Shooting: India’s campaign, in its final leg, resumes shortly, with the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions qualification Veteran Tejaswini Sawant and the promising Anjum Moudgil will be in action for India

QUICK RECAP: 

  • Athletics: Kamalpreet Kaur throws a superb 64.00 to qualify for women’s discus final. Second best throw overall in qualification round.
  • Boxing: Top seed Amit Panghal stunned in the first round of men’s flyweight. HUGE UPSET. 
  • Archery: Atanu Das bows out in the round of 16 against London 2012 silver medallist.
  • Badminton: A fairytale in men’s singles as Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon is through to the semifinal. 

Athletics Women’s Discus Throw: Seema Punia finished with 60.57 and the last thrower to qualify had 61.52 The Indian veteran must be disappointed with that. A spot in the final was there for the taking for her too. Kamalpreet Kaur’s final, Monday 430 PM IST.

Athletics Women’s Discus Throw Qualification - Group B: KAUR IN FINAL!

Qualification mark for final: 64.00m ,KAMALPREET KAUR’S 3rd attempt: 64.00m. Precision, eh!? Only the second thrower to reach that mark this morning. She is happy, points to the “India” on the jersey and is all smiles. Through to the final scheduled for Monday.

A good morning to you all from Zenia D’Cunha: In a span of 15 minutes, archer Atanu Das & boxer Amit Panghal have been knocked out Tokyo 2020. Das, out in pre-quarters in a draw that looks increasingly open. Panghal out in his opener, as top seed & a big favourite, going strangely out of focus. <she adds an inverted face emoji>

Athletics Women’s Discus Throw Qualification - Group B: Meanwhile, Seema Punia is officially out of contention for the final. Kamalpreet at least giving some spark to Sadness Saturday so far for India.

Athletics Women’s Discus Throw Qualification - Group B: Kamalpreet comfortably sitting in the top two. Worth noting that London and Rio gold medallist finished Group A on top with 63.75, and Kamalpreet has gone better than here. But throwers do tend to conserve in qualification.

Athletics Women’s Discus Throw Qualification - Group B: OHHH! Almost an automatic qualification throw by Kamalpreet Kaur... 63.97m JUST SHORT of 64.00m. Should be enough for the final. Second longest throw of the morning so far.

Kamalpreet Kaur, qualification attempts: 60.29 63.97

Seema Punia, qualification attempts: X 60.57 58.93

Ashish Magotra: Gone. Amit Panghal, one of India’s top medal hopes in boxing, has been knocked out. Seemed to run out of energy in the last round. What just happened here? Such a strange fight.

Boxing, men’s flyweight round of 16: The commentator kept going on about how Amit fell off a cliff after the first round and it reflected on the scorecard. THAT IS SUCH A HUGE SHOCK FOR THE INDIAN CONTINGENT! Panghal was more than just a medal hope, he was supposed to be a sureshot finalist and face his toughest there against Shakhobidin Zoirov. Not even close.

Boxing, men’s flyweight round of 16: Wow. Top seed Amit Panghal has been knocked out in the first round.

Discus: Kamalpreet started with a 60.29 in her first attempt. More details to come.

Boxing, men’s flyweight round of 16: “He’s trying to do just enough, that’s a high risk strategy by Amit”

Boxing, men’s flyweight round of 16: Panghal was smooth in the round 1, but pressure seems to have gotten to him, says the commentator. The third round has not gone well so far either as he needs some medical attention.

Boxing, men’s flyweight round of 16: WOW the Colombian has come storming back! The round goes to him 4-1 but overall, the card is level with one judge each favouring one boxer and the other three are tied. Amit needs a big final round or he is in danger of getting knocked out!

Kamalpreet Kaur’s Group B is going to start...

Boxing, men’s flyweight round of 16: The commentator reckons the Colombian is making this really hard for Amit and the Indian is in trouble in the second round.

Boxing, men’s flyweight round of 16: AMIT PANGHAL’s CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY! The Indian took the first round 4-1.

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND 4-6 JPN

India’s wait for the first Archery medal at the Olympics will extend till Paris at the very least.

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND 4-6 JPN

Set 5: OOh a 8-ish 9 by Atanu and then JPN with 9. Oh dear, Atanu with a 8!!! FURUKAWA 10!! This is done then. He finishes with a 9, Furukawa needs a 8 to win and he JUST GETS IT! IT WAS NOT THE BEST, BUT IT IS ENOUGH FOR JPN! Atanu Das is out.

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND 4-4 JPN

Set 5: A winner takes all set! Atanu will start.

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND 4-4 JPN

Set 4: Two good 9s from both to start. Atanu follows that with a 10, and so does Furukawa! Long hold Atanu.... and it is a 9! JPN can win the set with 10 but it is a 9 and ANOTHER SPLIT SET. WOW!

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND 3-3 JPN

Set 4: Atanu is still the one playing catch up and he will start again

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND 3-3 JPN

Set 3: A 10 to start by Atanu! 8 from JPN and this is advantage Atanu here after he nails another 10. Just needs to finish well. Oh dear 8 and keeps the door open... another split set? NO IT IS A 9 BY A WHISKER FROM FURUKAWA. SET, INDIA.

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND 1-3 JPN

Set 3: Atanu still trailing, will start again.

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND 1-3 JPN

Set 2: 10 to start by Atanu! 9 from JPN. Second arrow is 9 too from Atanu and then a 9 again. Good stuff from the Japanese though who nails a 10 and splits the set. TIED SET!

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND 0-2 JPN

Set 2: Trailing early, Das will shoot first again

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND 0-2 JPN

Set 1: Ouch. Two near identical 8s from Atanu and he has a rueful smile. First JPN comfortably. 27-25

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND VS JPN

Set 1: Atanu Das to start... and he starts with a 9.

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: IND VS JPN

WE ARE ALL SET FOLKS! India No 1 Atanu Das vs London 2012 silver medallist Takaharu Furukawa

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: Apologies for the confusion earlier, these are the round of 16 matches! We have made the corrections.

Meanwhile, an update about Simone Biles:

Reminder from Ashish Magotra: Kamalpreet Kaur, the new National Record holder, is in Group B of the Discus Throw qualification round. Her SB is 66.59. She gets that today and she is straight into the final.

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: A reminder that the men’s archery event is wide open. Seeds 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 are already out. Atanu does have to first overcome the London 2012 sliver medallist.

Archery, men’s individual round of 16:: The top half is done and largely per script. Kim Woojin remains the favourite, Unruh (the man who stunned the top seed) is through as well.

Coming up soon: Atanu Das vs Takaharu Furukawa - 1/8 Eliminations Round The match is scheduled to begin at 7.18 am.

Athletics Women’s Discus Throw Qualification - Group A: First round for the first group is over. Seema Punia is 6th as of now. Qualifying performance 64.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final. No one has made the automatic mark from Group A. Kamalpreet Kaur and Co at 7.25 am.

Top 6 after Group A

Best 
1 PERKOVIC Sandra 63.75
2 PUDENZ Kristin 63.73
3 LAWRENCE Shadae 62.27
4 van KLINKEN Jorinde 61.15
5 ROBERT-MICHON Melina 60.88
6 PUNIA Seema 60.57

Archery, men’s individual round of 16: The last 16 is underway folks! Atanu Das to come soon. The top half matches are underway.

Athletics Women’s Discus Throw Qualification - Group A: The third attempt from Punia is worse than her second but she has kept herself in the mix for now if 12 throwers don’t go past the 64 mark. (None yet in Group A)

Seema Punia, qualification attempts: X 60.57 58.93

Badminton: Kevin Cordon, folks. KEVIN CORDON!

World number 59 Cordon, appearing in his fourth Olympics, beat world number nine Ng Ka Long Angus in the group stage, booking his place in the knockout round. And then be beat All England semifinalist Mark Caljouw. 

The 34-year-old has gone past quarterfinals for the first time (of course!) 

Cordon grew up playing football like most kids in Guatemala, but took up badminton and was offered a scholarship in the capital, Guatemala City. He decided to take it with the aim of one day reaching the Olympics, and he now represents the Central American nation with pride.

Cordon’s football-mad father named him after former England striker Kevin Keegan, and the shuttler brings the same relentless energy to the court.

“In the beginning, I wanted to be a football player, and then badminton just came into my life,” he said.

“Badminton in Guatemala is not like football. But I didn’t think about that. I was like, OK, I qualified for the Olympics, I will train hard and do my best in every point in every match. I had a chance to be in the Olympics, and also an opportunity to help my family.”

“The reason I chose to train or play badminton was because of the Olympic Games,” he had said. “I had my dream in Beijing, and now my fourth is still the same dream. I’m enjoying it more than before.”

— via AFP

BADMINTON: WOW! Kevin Cordon has done it! The 34-year-old from Guatemala, playing his fourth Olympics, is into the semi-finals. HE IS NOT IN THE TOP 50! Some terrific commentary that went like this (not verbatim): ‘Photograph this moment and show it to everyone, for they’ll not believe you... 34 yrs old, four-time Olympian, outside the top 50, Kevin Cordon is an Olympic semifinalist. This is pure Fantasy yet it is reality’

Athletics Women’s Discus Throw Qualification - Group A: The second attempt is a valid one from Punia and she gets on the board. She gets 60.57 and is temporarily third. Only two throwers went past 60 (and below 64) in the first round.

Seema Punia, qualification attempts: X 60.57

Athletics Women’s Discus Throw Qualification - Group A: The Indian veteran, who qualified at the very last possible instant for the Games, starts with a foul throw. It was out of bounds. Two more attempts left. Punia’s Season Best is 63.72 and Personal Best is 64.84, and she could use with a mark closer to the second one.

Seema Punia, qualification attempts: X

Athletics Women’s Discus Throw Qualification - Group A: SEEMA PUNIA IN ACTION RIGHT AWAY. She is the first to get going among the 15 athletes in this group. Qualifying performance 64.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

06.00 am: Golf action resumed early today in Round 2 after interruptions on Friday... and track and field events are underway. Seema Punia is about to get going. But we take a moment to acknowledge a big result unfolding..

Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon is on the brink of semi-final... is leading by a game and 10-5 in the men’s singles quarterfinal! Wow, just wow.

05.55 am: Hello all and welcome to the live blog of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and we are into the second weekend! Friday saw India confirm their second medal (not won yet), will Saturday add more?

Here’s quick look back before we look forward...

Tokyo 2020, badminton: PV Sindhu showcased her transformation in superb win over Akane Yamaguchi

Tokyo 2020, Sindhu vs Yamaguchi as it happened: Indian star clinches brilliant win to reach semis

Tokyo 2020 day 7 as it happened: Sindhu in semis, Borgohain assures medal, both hockey teams win

Note: Apart from India’s events and what not, the big event of Saturday... the highly-anticipated women’s 100m final! At 6.20 pm, just after the first ever mixed team relay medals are decided.

Scroll across the table or swipe right to view all columns in tables. Screenshots of scores via Tokyo2020.