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14:41 Kumanan finishes 38th in race 6
India's Vishnu Saravanan finishes 12th in Race 6 of Men's One Person Dinghy, Laser event. He finishes 22nd in the fifth race of the one person dinghy - laser event
Nethra Kumanan finishes 38th in race 6 of the women's one person dinghy - laser radial event.
14:37 Tokyo records most number of COVID cases on Tuesday
Taiwan's Kuo Hsing-Chun won the gold medal in the women's 59kg weightlifting event at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.
Turkmenistan's Polina Guryeva won the silver medal and Japan's Mikiko Andoh the bronze.
Olympic host city Tokyo reported a record number of coronavirus cases on Tuesday even as athletes continued to compete across the city in the fourth day of the Games.
Tokyo, which remains under a state of emergency, reported 2,848 daily cases on Tuesday, in line with warnings by health experts that seasonal factors, increased mobility, and the spread of variants would lead to a rebound in COVID-19 this summer.
Tokyo's virus cases are counted separately from those reported in the Olympic village. Athletes and other officials who have travelled from abroad to participate in the Games are separated from the public, and spectators have been banned from most venues.
Games organisers have reported a total of 155 cases associated with the Olympics.
14:15 Shooting: China sweep 10m golds in mixed team event
Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the third round of the men's singles tennis at the Olympic Games.
Men's world number four Tsitsipas avenged his straight-sets loss to Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon last month, taking out the American 6-3 6-4 to book a place in the third round.
Tsitsipas attributed his win to improved "concentration and attention levels" at the Games. His Wimbledon first-round loss had come just days after he was beaten in a heartbreaking five-set defeat to top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the French Open final.
Argentina's Diego Schwartzman, who took the court after play resumed in the afternoon, also moved into the third round with a 6-4 7-5 win over Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic.
Japanese medal hopeful Naomi Osaka was eliminated from the women's event. World number two Osaka was downed 6-1 6-4 by Marketa Vondrousova in one of the biggest upsets of the Games.
Earlier, China's Jiang Ranxin and Pang Wei outduelled their Russian
rivals in a riveting contest to secure gold in the 10-metre air pistol mixed
team event at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.
The Chinese pair scored a 16-14 victory against newly minted women's Olympic champion Vitalina Batsarashkina and Artem Chernousov at the Asaka Shooting Range.
Compatriots Yang Qian and Yang Haoran later combined to win the 10-metre air rifle mixed team event, beating Americans Mary Tucker and Lucas Kozeniesky 17-13 in the gold medal match.
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) claimed the bronze.
12:58 China has an unbeaten record in the event,
China's Chen Yuxi and Zhang Jiaqi won gold in the womens 10 metres synchronised platform diving at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Tuesday.
Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell of the United States claimed silver, with Mexico's Gabriela Agundez Garcia and Alejandra Orozco Loza taking bronze.
12:28 Beats defending champion Italian Garozzo in men's foil
Cheung Ka Long beat defending champion Italian Daniele Garozzo to claim the Olympic men's individual fencing title on Monday, also bringing home the first medal in the event for Hong Kong.
The two attacked each other with ferocity throughout the bout, getting their foils entangled frequently. In a swift move that earned an extra loud cheer, Garozzo even reached behind his head to flick his weapon onto Cheung's shoulder.
However, it was Cheung who maintained control, winning 15-11.
Garozzo crouched and hung his head when the match ended, while Cheung broke into a smile and walked towards his coach, prompting the referee to call him back to the piste.
Cheung and Garozzo tapped their foils - the fencing equivalent of a handshake - before Cheung was swept away to savour his victory.
11:39 Boxing: Lovlina advances to quarters
Australia won their third straight match in the men's hockey tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday after putting five goals past Argentina, while Germany powered past Britain.
Hosts Japan earned their first point of the tournament following a 2-2 draw against New Zealand and India defeated Spain 3-0.
Australia, who beat Japan 5-3 and India 7-1 in their first two games, have maximum nine points from three matches.
Earlier, India secured their second victory at the tournament with a goal from midfielder Simranjeet Singh and a double from defender Rupinder Pal Singh, though the game was closer than the scoreline suggests.
11:26 One win shy of a medal
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain moves into the quarter-finals (69kg) after a 3-2 win over Germany's Nadine Apetz in the Women's welterweight Round of 16 tie. She had received 1st round Bye.
Lovlina is now just one win away from a medal.
11:16 She had got a first round Bye
India's Lovlina Borgohain to bout with German Nadine Apetz in the Women's welterweight Boxing Round of 16 match.
She had received a first round Bye.
11:06 Osaka stunned
In other disappointing news coming in from Tokyo this morning, India's mixed doubles tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Sumit Nagal have not made the cut for the draw due to their low combined ranking.
In another stunning development, World No 2, Japan's Naomi Osaka has been knocked out of the Tokyo Games.
She was beaten 6-1, 6-4 by Czech Marketa Vondrousova in an early shock on Day Four of the Games.
10:27 Badminton: Satwik-Chirah ousted
Both Indian pairs Anjum-Deepak and Elavenil-Divyansh have failed to make it to Stage 2 of the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event.
Elavenil-Divyansh finished 12th while Anjum-Deepak finished 18th. Only Top 8 qualify for next Stage.
In badminton, the men's doubles pair of Satwiksai Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have won their final Group match 21-17, 21-19 against the British duo. With 2 wins & 1 loss they finish 3rd in their group and that is the end of their campaign.
10:10 Anjum-Deepak 19th
Shooters Anjum Moudgil-Deepak Kumar and Elavenil Valarivan-Divyansh Panwar are in action now in Stage 1 of 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event.
Anjum-Deepak at in the 19th spot while Elaveni-Divyansh are placed 13th at end of 1st series.
The top 8 qualify for Stage 2.
10:06 Badminton: Satwik-Chirag win the first game
Shooters Anjum Moudgil-Deepak Kumar and Elavenil Valarivan-Divyansh Panwar are in action now in Stage 1 of 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event.
Top 8 will qualify for Stage 2.
The Indian doubles pair of Satwiksai Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have a lead over their English opponents in their inconsequential final group match.
They take the first game 21-17.
Indian table tennis veteran was a while ago, knocked out in the 3rd round match by defending champion Ma Long. He lost 1-4.
09:57 He loses 4-1 in round 3
India's Achanta Sharath Kamal has crashed out of the Olympics after losing 4-1 in the 3rd round singles match against defending champion Ma Long.
Kamal put on a brave effort up until the 3rd game that he narrowly lost and could not keep up and eventually lost 7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 4-11, 5-11.
09:49 The Chinese takes 3rd game
Sharath loses the 4th game 4-11. Despite putting in the effort, Ma Long has been simply dominant. The Chinese takes a 3-1 lead.
India's Sharath Kamal kept up the level of his game, led for a while, but failed to keep up with his opponent's pace as he narrowly lost the 3rd game 11-13.
So close!
09:38 TT: Sharath goes level vs Ma Long
The Indian badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics even before taking the court today!
With the world No. 1 Indonesian pair of Marcus Gideon Fernaldi and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo beaten by the Chinese Taipei duo, world No. 3 Chinese Taipei pair of Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin, the Indians are no more in contention for a spot in the quarters.
Satwik-Chirag face England's Ben Lane and Sean Vendy later today.
09:27 Wins 2nd game
Sharath has won the 2nd game 11-8 to make it one game apiece.
Sharath kept his lead going and even though Long levelled at 8-8, the Indian kept his nerve and his game to go level.
So table tennis action has commenced and it doesn't look good for India's Achanta Sharath Kamal here against Chinese great Ma Long in their 3rd round match.
The Indian has lost the first game 7-11 after putting in a valiant effort.
Note that this is going to be one hard nut to crack for Kamal with Long having a 4-0 head-to-head lead over the Indian.
09:10 Sharath Kamal to take on Ma Long in TT
In latest updates from the pools at the Tokyo Olympics, Alaskan teenager Lydia Jacoby upstaged her 2016 Olympic champion team mate Lily King to win a surprise gold medal in the women's 100m breaststroke on Tuesday.
The 17-year-old pipped Tatjana Schoenmaker to gold, touching in a time of 1:04.95 with the South African 0.27 behind and King in the bronze medal position in 1:05.54.
Jacoby accelerated over the final 25 metres to push ahead of her two rivals, who had been expected to battle it out for gold.
King, 24, currently holds the world record for the event with a time of 1:04.13.
It is crunch time for India this morning at the Olympics -- India's badminton pair of Satwiksai Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty face the World No 18 British duo of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy to keep themselves alive at the Games and advance to the knockouts.
Table tennis veteran Sharath Kamal faces Chinese great Ma Long in his third round tie.
Exciting minutes ahead.
Earlier, the Indian men's hockey team routed Spain 3-0 to register their 2nd win in three games.
India have now climbed to second spot in Pool A with six points from three matches and a goal difference of -2. The top four teams go through to the quarters.
08:27 Up next for India is badminton and table tennis action
After a slightly disappointing start to the day by our shooters, the Indian hockey team have given fans something to smile about.
They rout Spain 3-0 to register their 2nd win in three games.
India have now climbed to second spot in Pool A with six points from three matches and a goal difference of -2. The top four teams go through to the quarters.
India got their men's Olympic hockey campaign back on track with a 3-0 victory over Spain, on Tuesday morning.
India forged ahead through Simranjeet Singh in the 14th minute and added another goal through Rupinder Pal Singh in the next minute after forcing a series of penalty-corners.
Rupinder Pal made it 3-0 from another penalty-corner in the 51st minute, his powerful drag-flick packing too much power and racing through the Spanish defence into goal.
Spain launched an all-out attack in the last five minutes, forcing a couple of penalty-corners, but were unable to breach India's defences.
India beat New Zealand 3-2 in their opening match and were thrashed by Australia 7-1.
08:09 Rupinder scores brace
India got their men's Olympic hockey campaign back on track with a 3-0 victory over Spain, on Tuesday morning.
India forged ahead through Simranjeet Singh in the 14th minute and added another goal through Rupinder Pal Singh in the next minute after forcing a series of penalty-corners.
Rupinder Pal made it 3-0 from another penalty-corner in the 51st minute, his powerful drag-flick packing too much power and racing through the Spanish defence into goal.
Spain launched an all-out attack in the last five minutes, forcing a couple of penalty-corners, but were unable to breach India's defences.
India beat New Zealand 3-2 in their opening match and were thrashed by Australia 7-1.
07:58 Rupinder scores again
India sound the boards again and take a 3-0 lead now.
Simranjeet Singh creates a penalty corner and Rupinder converts.
2nd goal for Rupinder today and India looking good to close the game on a high.
India defending stoically in the 3rd quarter and saved late a penalty corner to maintain their lead as they go into the 4th quarter.
07:28 Shooting: Manu-Saurabh fail to qualify for final
After the heartbreak from shooters earlier, our men's hockey team have started brightly to give us something to smile about.
With Simranjeet Singh (field goal) and Rupinderpal Singh (penalty stroke) on the board, India have a 2-0 lead over Spain going into the 3rd quarter.
Let's hope they defend the score till the final hooter.
07:12 Saurabh-Deswal eliminated in Stage 1
Bad news for India from Tokyo to start off the day with the Indian pair of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary failing to qualify for the 10m Air Pistol mixed team event.
In a pool of 8 shooters, they finished 7th in stage 2 with 380 points.
Abhishek & Yashswini Deswal were already eliminated in Stage 1.
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