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Tokyo Olympics 2021 Highlights, men's football: Brazil beats Germany 4-2

Richarlison scores a hat-trick as Brazil gets the better of Germany

BS Web Team New Delhi

The Olympic Rings are photographed ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo

2:28 PM

No goals scored so far

Four men's football matches currently underway, including a high-octane match between Spain and Egypt but no goal has been scored so far in any match.

2:26 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Côte d’Ivoire vs Saudi Arabia

It's 0–0 between the two teams so far in the first half

2:18 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: New Zealand vs Rep. Korea

It's 0–0 between New Zealand and Rep. Korea so far in the first half

2:12 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Mexico vs France match

It's 0–0 between Mexico and France so far in the first half

2:01 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Spain vs Egypt match

At half-time in Sapporo, Egypt 0 Spain 0.

Spain have already been forced into two injury substitutions, including Ceballos. The Egyptians have defended well, with Spain coming closest through a rasping long-range attempt by Dani Ceballos that hit the post.

1:48 PM

IOC to include athletes kneeling in highlights, social media

After images of Olympic soccer players taking a knee were excluded from official highlight reels and social media channels, the IOC said Thursday that kneeling protests will be shown in the future.

Players from five women's soccer teams kneeled in support of racial justice Wednesday, the first day it was allowed at the Olympic Games after a ban lasting decades.

The concession under Olympic Charter Rule 50, which has long prohibited any athlete protest inside event venues, was finally allowed this month by the International Olympic Committee.

The IOC has tried to reconcile enforcing the rule while recognizing, and sometimes celebrating, the iconic image of American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos each raising a black-gloved fist on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

On Wednesday, the British and Chilean teams kneeled before the opening games and were followed by the United States, Sweden and New Zealand players in later kickoffs. The Australia team posed with a flag of Australia's indigenous people.

Those images were excluded from the official Tokyo Olympic highlights package provided by the IOC to media including The Associated Press that could not broadcast the games live.

1:14 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Spain vs Egypt match

1:08 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates, men's football: Spain vs Egypt match

The men's football kick-off with Spain vs Egypt match at Tokyo Olympics 2021.

1:05 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Italy vs Australia Softball match final result

Australia beats Italy 1-0.

12:47 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Italy vs Australia Softball match

12:22 PM

Most Indian athletes opt out of Olympic opening ceremony; about 30 to participate

Indian athletes from seven sports, including shooting, badminton, archery and hockey, will skip the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday because of COVID-19 concerns and competitions lined up the next day, leaving just about 30 in attendance at the event.

From hockey, only flag-bearer, men's team captain Manpreet Singh, will participate in the ceremony.

"Archery, Judo, Badminton, Weightlifting, Tennis, Hockey (men and women), Shooting, the above are not participating due to matches on 24th, practice sessions on 24th and staying safe," Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra said.

"The march past will be in Japanese alphabetical order and India's number is 21st," he added.

IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta had earlier stated that no more than 50 will attend the ceremony. Only six officials from each country are being allowed take part in the march-past.

"We won't like to create a situation where our athletes are in danger of getting infected. So a decision has been taken to limit the number of athletes and officials participating in the opening ceremony within 50," Mehta told PTI.

At this point, the Indian participation looks like this -- Hockey (1), Boxing (8), Table Tennis (4), Rowing (2), Gymnastics (1), Swimming (1), Sailing (4), Fencing (1), Officials (6).

"Both the flag-bearers ie M C Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh are participating in the opening ceremony," Batra said.