Ace India shuttler PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei) (18-21, 12-21) in the women’s singles semi-finals on Saturday in Tokyo Olympics 2020. Sindhu started strongly against her rival but Chinese Taipie’s Ying bounced back and clinched the first game. Sindhu looked no match for her rival in the second game as her opponent faced all the attacks without much trouble, thereby, leaving a little space for Sindhu to bounce back into the game. Sindhu will feature in the Bronze Medal match tomorrow.
Meanwhile, India’s Women Hockey team kept their qualification hopes alive with a 4-3 win against South Africa in their Pool A Women’s Hockey match on Saturday.
Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the finals of the women’s Discus Throw final with a 64.00 throw during qualification. Seema Punia failed to qualify.
India’s Amit Panghal faced an early exit in the Round of 16, losing to Yuberjen Martinez in the Men’s Boxing Fly (48-52kg) category. Archer Atanu Das lost to Japan’s Takaharu Furukawa in the men’s individual 1/8 Eliminations.
Here’s India’s schedule on Saturday, July 31 at the Tokyo Olympics 2020
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Archery:
*Atanu Das vs Takaharu Furukawa (Japan) in Men’s Individual Pre-Quarterfinals Match: 7:18 am IST
Athletics:
*Seem Punia in Women’s Discus Throw Qualification – Group A: 6:00 am IST.
*Kamalpreet Kaur in Women’s Discus Throw Qualification- Group B: 7:25 am IST.
*Sreeshankar in Men’s Long Jump Qualification – Group B: 3:40 pm IST.
Badminton:
*PV Sindhu vs Tai Tzu-Ying (Chinese Taipei) in Women’s Singles Semifinal Match: 3:20 pm IST.
Boxing:
*Amit Pangal vs Yurberjen Herney Martinez Rivas (Colombia) in Men’s 52kg Round of 16 bouts: 7:30 am IST.
*Pooja Rani vs Li Qian (China) in Women’s 75kg quarterfinal bout. 3:36 pm IST.
Golf:
*Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane in Men’s Individual Stroke Play Round 2, which was suspended on Friday: 04:15 am IST.
Hockey:
*India vs South Africa in Women’s Pool A Match: 8:45 am IST.
Sailing:
*KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar in Men’s Skiff 49er Race 10, 11, and 12: 8:35 am IST.
Shooting:
*Anjum Moudgil and Tejaswini Sawant in Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification: 8:30 am IST.
Here’s India’s result on Saturday, July 31 at the Tokyo Olympics 2020
ATHLETICS: Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for the women’s discus throw final on August 2 after finishing second in Group B with a best of 64m. Seema Punia, in Group A, didn’t make the final after a best throw of 60.57m.
ARCHERY: Atanu Das lost 6-4 to Japan’s Takaharu Furukawa in the pre-quarterfinals.
BOXING: Amit Panghal lost 4-1 to Yuberjen Martinez of Colombia in the men’s flyweight round of 16.
HOCKEY: India women beat South Africa 4-3 to keep their quarterfinal hopes alive.
SHOOTING: Anjum Moudgil and Tejaswini Sawant fail to make the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final after finishing 15th and 33rd, respectively, in qualification.
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