Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Medal for Lovlina, Ravi; heartbreak in hockey

Neeraj Chopra's first throw was 86.65m, well beyond the qualification mark of 83.50m. Lovlina Borgohain signed off with a bronze, India women's hockey team lost to Argentina in semi-final

A brave Indian women's hockey team put up a gritty performance but it was not enough to secure a maiden Olympic final berth as it lost 1-2 to world no.2 Argentina in a hard-fought semifinal of the ongoing Games here on Wednesday. India still have a chance to win the bronze medal as they will take on Great Britain in the third-fourth place play-off match on Friday.

Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) signed off with a bronze medal in the Olympic Games after a comprehensive 0-5 loss to reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli. The 23-year-old from Assam has become only the third Indian boxer to ensure a podium finish at the showpiece after Vijender Singh (2008) and M C Mary Kom (2012).

Earlier, Medal-hopeful Neeraj Chopra made it to the final of men's javelin throw with  a throw of 86.65m, well beyond the qualification mark of 83.50m. The men's javelin throw final is to be held on August 7. Shivpal Singh could not make it to the finals after failing to throw abive qualifying mark.

Wrestler Ravi Kumar defeated his opponent from Kazakhstan by pin fall to make it to the finals of Men’s Freestyle 57kg. Deepak Punia entered semi-finals after winning in their respective weight categories while 
However, Anshu Malik failed to make it to the quarterfinals. . 

 

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Here's India's schedule on Wednesday

 

Golf – Women’s Individual Stroke Play Round 1 – Aditi Ashok is Tied-2nd and Diksha Dagar is Tied-56th
 

Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification -Group A – Neeraj Chopra – Qualifies for final
 

Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification - Group B – Shivpal Singh – Failed to qualify
 

Boxing – omen’s Welter (64-69kg) semifinal 1 – Lovlina Borgohain lost to Busena Surmeneli, earns bronze medal
 

Hockey – Women’s semifinal – Argentina defeats India

Wrestling – Men’s Freestyle 57kg 1/8 final –

Ravi Kumar defeated Urbano Tigreros
Ravi Kumar defeated Georgi Valentinov (Quarterfinals)
Ravi Kumar defeated Sanayev Nuristan (semi-final)
 

Women’s Freestyle 57kg 1/8 Final –

Anshu Malik lost to Iryna Kurachkina (Belarus), 
 

Men’s Freestyle 86kg 1/8 Final –

Deepak Punia defeated Ekerekeme Agiomor
Deepak Punia defeated Lin Zushen (Quarterfinals)
Deepak Punia lost to David Taylor (semi-final)

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates: Results on Wednesday, August 4

 

HOCKEY: Women's Semifinal -- India lost 2-1 to Argentina. India will face Great Britain in the bronze medal match.

 

BOXING: Women's welterweight Semifinal: Lovlina Borgohain won bronze after losing to Busenaz Surmeneli (Turkey).

 

ATHLETICS: Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men's javelin final with an 86.65m throw on his first attempt. Shivpal Singh out in qualification.

 

WRESTLING: Men's 57kg Semifinal: Ravi Dahiya defeated Nurislam Sanayev to enter the final, confirms a medal.

 

WRESTLING: Women's 57kg Round-of-16: Anshu Malik lost to Iryna Kurachkina (Belarus)

 

WRESTLING: Men's 86kg Semifinal: Deepak Punia lost to David Taylor, will play the bronze medal match

 

GOLF: Women's individual stroke play Round 1, Aditi Ashok is Tied-2nd and Diksha Dagar is Tied-56th

 

6:20 PM

Ravi Dahiya's village erupts in joy as he storms into Olympic final

Celebration broke out in wrestler Ravi Dahiya's native village on Wednesday after he stormed into the finals of the Tokyo Games to assure India of a fourth Olympic medal.

Dahiya on Wednesday became only the second Indian wrestler to qualify for the title clash at the Olympic Games, when he sensationally turned around the 57kg semifinal bout by pinning Kazakhstan's Nurislam Sanayev.

Soon his family and natives of the 'Nahri' village erupted in joy as they recalled Dahiya's passion for the sport and strong determination to achieve success at the highest level.

Dahiya's father Rakesh was in a jubilant mood and said, "Ravi will win gold, I am confident.

"I cannot express happiness in words," he said turning emotional after his son made a strong comeback to win the bout.

The fourth seeded Indian was trailing 2-9 when Sanayev effected a few 'fitley' (leg lace) moves to pull ahead but as the clock ticked away, Dahiya regrouped and got hold of his rival with a double leg attack that resulted in a victory by fall.

6:20 PM

Double Olympic medalist Sindhu arrives in Hyd to rousing welcome

Star shuttler P.V. Sindhu, the only Indian woman to win two Olympic medals, arrived in Hyderabad on Wednesday to a warm welcome by the Telangana government.

Telangana Sports Minister V. Srinivas Goud and other officials accorded a warm welcome to the Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist on her return to her home town. She had won silver in the last Olympics.

Accompanied by her parents and Korean coach Park Tae-sang, Sindhu reached Hyderabad from New Delhi, where she had landed on Tuesday.

As soon as she emerged out of the passenger terminal building at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, her relatives, friends and well wishers greeted her.

Sporting her trademark smile and proudly displaying the Olympic medal, Sindhu posed for dozens of photo and video journalists.

The reigning world champion Sindhu, who had won a silver at the Rio Games five years ago, told reporters that she was very happy over winning another Olympic medal.

"I will continue to work hard in the coming days to win more awards and rewards," she said.

The shuttler thanked the state government and all authorities concerned for extending all the help to her.

6:19 PM

Australia faces US in bid for 1st women's soccer medal

Australia's women's soccer team has already made team history at the Tokyo Games.

Now the Matildas want more.

The Australians have reached the medal round for the first time ever at an Olympics. They'll face the United States in Kashima on Thursday for the bronze medal.

The Matildas have no intention of going home empty-handed in the team's bid for a medal.

"Unless we go home with something around our neck, it's going to be a disappointment for us, forward Sam Kerr told reporters.

The Australians have an added incentive: They're gearing up as co-hosts of the 2023 Women's World Cup. A medal no matter the color elevates the team in advance of the tournament.

The Americans, meanwhile, are hoping to salvage what has largely been a disappointing tournament.

6:18 PM

Women's hockey team played with grit, showcased great skill: PM Modi

The "stupendous" performance of India's hockey teams is one of the things people will remember the Tokyo Olympics for, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday soon after the women's team went down fighting in the semifinal against Argentina.

Both the men's as well as the women's teams remain in contention for the bronze medal. The men's team had also lost in the semifinals.

In a tweet, Modi said, "One of the things we will remember Tokyo 2020 for is the stupendous performance by our hockey teams. Today and through the Games, our women's hockey team played with grit and showcased great skill. Proud of the team. Best of luck for the game ahead and for future endeavours."

A brave Indian women's hockey team put up a gritty performance but it was not enough to secure a maiden Olympic final berth as it lost 1-2 to world number two Argentina in a hard-fought semifinal of the ongoing Olympic Games on Wednesday.

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates: Women's Hockey: Heartbreak for brave Indian women, lose 1-2 to Argentina

 

 

A brave Indian women's hockey team put up a gritty performance but it was not enough to secure a maiden Olympic final berth as it lost 1-2 to world no.2 Argentina in a hard-fought semifinal of the ongoing Games here on Wednesday.

 

India still have a chance to win the bronze medal as they will take on Great Britain in the third-fourth place play-off match on Friday.

 

The Indians fought valiantly and gave Argentina a run for their money by taking the lead in the second minute through a penalty corner conversion by Gurjit Kaur.

 

But the Las Leonas bounced back strongly with skipper Maria Barrionuevo's (18th, 36th minutes) twin strikes from penalty corners to secure the hard-fought win.

 

The bunch of 18 fearless and determined Indian women had already done the unthinkable when they stunned three-time champions Australia 1-0 on Monday to enter the Olympic semifinals for the first time.

 

Coming into the match, the odds were totally against India but the side led by talismanic Rani Rampal and coached by master tactician Sjoerd Marijne exceeded expectations.

 

India's best performance in the Olympics came way back in the 1980 Moscow Games where they finished fourth out of six teams.

 

In that edition of the Games, women's hockey made its debut in the Olympics and the sport was played in a round-robin format with top two teams qualifying for the final.

 

The Netherlands will play Argentina in the final on Friday.

5:07 PM

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates: Women's Hockey (semi-final): Argentina defeats India

 

India dominated the first quarter but Argentina remained a dominant side in the next three. In the end, India's missed chances proved fatal. 

 

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates: Women's Hockey (semi-final): India vs Argentina

4th Quarter: It's all over, Argentina  defeats India 2-1.

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates: Women's Hockey (semi-final): India vs Argentina

17 seconds left and India refers for penalty corner

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates: Women's Hockey (semi-final): India vs Argentina

 

4th Quarter: Argentina is denying the possession to India and it's less than 3 minutes now.

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates: Women's Hockey (semi-final): India vs Argentina

 

4th Quarter: Less than 5 minutes now and India trails 1-2.

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates: Women's Hockey (semi-final): India vs Argentina

 

4th Quarter: Succi saves the goal, disappointment for India

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates: Women's Hockey (semi-final): India vs Argentina

 

4th Quarter: Penalty corner for India

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates: Women's Hockey (semi-final): India vs Argentina

 

4th Quarter: India looks to attack early, Neha comes forward. Salima almost gains the posession, but the ball is out of base line. Udita and Monika in the attack as India exerts pressure but fails to score a goal.

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates: Women's Hockey (semi-final): India vs Argentina