PV Sindhu put in a terrific performance to outclass Akane Yamaguchi in quarterfinals of the women's badminton singles, in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. The Indian shuttler sealed a 2-0 win against her Japanese opponent, winning the first game 21-13, followed by 22-20 in the second. Meanwhile, Lovlina Borgohain cruised past Nien-Chin Chen in her quarterfinal bout of Women's Welterweight (64-69kg) category. The win helped Lovlina assure India of at least a bronze medal. Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat had disappointing outings for Team India in the 25m Pistol Women's Qualification event. The duo failed to qualify and Bhaker could only muster a total score of 582 while Sarnobat managed 573. On the other hand, Deepika Kumari crashed out in the quarterfinals in the women's Archery Individual event, losing to South Korea's An San. Earlier in the day, the Indian archer had defeated ROC's Ksneia Perova to seal a berth in the quarterfinals.
The Indian women's hockey team also registered their first win of the campaign, sealing a 1-0 win vs Ireland. Also, the Indian men's hockey team sealed a 5-3 win against Japan to finish second in Pool A.
Also, Avinash Mukund Sable missed out on qualifying for the finals of Men's 300m Steeplechase. Despite missing out on qualification, he broke the national record, clocking 8:18:12. Sprinter Dutee Chand also missed out on qualification for the 100m semifinals, finishing 45th overall in her heats.Â
India also failed to qualify for the 4x400m Mixed Relay, finishing last in their heat, clocking 3:19:93.
Even boxer Simranjit Kaur faced an early exit, losing against Sudaporn Seesondee in Round of 16 of Women's Light (57-60kg) event.
Here Are The Highlights From Tokyo Olympics 2020
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That will be all!
That is all from our coverage of the Tokyo Games today. We will be back with more action tomorrow, when PV Sindhu will take on Tai Tzu-ying for a berth in the final.
World number one Novak Djokovic has crashed to a semi-final defeat to Alexander Zverev in the men's singles tennis tournament. The Serbian will face Pablo Carreño Busta in the bronze medal match.
The Men's Pool A hockey match between Japan and India is set to begin. Both teams are done with their national anthems and are in their respective huddles now!
22-20!! PV SINDHU HAS DONE IT! SHE HAS BOOKED A PLACE IN THE SEMIS NOW!
It was a close game, and Akane Yamaguchi almost turned it around. But PV Sindhu had other plans, and didn't want to take it to another game. She seals a 22-20 win in Game 2, and defeats her opponent 2-0.
Wonderful rally! Akane Yamaguchi ends it with a wonderful volley to PV Sindhu's right and she can't react to it! Its 15-14 now, but in Sindhu's favour!
Akane Yamaguchi is trying to get an early lead in Game 2
The scores are tied at 2-2 in Game 2 now, but Akane Yamaguchi looks a little better than Game 1. She is not making those errors, and is trying to get some control over PV Sindhu.
Leading 17-11 now, PV Sindhu is now making Akane Yamaguchi run around the court. The Indian is in good form, but her Japanese opponent needs to find her footing soon!
PV Sindhu's quarterfinal match against Akane Yamaguchi is set to begin soon in few minutes. The Indian shuttler will be hoping to continue with her winning run.
Having already won the 10m air pistol event, ROC's Vitalina Batsarashkina has won gold at the 25m pistol event! South Korea's Kim Minjung won silver, followed by China's Xiao Jiaruixuan, who won bronze.