Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Boxer Mary Kom Eliminated, Loses By Split Decision In Round Of 16
Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Indian boxer Mary Kom was eliminated after losing to Ingrit Valencia via split decision in women's Fly (48-51kg) Round of 16.
- Aakash Arya
- Updated:July 29, 2021 06:31 PM IST
Indian boxer Mary Kom was eliminated after she lost her bout to Ingrit Valencia via split decision in women's Fly (48-51kg) Round of 16. India's badminton star PV Sindhu defeated Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 2-0 in the Round of 16 and booked a place in the quarterfinals of women's singles event while in boxing, India's Satish Kumar won his bout against Ricardo Brown of Jamaica 4:1 in the Round of 16 of men's Super Heavy (+91kg) category to seal a quarterfinal berth. Indian men's hockey team also qualified for the quarterfinals with a 3-1 win against defending champions Argentina in a men's Pool A fixture. India's archer Atanu Das won 6-5 against Oh Jin Hyek of South Korea in a thriller of the men's individual 1/16 Eliminations. In shooting, India's Manu Bhaker was in 5th place while Rahi Sarnobat came 25th after women's 25m Pistol (Precision) qualification round. The women's 25m Pistol (Rapid) qualification round will take place tomorrow with top 8 shooters qualifying in Precision and Rapid final combined.
In rowing, India's pair of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh finished 5th in the Lightweight Double sculls Final B and 11th overall with a time of 6:29.66. In sailing, India's Vishnu Saravanan finished 23rd in Race 8 of men's One Person Dinghy Laser Radial while Nethra Kumanan finished 20th in Race 8 in women's One Person Dinghy Laser Radial. Sailors Varun Thakkar and KC Ganapathy finished 7th in Race 6 in Men's 49er. India's golfers Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane began their campaign at Tokyo 2020 Men's Individual Stroke Play. In tennis, world number one Novak Djokovic won in straight sets 6-2 6-0 against Japan's Kei Nishikori in the men's singles quarterfinals.
Here Are The Highlights From Tokyo Olympics 2020
- 18:30 (IST)That's all for today, folks!That's all for today, folks! Its a wrap! Join us tomorrow for our live coverage of Tokyo Olympics on July 30.
- 18:30 (IST)Suni Lee wins gold for Team USA!Suni is an Olympic champion and wins women's individual all-around artistic gymnastics.
- 18:03 (IST)Fencing: ROC wins women's team foil goldThe ROC defeated France 45-34 win gold in the women's team foil event. France finished in second spot, followed by Italy in third.
- 17:50 (IST)Women's singles table tennis: Ito Mima wins bronze!Ito Mima of Japan defeated Yu Mengyu of Singapore to win bronze in the women's singles table tennis event!She won 6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6, 4-1.
- 16:52 (IST)Sajan Prakash fails to qualify for semi-finals!Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash finishes 46th overall in men's 100m Butterfly Heats, out of semi-finals reckoning.
- 16:21 (IST)Sajan Prakash finishes 2nd in Heat 2!With a time of 53.45s, Sajan Prakash finishes second in men's 100m Butterfly Heat 2. There are six more Heats left and the top 16 athletes progress to the semis.
- 16:03 (IST)Tennis - Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori- QuarterfinalMen's Singles - Novak Djokovic Wins - AdvancesWorld number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia wins the second set and the match against Japan's Kei Nishikori in the quarterfinals of men's singles tennis eventScore: 6-2 6-0
- 15:56 (IST)Boxing - Ingrit Valencia vs Mary Kom - Preliminaries - Round of 16Women's Fly (48-51kg) Boxing - Mary Kom LosesIndian boxer Mary Kom is eliminated after losing to Ingrit Valencia via split decision in women's Fly (48-51kg) Round of 16
- 15:50 (IST)Boxing - Ingrit Valencia vs Mary Kom - Preliminaries - Round of 16Women's Fly (48-51kg) BoxingAfter Round 2, three judges rule in favour of India's Mary Kom and two in favour of Ingrit Valencia of Colombia in the Round of 16 of women's Fly (48-51kg) category in boxing
- 15:46 (IST)Boxing - Ingrit Valencia vs Mary Kom - Preliminaries - Round of 16Women's Fly (48-51kg) BoxingAfter Round 1, four judges rule in favour of Ingrit Valencia of Colombia and one in favour of India's Mary Kom in the Round of 16 of women's Fly (48-51kg) category in boxing
- 15:29 (IST)Tennis - Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori- QuarterfinalMen's SinglesWorld number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia leads 1-0 against Japan's Kei Nishikori in the quarterfinals of men's singles tennis eventScore: 6-2
- 14:49 (IST)Boxing - Ingrit Valencia vs Mary Kom - Preliminaries - Round of 16Women's Fly (48-51kg) BoxingIndia's Mary Kom will take on Ingrit Valencia of Colombia in the Round of 16 of women's Fly (48-51kg) category in boxing in a few minutes from now
- 13:17 (IST)Men's Individual Stroke Play - Round 1Men's Golf - Day 1India's golfer Udayan Mane is on (-1) after 10 holesPlay is delayed due to bad weather
- 13:15 (IST)Golf - Men's Individual Stroke Play - Round 1Men's Golf - Day 1India's golfer Anirban Lahiri finishes with a four under (-4) at the end of the first day
- 13:09 (IST)Sailing - Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 8Men's SailingIndia's Vishnu Saravanan finishes 23rd in Race 8 of men's One Person Dinghy Laser RadialRace 9 and 10 will be held on 30 July
- 13:05 (IST)Sailing - Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 8Women's SailingIndia's Nethra Kumanan finishes 20th in Race 8 in women's One Person Dinghy Laser RadialRace 9 and 10 will be held on 30 July
- 11:29 (IST)Tennis - Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori- QuarterfinalMen's SinglesWorld number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia will take on Japan's Kei Nishikori in the quarterfinals of men's singles tennis event todayKei Nishikori won the bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Games and reached the quarterfinals in London 2012
- 11:22 (IST)Sailing - Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 7Women's SailingIndia's Nethra Kumanan finishes 22nd in Race 7 in women's One Person Dinghy Laser RadialRace 8 will follow soon
- 10:53 (IST)Sailing - Men's 49er - Race 6Men's SailingIndian sailors Varun Thakkar and KC Ganapathy finish 7th in Race 6 in Men's 49er
- 10:29 (IST)Sailing - Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 7Men's SailingIndia's Vishnu Saravanan finishes 26th in men's One Person Dinghy Laser Radial Race 7Race 8 will follow soon
- 10:23 (IST)Swimming - Olympic 4x200m RelayWomen's Swimming - China Break WRChina's women swimmers - Yang Junxuan, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie and Tang Muhan - smash the world record and win the 4x200m relay titleChina (7:40.33) - GoldUnited States (7:40.73) - SilverAustralia (7:41.29) - BronzeRead More Here: Tokyo Olympics: China Smash World Record To Win Women's 4x200m Freestyle Swimming Relay Gold
- 10:08 (IST)Shooting - 25m Pistol Women - Qualification PrecisionWomen's Shooting - Top 8 Qualify For FinalsStage scores:Manu Bhaker: 292 - Rank 5Sarnobat Rahi: 287 - Rank 25(Rapid fire stage to take place tomorrow)
- 10:02 (IST)Sailing - Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial - Race 7Women's SailingIndia's Nethra Kumanan begins women's One Person Dinghy Laser Radial Race 7(Indian sailor Vishnu Saravanan's Laser Radial Race 7 also in progress)
- 09:37 (IST)Sailing - Men's 49er - Race 5Men's SailingIndian sailors Varun Thakkar and KC Ganapathy finish 16th in Race 5 in Men's 49erRace 6 will follow soon
- 09:29 (IST)Golf - Men's Individual Stroke Play - Round 1Men's GolfIndia's golfer Udayan Mane begins his Tokyo Olympics journey as he teed off at par in the first round
- 09:13 (IST)Golf - Men's Individual Stroke Play - Round 1Men's GolfPar for India's golfer Anirban Lahiri on the 10th hole
- 09:03 (IST)Boxing - Satish Kumar vs Ricardo Brown - Preliminaries - Round of 16Men's Boxing - Satish Kumar WinsIndia's Satish Kumar wins his bout against Ricardo Brown of Jamaica 4:1 in the Round of 16 of men's Super Heavy (+91kg) category in boxing
- 08:56 (IST)Boxing - Satish Kumar vs Ricardo Brown - Preliminaries - Round of 16Men's BoxingIndia's Satish Kumar wins the first round against Ricardo Brown of Jamaica in the Round of 16 of men's Super Heavy (+91kg) category in boxingJudges score in favour of Satish: 10-9, 10-9, 10-9, 10-9, 10-9
- 08:39 (IST)Boxing - Satish Kumar vs Ricardo Brown - Preliminaries - Round of 16Men's BoxingIndia's Satish Kumar will take on Ricardo Brown of Jamaica in the Round of 16 of men's Super Heavy (+91kg) category in boxing in a few minutes from now
- 08:32 (IST)Shooting - 25m Pistol Women - Qualification PrecisionWomen's ShootingSeries 3Manu Bhaker: 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 : 98
- 08:31 (IST)Archery - Atanu Das vs Oh Jin Hyek - 1/16 EliminationsMen's Individual Archery - Atanu Das Wins - AdvancesIndia's Atanu Das wins 6-5 against Oh Jin Hyek of South Korea in the men's individual 1/16 EliminationsAfter 5 Sets And Shoot-Off PointAtanu Das: 25, 27, 27, 27, 28Shoot-Off Point: 10Oh Jin Hyek: 26, 27, 27, 22, 28Shoot-Off Point: 9
- 08:25 (IST)Archery - Atanu Das vs Oh Jin Hyek - 1/16 EliminationsMen's Individual ArcheryIndia's Atanu Das and Oh Jin Hyek of South Korea level at 5-5 in the men's individual 1/16 EliminationsAfter 5 SetsAtanu Das: 25, 27, 27, 27, 28Oh Jin Hyek: 26, 27, 27, 22, 28
- 08:22 (IST)Archery - Atanu Das vs Oh Jin Hyek - 1/16 EliminationsMen's Individual ArcheryIndia's Atanu Das levels 4-4 against Oh Jin Hyek of South Korea in the men's individual 1/16 EliminationsAfter 4 SetsAtanu Das: 25, 27, 27, 27Oh Jin Hyek: 26, 27, 27, 22
- 08:19 (IST)Archery - Atanu Das vs Oh Jin Hyek - 1/16 EliminationsMen's Individual ArcheryIndia's Atanu Das trails 2-4 against Oh Jin Hyek of South Korea in the men's individual 1/16 EliminationsAfter 3 SetsAtanu Das: 25, 27, 27Oh Jin Hyek: 26, 27, 27
- 08:17 (IST)Archery - Atanu Das vs Oh Jin Hyek - 1/16 EliminationsMen's Individual ArcheryIndia's Atanu Das trails 1-3 against Oh Jin Hyek of South Korea in the men's individual 1/16 EliminationsAfter 2 SetsAtanu Das: 25, 27Oh Jin Hyek: 26, 27
- 08:16 (IST)Archery - Atanu Das vs Oh Jin Hyek - 1/16 EliminationsMen's Individual ArcheryIndia's Atanu Das trails 0-2 against Oh Jin Hyek of South Korea in the men's individual 1/16 EliminationsAfter Set 1Atanu Das: 25Oh Jin Hyek: 26
- 08:14 (IST)Shooting - 25m Pistol Women - Qualification PrecisionWomen's ShootingSeries 2Manu Bhaker: 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 : 97
- 08:03 (IST)Shooting - 25m Pistol Women - Qualification PrecisionWomen's ShootingSeries 1Manu Bhaker: 10 10 10 9 9 10 9 10 10 10 : 97
- 08:01 (IST)Archery - Atanu Das vs Oh Jin Hyek - 1/16 EliminationsMen's Individual ArcheryIndia's Atanu Das takes on Oh Jin Hyek of South Korea in the men's individual 1/16 Eliminations in a short while
- 07:45 (IST)Archery - Atanu Das vs Yu-Cheng Deng- 1/32 EliminationsMen's Individual Archery - Atanu Das Wins - AdvancesIndia's Atanu Das wins against Yu-Cheng Deng of Chinese Taipei 6-4 in the men's individual 1/32 EliminationsAfter 5 SetsAtanu Das: 27, 27, 28, 27, 28Yu-Cheng Deng: 26, 28, 26, 28, 26