India could not add on to their medal tally on Day 3 of Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. While the much-touted shooters failed for the second successive day, London 2012 boxing bronze medallist MC Mary Kom and Rio 2016 badminton silver medallist PV Sindhu made winning starts. Manika Batra advanced with an emphatic Round 2 win in table tennis but the day ended on a poor note when world champions Australia thrashed India 7-1 in a men's hockey pool match. Weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu gave India a historic start by winning a medal (silver) on the first day of an Olympics. (HIGHLIGHTS OF DAY 3 | MEDAL TALLY)
Here's full results of India's activities at Tokyo 2020 on Sunday (July 25).
ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
Pranati Nayak: At the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Pranati Nayak fell short of making the cut for the medal rounds in any of the five artistic gymnastics events.
BADMINTON
Women's singles group play: PV Sindhu vs Ksenia Polikarpova
PV Sindhu began her quest for gold with a 21-7, 21-10 win over Ksenia Polikarpova of Israel in her first match of Group J ( Full report here)
BOXING
Men’s Lightweight (57-63 kg): Manish Kaushik vs Luke McCormack
Manish Kumar lost 4-1 vs Luke McCormack of Great Britain.
Women’s flyweight (48-51 kg): MC Mary Kom vs Miguelina Hernandez
Mary Kom advanced to the pre-quarters after a 4-1 victory in the round of 32 over Miguelina Hernandez Garcia ( Full report here)
India's Manika Batra competes during the table tennis women's singles second round match against Ukrain's Margaryta Pesotska at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. Photo: AP Photo
TABLE TENNIS
Men's singles: G Sathiyan vs Lam Siu Hang
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran crashed out in the second round after getting a Round 1 bye. The 26th seeded Indian lost to to world No. 95 Lam Siu Hang of Hong Kong at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 10-12, 6-11.
Women's singles: Manika Batra vs Margaryta Pesotska
A fighting Manika Batra defeated 20th seed Margaryta Pesotska of Ukraine 4-3 ( 4-11, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7) in the second round at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. ( Full report here)
TENNIS
Women's doubles: Liudmyla Kichenok/Nadiia Kichenok vs Sania Mirza/Ankita Raina
Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina Tokyo 2020 campaign came to an early end. At the Ariake Tennis Park, Sania Mirza-Ankita Raina lost to Ukraine’s Nadiia Kichenok and Lydumyla Kichenok 6-0, 6(0)-7(7), 8-10.
HOCKEY
Men's group play: India vs Australia
India lost 7-1 in their second group match vs world champions Australia (Full report here)
ROWING
Men: Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh in lightweight double sculls repechage
Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh kept their Tokyo Olympics campaign alive with a third-place finish in the repechage round. The repechage race allows boats who didn’t make it to the semi-finals after the heats a second chance to make the last-four cut.
SAILING
Men's laser standard: Vishnu Saravanan
Vishnu Saravanan 14th in first day of qualifying
Women's laser radial: Nethra Kumanan
Nethra Kumanan is 27th in the overall standings after Day 1 of qualifying. (Full report here)
Note: Both Nethra Kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan will take part in 10 qualifying races and have to be placed in the top-10 overall to qualify for the final in their respective categories.
SHOOTING
Men’s 10m Air Rifle: Deepak Kumar and Divyansh Singh Panwar
Deepak Kumar finished 26th and Divyansh Singh Panwar 32nd in the men’s 10m air rifle qualification round. The top eight advance to the final.
Women’s 10m Air Pistol: Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal
Manu Bhaker finished 12th and Yashaswini Singh Deswal 13th in the qualification round. They needed to be in the top eight for a place in the final. (Full report here)
Men's Skeet: Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Angad Vir Singh
Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Mairaj Ahmad Khan were 10th and 25th, respectively after the first day of qualifying in the men’s skeet shooting event at the Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo
SWIMMING
Men’s 100m backstroke: Srihari Nataraj
Srihari has failed to qualify for the semis. He finished fifth in Heat 3 with a timing of 54.31 seconds.
Women’s 100m backstroke: Maana Patel
Maana Patel could not qualify for the semifinals as she finished second in her heat with a time of 1.05.20.
