Top-seed Indian boxer Amit Panghal crashed out of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after losing to Colombia's Yuberjen Martinez in men's Flyweight (48-52kg) here at Kokugikan Arena on Saturday.
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Indian hockey thrashed Japan 5-3 in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Friday. The Men In Blue will next be in action in the quarter-finals of the mega event.
Anurag and Himanta both congratulated Sindhu after a "thrilling win". "Such a thrilling match @Pvsindhu1. India storms into the Semi Finals !" Anurag tweeted.
Lovlina (69kg) has assured India a bronze after storming into the semi-finals of the women's welterweight (64-69kg) category.
Indian Archer Deepika Kumari will take on South Korean youngster An San in the women's individual quarterfinal match.
Running in heat 5, Dutee finished 7th as she failed to qualify for the semi-final of the women's 100m event here at the Olympic Stadium.
Shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat failed to qualify for the medal event of the women's 25m pistol, here at the Asaka Shooting Range on Friday.
World number one defeated Ksenia by 6-5 in the 1/8 Eliminations round in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics here at Yumenoshima Park on Friday.
Sri Lankan batsmen wrapped an easy win in the third and final T20I against India to clinch the three-match series 2-1 on Thursday.
The visitors opted to bat first but failed to set a challenging target as the Sri Lankan bowlers wreaked havoc here at the Premadasa Stadium.
India win the toss and opt to bat first against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium on Thursday.
Indian archer Atanu Das shocked South Korea's Jinhyek Oh in a nail-biting finish to make it to the 1/8 Elimination round in the men's individual archery event here at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field on Thursday.
As of Wednesday, 26.3 percent of the Japanese population has been fully vaccinated. The percentage of fully vaccinated elderly people is 70 percent or 24.8 million people.
Boxer Satish Kumar registered a stunning 4-1 win against Ricardo Brown of Jamaica in his round-of-16 match. Satish entered the men's +91kg quarter-finals with this stunning win.
India's top shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat finished 5th and 18th respectively in the women's 25m pistol qualification (precision) at the Asaka Shooting Range here on Thursday.
PV Sindhu defeated Mia Blichfeldt 21-15, 21-13 in just 41 minutes to cruise into the quarter-finals. Sindhu started well in the match after trailing 0-2 as she held the advantage throughout, taking an 11-6 lead into the mid-game interval.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Basavaraj Somappa Bommai took oath as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka on Wednesday. He was administered the oath of office by Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot at a swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan here today.
He conquered the Sellanger International in Malaysia in 1956. He won the Men's Doubles National Championship a total of six times, the Men's Singles National Championship a total of six times, and the Mixed Doubles National Championship a total of five times
Sindhu defeated Ngan Yi Cheung in straight sets 21-9, 21-16 to cruise into the elimination round of women's singles.
The Indian pugilist took Round 1, 3-2 and this created pressure on her German opponent in the Round of 16 here at the Kokugikan Arena.
The Indian duo defeated Lane and Vendy 21-17, 21-19 in their final group stage match but failed to qualify for quarterfinal round.
Fencer Perez Maurice's coach Lucas Guillermo Saucedo (who has also been her boyfriend for 17 years), proposed to her after the defeat, reported the Guardian.
No goals were scored in the second and third quarters, and India held on to the 2-0 lead. However, Spain was looking good while making attacking moves, and India had a tough task in holding them off.
The Indian women's Hockey Team fought valiantly against Germany but still ended up losing their second match 0-2 in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Monday. After scoring in the first quarter, Germany took complete control of the match and scored a goal in the third essay.
Chanu had opened the medal tally for India by winning a silver medal in the women's 49kg category at the Tokyo International Forum on Saturday. She lifted a total of 202 kg (87 kg in snatch and 115 kg in clean and jerk) during her four successful attempts at the competition.
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Touheta defeated Ashish 5-0 in the round of 32 match on Monday. China's Touheta took the first round 5-0, and Ashish was put on the back foot straight away.
CA Bhavani Devi, the first Indian fencer to win the first round at the Olympics, exited the women's individual saber competition at the Tokyo Olympics in a well-fought 7-15 round of 32 matches against France Manon Brunet on Monday.
Dhawan after the match at the post-match presentation, "We knew our spinners will do the job on that wicket. Bhuvi bowled well, so was KP (Krunal Pandya). Everyone stood up and even Varun [Chakravarthy] too playing his first match did well giving a few runs and got the wicket."
India men's archery team failed to rise to the tough challenge against South Korea in the quarter-final of the men's archery team event here at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field on Monday.
"Our sportspersons continue to make us proud. India wins 13 medals, including 5 Golds at the World Cadet Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Congratulations to our team and best wishes for their future endeavours," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
The Indian team defeated the Kazakhstani team of Abdullin Ilfat, Gankin Denis, and Mussayev Sanzhar by 6-2 in the first elimination round. Kazakhstan started the match with 10-9-9, as India returned with 9-9-8.
In a sweet gesture, Pizza chain Domino's has announced that they would be offering weightlifter Mirabai Chanu "free pizza" for the rest of her life.
India men's hockey team was not able to carry their winning momentum as the Manpreet Singh-led side stumbled to a defeat at the hands of Australia in their second Group A game in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
ndia boxer Manish Kaushik (63kg) on Sunday bowed out of the men's lightweight (57-63 kg) category event after losing to Great Britain's Luke McCormack in the round of 32 here at the Kokugikan Arena. McCormack defeated Kaushik 4-1 in the round of 32 match.
Angad Vir Singh Bajwa missed two targets out of 75, to be placed 11th on countback in Men's Skeet and has a top-six finals spot well in sight
PM urged the nation to come forward and support the athletes who are participating in the Tokyo Olympics.
India's ace shooters Deepak Kumar and Divyansh Singh Panwar failed to qualify for the medal round in the men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification after finishing 26th and 32nd respectively, here at the Asaka Shooting Range on Sunday
India's women's tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina suffered a very disappointing defeat in the first round of the Tokyo Olympics in the doubles event here at Ariake Tennis Court 11 on Sunday.
Chanu won the medal in the 49kg category. The 26-year-old lifted 87kg in snatch and 115kg in the Clean and Jerk event to score a total of 202 during the 49kg category final to create Indian history. But apart from her supreme strength which was at display, Chanu’s earrings — the five Olympics rings — were in focus too.
India women's hockey team suffered a crushing 1-5 defeat in their first match at the hands of The Netherlands in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Saturday.
Boxer ace Vikas Krishnan on Saturday lost his round of 32 match in the men's welterweight boxing event here in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics
Mukherjee defeated Sweden's Linda Bergstroem 5-11, 11-9, 11-1, 11-9, 11-3, 11-9, 11-5 in her opening game in the women's singles event here at Tokyo Metropolitan Gym.
Her 26-year-old's family, neighbours and friends, who were gathered at her home and watching the game, burst into celebrations when they knew that Mirabai had created history.
"Mirabai Chanu! Second place metal clapping hands sign Woman lifting weights. Absolutely amazing display of weightlifting. The way you have transformed yourself after your injury and clinched a historic silver for #TeamIndia is absolutely stupendous," Sachin Tendulkar tweeted.
An San and Kim Je Deok displayed their A-game in the entire match, giving no respite to the Indian pair, and in the first two sets, the South Korean duo dominated.
Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra failed to qualify for the next round after suffering a heavy 0-4 defeat against the Chinese Taipei team of Yun Ju Lin and Cheng I Ching in the Round of 16 here at Tokyo metropolitan gym -- Table 1 on Saturday.
With this win, Sri Lanka opened their account in the series. India won the ODI series 2-1 after failing to secure a win in the dead rubber on Friday.
India skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and opted to bat against Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.
Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Chetan Sakariya, K Gowtham, Rahul Chahar are the five Indian players who will be making their debuts against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.
The Adani Group has become an official partner of the Indian Olympics Contingent at the Tokyo Olympics, which opens on July 23, 2021.
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