The second day of the Tokyo Olympics saw Indian athletes compete in the disciplines of both rowing and judo with mixed results.
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The second day of the Tokyo Olympics saw Indian athletes compete in the disciplines of both rowing and judo. Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh were part of the lightweight men’s double sculls Heat 2. In judo, India’s Shushila Devi Likmabam competed in the women’s 48kg round of 32 match. (Tokyo 2020 full coverage)
The Indian rowers finished their heat in fifth, which wasn’t enough to take them through to the semi-final. However, they will be a part of the repechage.
This means that should they fare well in that round, they will still make it through to the semi-final. They will, however, face stiff opposition in their bid to make the semis.
Heat 2 was won by Ireland, with the rowers finishing a whole 4 seconds ahead of second-placed Czech Republic. Poland finished third and were, at one point, competing with the Czechs for second.
However, a late surge from the Poles and a drop-off in speed from the Czechs ensured it was the former who took second place – and booked their spot in the semis.
The lightweight men’s double sculls repechage will take place on Sunday (July 25).
Shushila Devi Likmabam faced Hungary’s Eva Csernoviczki in the round of 32. The bout between the two started off in circumspect fashion.
In the early parts of the bout, neither of them were willing to take too many risks – and understandadly so. However, Csernoviczki would go on to achieve the ippon – a perfect 10 score in the sport of judo.
She did so by pinning Shushila for 20 seconds. After that, the match was a mere formality and came to an end in 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
Shushila was India’s lone representative in the sport of judo. Her elimination means any slim chances of a medal in the sport are now over.
