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Economic Times | 02 Aug, 2021 | 08.41AM IST
Tokyo Olympics 2021 Live updates: India pins hopes of a maiden athletics medal on Kamalpreet Kaur
On day 11, India pins hopes of a maiden athletics medal at the Olympics on Kamalpreet Kaur who will be in action in the women's discus throw final. At the start of the day, the fastest Indian Dutee Chand failed to make it to semis in women's 200m sprint. Chand registered a season best timing of 23.85 seconds, but it could only earn her the 7th place in Heat 4. Pumped up after registering came from behind victories, Indian women's hockey team will be looking forward to maintain the momentum against Australia in the quarterfinal.
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Gold to Greece in Men's long jump final
Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou leaped 8.41m on his sixth and final attempt to go top of the standings. Cuba finish with a 2-3, from Juan Echevarri and Mayke Masso, respectively.
Stunning
What a finish! #GRE's Miltiadis Tentoglou clinches men's long jump gold on the last attempt - 8.41m!… https://t.co/eQpQRPQLat
— Olympics (@Olympics) 1627872326000Women's Hockey Update: Argentina reach semis
Argentina is the first team to enter the semifinal of the competition after beating Germany 3-0 in the first quarterfinal today. India take on Australia in the second QF.
Dutee Chand out of contention to reach semis in women's 200m sprint
The fastest Indian registered a season best timing of 23.85 seconds, but it could only earn her the 7th place in Heat 4. With this, Dutee Chand is now out of contention to reach the semis.
Hockey Update
The women's quarterfinals have started off with the Germany vs Argentina match, where the Argentines lead 2-0 in the third quarter.
Big day
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— Olympics (@Olympics) 16278570000002 medals for India so far: Victories of PV Sindhu and Mirabai Chanu
Sindhu defeated China's He Bing Jiao in the bronze medal match at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 1 on Sunday. The 26-year-old is now just the second Indian athlete to win two individual Olympic medals. Wrestler Sushil Kumar also has two medals as he returned with a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics 2008 and a silver at the London Olympics 2012.Chanu had opened India's medals tally on Saturday as she bagged a silver in the Women's 49kg category at Tokyo International Forum.
The way India is playing, they will finish at podium, says hockey legend Ashok Kumar
Former Indian hockey player Ashok Kumar wants the Men In Blue to bring the gold medal back to the country in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. The Asian side has not claimed a medal in the Summer Olympics since 1980 and the Manpreet Singh-led squad is looking to end the 41-year-old medal drought. Carrying the hopes of an entire nation, the Indian men's hockey team lived up to the billing with a scintillating 3-1 win against Great Britain in the quarter-finals on Sunday.
India's schedule on Monday
Medal hopes for India
India's hopes of a maiden athletics medal at the Olympics on Kamalpreet Kaur who will be in action in the women's discus throw final on Monday. Indian women's hockey team will be up against Australia in the quarterfinal
