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Tokyo Olympics 2020 LIVE, Day 11: Tajinderpal throws 19.99m in first attempt of shot put qualification

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 LIVE, Day 11: Tajinderpal throws 19.99m in first attempt of shot put qualification

The men's hockey team, Sonam Malik and Tajinderpal Singh Toor will be in action among many more from the Indian contingent on Day 11 of Tokyo 2020. Agencies

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Aug 03, 2021 - 16:05 (IST)

Athletics, shot put

Attempt 1

Joe Kovacs, silver medallist from Rio, quite close to Romani with 20.81m throw. 

Armin stands at third with 20.50. 

India's Tajinderpal is at sixth (19.99m).

NZ's Walsh throws way beyond qualification mark but the throw is invalid.

Aug 03, 2021 - 15:56 (IST)

Athletics, shot put


Serbia's Armin Sinancevic throws 20.50m to go at the top before Brazil's Darlen Romani throws 21 to topple him. Toor at third.

Here's the standings after completion of first throw from eight shot-putters

Aug 03, 2021 - 15:50 (IST)

Athletics, shot put

Tajinder (19.99m) is the best so far among the shot putters but the world's best still to come. Remember the best 12 go to final. 

Aug 03, 2021 - 15:47 (IST)

Athletics, shot put

India's Tajinder to throw first. It seemed he went beyond 20m mark in his first throw. But it is 19.99m. Quite close. This is a good start.  

Aug 03, 2021 - 15:39 (IST)

Athletics, shot put

All athletes currently warming up before the qualifications in Men's shot put. The shot put being used in the Games has been manufactured in Meerut, UP, in India, say the commentators on Sony Sports.

Aug 03, 2021 - 15:34 (IST)

Gymnastics

Simone Biles has won a bronze medal in balance beam, her first of the Tokyo Olympics.

Biles took a step back midway in Games as she was struggling with twisties? Her decision has been welcomed by the mental health experts all over the world as it could have caused her further damage.

What are twisties How are they caused?

If you want to find these answers, read here.

Aug 03, 2021 - 15:28 (IST)

Athletics, shot put

To qualify in Men's Shot Put, athletes need to throw 21.20m. Toor's Personal Best is 21.49m. Expect him to make the cut. The best 12 go to the final. 
 
Aug 03, 2021 - 15:14 (IST)

India's last event today, so watch out for Toor

Aug 03, 2021 - 15:11 (IST)

Athletics, shot put

In less than an hour, India's Tajinderpal Singh Toor will be in action in the qualifications of the Men's Shot Put. The event starts at  4.45 pm IST.

Aug 03, 2021 - 14:47 (IST)

Artistic Gymnastics

USA's Simone Biles completes a superb routine in women's balance beam final. The crowd and her team give her a big cheer. 

Preview, Day 11: Indian hockey gears up for one of the most important days in recent history when the Manpreet Singh-led and Graham Reid-coached team takes on Belgium in the men's hockey semi-finals early on Tuesday.

The semi-final will be India's first at this stage of the Olympics in 49 years, having last managed the feat at the 1972 Games in Munich. A victory will give then assure them of their first Olympic medal in the sport since Moscow 1980, giving the game that had seen a major decline in the nation since the 1980s a major fillip and could help bring about an Asian resurgence.

The women's team had earlier on Monday scripted a stunning 1-0 win over the powerful Australian team to secure their maiden entry into the last four in the Olympics since. In only their third appearance at the Games after Moscow 1980 and Rio de Janiero 2016, the Rani Rampal-led side have made it to the semi-finals, bouncing back from a disastrous start that saw them lose their first three games of the campaign, including a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Netherlands.

The men's team, meanwhile, have registered four wins on the trot since their 7-1 hammering at the hands of Australia in the group stage, including a 3-1 win over Great Britain in the quarter-final that saw the likes of Gurjant Singh, Dilpreet Singh and Hardik Singh scored for Reid's men. They began their campaign with a narrow 3-2 win over New Zealand.

Aside from the men's hockey semi-final, which begins at 7 am IST, javelin thrower Annu Rani and shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor will be in action in the wee hours on Tuesday. The pair will hope to get India an athletics medal that once again eluded them on Monday with discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur finishing sixth on Games debut with a best throw of 63.70m.

Sonam Malik will get India's wrestling campaign underway later on Tuesday as she takes on Mongolia's Bolortuya Khurelkhuu in the women's 62kg event. Wrestling is one of the disciplines that is expected to add to India's medal tally in the final leg of the 2020 Olympics with Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat key hopes for a podium finish.

You can check the complete Day 11 schedule here.

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