double medal glory was denied in Tokyo Olympics 2020. See how the India women’s hockey team went down fighting against Great Britain.
9:17 AM IST: Seema Bisla has been eliminated from Tokyo Olympics 2020. Hamdi lost to Mariya Stadnik in the next round and thus her repechage chances are over. Now, only Bajrang Punia is the main hope.
9:05 AM IST: Bajrang Punia has started his wrestling campaign on a high. But, it was a tense match. Against Krygystan’s Ernazar Akmataliev, the match ends with a scoreline 3-3. But, Bajrang Punia is declared the winner due to VPO1, meaning victory by points with points scored by the opponent.
8:48 AM IST: The dream is over. India are denied the bronze medal. They lose 3-4 to Great Britain. But, the girls have put up an epic encounter. Fantastic effort but unfortunately, they cannot match the men. Tough luck.
8:40 AM IST: Gurjit Kaur misses the penalty corner and India are down to 10 players again after Sharmila is green-carded. Sloppy work from India and they will have to continue fighting hard. Great Britain 4-3 vs India.
8:30 AM IST: GOAL! Great Britain have scored through a penalty corner. Grace Balsdon manages to beat Savita. India are anyway down to 10 players after Udita was shown a yellow card, which means she will not be available for five minutes. Not a good time to concede in the final quarter.
8:19 AM IST: The penalty corner has been saved. The third quarter ends with a score 3-3. 15 minutes left for India to attain the double glory.
8:16 AM IST: Savita Punia has been simply sensational in the third quarter. Salima Tete has been setting it up nicely in midfield. But, somehow, India are not able to make any progress. Savita has denied England twice.
8:14 AM IST: Bad start for India in wrestling. Seema Bisla has lost to Tunisia’s Sarra Hamdi 1-3 in the women’s 50kg freestyle event. Unless Hamdi does not reach the final, Bisla will be eliminated. If Hamdi enters final, Bisla goes into bronze medal repechage.
8:03 AM IST: GOAL! Great Britain have equalised and the match continues to take on a topsy-turvy nature. Pearne-Webb scored and the match is all square. India 3-3 vs Great Britain.
7:48 AM IST: At the half-way stage, India has momentum. But, there is still the remaining 30 minutes to go.
7:43 AM IST: GOAL! This has been a sensational comeback from India. They now are in the lead. Vandana Katariya capitalised after Sushila Chanu missed. India 3-2 vs Great Britain.
7:40 AM IST: GOAL! Gurjit Kaur, superwoman! She scores again and India are back on level terms. After a slow burn in the first quarter, the second quarter has been a blaze. Sharmila misses the chance to extend the lead. India 2-2 vs Great Britain
7:35 AM IST: In a chaotic last couple of minutes, there has been plenty of action.India were down to 10 players for two minutes as Nisha got a green card. Great Britain extended their lead but Gurjit Kaur has pulled one back. Superb work from India and this will boost them. Great Britain 2-1 vs India.
7:30 AM IST: The Indian players are now on the attack. However, the Great Britain goalkeeper is doing some fantastic work now. India miss a penalty corner and the score remains 1-0 in favour of Great Britain.
7:24 AM IST: GOAL! Great Britain score. India caught napping in the second quarter. Elena Rayer and Hanna Martin combine to break the deadlock. The Indian wall is breached. Great Britain 1-0 vs India.
7:21 AM IST: The first quarter has ended. Savita Punia has been in stunning form as she has saved all the attacks from the British forwards. It is 0-0 in the bronze medal match.
7:15 AM IST: India manage to save a penalty but Great Britain are on the attack. It remains India 0, Great Britain 0
7:10 AM IST: Here is the 11 announced by the India women’s hockey team
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7:05 AM IST: The action is all set to begin now. India have announced their 11. Not many changes. Apart from hockey, Bajrang Punia will also begin his wrestling bout at 8:50 AM IST. Before that, Seema Bisla will be in action at 8:07 AM IST.
