Tokyo Olympics 2020 Highlights: Shot Putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor Fails To Qualify, Indian Men's Hockey Team Suffer Semifinal Defeat
Tokyo Olympics Highlights: India's Tajinderpal Singh Toor failed to qualify for the men's shot put finals as he finished 13th in Group A of the Qualification Round.
- Aakash Arya
- Updated:August 03, 2021 06:44 PM IST
Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor finished 13th in Group A of men's shot put Qualification Round and failed to qualify for the finals, at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. In his first attempt, he registered a throw of 19.99m but endured two foul throws in the second and third attempts. Meanwhile, the Indian men's hockey team crashed to a 5-2 defeat to Belgium in the men's hockey semi-final and will now play for the bronze medal. After conceding an early goal India roared back to take a 2-1 lead at the end of the first quarter but Belgium equalised in the second quarter. India conceded three goals in the final 15 minutes and lost the chance of going through to the final. Mandeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scored for India while Alexander Hendrickx scored a remarkable hat-trick for Belgium.
In wrestling, India's Sonam Malik lost to Mongolia's Bolortuya Khurelkhuu in the women's Freestyle 62kg 1/8 Final. Sonam's opponent lost her quarterfinal bout hence, ending her hopes of making it to the repechage round to fight for bronze.
Earlier, India's Annu Rani finished 14th in the women's javelin throw qualification Group A and failed to make it to the finals. She registered throws of 50.35m, 53.19m and 54.04m which wasn't enough to put her in the top 12.
Also, it is worth noting that Elaine Thompson-Herah won her second consecutive Olympic 200m gold medal, which she had already achieved in Rio 2016. The Jamaican sprinter had earlier also won the 100m gold medal, which she had also notched in 2016.
Here Are The Highlights From Tokyo Olympics 2020
- 18:40 (IST)Okay, that's it folks!Okay, that's it folks! It hasn't been a good day for India at Tokyo. Team India will resume their campaign again on Wednesday! Follow us for our live coverage of Tokyo Olympics on August 4.
- 18:24 (IST)Women's 200m Final: Elaine Thompson-Herah wins gold!!!!Building on her fine performance from the 100m final, Elaine Thompson-Herah has once again come out on top, clocking 21.53. The Jamaican is followed by Namibia's Christine Mboma and USA's Gabrielle Thomas.
- 18:01 (IST)Women's 800m Final: USA's Athing Mu comes out on top!USA's Athing Mu has won the 800m final with a timing of 1:55.21. She was followed by Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson in second place and USA's Raevyn Rogers in third position.
- 16:26 (IST)Men's Shot Put - Qualification - Group AShot Put QualificationIndia's Tajinderpal Singh has two foul throws and a 19.99m throw in the men's Shot Put Qualification, Group AHe finishes 13th in the qualification roundBrazil's Darlan Romani, Tomas Walsh of New Zealand and Mostafa Amr Hassan of Egypt seal an automatic qualification
- 16:13 (IST)Men's Shot Put - Qualification - Group AShot Put QualificationIndia's Tajinderpal Singh is ranked ninth after two throws in the men's shot put qualification round
- 16:04 (IST)Men's Shot Put - Qualification - Group AShot Put QualificationIndia's Tajinderpal Singh has a foul throw in his second attempt in the men's Shot Put Qualification, Group AHe touched the wood outside the circle perimeter
- 15:58 (IST)Men's Shot Put - Qualification - Group AShot Put QualificationBrazil's Darlan Romani starts with a throw of 21m and Tajinderpal Singh is now 3rd in Group A of men's shot put qualification
- 15:53 (IST)Men's Shot Put - Qualification - Group AShot Put QualificationIndia's Tajinderpal Singh throws 19.99m in his first attempt in the men's Shot Put Qualification, Group A
- 15:35 (IST)US Gymnast Simone Biles Is BackGymnast Simone Biles Wins BronzeSimone Biles wins bronze in the beam final on her much-awaited return to actionChinese teenager Guan Chenchen takes gold while China's Xijing Tang wins silver
- 14:21 (IST)Cycling Track - Team Pursuit - FinalWomen's Team Pursuit - World Record BrokenGermany's Franziska Brausse, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein and Mieke Kroeger smash the team pursuit WR for goldGreat Britain take silverUSA win bronze
- 12:59 (IST)Men's Shot Put - Qualification - Group AShot Put QualificationIndia's strong medal contender Tajinder Toor will begin his Tokyo 2020 campaign today in the men's Shot Put Qualification, Group A
- 12:14 (IST)Women's Boxing - Feather 54-57kg - FinalWomen's Boxing - Feather 54-57kg CategorySena Irie becomes the first ever woman to win an Olympic boxing medal, that too a gold, for JapanPhilippines' Nesthy Petecio takes silverBronze goes to Karriss Artingstall of Great Britain and Irma Testa of Italy
- 09:40 (IST)Men's 400m Hurdles - FinalMen's 400m Hurdles - World Record BrokenKarsten Warholm smashes his own world record to set another in the Men's 400m Hurdle finalsHe clocks 45.94Karsten Warholm of Norway takes goldUSA's Rai Benjamin wins silverBrazil's Alison Santos takes Bronze
- 09:04 (IST)Wrestling - Bolortuya Khurelkhuu vs Sonam Malik- 1/8 FinalWomen's Freestyle 62kg Wrestling - Sonam Malik LosesIndia's Sonam Malik loses to Mongolia's Bolortuya Khurelkhuu in the women's Freestyle 62kg wrestling 1/8 Final
- 08:57 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's Hockey - India LoseIndia loses 5:2 against Belgium as they concede three in the final quarterDespite the loss, the hockey team put up a brave fight against Rio Games silver medalist BelgiumIndia will now play for the bronze medal against the loser of the second semi-final between Australia and Germany scheduled to be played today
- 08:37 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's Hockey - Final QuarterAfter back-to-back penalty corners, India concede their fourth through a penalty stroke by Hendrickx, who also completes a hat-trickScore: 2:4
- 08:28 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's Hockey - Final QuarterBelgium take lead with a third goal through a penalty cornerIndia are a man down for the time being and also a goal down now. Tough task aheadScore: 2:3
- 08:19 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's Hockey -Third Quarter EndsBoth teams showcased some strong defensive skills to keep the score tied at 2:2All to play for in the final quarter now
- 08:09 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's Hockey -Third QuarterBoth teams are attacking relentlessly as India fail to capitalise through their fifth penalty cornerScore: 2:2
- 07:55 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's Hockey - Second QuarterIndia and Belgium reach half-time at 2:2An exciting first half comes to an end
- 07:44 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's Hockey - Second QuarterIndia are hanging on by their fingernails as Belgium attack through penalty cornersIndia have conceded 7 penalty corners in this match alreadyScore: 2:2
- 07:40 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's Hockey - Second QuarterIndia concede early in the second quarter as Alexander Robby scores for BelgiumScore: 2:2
- 07:20 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's Hockey - First QuarterIndia take the lead as Mandeep Singh scores against BelgiumWhat a remarkable comeback for the men in blueScore: 2:1
- 07:15 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's Hockey - First QuarterIndia equalise immediately through Harmanpreet Singh against BelgiumRelief for the Indians, who went down early in the first quarterScore: 1:1
- 07:06 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's Hockey - First QuarterIndia concede early as Loick Luypaert A scores against India through a penalty cornerScore: 0:1
- 06:51 (IST)Hockey - India vs Belgium - Semi-finalMen's HockeyAfter performing brilliantly in Olympics so far, India will face their toughest test when they take on Belgium in the men's hockey semifinalsHere's India's Playing XI for the match:
- 06:37 (IST)Javelin Throw - Qualification - Group AWomen's Javelin - Annu Rani Fails To QualifyIndia's Annu Rani throws 54.04 in her third attemptShe out of reckoning now as she moves out of the top 12 position with earlier throws of 50.35m and 53.19mRank 14
- 06:29 (IST)Javelin Throw - Qualification - Group AWomen's JavelinAfter her first two attempts of 50.35m and 53.19m, India's Annu Rani is ranked 14th currently
- 06:17 (IST)Javelin Throw - Qualification - Group AWomen's JavelinIndia's Annu Rani throws 53.19m in her second attemptShe is ranked 12th currentlyMaria Andrejczyk of Poland is leading with the best throw of 65.24m
- 06:01 (IST)Javelin Throw - Qualification - Group AWomen's JavelinIndia's Annu Rani throws 50.35m in her first attemptShe is ranked 6th after the first throw
- 05:58 (IST)Tokyo 2020, August 3 India Schedule!Here's the schedule for India on August 3 in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- 05:55 (IST)Hello And Welcome - August 3- Tokyo 2020Hello and welcome to the Live Blog of Tokyo 2020After an exciting and quite a successful day for the Indians yesterday, the country's athletes participating today will be expected of the samethe men's hockey team will look will play meet Belgium in the semisAnnu Rani will compete in women's javelin throw, Sonam Malik will put India's challenge forward in wrestling and Tajinderpal Singh Toor will begin his Olympic journey in men's shot putSo lets buckle up and enjoy the ride!