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What a performance from PV Sindhu and Lovlina Borgohain: Indian athletes shine on Day 7 of Tokyo Olympics!

By TNSCorrespondent, 30 July, 2021
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(This article is authored by Alar, a freelance content writer)

The current edition of the Olympics, hosted by Tokyo, has hit its fifth day on Wednesday and India has sent one of the largest contingents to the Japanese capital with significant participation of women. The Indian contingent has 127 athletes from champions, experienced players, and young talents. In what has become a promising precedent, India has a mix of 56 women and 71 men representing the country. 

Day 7 has shined better for India, amid the disappointments from Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobot (shooters) and Deepika Kumari (archer), with the impressive win of PV Sindhu, the outstanding performance of the Hockey team, and Lovlina's glorious surety of medal for India. As the Olympic games have completed its first week, let's take a look at how the Indian contingent has ended the seventh day of the Olympics.

Today's matches of India:  

  1. Women's Individual Pre-quarterfinals Archery
  2. Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 Heat 2, 400m Hurdles Round 1 Heat 5, Women's 100m Round 1 Heats, Mixed 4x400m Relay Race Round 1 Heat 2
  3. Women's Singles Quarterfinal Badminton
  4. Women's 60kg Round of 16 Bout and Women's 69kg Quarterfinal Bout Boxing
  5. Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 2 Golf
  6. India vs Ireland in Women's Pool A Match and India vs Japan in Men's Pool A match in Hockey
  7. Men's Skiff 49er Race 7, 8, and 9, Women's Laser Radial Race 9 and 10, and Men's Laser Race 9 and 10 Sailing
  8. Women's 25m Pistol Qualification Rapid in Shooting.

List of Indian Athletes Played Today: 

  • Deepika Kumari - Women's Individual Pre-quarterfinals.
  • Athletics:
  1. Avinash Sable - Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 Heat 2. 
  2. M P Jabir - Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 Heat 5 
  3. Dutee Chand - Women's 100m Round 1 Heats.
  • PV Sindhu - Badminton Quarterfinal in Women's singles
  • Simranjit Kaur - Women's 60kg Round of 16 Bout and Lovlina Borgohain - Women's 69kg Quarterfinal Bout
  • Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane - Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 2
  • KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar in Men's Skiff, Nethra Kumanan - Laser Class and Vishnu Saravanan - Laser Class Sailing
  • Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat -Women's 25m Pistol Shooting

Today's Olympics Bites of India: 

It's safe to say that today, Day 7 was an honestly good day for India when we see Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal for the country on an opening day and witness the advancement of the Hockey team to the Quarterfinals with a win of 3-1 against Argentina. 

After men's singles, Badminton Player B Sai Praneeth, and men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy failed to qualify for the knockout stage, PV Sindhu came as a light bringer by brilliantly defended Akane Yamaguchi 21-13 22-20 in a 56-minute quarterfinal. She keeps giving us bright hope continuously as she is marching toward winning the medal without a single defeat in this tournament. 

Lovlina Borgohain, a two-time world championship bronze-medallist ending the nation's long wait for a second medal after Mirabai Chanu's silver after defeating Chinese Taipei's Chen Nien-chin in a split decision and making it into the semifinals. It's so pleasuring to see the Indian hockey women team marked their first win, beating Ireland 1-0 and Men’s hockey team beat Japan 5-3 in their last group match to finish their group at the second spot.

And India was the only Asian country in the 4X400 Mixed Relay event, which made its Olympic debut in Tokyo this time. Of course, India's Mixed Relay team finished 8th in their heats, but they had a season-best time of 3:19.93. At 2 PM, Fouaad Mirza, riding Medicott, completes his Dressage with a score of 28.00 and currently stands 6th in the rankings. and will qualify for the second round of Equestrian.

What's in the store for India on Day 8 - Saturday of the Olympics: 

Our remarkable Badminton player PV Sindhu will next face the winner of the other quarterfinal between Thailand's Ratchanok Inthanon and Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying. And Lovlina stated that now she will go for Gold as there is no pressure on her as she has already secured the medal. We have to patiently wait for Aug 4 to see her semifinal match against Turkish Boxer Busenaz Surmeneli.

We have Individual eventing dressage session 3 of Equestrian as in Day 7 the Indian won an average of 72% from the three judges. It's nothing wrong to say Day 7 was the best day for India. Signing off by subtly hoping that a couple of medals may be possible for India. 

 

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