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Sindhu will be in action for her bronze match on Sunday while the India men's hockey team will take on Great Britain in the quarters. AP
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the ninth day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Big day ahead of us with PV Sindhu setting her sights on a second consecutive Olympic medal, and the India men’s hockey team facing Great Britain in the quarter-finals, and more.
Preview Day 9: Saturday was a day of mixed emotions for the Indian contingent at Tokyo Olympics. While there was joy in the form of the Indian women’s hockey team and discus thrower Kamalpreet Singh, the major disappointments for the day were the losses of World No 1 Amit Panghal and star shuttler PV Sindhu.
The Indian women’s hockey team scripted history by securing a quarter-final berth for the first time in 41 years, with a 4-3 win over South Africa.
Kamalpreet sent the discus to a distance of 64m in her third and final attempt to be one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the final round. The final will be held on 2 August.
Panghal was handed a stunning 1-4 loss by Rio Games silver-medallist Yuberjen Martinez.
India’s hopes of securing the first-ever Olympic gold in badminton were quashed on Saturday, PV Sindhu still has a chance to secure a bronze on Sunday against China's He Bing Jiao.
Elsewhere, the Indian men’s hockey team will take on Great Britain in the quarter-final. Golfers Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane will compete for India in the men’s Round 4.