Rio Olympics 2016 Highlights: Archers Deepika, Bombayla Shine, Shooter Jitu Rai Disappoints
While both archers Deepika Kumari and Bombayla Devi progressed to the women's individual recurve Round of 16 to keep the Indian flag flying high at Rio, shooter Jitu Rai and the women's hockey team disappointed with their poor performances at Rio 2016. Catch Rio Olympics highlights here.
In other events, boxer Manoj Kumar progressed to the men's 64 kg Round of 16, judoka Avtar Singh and lifter Sathish Sivalingam exited their respective competitions from Rio Olympics on Thursday. Catch all highlights here (SCHEDULE)
03:45 hrs IST: Here is our parting photograph of Manoj Kumar after his win!
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03:40 hrs IST: Hope we perform better at the Games on Thursday.
03:35 hrs IST: Quite an eventful day for India but we still remain medal-less.
03:30 hrs IST: Manoj has entered the Round of 16 or what you can also call pre-quarterfinals of the men's 64 kg.
03:25 hrs IST: Manoj has won it! He has taken the bout 2-1!
03:21 hrs IST: The Indian takes the second round too! He is more or less on his way to the Round of 16!
03:19 hrs IST: Manoj Kumar takes the first round!
03:18 hrs IST: Quite an aggressive bout this! Wow both are punching and quite hard!
03:17 hrs IST: The bout has started!
03:16 hrs IST: And here walks in the Lithuanian
03:13 hrs IST: Manoj makes his way to the ring!
03:10 hrs IST: And the bout is about to begin!
03:03 hrs IST: Manoj is 29 years old while Evaldas is 24!
02:58 hrs IST: If you want where you can watch Manoj Kumar's bout.... here you goÂÂ
Catch Manoj Kumar pack punches in the Men's Boxing 64kg event at 3:00 AM on Star Sports 2/3/HD2/HD3 & raise your #BillionCheers!
- Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 10, 2016
02:55 hrs IST: This is Round of 32 bout!
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02:50 hrs IST: The Indian boxer will take on Lithuanian Evaldas Petrauskas in the men's 64 kg!
02:45 hrs IST: Next up is boxer Manoj Kumar!
02:40 hrs IST: So does anyone want to try out this hairstyle? Seems it is in fashion
#Hockey has the most passionate volunteers at #Rio2016 - check out Ginaldo's #SambaSticks inspired haircut! pic.twitter.com/VKluvFXioW
- FIH (@FIH_Hockey) August 10, 2016
02:35 hrs IST: Unlikely that Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna's match will be held tonight!
Due to weather conditions, several #Tennis matches have been postponed. Stay tuned for a new, updated schedule. https://t.co/vheYe1CC8k
- Rio 2016 (@Rio2016_en) August 10, 2016
02:30 hrs IST: Congratulations are in order!
#SAI congrats #Ind #archer #DeepikaKumari for advancing to 1/8 with 24-27,29-26,28-26,28-27. pic.twitter.com/TKzRDcDqZO
- SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 10, 2016
02:25 hrs IST: Bombayla Devi will also take part in her Round of 16 match against Mexico's Alejandra Valencia! This match will be held on Thursday at 17:56 hours India time!
02:16 hrs IST: Deepika Kumari will face Chinese Taipei's Ya-Ting Tan at 1730 hours India time on Thursday for a place in the quarter-finals
02:12 hrs IST: Good match this. The Indian archer won the fourth set 28-27 to win the match 6-2!
02:10 hrs IST: Deepika has done it! She has won the contest to enter the Round of 16!
02:06 hrs IST: Deepika takes the third set 28-26 to lead the contest 4-2! Two more sets to go!
02:05 hrs IST: Raining again!
02:04 hrs IST: Deepika wins 29-26! Levels the match at 2-2!
02:03 hrs IST: Bull's eye for Deepika! Backed by another 10!
02:02 hrs IST: Deepika loses the first set 24-27! Poor game this one from the Indian!
02:01 hrs IST: The rains seems to have stopped
02:00 hrs IST: Bad start for Deepika! 7!!! Then 8!
01:58 hrs IST: Here starts the match!
01:55 hrs IST: Deepika will take on Italy's Guendalina Sartori in the Round of 32 next up!
01:50 hrs IST: Deepika will play her Round of 32 match within a few minutes. So wait for it!
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01:47 hrs IST: That was some high quality action in the Round of 64!
01:43 hrs IST: She wins it! Deepika clinches the Round of 64 tie to enter the Round of 32!
01:40 hrs IST: All depends on this fifth and final set!
01:39 hrs IST: Deepika loses the fourth set 27-29 but still leads the contest 5-3!
01:37 hrs IST: Deepika starts with 9 in fourth set!
01:36 hrs IST: 30! Perfect for Deepika! She leads 5-1! Won the third set 30-27!
01:35 hrs IST: Deepika leads 3-1!
01:34 hrs IST: Conditions not ideal! Rain is too heavy!
01:33 hrs IST: Deepika shoots 10, 10, 9 same as the Georgian! 29-29 in the second set!
01:32 hrs IST: It is raining quite heavily!
01:31 hrs IST: Deepika wins first set 27-26! She gets 2 points!
01:30 hrs IST: 10 for Deepika! 9 for Kristine!
01:28 hrs IST: Deepika shoots an 8! And Kristine matches it! Level!
01:25 hrs IST: If Deepika wins, she will progress to the Round of 32!
01:20 hrs IST: Deepika will be taking on Georgia's Kristine Esebua in the women's 1/32 eliminations
01:15 hrs IST: Action is about to begin in archeryÂÂ
01:00 hrs IST: Later Indian boxer Manoj Kumar will also be seen in action at around 0300 hours India time
00:30 hrs IST: But their match will depend on the weather too... as it is raining as of now in Rio
00:00 hrs IST: Indian tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna will also be in action later in the night
23:30 hrs IST: First up Deepika Kumari will take part in women's individual recurve archery
23:00 hrs IST: There will be more Indians in action post midnight
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22:00 hrs IST: In weightlifting, India's Sathish Kumar Sivalingam finished fourth among six competitors with a total lift of 329 kgs.
21:30 hrs IST:: In other highlights of the day, judoka Avtar Singh lost his opening round bout in the 90 kg division against Popole Misenga of the Refugee Olympic Team.
21:00 hrs IST: India's disappointment continued in the hockey field with their women's team losing 6-1 against Australia. It was the second defeat in three matches.
The only bright spot was archer Laishram Bombayla Devi's qualification in the pre-quarterfinals of the individual competition.