NEW DELHI: In a bid to become the first ever Indian boxer to advance to the Olympic final,
Lovlina Borgohain will take on world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey in the 69kg semifinal of the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. The Indian women's hockey team will also look to make their maiden final when they will be up against Argentina in the semifinals.
Following is the complete schedule of Indian action on Wednesday:ATHLETICS5:35 AM: Men's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group A (
Neeraj Chopra) -
Earns direct qualification with a throw of 86.65mGOLF5:55 AM: Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 1 (Aditi Ashok)
ATHLETICS7:05 AM: Men's Javelin Throw Qualification - Group B (Shivpal Singh) -
Fails to qualify for the finalGOLF7:39 AM: Women's Individual Stroke Play Round 1 (Diksha Dagar)
WRESTLING8 AM Onwards: Men's Freestyle 57kg 1/8 Final (Ravi Kumar vs Oscar Eduardo Tigreros of Colombia) -
Wins his Round of 16 and quarterfinal matches to progress to the semis8 AM Onwards: Women's Freestyle 57kg 1/8 Final (Anshu Malik vs Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus) -
Loses her Round of 16 match, but can become eligible to wrestle in the repechage if Iryna Kurachkina makes it to the final8 AM Onwards: Men's Freestyle 86kg 1/8 Final (
Deepak Punia vs Ekerekeme Agiomor of Nigeria) -
Wins his Round of 16 and quarterfinal matches to progress to the semisBOXING11:00 AM: Women's Welter (64-69kg) Semifinal 1 (Lovlina Borgohain vs Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey)
HOCKEY3:30 PM: Women's Semi-final (India vs Argentina)