Day 3, Tokyo Olympics: Disappointing 2-0 Defeat for Rampal & Co vs Germany
Indian women's hockey team led by Rani Rampal lost their 2nd game in 2020 Tokyo Olympics when they lost to Germany.
Indian Women's hockey team in a huddle before their match at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
(Photo: PTI)
Fencer Bhavani Devi's campaign has ended with a Round of 32 defeat to fourth seed Manon Brunet.
Sharath Kamal won his second round table-tennis match 4-2.
India's Men's Team Archery campaign ended in the Q/F against South Korea
India's Tennis campaign in Tokyo all but over as Sumit Nagal loses to Daniil Medvedev.
Manika Batra has been blown away in the 3rd round by Austrian Sofia Polcanova.
Hockey: India vs Germany: 0-2
India in search of an equaliser in the second half got a penalty stroke after Rani Rampal referred a decision accurately but Gurjit could not put it away. The Germans struck back almost instantly as Anne Katarina Schroder scored. India had another chance to score before the end of the third quarter but Vandana Kataria missed a one on one chance.
Anna though saw a Green card soon after and had to sit out for 2 minutes.
In the 4th quarter, Sharmila Devi went off after getting a yellow card.
No goals today for the Indian women’s hockey team, who squandered a couple of very good chances though. Rani Rampal and co will definitely be very disappointed about the missed chances, especially after the defeat in the opening game.
Hockey: India vs Germany: 0-1
Both India and Germany are playing aggressive hockey but it has been the Germans who have had the better of the exchanges so far in the first half. India have not had much luck in the final third as they search for an equaliser after Germany converted a PC in the first quarter when Nike Lorenz’s dragflick was too hard for Savita.
The Indian team’s problems against the Dutch began after the first half. What will happen here?
Hockey: India vs Germany
The Rani Rampal led team have their task cut out against Germany. The women's team went down 5-1 against Netherlands in their opener.
Swimming: Sajan Prakash Finishes 4th
India's Sajan Prakash has finished fourth in his Heat in the Men's 200m butterfly stroke event. He finished with a timing of 1.57.22. Only the top-16 move forward after all the Heats are done.
Sajan finished 24th overall in the heats.
Boxing: Ashish Kumar vs Erbieke Tuoheta in the Men’s middleweight category (69-75kg)
Ashish Kumar vs Erbieke Tuoheta – the first round has seen both men go for it and land a few solid hits on either side. Neither are too keen on backing down in the feisty contest. Ashish though lost the 1st round and the coach is giving him a pep talk.
Boxing: Ashish Kumar Knocked Out by Erbieke Tuoheta in Men’s middleweight category (69-75kg)
Things did not go Ashish’s way despite all the good work rate and effort against Erbieke Tuoheta. The second round too saw the judges’ rule in favour of the Chinese boxer, leaving Ashish with a fair amount to do in the final round. However, the Indian could not make an impact the Chinese boxer won 5-0 on points.
Boxing: Ashish Kumar vs Erbieke Tuoheta in the Men’s middleweight category (69-75kg)
Ashish Kumar is the dark horse in India's boxing contingent. He will compete in the same category as Vijender Singh when he had won Bronze in 2008 in Beijing.
What Next?
Two more Indian events up next in the second half of Day 3 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Boxing: Ashish Kumar vs Erbieke Tuoheta in the Men’s middleweight category (69-75kg) after another 3 bouts.
Hockey: The Indian women's team led by Rani Rampal play Germany in the evening after that.
Sailing: Women's One Person Dinghy: Race 4
India’s Nethra Kumanan has slipped to 28th overall after a disappointing 40th in Race 4. Six more races to go for her to make it into the top 10 who will then fight it out for the medals.
Manika Batra Knocked Out
In the fourth game, Manika Batra looked frustrated as the game was slipping away at 3-1 before she took a time out. The time out however could not help turn Manika's fortunes as the Austrian overpowered her with a flawless game. Manika lost the fourth game as well at 11-7 in 7 mins and lost the contest 4-0 in 27 minutes against 10th seed Sofia Polcanova.
Manika is the first Indian to have reached the third round of the women's singles event in Table tennis in the Olympic Games.
Table Tennis: Manika Batra Under Pressure
Polcanova continued to dominate the contest, leaving Manika Batra in all sorts of trouble. The Indian started the third game with more grit and few more points than the second but the Austrian raced away with it, winning it at 11-5 in 6 minutes.
Table Tennis: Manika Batra Eyes Round of 16 Berth
Polcanova just got better in the second game as she gave Batra nothing at all. She took the at 11-2 in 4 minutes, using her big booming forehand to excellent effect. Batra, under pressure!
Table Tennis: Manika Batra Eyes Round of 16 Berth
Polcanova is getting the better of Batra in the early exchanges. The Indian has had no answer to the Austrian’s big backhand. Polcanova raced away to a 8-4 lead after being down 0-2 to start with.
Batra however fought back to cut down the lead to 8-9 but the Austrian clinched the first game at 11-8 in 8 mins.
Table Tennis: Manika Batra Eyes Round of 16 Berth
India's Manika Batra is up next and eyeing a berth in the round of 16. She plays Sofia Polcanova in round 3. The Austrian is seeded 10th and had byes in the first couple of rounds whereas Manika pulled off a stunning comeback in the previous round against Margaryta Pesotska.
The Indian serves first.
Sailing: Women's One Person Dinghy: Race 3
The third race is over and India's Nethra Kumanan has finished 5th. She had finished 33rd and 16th in the first two races and now stands ranked 21 with seven more races to go. The top 10 will take part in the medal race.
Will Give it My All for Paris 2024, Says Bhavani Devi
India's first fencer at the Olympics is disappointed about the defeat but is already thinking Paris. Bhavani Devi is determined to do well.
Sailing: Women's One Person Dinghy: Race 3
India’s Nethra Kumanan's is in action and began the third race placed at 27 after the first two races on Sunday. Nethra finished 33rd in the first race before securing a 16th rank after that in the next race. The top 10 after 10 races will qualify for the medal race.
India’s campaign in Tennis in 2020 Tokyo Olympics is over!
Sumit Nagal has been overpowered by Daniil Medvedev in the second round. The Indian lost the game 6-2, 6-1. The contest lasted a 106 minutes. Plenty of unforced errors from Nagal but some fantastic points as well on the way. He’s lost to the World Number 2.
Tennis: Sumit Nagal vs Daniil Medvedev - 2nd Round
Medvedev has hardly given Nagal any chance to make a comeback in the match. The Russian leads the second set 4-1 and even though Nagal has played a few good points but the Russian is just too good for him.
Tennis: Sumit Nagal vs Daniil Medvedev - 2nd Round
No surprises here in the first set as Medvedev takes the first 6-2 against Nagal, finishing it off with an ace. The Russian has hardly broken into a sweat over here against Nagal, who will have quite the task in the next set if he is to make a match out of it.
Shooting: Men's Skeet Qualification: India Fail to Qualify
No finalists from India as the duo of Angad Vir Singh Bajwa scores 120/125 and Mairaj Ahmad Singh manages 117/125. India’s only shooting finalist at the Tokyo Games so far has been Saurabh Chaudhary. Angad finished 18th while Mairaj finished 25th.
Tennis: Sumit Nagal vs Daniil Medvedev - 2nd Round
Medvedev has started off the stronger of the two while Nagal has managed to take 1 of the 5 games, aided by a few unforced errors. The Indian is finding it tough to get too much in the early exchanges against a stronger opposition. Nagal’s also had a moment of irritation about a time warning, which he felt was rather uncalled for.
It’s hot and humid but both players are giving it their all. It’s 4-1 in favour of the Russian at the change of ends in the first set.
Tennis: Sumit Nagal vs Daniil Medvedev - 2nd Round
After winning his first game against Denis Istomin 6-7(6), 6-4 and registering a first singles win for India in the Olympics since 1996, Nagal has his task cut out as he looks to keep India in the reckoning for glory in Tennis. The Russian is the second seed in the draw.
Remember, Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina were knocked out in the first round on Sunday.
Archery: Men's Team QF: South Korea Defeat India 0-6
With the momentum well and truly with their opponents, India’s team had their task cut out in the third set. India scored 26 from their first three shots while Korea picked 28. In the second series, Tarundeep hit a 9. Jadhav got 10 and Atanu found 9 to take the team total to 26. Korea start with 9 and finish with 10 and 9 to score 56 and enter the semis.
South Korea win 0-6.
Archery: Men's Team QF: South Korea Take Set 2
After a disappointing first set, India responded with 9-10-10 at the beginning of the next while the Koreans scored 10-9-10. Tarundeep and Jadhav shot a 10 each while Atanu managed only an 8. Korea take the second set by going 10-10-10 and scoring 59 as against 57.
Badminton: Men's Doubles: Shetty-Rankireddy Lose
Perfect badminton from the world number 1 pair of Gideon/Sukamuljo as they keep Shetty and Rankireddy at arm’s length, not giving them too much hope to work with. The Indian pair started the second game well with a few strong rallies before the Indonesians attacked with conviction taking the second game at 21-12 to complete the win in 32 mins.
The Indian pair have won 1 and lost 1 so far.
Archery: Men's Team QF: India 0-2 South Korea
The dominant South Koreans scored 59/60 in the first set, hitting five 10s to win two points while the Indians did well to get 54 with two 10s but 8s lets them down.
Badminton: Men's Doubles
Rankireddy & Shetty have not managed concern the World Number 1 pair too much yet. The Indonesians took the first game at 21-13 with Satwik also needing a break for some medical attention to his toe. The Indians led at 6-7 at one point before Gideon and Sukamuljo ran away with the rest of the game.
Sai Praneeth Knocked Out
In the Men’s singles, Sai Praneeth's chances of progressing to the knockout stages from Group D is over with Misha Zilberman winning a game in his defeat to Mark Caljouw. Praneeth lost to Zilberman in his first match now since he can’t top of the Group even if he beats Caljouw his campaign is over.
Badminton: Men's Doubles
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty take on World Number 1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in Group A. The Indian pair had defeated world No 3 pair of Yang Lee and Chi-Lin Wang of Chinese Taipei in their first match.
Sutirtha's Campaign Ends
Indian table-tennis player Sutirtha Mukherjee's Tokyo Olympics campaign draws as end after the 33rd seed lost her second round match to Fu Yu of Portugal.
The 23 minute match ended 4-0 in favour of the 42-year-old.
Bhavani Loses to Fourth Seed
Indian fencer Bhavani Devi has lost her second match at the Tokyo Olympics and has been knocked out of the competition. The 27-year-old though exits having created a piece of Olympic history for India being the first fencer from the country to qualify for the tournament.
Fencing has been part of the Olympic games since the event started in 1896 but it's only in Tokyo that India competed in the event.
Bhavani had won her opening bout earlier this morning, beating Tunisia's Nadia Ben Azizi 15-3 to enter the Round of 32 where she faced French fourth seed Manon Brunet. While Bhavani did put up a brave fight, she lost the match 15-7.
Sharath Kamal Enters Round 3
Achanta Sharath Kamal has won his second round table-tennis match against Tiago Apolonia of Portugal. The 39-year-old was put on the back foot from the very start of the match as Apolonia bagged the first set 11-2 in four minutes but the Indian then bagged the next two sets to 8 and 5. The fourth set was a closely fought one and went on for 9 minutes before Tiago bagged it 11-9.
Sharath though staged a strong fightback thereon and clinched the next two sets to 6 and 9 to win the match 4-2.
Sharath's third round match will now be against Long Ma of China on Tuesday.
Indians in Shooting Today
A few expectation-packed days we've had so far in shooting but today it's just the men's skeet event that could see an Indian in the final.
25-year-old Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and 45-year-old Mairaj Ahmad Khan are currently competing on the second day of the qualification event with three rounds taking place yesterday and two happening today.
At the end of Sunday, Angad was placed 11th while Mairaj was 25th in the 30-man field. Only the top 6 qualify for the final.
There are no Indian women skeet shooters competing in the only other medal event in shooting today.
Men's Archery Team in Quarters
India's campaign on Day 3 of the Tokyo Olympics has been started with a win by the men's archery team of Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai.
The trio was up against Kazakhstan in their opener and recorded a 6-2 win to enter the quarterfinals that is at 10:15am this morning.
Bhavani Wins Opener
India's campaign on Day 3 of the Tokyo Olympics has been started with a win by Bhavani Devi.
The first Indian fencer to ever qualify for an Olympic Games, Bhavani won her opening round match against Tunisia's Nadia Ben Azizi.
Bhavani went in as the 29th seed while her opponent is seeded 36th and the India's experience showed as she bagged the victory with a 15-3 scoreline.
The 27-year-old's next match is at 11:10am today where she faced fourth seed Manon Brunet of France in the Round of 32.
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