Olympics highlights: It's India men's hockey team vs Germany for bronze

India's men's hockey team will play the bronze medal match on August 5 against Germany.

8:09 PM

Olympic hockey: Stay focussed, coach Marijne's advice ahead of hockey women's semis

Taking things match by match has helped the Indian women's team reach the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics hockey tournament, said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne who promised that his team will continue with the same attitude in the last-four clash with Argentina on Wednesday.

Marijne said the Indian team will be focussing on the task at hand and staying in the moment in their semifinal match.

"It will be a difficult match for us. I think Argentina is a good team. We played them in January and we know that Argentina is a hard team to beat. Their defence is very strong. We have to convert our goal-scoring opportunities like we converted the penalty corner against Australia. It's all about focussing on the task and staying in the moment and being busy with what we have to do well ourselves. I have told all the girls again that it's about putting all the energy you have in the match," Marijne was quoted as saying by Hockey India in a release on Tuesday.

The team led by skipper Rani Rampal will count on its recent experience of playing against the Argentinians during their extensive tour of the country in January 2021.

8:08 PM

India's schedule on Wednesday, August 4

 

Golf – Women’s Individual Stroke Play Round 1 – Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar – (4:00 am)

 

Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification -Group A – Neeraj Chopra – 5:30 am

 

Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification - Group B – Shivpal Singh – 7:05 am

 

Boxing – Women’s Welter (64-69kg) semifinal 1 – Lovlina Borgohain vs Busena Surmeneli (Turkey) – 11:00 am

 

Hockey – Women’s semifinal – Argentina vs India – 3:30 pm

 

Wrestling – Men’s Freestyle 57kg 1/8 final – Ravi Kumar vs Urbano Tigreros (Colombia), 

 

Women’s Freestyle 57kg 1/8 Final – Anshu Malik vs Iryna Kurachkina (Belarus), 

 

Men’s Freestyle 86kg 1/8 Final – Deepak Punia vs Ekerekeme Agiomor (Nigeria) – 8:00 am onwards

7:48 PM

Brazil to play Spain in men's Olympic soccer gold-medal game

Defending champion Brazil will face Spain for the Olympic gold medal in men's soccer on Saturday.

Spain beat host Japan 1-0 Tuesday with Marco Asensio scoring a curling shot in the 115th minute in Saitama. Brazil was taken to penalties by Mexico, winning the shootout 4-1 after a scoreless draw in Kashima.

Brazil goalkeeper Santos stopped Mexico's first penalty from Eduardo Aguirre, and Johan Vasquez's attempt then hit the post. Reinier converted the winning kick for Brazil.

Mexico will play Japan for the bronze medal in Saitama on Friday. The gold-medal match is set for Saturday in Yokohama.

5:47 PM

Shot putter Toor fails to qualify for final, performance below-par at games

Asian record holder shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor's Olympic campaign ended miserably as he failed to qualify for the final after finishing 13th in the qualification group A here on Tuesday.

Toor, who had qualified for Olympics with a personal best of 21.49m in the Indian Grand Prix 4 in June, could only manage one legal throw of 19.99m, in his first attempt, to finish at 13th out of 16 competitors.

Competing with a heavily bandaged shoulder, his next two throws were fouls.

The below-par show meant that Toor made an exit even before the start of second qualification.

Those who cleared 21.20m or at least 12 best performers from the two qualifying rounds made the final cut.

5:46 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Grand welcome for PV Sindhu at Delhi airport

5:15 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Grand welcome for PV Sindhu at Delhi airport

5:02 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: India to face Germany in bronze medal match

India will face Germany in bronze medal match on Thuesday after Australie got the better of Germany 3-1 in the second semi-final in men's hockey.

4:58 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's hockey Semi-final 2: AUS vs GER: Australia wins 3-1

That's it. Australia wins it and they will face Belgium in the final. Germany will face India in the Bronze medal match.

4:54 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's hockey Semi-final 2: AUS vs GER match underway

Aussies extend lead just a minute before the fianl whistle adn they lead 3-1. 

4:52 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's hockey Semi-final 2: AUS vs GER match underway

Australia still leads 2-1 against Germany and less than  3  minutes are left before the final bell

4:46 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's Shot Put Qualification: Tejinderpal Singh Toor virtually out

End of the third round and Tajinderpal Singh Toor is virtually out of the competition after, he ends with a best of 19.99m and two fouls from the allotted three throws. 

4:27 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's hockey Semi-final 2: AUS vs GER match underway

Australia is leading 2-1 at the moment in the third quarter

4:26 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's Shot Put Qualification: Tejinderpal Singh Toor in action

Another foul throw by Toor and it looks it will be tough for him to make it to the finals

4:25 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's Shot Put Qualification: Tejinderpal Singh Toor in action

Tajinderpal Singh Toor slips to 12th position after 2nd round

4:11 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's Shot Put Qualification: Tejinderpal Singh Toor in action

Tejinderpal Singh Toor slips to 9th position after failing to score in the second throw

4:09 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's hockey Semi-final 2: AUS vs GER match underway

4:05 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's Shot Put Qualification: Tejinderpal Singh Toor in action

Tajinderpal Singh Toor makes a foul in the second throw

4:03 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's Shot Put Qualification: Tejinderpal Singh Toor in action

Tejinderpal Singh Toor at sixth sport after first round

3:57 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's Shot Put Qualification: Tejinderpal Singh Toor in action

Tajinderpal Singh Toorstill at third position. Qualifying performance 21.20 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final

3:55 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's Shot Put Qualification: Tejinderpal Singh Toor in action

ejinderpal Singh Toor in third position so far

3:53 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's hockey Semi-final 2: AUS vs GER match underway

3:52 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's Shot Put Qualification: Tejinderpal Singh Toor in action

Tajinderpal Singh Toor threw 19.99m. A top 12 finish or a throw of 21.20m+ is the qualification mark for the finals. 

3:49 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's Shot Put Qualification: Tejinderpal Singh Toor in action shortly

Tejinderpal Singh Toor to participate in Men's Shot Put Qualification. The event is underway.

3:24 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's hockey Semi-final 2: AUS vs GER match begins shortly

Men's hockey SF2: AUS vs GER match begins at 3:30 pm IST

2:38 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's football (semi-final) Mexico vs Brazil

It's still 0-0 as the match progresses to second-half 

2:06 PM

Mao pins worn by Chinese athletes may test Olympic rules

The image of Communist China's founding leader, Mao Zedong, made an unscheduled appearance at the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it is "looking into the matter."

 

The gesture Mao pin badges worn by two Chinese gold medalists at their medal ceremony risks being judged a breach of Olympic Charter Rule 50, which prohibits political statements on the podium at the Tokyo Games and at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Games.

 

After winning the women's sprint in track cycling Monday, Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore pin badges of Mao. The communist leader who proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 remains an iconic figure in China 45 years after his death in 1976.

 

The incident came one day after American shot-put silver medalist Raven Saunders crossed the wrists of her raised arms on the podium. She was standing next to the gold medalist from China.

 

It was unclear Tuesday if the Mao pins were a response to the shot-put medal ceremony.

1:53 PM

Wrestler Sonam Malik bows out after opening-round loss

Indian wrestler Sonam Malik's debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games ended with a first-round defeat to Mongoli's Khurelkhuugiin Bolortuyaa in the women's 62kg category.

At the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo, Sonam lost to the Asian championship silver medallist on the basis of the 'highest scoring point' rule after the two grapplers were tied 2-2 on points at the end of the bout.

According to international wrestling rules, in case of a stalemate, the winner is decided on the basis of highest scoring move by the wrestler. Khurelkhuugiin executed a two-point takedown in the second period, while Sonam got one point in each of the two halves.

The 19-year-old Sonam's hopes of getting back into the competition through the repechage route were dashed after Khurelkhuugiin lost to the former world champion and second seed Taybe Yusein of Bulgaria in the quaters.

The repechage rule allows grapplers who have lost early in the competition a second chance, should their victor make it to the final.

1:37 PM

Olympics 2021 live updates: Men's football (semi-final) Mexico vs Brazil

Semi-final mathc is underway between Mexico and Brazil and currently it is 0-0

12:36 PM

With six days still to go, China betters Rio Olympics gold tally

China pocketed five gold medals in weightlifting, cycling track, gymnastics and shooting at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, its biggest haul of gold medals in a single day so far in Tokyo.

 

With still six days to go before the Games close, China's gold count has already reached 29, three more than its final gold tally at Rio 2016. China also has 17 silvers and 16 bronze from these Games.

 

The United States sits second in the medal table with 22 gold and 64 medals, and hosts Japan place third with 17 golds, 6 silvers, 10 bronze, reports Xinhua.

 

The Chinese weightlifters showed their supremacy again on Monday, as Wang Zhouyu and Li Wenwen emerged the winners in the women's 87kg and +87kg categories respectively.

 

China won seven gold and one silver in eight divisions it has participated in this time. This has equalled the record by any NOC: seven by the Soviet Union in 1976.
 

12:24 PM

Belgium played better than us in third, fourth quarters, says Manpreet

After suffering a defeat in the semi-finals of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, India men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh on Tuesday said Belgium played better than his side in the third and fourth quarters of the game.

 

Belgium defeated India 5-2 in the semi-final and they will now face the winner of the second semi-final between Australia and Germany in the gold medal match on Thursday.

 

"Definitely, it was tough as Belgium is one of the best teams. We got opportunities, but we were not able to capitalise. They played better in the third and fourth quarters. Our team effort was nice, it is important to capitalise on the opportunities when you are playing against bigger teams. Belgium had good defence," said Manpreet after the match.

 

"Team played well, I do not know on what basis I was given a green card. We still have an opportunity to win a bronze medal. Bronze is better than no medal. We will have a meeting and we will boost each other. We will try to be prepared to the best of our ability for the bronze medal match. Our focus is on the next match," he added.

 

India will lock horns in the bronze medal match on Thursday with the loser of the game between Australia and Germany. The Indian boys started well and looked to keep up the good work, but lost the tempo slightly in the last quarter and that is where the boys from Belgium capitalised.

 

In fact, the last goal was a case of the Belgium players taking advantage as India withdrew goalie Sreejesh and brought in a field player.

 

The match was evenly poised till the fourth quarter, but in the last 15 minutes, India conceded three goals and suffered a 2-5 defeat.