Tokyo Olympics Live News Updates: Indian archer Deepika Kumari through to quarterfinals after beating Russia’s Ksenia Perova – The Economic Times
Locked 5-5 after the regulation five-setter, the 27-year-old Indian held her nerves in the shoot-off to deliver a perfect 10, hitting the bull’s eye, to topple the Russian, a team silver medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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A teary end to the glittering career of Mary Kom
Mary Kom, a 38-year-old mother from Manipur who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics, went down fighting to No.3 seed Ingrit Valencia of Colombia by a 3:2 split verdict. That brought to an end a glittering career that started at the turn of the century when Mary Kom, who took up boxing after being inspired by 1998 Bangkok Asian Games gold medalist Dingko Singh.
India’s Sable betters own national record in Tokyo Olympics
The 26-year-old Sable clocked 8:18.12 in heat number 2 to better his earlier national record of 8:20.20 he set during the Federation Cup in March.
Japan could declare COVID-19 emergency near Tokyo
Japan’s government on Friday proposed states of emergency through Aug. 31 in three prefectures near Olympic host city Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka, a cabinet minister said, as COVID-19 cases spike to records around the country.
India’s Olympic events for the day
India kicks off its athletics campaign today
For the first time in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, players from the Indian Athletics Team will be in action. Sprinter Dutee Chand, Avinash Sable, M P Jabir will all compete in their respective categories. India will also feature in the 4x400m mixed relay event, which will make its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020. Alex Anthony, Sarthak Bhambri, Revathi Veeramani, Subha Venkatesan will be in action in the mixed relay event.
Olympic sponsors praise Simone Biles after withdrawal
Simone Biles’ sponsors, including Athleta and Visa, are lauding her decision to put her mental health first and withdraw from the gymnastics team competition during the Olympics. It’s the latest example of sponsors praising athletes who are increasingly open about mental health issues. Tennis star Naomi Osaka found widespread support when she withdrew from the French Open earlier this year.
Greece’s Stefanos Ntouskos wins men’s single sculls gold
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