Tokyo Olympics 2020: Rupinder Pal Singh converted two penalty strokes.© AFP
Indian men’s hockey team gave a thorough performance as they defeated Spain 3-0 in the Pool A clash in men’s hockey. Earlier, the mixed team of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary performed well but failed to qualify for medal round matches, getting knocked out in Stage 2 qualifications. Team of Yashaswini Deswal and Abhishek Verma were also knocked out after Stage 1. Ma Long takes on India’s veteran Sharath Kamal in men’s singles third round. Indian shuttlers will also be in action as Satwiksairaj Ranikreddy and Chirag Shetty play their Group A game in men’s doubles. Indian athletes will also be in action in sailing, and boxing.
A whole range of action gets underway on the fifth day of Tokyo Olympics with athletes including tennis star Andy Murray, table tennis legend Ma Long, football teams of Brazil, Sweden, and USA. Murray plays his men’s doubles second round match where he teams up with Joe Salisbury to take on the German pair of Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz.
Here Are The Live Updates From Tokyo 2020 Olympics Day 5:
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July27202108:07 (IST)
India vs Spain – Pool A
Men’s Hockey – Full Time
Simranjeet Singh scored the opener while Rupinder Pal Singh converted two penalty strokes as India beat Spain 3-0
India will face Argentina and Japan next in the group stage
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July27202107:51 (IST)
India vs Spain – Pool A
Men’s Hockey – 4th Quarter
Rupinder Pal singh scored his second of the match as he converts a penalty corner to help India take a 3-0 lead
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July27202107:45 (IST)
India vs Spain – Pool A
Men’s Hockey – 3rd Quarter Ends
India save the penalty corner and retain the 2-0 lead after a strong showing in defence again
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July27202107:41 (IST)
India vs Spain – Pool A
Men’s Hockey – 3rd Quarter
A penalty corner in the dying seconds of the 3rd quarter
Can Spain take advantage?
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July27202107:34 (IST)
India vs Spain – Pool A
Men’s Hockey – 3rd Quarter
Spainish captain Miquel Delas de Andres shown a yellow card for the most peculiar reason
Spain had more than 11 players on the turf at the same time
Miquel Delas will have to sit out for 5 minutes now
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July27202107:26 (IST)
India vs Spain – Pool A
Men’s Hockey – 3rd Quarter
India is looking strong in defence as third quarter begins
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July27202107:11 (IST)
India vs Spain – Pool A
Men’s Hockey – Half Time
India lead Spain 2-0 at the half-way mark
Simranjeet Singh and Rupinder Pal Singh get their names on the scoresheet in an important Pool A fixture
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July27202107:02 (IST)
Hockey – India vs Spain – Pool A
Men’s Hockey
India lead Spain 2-0 at the end of the first quarter
Brilliant start from India as Simranjeet Singh and Rupinder Pal Singh get their names on the scoresheet in an important Pool A fixture
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July27202106:49 (IST)
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team – Qualification Stage 2!
Mixed Team Shooting – Qualification Stage 2 – India Fail To Qualify For Medal Matches
Manu Bhaker – Saurabh Chaudhary
Final Rank – 7th
Total – 380/400
188 – Series 1
192 – Series 2
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July27202106:45 (IST)
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team – Qualification Stage 2!
Mixed Team Shooting – Qualification Stage 2 – India Fail To Qualify For Medal Matches
(Top 2 Teams For Gold Medal Match – 3rd And 4th For Bronze Medal)
After Series 2
Total – 192/200
Manu Bhaker – 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 8 10 8 – 94
Saurabh Chaudhary – 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 – 98
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July27202106:35 (IST)
Hockey – India vs Spain – Pool A
Men’s Hockey
India take on Spain in an important Pool A fixture
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July27202106:33 (IST)
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team – Qualification Stage 2!
Mixed Team Shooting – Qualification Stage 2 – Top 2 Teams For Gold Medal Match – 3rd And 4th For Bronze Medal
After Series 1
Total – 188/200
Manu Bhaker – 9 9 10 10 9 8 10 10 9 8 – 92
Saurabh Chaudhary – 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 – 96
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July27202106:14 (IST)
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team – Qualification Stage 2!
Mixed Team Shooting – Qualification Stage 2
Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary will be in action again shortly
Top 2 Teams will qualify for the for Gold medal match while 3rd and 4th for Bronze medal
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July27202106:10 (IST)
10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification!
Mixed Team Shooting – Top 8 Team To Qualify
Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary finish at Rank 1 with a total of 582 points and qualify for Stage 2
Yashaswini Deswal and Abhishek Verma finish 17th with a total of 564 points and fail to qualify for Stage 2
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July27202106:05 (IST)
Shooting – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification!
Mixed Team Shooting – Top 8 Team To Qualify
After Series 3
Total – 193/200
Manu Bhaker – 9 9 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 – 95
Saurabh Chaudhary – 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 10- 98
Total – 188/200
Yashaswini Deswal – 9 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 10 9 – 91
Abhishek Verma – 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 9 – 97
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July27202105:54 (IST)
Shooting – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification!
Mixed Team Shooting – Top 8 Team To Qualify
After Series 2
Total – 194/200
Manu Bhaker – 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 – 94
Saurabh Chaudhary – 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 – 100
Total – 189/200
Yashaswini Deswal – 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 9 – 95
Abhishek Verma – 10 8 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 – 94
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July27202105:45 (IST)
Shooting – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification!
Mixed Team Shooting – Top 8 Team To Qualify
After Series 1
Total – 195/200
Manu Bhaker – 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 – 97
Saurabh Chaudhary – 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 – 98
Total – 187/200
Yashaswini Deswal – 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 9 10 – 95
Abhishek Verma – 9 10 7 9 8 9 10 10 10 10- 92
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July27202105:27 (IST)
Shooting – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification!
Mixed Team Shooting – Top 8 Team To Qualify
Indian shooters Manu Bhaker/Saurabh Chaudhary and Yashaswini Deswal/Abhishek Verma will be in action shortly
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July27202105:19 (IST)
Hello And Welcome Everyone!
Hello and welcome to the Live Blog of Day 5 of Tokyo Olympics 2020
Exciting day for the Indians as we will see athletes in actions in several sports including shooting, sailing, and boxing
Can’t wait for the action to begin!
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