Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 10 Live: PV Sindhu bags India's second medal, Men's hockey team advance to semis

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Tokyo Olympics Day 10 Highlights: PV Sindhu wins bronze, men’s hockey team to semis

Why a medal at Tokyo Olympics will revolutionize Indian hockey

In another impressive outing, reigning badminton World Champion PV Sindhu defeated China’s He Bingjiao to win the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. With the victory, she also became the first-ever Indian female athlete to win consecutive Olympic medals. Read full match report here.

PV Sindhu wins bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020

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7:00 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: INDIAN HOCKEY TEAM QUALIFIES FOR SEMI FINAL AS THEY BEAT GREAT BRITAIN. FIRST TIME IN 41 YEARS INDIA HAVE QUALIFIED FOR SEMI FINAL AT THE OLYMPICS.

WHAT A DAY FOR INDIAN HOCKEY!!!! Team India has reached the semi-finals of Tokyo 2020. This is India’s first victory over Great Britain at the Olympics for the first time since 1972. The Indian team didn’t win a single penalty corner in the match.

They had to dig deep for the majority of the second half, but ultimately gets the job done. P.R. Sreejesh with a memorable performance for India. The goals for India were scored by Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh and Hardik Singh. Elation for India. All smiles in the Indian dressing room now. Tears of joy in the eyes of the players and the coaches. India will now face Belgium in the semifinals.

Full Time: India 3-1 Great Britain

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Great Britain takes a video referral, which is rejected. However, it is unlikely that they will go on to score two goals in the last minute.

6:56 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: Only 1.20 minutes remaining. Meanwhile, Great Britain has taken off their goalkeeper Ollie Payne and India go and strike the post shortly.

Score: India 3-1 Great Britain

6:53 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: GOALLLLLLLL!! Hardik Singh scores. That goal should see India through to the semi-finals. A swift move to the pitch saw Hardik with the shot. His first shot was blocked but he made no mistake with his second attempt.

Score: India 3-1 Great Britain

All India needs to do now is to see out this game. The pressure from Great Britain has been relentless in this last quarter.

6:51 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: Only 5 minutes remaining. India will have to play next 3.5 minutes with 10 men.

P.R. Sreejesh has been immense today. He goes down and is taking a breather now. India needs to keep their calm for the last five minutes.

Score: India 2-1 Great Britain

6:48 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: A yellow card is shown to Manpreet Singh. Poor refereeing. This could be a game-changing decision.

Score: India 2-1 Great Britain

6:48 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: A goal for India will relieve the pressure. However, India hasn’t been able to penetrate the circle for a long time now.

Score: India 2-1 Great Britain

6:46 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: India need to keep more possessions as GB is putting a lot of pressure on Indian defence.

Score: India 2-1 Great Britain

The British team is piling on the pressure here. Can the Indian team hold on? However, they should also try and move higher up the pitch.

6:44 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: Seventh Penalty corner for GB. P.R. Sreejesh with another save. What would Team India do without him in goal? What a player!

Score: India 2-1 Great Britain

6:40 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: Sixth penalty corner for GB. Great Britain wastes another penalty corner. Amit Rohidas plays his role as a first rusher and Sreejesh as usual with a crucial save.

Score: India 2-1 Great Britain

This will be a real test of the Indian team’s nerves. There have been talks of India’s improved mental strength under Graham Reid. All that will be put to test here.

6:38 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: The last quarter begins. A pivotal 15 minutes coming up!

Score: India 2-1 Great Britain

6:36 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: Goal, Great Britain scores. The third quarter comes to an end. Great Britain pull one back right towards the end of that quarter. The ball hits Surender and Sreejesh before flying into the back of the net.

Score: India 2-1 Great Britain

6:34 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: Another penalty corner for Great Britain. India defended well but GB reviewed it and get one more Penalty corner. The Britishers are ending the third quarter with a flurry of penalty corners. India needs to be very cautious.

Score: India 2-0 Great Britain

6:31 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: Penalty corner for Great Britain.

Liam Ansell and Jack Waller with a one-two in the edge of the circle. They need to do something more to break down this Indian defence. Shortly afterwards, P.R. Sreejesh makes a close range save. But the British team couldn’t take advantage of the penalty corner. Surender Kumar with some crucial defending.

Score: India 2-0 Great Britain

6:30 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: Shamsher Singh with a neat trap just outside the circle. But the British team defends it comfortably.

Score: India 2-0 Great Britain

6:27 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: Back to hockey! Five minutes of the third quarter to go. The scoreline remains the same.

Score: India 2-0 Great Britain

6:25 PM Athletics Men’s 100M Final: Italy's Lamont Jacobs is the new Men's 100m Gold medallist. What a moment for the Italians!!!

6:23 PM Athletics Men's 100M Final: A false start and United States' runner Zharnel Hughes is disqualified. A very unfortunate turn of events for the American.

6:20 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final:Mandeep Singh with an attack in the first minute of the second half. But, to no avail. Rupinder Pal Singh has been shown a green card after that. They need to keep their discipline intact.

Score: India 2-0 Great Britain

6:17 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: The second half begins at the Oi Hockey Stadium. With the match being played under the lights, it will be beneficial because of the high humidity in Tokyo. We’re expecting similar kind of intensity in the remaining two quarters.

Score: India 2-0 Great Britain

The Indian team has one foot in the semi-finals now. They are now edging ever closer to ending the medal drought. Read our analysis of why the Indian men’s hockey team can end the drought in Tokyo. Read here.

The first half ends. India didn’t win any penalty corner in this match so far. Both the Indian goals have come because of the Britishers’ sloppy defence. A high intensity clash so far. More of the same please. HT: IND 2-0 GBR

6:07 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: India is looking to unsettle the British defence with aerial balls up the pitch occasionally. The main focus is to just see out this half now.

Score: India 2-0 Great Britain

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6:03 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final:  Gurjant Singh with some good defending high up the pitch. Four man press for India here. Pretty impressive, but they need to keep up the same intensity in this match.

Score: India 2-0 Great Britain

6:01 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: Team India is a man down now. Dilpreet Singh has been shown a green card.

Score: India 2-0 Great Britain

5:58 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final:  The two teams have had similar number of circle penetrations so far. Chris Griffiths was unable to get to the ball there or else that could have been a big trouble for India. However, they breathe a big sigh of relief!

Score: India 2-0 Great Britain

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What a moment to be alive! 😭❤️ India's 🇮🇳 PV Sindhu becomes the first ever female athlete from the country to win back-to-back Olympics medals as she beat China's 🇨🇳 He Bingjiao in women's badminton Bronze medal match!

She has dominated the match from start to finish. Despite Bingjiao fightback, she was simply the better player in this encounter. Second Olympic medal for the Indian shuttler.

Score: Sindhu 21-13 21-15 He Bingjiao

5:54 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Sindhu can smell the Bronze now!!! The Indian shuttler is a point away from her second Olympic medal

5:53 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Every time Bingjiao has tried to control the pace of the game, Sindhu has shown her experience to break the rhythm. She has not allowed the Chinese to settle.

Score: Sindhu 21-13 18-15 He Bingjiao

5:52 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: GOOOALLLLLL!! Gurjant Singh scores. That was very similar to the first goal. Another turnover for Great Britain in deep defence and India punish them mercilessly.

Score: India 2-0 Great Britain

5:51 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: It has been a very equal second game with both shuttlers trying to up the ante. Sindhu has had the lead but Bingjiao has shown her quality by closing the gap.

Score: Sindhu 21-13 17-14 He Bingjiao

5:50 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: Great Britain with all the possession but India with all important goal as first quarter comes to end. That was breathless! No penalty corners for India in this match so far. But it is them who have the lead. Good start so far!

Score: India 1-0 Great Britain

5:48 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: P.R. Sreejesh with a very good save there. The shot-stopper has been in fine form in Tokyo so far. End to end action here!

Score: India 1-0 Great Britain

5:47 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Bingjiao has shown great mental strength to come from behind. But it is still Sindhu's game to lose

Score: Sindhu 21-13 14-11 He Bingjiao

5:46 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: The British team has had more possession so far, but India wouldn’t mind that. The Indians have defended very well so far. However, India has lost their referral due to some poor judgement by Gurjant Singh.

Score: India 1-0 Great Britain

5:44 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Bingjiao is now looking to close the gap. She has the momentum on her side.

Score: Sindhu 21-13 11-10 He Bingjiao

5:42 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: It is getting closer and closer with every point. Bingjiao is coming from behind and has the momentum in her favour. Sindhu would want to take charge again.

Score: Sindhu 21-13 11-8 He Bingjiao

5:40 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Sindhu has not allowed Bingjiao to play her natural game. The Chinese shuttler now is looking to take more initiative in the second game

Score: Sindhu 21-13 10-7 He Bingjiao

5:39 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: GOOOALLLLLL!! Dilpreet Singh scores. A sloppy giveaway allows the Indian team a run at goal, and Dilpreet found himself in space for an easy finish.

Score: India 1-0 Great Britain

5:38 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: The Indian players are pressing higher up the pitch. However, the British team is swift in their attacks going forward. One of the biggest strengths of Danny Kerry’s side is their good fitness levels.

Score: India 0-0 Great Britain

5:36 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: The first penalty corner goes to Great Britain. However, the first rusher does his job for the Indian defence. Team India needs to be cautious of these situations.

5:35 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Is this a shift in balance? Bingjiao has shown some positivity in her play by winning the last couple of points. Still the lead is with Sindhu.

Score: Sindhu 21-13 7-5 He Bingjiao

5:33 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: A slip by David Ames gifted possession to India. However, there were not enough bodies in attack for India. That was a counter attack straightaway.

5:32 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Dominance from Sindhu, she is making Bingjiao work very hard for each point. The Chinese shuttle has looks very timid.

Score: Sindhu 21-13 5-2 He Bingjiao

5:31 PM Hockey Men’s Quarter final: We’re underway at the Oi Hockey Stadium for this eagerly anticipated encounter between India and Great Britain. This is the moment the entire country has been waiting for! Can the Indian team rise up to the occasion?

5:30 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Second game starts with Sindhu again taking the initiative. Bingjiao needs to up the ante or she will end her Tokyo Olympics campaign empty handed.

Score: Sindhu 21-13 3-1 He Bingjiao

5:28 PM Hockey Men's Quarter final: National anthem over as match set to start.

5:25 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Sindhu takes the first game in this crucial Bronze medal match.

It was all Sindhu from start to finish. The Indian shuttler dictated terms largely through the first game and apart from a mini comeback from Bingjiao, she did not have that much impact on the game.

Score: Sindhu 21-13 He Bingjiao

5:23 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Starting from her court coverage to her netplay it has been all Sindhu in the first game. Bingjiao has shown glimpses of her brilliance but she really needs to up the ante to have any chance of turning this set around.

Score: Sindhu 18-12 He Bingjiao

5:20 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Sindhu is asking all the questions and the Chinese shuttler has failed to come up with the answers and the first set is almost going out of Binjiao's reach.

Score: Sindhu 16-10 He Bingjiao

5:19 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Sindhu is dictating the pace and making Bingjiao run all across the court. It has worked really well for the Indian shuttler.

Score: Sindhu 14-9 He Bingjiao

5:16 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Sindhu is looking to control the rallies and put pressure on Bingjao. We have already seen her exceptional smash once or twice. But she really needs to avoid those unforced errors.

Score: Sindhu 11-8 He Bingjiao

5:14 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: There is not much to separate the two shuttlers. But Sindhu in the last couple of points has again taken the lead.

Score: Sindhu 9-8 He Bingjiao

5:11 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: After a very subdued start, Bingjiao comes back into the game. The Chinese shuttler comes from behind to take the lead

Score: Sindhu 5-6 He Bingjiao

5:08 PM Badminton Women’s Bronze Medal Match: Sindhu starts this game in same manner as she did in the semi final.

Sindhu has taken a 5-2 lead over Bingjiao as she looks to dominate the pace of the rallies.

Score: Sindhu 5-2 He Bingjiao

5:03 PM Badminton Women's Bronze Medal Match: We are underway for the Women's Bronze medal match!! Sindhu takes the early lead.

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4:56 PM Badminton Women's Bronze Medal Match: Sindhu's road to semifinals was pretty tough as she defeated Mia Blichfeldt in the round of 16. She then got the better of Akane Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals before losing out against Tai Tzu-ying.

4:54 PM Hockey: In their most recent tour of Europe in March this year, India had faced off with Great Britain in two games where they drew 1-1 in the first game and beat Great Britain 3-2 in the second. India Skipper Manpreet Singh, however, did not read too much into those results and said, “It was good to play Great Britain in Europe which helped us gain better understanding of how this team has been playing in recent times. But they can be a dark horse at the Olympics, and we really need to play our A Game against them.” 

He further added, “It was pleasing to score three field goals in the match against Japan. We were creating opportunities in the previous matches, but we were not converting, so it was nice to do that on Friday. I think we have been doing well with the PCs. Again, I want to reiterate that we need to do well in all departments to get the better of Great Britain. We have been building our momentum and obviously tomorrow night we need to continue that.” 

4:52 PM Hockey: Taking on Great Britain who have two wins, two draws and a loss from their Pool B encounters, the Indian Men’s Hockey Chief Coach expressed confidence in his team’s ability to get the better of their opponent on Sunday. He said, “To be honest, facing any of the four European teams who have come directly from the Euro Championships was always going to be a difficult Quarter Final game, but I think it really matters on which one you get. But probably Great Britain are the ones we are comfortable with and very confident with. I think if we play the way we know that we can, then definitely victory is possible.” 

4:50 PM Hockey: The Indian men's hockey team is all set to take on Great Britain in the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics.

The Men in Blue began their campaign with a hard fought win over New Zealand. This was followed by a heavy loss to Australia in the next match. However, the Manpreet Singh-led side bounced back to win the following pool matches against Spain, defending champions Argentina and hosts Japan.

The Indian team now has the opportunity to reach the Olympics semi-finals for the first time since 1980. Standing in between India and a semi-final spot is a rather inconsistent Great Britain team. Can Graham Reid's boys write a new chapter in the resurgence of Indian hockey ?

4:49 PM Badminton Bronze Medal Match: After losing the semi-finals against Tai Tzu-ying yesterday, all is not lost for PV Sindhu. She will look to pick herself up in the Bronze medal match against China's He Bingjiao and end her Tokyo Olympics campaign on a high note.

4:42 PM Boxing: Earlier in the day, Indian heavyweight boxer Satish Kumar crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics. He lost his quarterfinal bout 0-5 against World No. 1 Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan. Satish's performance was commendable as he played despite getting injured in his first Olympic bout.

4:35 PM Golf - Men's Individual: Udayan Mane ends his 2020 Olympics journey at rank 56. Senior pro Anirban Lahiri finished his campaign at T42. Both players lost their positions on the final day with below par performances.

We move on to the Women's event, with all eyes of Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar.

4:30 PM Indian shuttler PV Sindhu is all set to play in the bronze medal match on day 10 of the Tokyo Olympics. She is facing He Bingjiao of China for the medal. If she manages to beat the Chinese shuttler, she will be winning the bronze medal in women’s badminton in Tokyo Olympics.

Elsewhere, all eyes will be on the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey between India and Great Britain. India’s medal hopes are rising in the event after Graham Reid’s men displayed some impressive performances in the Pool A fixtures. They come into this game with better form, after collecting 12 points from five games.

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On the other hand, Great Britain had a mediocre outing in the Pool B matches. They secured two wins, two draws and a defeat, finishing third with eight points. The winner of this match will play either Belgium or Spain in the semi-final. 

4:15 PM Hello and welcome to Khel Now’s live updates of Day 10 of the Tokyo Olympics.

Tokyo Olympics Day 10 will witness several high-profile Indian athletes in action. On Saturday, the Indian women’s hockey team picked up victory, while young sensation Kamalpreet Kaur qualified for the finals. However, medal hopefuls Atanu Das, Amit Panghal and Pooja Rani bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics.

On Sunday, several Indian athletes will be seen at Tokyo 2020. P.V. Sindhu and the Indian men's hockey team will be seen in action in their respective events.

Day 10 Full Schedule

Golf – Men’s Individual Stroke Play

Equestrian – Eventing cross country team and individual

Boxing – Men’s Heavyweight: Satish Kumar Vs Bakhodir Jalolov (Quarterfinal)

Badminton – Women’s singles: P.V. Sindhu Vs He Bingjiao (Bronze medal match)

Men’s Hockey – India Vs Great Britain (Quarterfinal)

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