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Tokyo Olympics 2021 Live Updates: PV Sindhu, men's hockey team eye history at Tokyo
It's big day for Indian hockey and badminton, as PV Sindhu takes a crack at her second consecutive Olympic medal in the women's singles bronze-medal match and the men's hockey team looks to seal a semifinal spot after a gap of more than four decades. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of IndiaRead Less
Simone Biles News
The American gymnastics legend Simone Biles has pulled out of the individual floor exercise even as well, still to decide on balance beam.
Women's shot-put gold goes to China...
Lijiao Gong wins the gold medal. Silver went to USA's Raven Saunders. New Zealand's Valerie Adams won bronze.
Dressel wins his fourth gold in Tokyo...
Dressel makes it four! A fourth gold at #Tokyo2020 for #USA's Caeleb Dressel as he wins the men's 50m freestyle wi… https://t.co/2dIk6hbAZE
— Olympics (@Olympics) 1627781837000Defending men's hockey champions Argentina lose in quarters
Germany won the first quarterfinal of the day, beating the Rio Olympics champions Argentina 3-1.
Gold Medals on offer today...
There are as many as 25 gold medals on offer today, including the blue ribbon event of the men's 100m dash
When Kamalpreet Kaur was doing wonders to qualify for the women's discus throw final yesterday, an interesting thing was happening in the stands at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium. Here's that story:
On the golf course...
After a third round of 68, India's Anirban Lahiri is currently Tied-40th in men's Individual Stroke Play, while Udayan Mane's 70 puts him at Tied 57th at the moment.
Equestrian Update
India's Fouaad Mirza, astride Seigneur, had 39.20 total penalty points (28.00 in Dressage and 11.20 in Cross Country) after finishing Cross Country and is placed 18th currently in the Equestrian's Eventing competition
Satish Kumar injury update
Sources telling us that the Indian boxer's injuries, which he sustained in his last bout, have healed to the satisfaction of boxing officials and he has been cleared to fight in his quarterfinal.
Also in contention of confirming a medal for India will be Satish Kumar in the men's Super Heavyweight quarterfinal against Bakhodir Jalolov at 9:35 am today.
The day will conclude with the much-anticipated hockey humdinger - the men's quarterfinal between India and Great Britain. India haven't had the taste of knockouts after winning Gold in 1980. The boys have a chance to break that 41-year jinx.
The big ones are later in the evening, starting with the PV Sindhu in the women's singles bronze-medal match. If she wins a consecutive Olympic medal after her silver in Rio 2016, she will become the first Indian woman and only the second overall after Sushil Kumar to win two individual medals in the country's history at the Games.
Day 10 for India starts on the golf course and at equestrian. Here's the complete schedule for today:
The Games have taken turn to move towards the business end in the concluding week, and while it leads to butterflies for the fans, the athletes will be both nervous and egged on to create history for the country.
A very warm Good Morning. Welcome back to Timesofindia.com on what could be the most historic day of Tokyo 2020 for India.