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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Aussies Thrash India Men’s Hockey Team 7-1

September 17, 2021July 25, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

India lost 1-7 against Australia in their second Pool A match at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics here on Sunday.

Both India and Australia won their opening games and will be looking to consolidate their position on top of their group with a win at the Oi Hockey Stadium for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

India beat New Zealand 3-2 in a closely contested encounter on Saturday. Australia come into the match on the back of a 5-3 victory against hosts Japan. Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace for India against New Zealand and will be looking to add to his tally.

Goalkeeper P R Sreejesh also starred, making some big saves towards the end of the match.

Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Deswal missed to qualify for the women’s 10m Air Pistol finals after finishing 12th and 13th, respectively in the qualification round.

India’s 10m air rifle events came to a sad end. Following the women’s failure to qualify for the final, the men follow suit. Deepak Kumar came in 26th place with a score of 624.7, while Divyansh Panwar came in 32nd place with a score of 622.8 on Day 2 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Meanwhile. Arvind Singh and Arjun Lal have passed for semifinals A/B in Men’s lightweight double sculls.

Indian men’s hockey team will lock horns with Australia at 3 pm IST after winning their first match while Mary Kom’s match will begin at 1:30 pm IST.

India Olympics matches today

Shooting
Events	Indian Participants	Match timings (IST)	Result
10m Air Pistol Women’s qualification	Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal	ENDS	BOW OUT IN QUALIFICATION
Skeet Men’s Qualification Day 1	Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa	ENDS	Angad Bajwa 11th, Mairaj Khan 25th in qualifying Day 1
Men’s 10m Air Rifle Qualification	Deepak Kumar and Divyansh Singh	ENDS	BOW OUT IN QUALIFICATION
Rowing
LWT Men’s Double Sculls Repechage 2	Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh	Ends	Finishes third
Badminton
Women’s Single	PV Sindhu	Sindhu won	21-7, 21-10
Tennis
Women’s double	Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina	India loses	(6-0, 6-7, 8-10)
Sailing
Laser Radial Women Race 01	Nethra Kumanan	SECOND RACE UNDERWAY	Nethra Kumanan finishes at 33rd position in RACE 1
Laser Men Race 01	Vishu Saravanan	11:05 AM	TBD
Table Tennis
Men’s singles	Sathiyan Gnansekaran vs Slu Hang LAM (Hong Kong)	LOST	(7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 10-11, 6-11)
Women’s Single	Manika Batra	12:00 PM	TBD
Boxing
Women’s fly (48-51kg) Round of 32	Mary Kom	ENDS	Wins
Men’s light (57-63kg) Round of 32	Manish Kaushik	ENDS	Loses
Hockey
Men’s hockey	India vs Australia	ENDS	India lose 1-7
Swimming
Women’s 100m Backstroke – Heat 1	Manna Patel	3:32 PM	TBD
Men’s 100m Backstroke – Heat 3	Srihari Nataraj	4:26 PM	TBD
Artistic Gymnastics	Pranati Nayak	ENDS	Finshes 16th

Tokyo Olympics: Pakistan’s Cricket Fraternity Extends Support, Wishes For National Athletes

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

Tokyo Olympics Pakistan national athletes

Pakistan’s men’s and women’s national cricketers have expressed their best wishes for Pakistan’s Tokyo Olympics contingent.

The spectacular sporting event Tokyo Olympics originally scheduled for summer 2020, will have an opening ceremony on Friday after a year-long delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pakistan men’s cricketers Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi and women team’s all-rounders Aliya Riaz and Nida Dar gave their backing and support to their fellow national athletes.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has released a video with messages of the seven men’s and two women players.

Aliya Riaz: “I want to wish good luck to Pakistan’s Tokyo Olympics contingent, please enjoy yourself and give it your best shot, we are all behind you.”

Faheem Ashraf: “My best wishes are with Pakistani athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics, good luck and go well.”

Fakhar Zaman: “I want to wish the very best to Pakistan’s Tokyo Olympics contingent especially Mahoor Shahzad and Najma Parveen.”

Hasan Ali: “My best wishes are with our contingent, please go out there enjoy yourself and give your best, the entire country is backing you.”

Mohammad Hasnain: “My best wishes are with the athletes and officials representing Pakistan in the Tokyo Olympics especially Arshad Nadeem and Bisma Khan.”

Nida Dar: “I am backing the Pakistan contingent to do well in the biggest sporting extravaganza, it is a big occasion for these athletes, we would be giving them all the support they need and would follow their progress.”

Sarfaraz Ahmed: “I want to wish Pakistan’s athletes the very best, my best wishes are with all the athletes especially Mahoor Shahzad, Bisma Khan and Arshad Nadeem, I am sure you all will give it your best to bring glory to the country.”

Shadab Khan: “My best wishes are with all the athletes who are representing Pakistan in the Tokyo Olympics, go well.”

Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Good luck to the entire Pakistan Tokyo Olympics contingent especially Shah Hussain and Talha Talib.”

Pakistan athletes would be competing in 200 metre Athletics, Badminton –Women Singles, Judo -100 Kg, Shooting -10 metre Air Pistol, Swimming 100-metre Freestyle Men’s and 50 metre Women’s and 67Kg Weightlifting.

Pakistan’s last Olympics medal was the bronze the national hockey team achieved in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The last individual medal was the bronze grabbed by boxer Hussain Shah in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Pakistan Contingent (athletes):

Arshad Nadeem –Javelin Throw

Bisma Khan – Swimming 50-metre Freestyle women

Ghulam Mustafa Bashir –Rapid Fire Pistol 25 metre

Gulfam Joseph –Shooting 10 metre Air Pistol

Mahoor Shahzad –Badminton Women’s Singles

Muhammad Khalil Akhtar – Rapid Fire Pistol 25 metre

Najma Parveen –Athletics 200 metres

Shah Hussain Shah –Judo 100 Kg

Syed Muhammad Haseeb Khan –Swimming 100-metre Freestyle Men’s

Talha Talib –Weightlifting 67 Kg

Tokyo Olympics kickstarts with opening ceremony Today

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

The final preparations are being made ahead of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony all set to take place on Friday.

Organizers said the Tokyo Olympics can be held safely, despite calls for it to be cancelled because of sharp Coronavirus rise across the world.

The Olympics will feature 33 sports at 339 events across 42 venues.

🔜 🏟️ Just 🔟 minutes until the #Tokyo2020 #OpeningCeremony begins ⏰ 🎆#Olympics | #UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/FXckQ6DS6j

— #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020) July 23, 2021

What Covid measures will be in place for visiting athletes?

International athletes and support staff are being tested every day. Athletes don’t have to be vaccinated, though International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials expect around 80% will be.

More than 90 people associated with the Games have tested positive so far, including British athlete Amber Hill who has withdrawn from the women’s skeet competition.

Will there be any spectators?

All spectators were banned after a state of emergency was declared in Tokyo on 8 July. It will stay in place until 22 August.

It’s thought there will be fewer than 1,000 people in the stadium for the opening ceremony.

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said she was “sorry to those who purchased tickets”.

On the other hand, Boxing great MC Mary Kom and Indian hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be the flag-bearers at Japan National Stadium.

Last year’s scheduled Olympics were postponed for a year and now the Games are scheduled to take place in Tokyo from July 23, with the Paralympics set to begin on August 24, a month later.

The organizers said that due to the challenging situation of COVID-19 in Japan and other countries of the world, travel restrictions and the spread of a new type of virus, we were forced to make this decision and refund those who bought tickets.

For the first time in history, the World Games were postponed in March last year due to a virus threat, with more than 11,000 athletes from 200 countries taking part.

FIH announces revised schedule for 2021 Tokyo Olympics

July 20, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced the revised schedule for the men’s and women’s fixtures for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.

The Tokyo Olympics, which were to begin on July 24 this year, were postponed till next year due to the increasing cases of coronavirus globally.

“The hockey event was originally scheduled to run from July 25 until August 7, with matches being played at the purpose-built Oi Hockey Stadium in Japan’s capital city, ” the FIH stated on its website.

“Although nothing has changed in terms of the location and overall running order of the matches, the Olympic hockey competitions will now start on July 24 and conclude on August 6, 2021.”

The opening game of the men’s competition will be played between hosts Japan and Australia, while Netherlands will take on India in the opening game of the women’s competition.

The finals for the men’s and women’s competitions will be contested on August 5 and 6 respectively.

India Olympics matches today

Pakistan Contingent (athletes):

What Covid measures will be in place for visiting athletes?

Will there be any spectators?

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