Tokyo Olympics 2020 Highlights: 2nd Loss For India, Go Down 0-2 To Germany In Women's Hockey
Tokyo Olympics, Highlights: India suffered their second straight loss in Pool A, going down 0-2 to Germany in the women's hockey encounter.
It was a disappointing day for the Indian athletes at the Tokyo Games on Monday with the day culminating in a 0-2 loss for the Indian women's hockey team. This was India's second straight loss in Pool A following a 5-1 hammering at the hands of the Netherlands. The loss leaves India at the bottom of Pool A.
Earlier in the day, boxer Ashish Kumar Chaudhary was knocked out in the Round of 32 when he lost his bout against Erbieke Tuoheta of China in the men's Middle (69-75kg) category. Indian star player Manika Batra was also exited after losing her women's singles third round match to Sofia Polcanova of Austria in straight games. The bright sport for India came early in the day with Sharath Kamal claiming a 4-2 win against Portugal's Tiago Apolonia in Round 2 of the men's singles table tennis event.
Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal was knocked out in the men's singles event as he lost his second round match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev in straight sets. Indian archery team of Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav, and Tarundeep Rai lost in the quarterfinals of the men's team event, going down 0-6 to South Korea. The Indian team had defeated Kazakhstan 6-2 earlier to advance to the quarterfinals, but the Korean side proved too good.
India's tough day continued when Indian duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost their men's doubles badminton match in straight games, 21-13 21-12, against Indonesian pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo. After registering a victory earlier in the day, Indian fencer Bhavani Devi was knocked out by France's Manon Brunet 7-15 in Women's Sabre Individual Table Of 32. In men's shooting - Skeet Men's Qualification - Angad Vir Singh Bajwa (Rank 18) and Mairaj Ahmad Khan (Rank 25) failed to qualify for the final. The Indian women's hockey team, after losing their Olympics opener to the Netherlands, will be up against Germany in their Pool A fixture.
Here Are The Highlights From Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 4
- 19:26 (IST)Good Night and Sayonara!That's it from us here today. Do join us tomorrow for all the live action.
- 19:11 (IST)Final Hooter Blows! India Lose 0-2That's it! A good performance by India but it wasn't enough as Germany ran out 2-0 winners. India had more than their fair share of chance but just couldn't convert and in the end that proved to be the difference.
- 19:01 (IST)Numerical Advantage!Sharmila Devi is shown a yellow card that means Germany will be playing with an extra player. Not what India wanted right now!
- 18:55 (IST)So Close For India!The crossbar comes to Germany's rescue. India come agonisingly close again. So unlucky!
- 18:54 (IST)3rd Quarter EndsAn action-packed Q3 ends. Germany lead India 2-0
- 18:44 (IST)Chance MissedVandana Katariya goes clean through on goal but is denied by the German goalkeeper
- 18:41 (IST)GOAL!!Anne Schroder doubles Germany's lead right after India missed the penalty stroke
- 18:39 (IST)India DeniedBrilliant save from the German goalkeeper as Gurjit Kaur fails to convert the penalty stroke. The German puts her left hand out and it hits it and cannons off the post and out
- 18:36 (IST)Penalty Stroke!Huge moment as India are awarded a penalty stroke
- 18:31 (IST)3rd Quarter BeginsThe third quarter has begun with India trailing 0-1. Can India find the equaliser?
- 18:23 (IST)Hooter BlowsNo goals in the 2nd quarter. Germany still lead 1-0 against India
- 18:12 (IST)Penalty Corner!Second penalty corner for Germany but this time India are able to keep them bay. Brilliant block from Salima
- 18:09 (IST)Good Referral!The Germans were awarded another penalty corner but India take the video referral. The decision is reversed.
- 18:04 (IST)End Of 1st Quarter!End of the first quarter and Germany lead 1-0 against India through Nike Lorenz's penalty corner
- 18:00 (IST)GOAL!!Germany take the lead against India as Nike Lorenz scores from the penalty corner. A fine drag flick from the German captain
- 17:58 (IST)Penalty Corner!First penalty corner of the game goes to Germany. Can they make it count?
- 17:56 (IST)1st chance to Germany!A mad scramble next to the Indian goal but Germany are unable to convert it.
- 17:47 (IST)Here We Go!Germany get the Pool A women's hockey match against India underway.
- 16:52 (IST)Next Up For India!The Indian women's hockey team will next be in action. The match against Germany is scheduled to begin at 5:45pm
- 16:12 (IST)Swimming - Men's 200m Butterfly - Heat 2Men's Swimming - Sajan Prakash Fails To Qualify - Top 16 Qualify To Semi-finalIndian swimmer Sajan Prakash fails to qualify to the semifinal of men's 200m butterfly event - He finished 4th in Heat 2 with timing of 1.57.22 and was ranked 24th overall in Heats
- 15:59 (IST)Swimming - Men's 200m Butterfly - Heat 2Men's Swimming - Top 16 Qualify To Semi-finalIndian swimmer Sajan Prakash finishes 4th in Heat 2 of men's 200m butterfly event with timing of 1.57.22
- 15:55 (IST)Swimming - Men's 200m Butterfly - Heat 2Men's SwimmingIndian swimmer Sajan Prakash begins his 200m butterfly
- 15:24 (IST)Ashish Kumar Chaudhary vs Erbieke Tuoheta - Round Of 32Men's Middle (69-75kg) Category - Ashish Kumar Chaudhary LosesIndia's Ashish Kumar Chaudhary loses his bout against Erbieke Tuoheta of People's Republic of China in the men's middle (69-75kg) category
- 15:19 (IST)Ashish Kumar Chaudhary vs Erbieke Tuoheta - Round Of 32Men's Middle (69-75kg) CategoryIndia's Ashish Kumar Chaudhary loses first two rounds against Erbieke Tuoheta of People's Republic of China in the men's middle (69-75kg) category
- 15:11 (IST)Ashish Kumar Chaudhary vs Erbieke Tuoheta - Round Of 32Men's Middle (69-75kg) CategoryIndia's Ashish Kumar Chaudhary begins his bout against Erbieke Tuoheta of People's Republic of China in the men's middle (69-75kg) category
- 14:04 (IST)Boxing - Ashish Kumar Chaudhary vs Erbieke Tuoheta - Round Of 32Men's Middle (69-75kg) CategoryIndia's Ashish Kumar Chaudhary will face Erbieke Tuoheta of People's Republic of China in the men's middle (69-75kg) category
- 13:44 (IST)Sailing - Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser RadialWomen's SailingIndian sailor Nethra Kumanan finishes at the 40th spot in Race 4 of Women's Laser Radial
- 13:32 (IST)Table Tennis - Sofia Polcanova vs Manika Batra - Round 3Women's Singles - Manika Batra LosesIndia's Manika Batra loses her third round match in straight games against Sofia Polcanova of Austria in table tennis women's singles eventScore: 11-8 11-2 11-5 11-7
- 13:24 (IST)Table Tennis - Sofia Polcanova vs Manika Batra - Round 3Women's SinglesIndia's Manika Batra trails 0-3, losing the first three games of her match against Sofia Polcanova of Austria in the third round of table tennis women's singles eventScore: 11-8 11-2 11-5
- 13:18 (IST)Table Tennis - Sofia Polcanova vs Manika Batra - Round 3Women's SinglesIndia's Manika Batra loses the second game of the match as well against Sofia Polcanova of Austria in the third round of table tennis women's singles eventScore: 11-8 11-2
- 13:12 (IST)Table Tennis - Sofia Polcanova vs Manika Batra - Round 3Women's SinglesIndia's Manika Batra loses the first game of the match against Sofia Polcanova of Austria in the third round of table tennis women's singles eventScore: 11-8
- 12:56 (IST)Table Tennis - Sofia Polcanova vs Manika Batra - Round 3Women's SinglesIndia's Manika Batra faces Sofia Polcanova of Austria in the third round of table tennis women's singles event
- 12:31 (IST)Sailing - Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser RadialWomen's SailingIndian sailor Nethra Kumanan finishes at the 15th spot in Race 3 in Women's Laser RadialRace 4 to follow soon
- 12:17 (IST)Sailing - Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser RadialWomen's SailingIndian sailor Nethra Kumanan starts Race 3 of women's Laser Radial event
- 11:50 (IST)Tennis - Sumit Nagal vs Daniil Medvedev - Second RoundMen's Singles - Sumit Nagal LosesIndia's Sumit Nagal loses in straight sets against second seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia in Round 2 of the men's singles eventScore: 2-6 1-6
- 11:35 (IST)Tennis - Sumit Nagal vs Daniil Medvedev - Second RoundMen's SinglesIndia's Sumit Nagal trails in the second set after getting broken early by second seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia in Round 2 of the men's singles eventScore: 2-6 1-3
- 11:34 (IST)Women's Olympic SkateboardingSkateboardingA historic moment as Japan's 13 year-old Momiji Nishiya wins first-ever Olympic skateboarding women's street gold
- 11:27 (IST)Shooting - Skeet Men's Qualification!Men's Shooting - India LoseOnly Top 6 QualifyAfter 5 SeriesAngad Vir Singh Bajwa - 24 25 24 23 24 - 120 - Rank 18Mairaj Ahmad Khan - 25 24 22 23 23 - 117 - Rank 25
- 11:23 (IST)Sailing - One Person Dinghy - LaserMen's SailingIndian sailor Vishnu Saravanan finishes Race 3 of Men's Laser Event at 24th spot
- 11:16 (IST)Tennis - Sumit Nagal vs Daniil Medvedev - Second RoundMen's SinglesIndia's Sumit Nagal loses the first set in only 30 minutes against second seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia in Round 2 of the men's singles eventScore: 2-6