India at Tokyo Olympics Day 15 LIVE: Bajrang Punia thrashed by Aliyev Haji , Heartbreak for women’s hockey team- Follow LIVE Updates- India’s Bajrang Punia lost the semifinal against Azerbaijan’s Aliyev Haji 12 -5 in the Semifinals of 65kg category. Aliyev Haji dominated the bout from the first round. After the India men’s hockey team clinched their first medal at the Olympics in 41 years, the Women Hockey team have to wait longer for their 1st Olympic medal after they faced a 4-3 defeat against Great Britain. Seema Bisla has lost the opening bout. Follow all LIVE Updates from Tokyo Olympics on InsideSport.co
India at Tokyo Olympics Day 15 Full Schedule, Match Timings & LIVE Updates
@5:25PM – NEERAJ Chopra JAVELIN THROW Finals: Entire India & the INDIAN Athletics contingent will now look forward to JAVELIN FINALS scheduled for SATURDAY. India’s big medal hope Neeraj Chopra will be seen in action at the event and is favorite to win a medal – Follow all LIVE Updates on InsideSport.co
India at Tokyo Olympics Athletics- Neeraj Chopra Javelin FINALS LIVE.
Tokyo Olympics Athletics LIVE: India’s Men’s 4x400m relay team breaks Asian Record but fails to enter Finals: In a major disappointment for the Indian Athletics, India’s 4×400 M team comprising Amoj Jacob, Naganathan Pandi, Arokia Rajiv, Nirmal Tom Noah, Muhammed Anas Yahiya managed breaking the Asian Record in the HEAT but still failed to make to the Finals of the event. India came 4th in their heat behind Poland, Jamaica & Belgium with a timing of 3:00:25. Other Indian participants for India on the day in Walking events disappointed – Follow LIVE Updates from Tokyo Olympics on InsideSport.co
@16:50: India at Tokyo Olympics –
- ATHLETICS 5:07 PM: Last event of the day coming for India – i.e Men’s 4x400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2 (Amoj Jacob, Naganathan Pandi, Arokia Rajiv, Nirmal Tom Noah, Muhammed Anas Yahiya) – Follow all LIVE Updates
@15:11: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Haji Aliyev (Azerbaijan) dec. Bajrang Punia (India), 12-5
ROUND 2 STARTS – Haji leads Bajrand 11-5
- 11-5 now for Azerbaijan
- Aliyev takes another one / now score is 9-5
- 3-8 for Bajrang – can some magic be weaved / 1.30 still left
- Not looking good for the Indian champion here
- This is getting one-sided for Aliyev
- Bajrang completely under pressure
- Bajrang needs to do something special here
@15:10: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia’s trails Haji Aliyev 5-9 in the semifinal bout
@15:02: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia’s trails Haji Aliyev 1-4 in the semifinal bout
ROUND 1 Starts
- Haji attacking Bajrang’s leg – he got what he wanted, leads 2-1
- Can Indian score the 1st point?
- Punia looking more sure on his footwork
- 1 minutes into the fight and both wrestlers yet to make decisive move
- 65kg semifinals LIVE
- Haji Alivyev is out 1st and now Bajrang Punia is out on the mat
@14:43: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia’s biggest test in Semifinals coming UP LIVE @ 2.45 PM
🇮🇳 wrestler @BajrangPunia will take on #AZE Haji Aliyev in Men’s Freestyle 65 Kg Semifinal in a few minutes. It’s going to be an exciting match, so stay tuned for updates and don’t forget to #Cheer4India#TeamIndia #Wrestling #Olympics #Tokyo2020
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 6, 2021
@14:39:Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: After 20kms into the Women’s 20kms Race Walk
Priyanka Goswami – 17th
Bhawna Jat – 32nd
@14:24: Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: After 18kms into the Women’s 20kms Race Walk
Priyanka Goswami – 17th
Bhawna Jat – 31st
@14:13: Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: After 16kms into the Women’s 20kms Race Walk
Priyanka Goswami – 17th
Bhawna Jat – 31st
@14:06: Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: After 14kms into the Women’s 20kms Race Walk
Priyanka Goswami – 15th
Bhawna Jat – 32th
@14:04: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE – Bajrang Punia vs Haji Aliyev (AZE): Big Semifinals coming in for 65kg weight category @ 2.45PM – Bajrang has looked very uncomfortable and unconvincing in 2 bouts he has played today in morning – despite of that he is in Semifinals and just a step away from securing 1 more medal for India – Follow all LIVE Updates on InsideSport.co – Bajrang Punia vs Haji Aliyev Semifinals LIVE: Catch Tokyo Olympics Wrestling…
@14:00: Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: After 12kms into the Women’s 20kms Race Walk
Priyanka Goswami – 10th
Bhawna Jat – 33rd
@13:50: Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: After 10kms into the Women’s 20kms Race Walk
Priyanka Goswami – 09th
Bhawna Jat – 35th
@13:43:Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: After 8kms into the Women’s 20kms Race Walk
Priyanka Goswami – 1st
Bhawna Jat – 43rd
@13:30: Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: After 6kms into the Women’s 20kms Race Walk
Priyanka Goswami – 3rd
Bhawna Jat – 33rd
@13:24: Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: After 4kms into the Women’s 20kms Race Walk
Priyanka Goswami – 4th
Bhawna Jat – 28th
@13:12: Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: After 10 minutes, Priyanka Goswami is right up there in the leading pack of the Women’s 20km Race Walk. Bhawna Jat is a little ways behind
@13:02: Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: Women’s 20km race walk final is underway. India’s Priyanka Goswami and Bhawna Jat are part of it.
Dont forget to #Cheer4India Priyanka G. and Bhawna J. are competing in Women’s 20 Race Walk! Go girls 😎🙌🏻🇮🇳 #Tokyo2020 #RaceWalk pic.twitter.com/8YzRpske2A
— Omkar Naikwad (@NaikwadOmkar) August 6, 2021
@12:25 PM: Tokyo Olympics Athletics: Priyanka Goswami, Bhawna Jat live in action @1 PM for women’s 20km walk. Follow the action live here
🇮🇳 athlete @Priyanka_Goswam is all set to participate in 20Km Race Walk event at #Tokyo2020
Watch this space for updates and don’t forget to #Cheer4India#Athletics #Olympics #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/tHybDinxLb
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 6, 2021
@12:02 PM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey:
Jharkhand | I used to accompany Salima to hockey matches. I taught her the sport with bamboo stick. She was in school when she got selected to play for Ranchi team. She lost but we’re happy about her achievement: Women hockey player Salima Tete’s father Sulakshan Tete pic.twitter.com/lbxtsYtCFe
— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2021
@10:53AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Aditi continues the impressive performance & finishes the day at 3 under Par. Scores | R1 – 67, R2 – 66, R3 – 68
She is currently in the second position at the end of Day3.
@10:42AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Par on the final hole of Round 3 for Aditi Ashok, and she ends the day with a nice cushion to third!
When the heat is on, 🇮🇳 @aditigolf delivers.
Ashok has been in the top-two after all three rounds, and a third-round 68 keeps her in 🥈 position.
She’s 12-under and three strokes behind 🇺🇸 @NellyKorda. pic.twitter.com/cDrb1H1CLS
— Olympic Golf (@OlympicGolf) August 6, 2021
@10:31AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Aditi Ashok to come up with a birdie on the 17th hole! She’s in second all on her lonesome at the moment, and perfectly poised for a run at a medal.
@09:58AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia will face azerbaijan’s ALIYEV Haji in semifinals
@09:51AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia shows his class, pins down Iranian to make it to the Semifinals of 65kg
ROUND 2: Bajrang Punia trails 0-1 to Ghiasi Cheka of Iran as they fight for place in the Semifinals, Follow live updates
- Bajrang punia very defensive
- Good right knee hold by the Iranian – but bajrang defends well
- Punia under some pressure
@09:50AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia trails 0-1 to Ghiasi Cheka of Iran
@09:45AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE – Bajrang Punia vs Ghiasi Cheka
ROUND 1
- Very defensive Bajrang Punia is looking, his attacking moves have completely gone for a toss
- Bajrang down 0-1
- Bajrang gripping well – but no point for the Indian
- 1 minute gone without much action
- Both wrestlers trying for a grip
- Bout starts / Hazi Aliyev waiting in the Semifinals
- Bajrang Punia is out on the mat for his Quarterfinals bout
@09:42AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE – Bajrang Punia vs Ghiasi Cheka of Iran in the Quarterfinals. The wrestlers are on the mat
@09:25AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia vs Ghiasi Cheka of Iran: This is big moment now. This is fight to semifinals. Bajrang is not getting much time for rest. He was very unconvincing in his 1st fight – can he turn the table in 2nd?
@09:07AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia vs Akmataliev LIVE: 3-3. Bajrang wins. Time runs out. Bajrang wins because he had the higher-scoring move. So close
ROUND 2
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- 2-3 still for Bajrang
- This is proving to be a tough one – good defense by Punia
- 3-1 for the Indian
- This should be his round – but he is still not very convincing today
- Bajrang leads 3-1
@09:03AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia vs Akmataliev LIVE: The first period ends and just as it was ending, Bajrang got two points to make it 3-1. Vital.
@09:00AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia vs Akmataliev LIVE: Meanwhile let’s concentrate on Punia’s Last 16 contest which will take him to Quarterfinals – Indian needs to be at his best right from the start – follow live updates
ROUND 1
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- Bajrang leads 1-0 on account of passivity
- Very cautious looking Bajrang Punia – no big move uptil now
- World No. 2 Bajrang Punia starts – 22 year old wrestler from Kyrgyzstan
- Meanwhile we must tell you Punia’s Quarterfinal opponent is decided now – it will be little know Ghiasi Cheka of Iran
- ‘I am ready to make my country proud’ said Punia on Thursday
- Punia needs to be on prowl right from the beginning
- Punia hasn’t played Akmataliev before & sometimes new challenge can pose problems
- Bajrang can be seen warming up / confident looking Punia ready to come on mat
@08:58AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: After couple of bogeys on the ninth and eleventh holes sees Aditi Ashok slip down into 3rd place.
@08:54AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Heartbreak for India as wait of 1st Olympic medal continues, Great Britain defeat India 4-3 to win the bronze medal
We’ve seen plenty of images of coaches celebrating an athlete’s victory over the last two weeks at #Tokyo2020. But this is as poignant a scene as any of them. To be able to ignore your own emotions & deal with those under your care is what makes a great coach #Olympics #Hockey pic.twitter.com/Np97Yxv8y2
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) August 6, 2021
Heartbreak. This is very sad see. #Hockey #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/CTyRJfLEp6
— CricketMAN2 (@man4_cricket) August 6, 2021
@08:53AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: My son will definitely bring a medal for India: Bajrang Punia’s father
My son will definitely bring medal for India: Bajrang Punia’s father
Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/FkRlTpnOii#Olympics #TokyoOlympics #BajrangPunia #IndiaAtOlympics #Wrestling pic.twitter.com/HiUxBxwx7N
— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) August 6, 2021
@08:48AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: India lose bronze medal match 3-4 against Great Britain in women’s hockey
What a fightback by Indian girls. They gave everything to game. But sport can be cruel sometimes. Well fought girls. #Hockey #Olympics pic.twitter.com/ksKePIN2dt
— 𝐕I𝐍A𝐘A𝐊 ™ (@NextBiIIionairs) August 6, 2021
@08:44AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Not a good 4th quarter, for almost 7 minutes, India was down to 10 players. They are finally at full strength, 5:20 minutes left
@8:42AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Barjang Punia Wrestling LIVE – Bajrang Punia has got DRAW of his life, hope he takes advantage of it. Neither Gadzimurad Rashidov not OTOGURO of Japan in his half – he should easily make it to the FINALS – Will he? Follow LIVE Updates as he start his 1st Round
@8:41AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia vs Akmataliev live for Quarterfinal spot: Just a bout to go before the Indian champion comes on mat to fight Kyrgyzstan’s Ernazar Akmataliev – His opponent not a big name in World of Wrestling but have beaten some top names like Asian 70kg champion Ilyas BEKBULATOV (UZB) – he should not pose much of a challenge for Bajrang
@08:40AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Aditi Ashok missed the birdie and dropped in points and standing
@08:34AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia starts his Olympics challenge, Bajrang vs Akmataliev starting for place in Quarterfinals
@08:30AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Baldson scores to put Britain ahead, India 3-4 Great Britain, 4th quarter underway
@08:26AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Aditi Ashok is now down by 4 again but leading by 1 to no 3! 11th hole started
@8:25AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia’s 1st Bout Coming Up – India’s Bajrang Punia will kick start his Tokyo Olympics campaign against Kyrgyzstan’s Ernazar Akmataliev – Follow the bout live
@08:23AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Level after 3 quarters, India 3-3 Great Britain, 4th quarter underway
@08:16AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Hollie Webb scores to equalize for Britain, India 3-3 Great Britain, 3rd quarter underway
@08:14AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Seema Bisla lose opening bout, Olympic medal hopes completely dashed
@08:13AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Bajrang Punia is Ready to take Ernazar Akmataliev in 65kg Freestyle 1/8 final in a few minutes
.@BajrangPunia is ready to take on #KGZ Ernazar Akmataliev in 65kg Freestyle 1/8 final in a few minutes
Let’s send wishes with #Cheer4India for his #Olympics debut#Wrestling #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/2GOzi4NI4n
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 6, 2021
@08:11AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Seema Bisla down by 0-2 vs Sarra Hamdi of Tunisia in a bout for place in Quarterfinals.
@08:07AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Aditi After 8 holes in 3rd round, she is a clear 2nd with 12 under par
@08:04AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Hollie Webb scores to equalize for Britain, India 3-3 Great Britain, 3rd quarter underway; India vs Great Britain Bronze medal match
@08:00AM: Tokyo Olympics Wrestling LIVE: Seema Bisla vs Sarra Hamdi of Tunisia LIVE for place in Quarterfinal
Seema Bisla from Haryana begins her #TokyoOlympics2020 in moments from now in #wrestling 50kg freestyle. CMON SEEMA! #HumHongeKamyab
Watch live on Sony TEN 2 📺 #SirfSonyPeDikhega #IndiaAtTokyo2020 #SeemaBisla #Cheers4India #Olympics
— Sony Sports (@SonySportsIndia) August 6, 2021
@07:55AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: “It’s a proud moment for us to see our daughter scoring the crucial goals in the match. We will only pray for the team to bring the medal home…”Jo Bole So Nihaal Sat Sri Akal”, says Gurcharan Singh, brother of Gurjeet Kaur who has scored two goals in the match
“It’s a proud moment for us to see our daughter scoring the crucial goals in the match. We will only pray for team to bring the medal home…”Jo Bole So Nihaal Sat Sri Akal”, says Gurcharan Singh, brother of Gurjeet Kaur who has scored two goals in the match
Score: India 3, GB 2 pic.twitter.com/8WxcYoKJAl
— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2021
@07:47AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Vandana, Gurjit score in quick succession to give India the lead, India 3-2 Great Britain, 2nd quarter underway
@07:43AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Gurjit scores 2 quick goals to draw India level, India 2-2 Great Britain, 2nd quarter underway; India vs Great Britain Bronze medal match, follow live updates
@07:41AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Aditi Ashok is firmly in the fight for the silver medal. Another birdie on the seventh hole.
@07:39AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Gurjit cuts Britain’s lead into half, India 1-2 Great Britain, 2nd quarter underway; India vs Great Britain Bronze medal match
@07:28AM: India at Tokyo Olympics LIVE: Wrestling- Sarra Hamdi (TUN) vs Seema Bisla- Women’s freestyle 50kg 1/8 Final
@07:27AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Rayer scores to put Britain ahead, India 0-1 Great Britain, 2nd quarter underway; India vs Great Britain Bronze medal match
@07:18AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: India 0-0 Great Britain after 1st quarter, 2nd quarter underway; India vs Great Britain Bronze medal match
#Hockey First quarter 🇮🇳 0-0 🇬🇧
It’s been a frenetic opening quarter with end to end action but neither team has been able to break the deadlock.
Come on girls, let’s do this! #HumHongeKamyab
📺 LIVE Sony TEN 3, TEN 4, Sony SIX#SirfSonyPeDikhega #OlympicsOnSony #Tokyo2020
— Sony Sports (@SonySportsIndia) August 6, 2021
@07:17AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Aditi Ashok Gets a Birdie on the 6th Hole. Now at 2nd Position with no other golfers there. She could consolidate her grip on the #Silver
#AditiAshok performing briliantly at the finals of #golf #TokyoOlympics She is bringing the sport the prominence in the country by showcasing her strong grasp on the game. #TeamIndia #IND #IndiaTodayAtOlympics pic.twitter.com/Wz9RjvkoEa
— Surbhi Moudgil (@surbhi_moudgil) August 6, 2021
@7:11 AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: Poor execution and the British turn the ball over. 5 minutes left in the 1st quarter, India 0-0 Britain
@07:00AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: India 0-0 Great Britain, 1st quarter underway; India vs Great Britain Bronze medal match
@06:53AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Aditi Ashok with a birdie on hole 4, and she’s up into second place
That’s #AditiAshok #Golf #Olympics pic.twitter.com/mvRxg9nzBZ
— vikram (@vikram140gulati) August 6, 2021
@06:38AM: Tokyo Olympics Hockey LIVE: India against Great Britain for today’s Bronze Medal match
TEAM NEWS! 🗞️
Our starting lineup against Great Britain for today’s Bronze Medal match. 👇#HaiTayyar #IndiaKaGame #Tokyo2020 #TeamIndia #TokyoTogether #StrongerTogether #HockeyInvites #WeAreTeamIndia #Hockey pic.twitter.com/1DX8PWpwL1
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 6, 2021
@06:29AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Aditi begins the third round with a par on holes 1 and 2, meaning she is currently tied third with Sweden’s Magdalene Sagstrom
@06:09AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Aditi Ashok starts round 3. Aditi is at number 3
@05:47AM: Tokyo Olympics Racewalk: India’s Gurpreet Singh has dropped out of the race
India’s Gurpreet Singh has dropped out of the race after competing for around 35Km as he was cramping due to the gruelling heat and humidity.
At halfway point of 25km, he was in the 49th position with the time of 2:01:54#Tokyo2020 #Olympics
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 6, 2021
@05:15AM: Tokyo Olympics Golf: Diksha Dagar is ready for Round 3 of Golf at Tokyo
.@DikshaDagar is ready for Round 3 of Golf at #Tokyo2020
Continue showing support with your #Cheer4India messages. #Golf #Olympics pic.twitter.com/njMuYXq8cM
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 5, 2021
- ATHLETICS – 2:00 AM: Men’s 50km Race Walk Final (Gurpreet Singh)
- GOLF 5:29 AM: Women’s Individual Stroke Play Round 3 (Diksha Dagar)
- GOLF 5:48 AM: Women’s Individual Stroke Play Round 3 (Aditi Ashok)
- HOCKEY 7:00 AM: Women’s Bronze Medal Match (India vs Great Britain)
- WRESTLING – 8:07 AM: Women’s Freestyle 50kg 1/8 Final (Seema Bisla vs Sarra Hamdi of Tunisia)
- 8:49 AM: Men’s Freestyle 65kg 1/8 Final (Bajrang Punia vs Ernazar Akmataliev of Kyrgyzstan)
- ATHLETICS 1:00 PM: Women’s 20km Race Walk Final (Bhawna Jat, Priyanka Goswami)
- ATHLETICS 5:07 PM: Men’s 4x400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2 (Amoj Jacob, Naganathan Pandi, Arokia Rajiv, Nirmal Tom Noah, Muhammed Anas Yahiya)
India at Tokyo Olympics Day 15 LIVE: Women’s hockey aim for bronze, Gold medal hope Bajrang Punia begins campaign; Live Stream, Scores, Date, Time, All you need to know
Gurpreet Singh will be India’s lone competitor in the Men’s 50km race walk final during the Summer Games. The 37-year-old is currently ranked 104 and qualified for Tokyo 2020 by the world ranking quota. Singh clocked 3:59:42, managing to breach the four-hour mark at the national championships in February this year. The Armyman will face stiff competition from Ukraine’s Maryan Zakalnytskyy, 2018 European champion, local favourites Satoshi Maruo and Masatora Kawano, and 2019 world championship silver medallist Joao Vieira of Portugal, will be in the fray.
Tokyo Olympics live – India at Tokyo Olympics Day 15 LIVE: Women’s hockey aim for bronze, Gold medal hope Bajrang Punia begins campaign; Live Stream, Scores, Date, Time, All you need to know
Both Priyanka Goswami and Bhawna Jat will be making their Olympics debut and will hope to make their mark in the race walk final on Friday. After a disappointing day for the men’s trio in the 20km racewalk, the women will hope to set the record straight when they take off. Jat held the national record by clocking 1:29:54 and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics at the National Open Championships in February last year. However, Priyanka Goswami set a new Indian record of 1:28.45, and qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics winning the Indian Racewalking Championship in the 20 km race.
Athletics @5:07 PM IST: Men’s 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2
Muhammed Anas, Amoj Jacob, Arokia Rajiv, Noah Nirmal Tom and Naganathan Pandi will feature in the Men’s 4x 400m relay Round 1 Heat 2 on Friday. The quartet made it to Tokyo with a fine performance at the Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships, clocking 3:01.89s to win their heats in Patiala. They will hope to capitalise on their ticket to the Summer Games and aim to make it to the finals.
Hockey @7:00 AM IST: Great Britain vs India (Women’s Bronze Medal Match)
India women’s hockey team have had a dream run in the tournament and could clinch their maiden Olympics medal in what is only their third appearance at the Summer Games. Rani Rampal and Co. will take on Great Britain in the bronze medal match and will hope to cap off their campaign with a podium finish. The two played earlier in the competition, with India losing 4-1, as Sharmila Devi scored the Indian eves only goal of the game. The India women’s hockey team will hope to script history and match up the men’s hockey team heroics on Friday and return home with a bronze for their efforts.
World No.1 Bajrang Punia is India’s biggest medal hope and the wrestling superstar will take Kyrgyzstan’s Ernazar Akmataliev in the round of 16. Punia has three World Championship medals to his name and qualified for the Olympics by winning a bronze medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. He is the first Indian freestyle wrestler to win a second world championship medal after he earned a silver in 2018 Budapest, after his first success in 2013.
Wrestling @TBD: Hamdi Sarra vs Seema Bisla (Women’s Freestyle 50kg 1/8 Final)
Seema Bisla will begin her maiden Olympics campaign when she takes on Tunisia’s Sarra Hamdi in the Women’s freestyle wrestling 50kg 1/8 final. The 28-year-old has seen her fair share of disappointments in the past but bounced back in style to book her ticket to Tokyo. She won the bronze medal in the women’s 50 kg event at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships and qualified for the Summer Games via the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Bulgaria. She will be featuring in her maiden Olympics campaign and will be expected to make it past the initial rounds. Her opponent, Sarra Hamdi won silver at the 2019 African Games and has won two silver and two bronze medals at the African Championships.
