Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 4 Live Updates: Bhavani Devi & Sharath Kamal makes history

Published at :July 26, 2021 at 10:39 AM

Modified at :July 27, 2021 at 10:34 AM

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Tokyo Olympics Day 5 will witness several high-profile Indian athletes in action. On Tuesday, several Indian medal hopefuls will be seen at Tokyo 2020. The Indian shooting contingent has been the biggest disappointment so far. Check out day preview here

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India still has a chance to win several medals in the upcoming days. Let’s take a look at India’s realistic chances of winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, after the conclusion of the fourth day’s action.

Who are India’s realistic hopes for a Tokyo Olympics medal after Day 4?

SUMMARY OF THE DAY: It has been a day in which the Indian contingent have shown fighting spirit, but not much to show for their efforts. The day has seen valiant efforts from Bhavani Devi, Sajan Prakash and the Indian women's national hockey team. However, the archers and shooters continue to disappoint. In table tennis, Sharath Kamal reached a historic third round, with Manika Batra's memorable campaign coming to an end. There were defeats in badminton and boxing as well, with the latter one proving to be a bit controversial in nature. However, the Indian contingent still has several opportunities to increase their medal tally as many medal hopefuls will be in action in the coming days.

7:14 PM Hockey: Goals from Nike Lorenz and Anne Schroder gives Germany all three points. However, it was a valiant effort from the Indian girls. If Gurjit Kaur would have scored from the penalty stroke, things might well have been different. Germany had more of the possession but India showed more attacking intent in the second half. However, the Indian team need to move on from this defeat and focus on their next match. A pivotal clash against reigning Olympic champions Great Britain will be their next assignment.

7:09 PM Hockey: A minute left on the clock now. Score: Germany 2-0 India

7:09 PM Hockey: A minute left on the clock now.

7:07 PM Hockey: Germany is happy to keep the ball in the corner. Some time-wasting tactics.

7:06 PM Hockey: India is back with 11 women on the pitch. However, it looks like too little too late.

7:04 PM Hockey: Five minutes remaining. Germans are just seeing this game out now.

7:02 PM Hockey: Sharmila has been shown a yellow card. India is a woman down now for next 5 minutes.Score: Germany 2-0 India

7:00 PM Hockey: Just 10 minutes remaining.Score: Germany 2-0 India

6:58 PM Hockey: Time running out for India here.

6:57 PM Hockey: Germany miss a penalty corner.

6:55 PM Hockey: Vandana Katariya hits the crossbar. What a performance from her so far! Score: Germany 2-0 India

6:52 PM Hockey: Can India make comeback in the last quarter ? Let us know in comment section or you can tweet us at @KhelNow with #TokyoOlympicsKhelNow. I will share best one here and RT on twitter.

6:52 PM Hockey: The third quarter ends. Score: Germany 2-0 India

6:51 PM Hockey: Anne Schroder has been shown a green card. India needs to take advantage here.Score: Germany 2-0 India

6:49 PM Hockey: The Indians are on the front foot in the match for the first time in the match.

6:47 PM Hockey: The Indians are not going to go down without a fight. Brave effort so far!

6:45 PM Hockey: Neha Goyal with an opportunity in front of goal. However, she misses the ball and hits thin air. India is playing with 10 players as Gurjit Kaur has got green card.Score: Germany 2-0 India

6:44 PM Hockey: 1-on-1 opportunity for India. Vandana Katariya's effort has been saved.

6:43 PM Hockey: Now this will be a massive test for the Indians in the rest of the match. Can they produce a comeback?

6:40 PM Hockey: Goal for Germany! Anne Schroder picks up the ball in midfield and drives on for 20-25m. Poor defending.Score: Germany 2-0 India

6:37 PM Hockey: Gurjit Kaur misses.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:36 PM Hockey: What a moment! India given a penalty stroke.

6:35 PM Hockey: Rani Rampal with a shot and it hits the German defender on goal. India have appealed for a penalty stroke. Pivotal moment in this match.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:34 PM Hockey: Indian women's team awarded their first penalty corner of the Tokyo Olympics.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:32 PM Hockey: The third quarter has begun.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:30 PM Hockey: Meanwhile, you can read what the Indian national team forward Vandana Katariya had to say about their Tokyo Olympics campaign, in an exclusive interview with Khel Now here.

“Tokyo Olympics will be a good tournament for us,” feels Vandana Katariya

6:24 PM: India had conceded five goals in the first half itself against the Dutch. However, this time around they have just conceded one. Signs of progression.

Score at HT: Germany 1-0 India

6:22 PM Hockey: We're into the last minute of the first half.

6:20 PM Hockey: Monika Malik attempts a cross. However, it hits the German defender on top of the thigh. Dangerous play! Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:19 PM Hockey: The Indian team need to settle down, keep some possession. As long as they are just 1-0 down, they still have a chance.

6:17 PM Hockey: India finally enter the opposition circle, but to no avail.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:15 PM Hockey: India has been unable to make any penetrating runs into the German box in the second quarter so far.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:14 PM Hockey: Meanwhile, Dutch legend Teun de Nooijer has been spotted in the stands. He is a part of the German coaching setup.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:13 PM Hockey: India survive.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:12 PM Hockey: Germany awarded a penalty corner. This time there's no doubt about it.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:09 PM Hockey: Good news for India. Their review has been successful.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:07 PM Hockey: Another penalty corner for Germany. However, India has appealed for a review.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:05 PM Hockey: In the first quarter, India defended well. The Germans had superior possession. However, one penalty corner conceded proved to be to0 costly for India.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:04 PM Hockey: The second quarter is underway.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:02 PM Hockey: That's the end of the first quarter.Score: Germany 1-0 India

6:00 PM Hockey: The goal for Germany has come from their captain Nike Lorenz. She drag flicks the ball into the back of the net.Score: Germany 1-0 India

5:59 PM Hockey: Germany draw first blood.Score Germany 1-0 India

5:58 Hockey: Trouble for India. The first penalty corner goes to Germany. They are dangerous from set pieces.Score: Germany 0-0 India

5:57 PM Hockey: Looks like the strategy today for Sjoerd Marijne's team will be to defend solidly at the back and try to hit Germany on the counter.Score: Germany 0-0 India

5:55 PM Hockey: The Indian girls have made a positive start. They will have to keep this momentum against the superior Germans.Score: Germany 0-0 India

5:50 PM Hockey: India pressing Germany in the early stages.Score: Germany 0-0 India

5:47 PM Hockey: Just a reminder of Indian women's team's best performance at the Olympics. They had managed to finish fourth at 1980 Moscow Olympics.Score: Germany 0-0 India

5:46 PM Hockey: We're underway

5:41 PM Time for national anthem. Big match for Indian ladies.

Indian Women’s Hockey Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne expressed that the team has looked at the footage of their match against the Netherlands and noted down the key points they need to work on,

“We have watched the match against the Netherlands together and have spoken about the points we need to improve and we are currently focusing on that. Germany are also a very strong side. If we can be consistent during the whole match then the result will be better.”
Sjoerd Marijne

5:36 PM The Indian Women’s Hockey Team Captain Rani, who scored the only goal for India in their match against the Netherlands, expressed that the team can take a lot of confidence from the way they played against the Dutch.

“We can definitely take a lot of positives from our first match. We played an aggressive brand of hockey, especially in the first half. We created many chances and also capitalized on one chance in the first quarter itself. We were in control for the better part of the match against the best side in the world and that has definitely raised our confidence,”
said Rani.

5:34 PM The Indian Women’s Hockey Team showed a lot of character when they took on World Number 1 Netherlands in their first Tokyo Olympics Hockey match at the Oi Hockey Stadium on Saturday. Even though the national side went down 5-1, they put up a strong fight throughout the match. The Indian Women’s Hockey Team will certainly look to make improvements when they take on the World Number 3 side Germany at the Oi Hockey Stadium on Monday. The German side defeated Great Britain 2-1 in their first Pool A match on Sunday.

5:30 PM Kiran Induri says "I do hope the group shooters will make an impact, also the individual archery players too".

5:11 PM Lets talk to each other. Do you guys think Indian shooters will make a comeback tomorrow and deliver the medal in team event? Let us know in comment section or you can tweet us at @KhelNow with #TokyoOlympicsKhelNow. I will share best one here and RT on twitter.

5:05 PM As we await for the India Vs Spain Hockey match you guys can get today's action recap here. Tokyo Olympics Day 4: Bhavani Devi bows out, Sharath Kamal dominates

4:43 PM Nishiya Momiji is merely 13 years and 330 days old, today she became one of the youngest individual gold medal winners in the history of the Olympics after winning Gold medal in skateboarding. Find out who is youngest gold medal winner in the history of the Olympics here.

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Tomorrow our shooters will have chance to win two gold medals. You can read preview of tomorrow action here.

Tokyo Olympics Day 5 Preview: Indian shooters look to salvage their campaign

4:20 PM Sajan Prakash is out of the 200m butterfly event after failing to make the top 16. He however bettered his Rio timing by 2.15 seconds. He will be in action again on 29th July in Men's 100m Butterfly.

Sajan Prakash in Men's 200m Butterfly at Rio Olympics 2016 - 1:59.37 Sajan Prakash in Men's 200m Butterfly at Tokyo Olympics 2020- 1:57.22

3:56 PM Men's 200m Butterfly: Prakash finishes fourth with a fantastic comeback with timing of 1:57.22. He has a big chance of qualifying for the semi finals.

3:55 PM Half way Sajan Prakash is at 4th place.

3:54 PM Sajan Prakash's heat just started and he is in lane number four.

3:50 PM At the Rio Olympics, Sajan Prakash got to compete in the same event and rub shoulders with his hero Michael Phelps.

“Olympics is a stage for the top athletes in the world. It was a great feeling when I saw him. Because he has done so much for the sport. His achievements are really incredible. I felt really very happy. It was remarkable I got to compete with him in the same event,” said Sajan Prakash exclusively to Khel Now.

3:49 PM While preparing for Tokyo 2020 Sajan Prakash spoke exclusively with Khel Now regarding his preparation. You can read full interview here.

Exclusive: I will not let my believers down, says Sajan Prakash

3:47 PM Prakash, when not making waves in the pool, works as an Inspector in the Kerala Police.

3:44 PM Sajan Prakash will look to improve his heat timing from Rio Olympics 2016. Sajan Prakash in Men's 200m Butterfly at Rio Olympics 2016 - 1:59.37

3:41 PM Sajan Prakash is the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the Olympics with a FINA 'A' Grade. He will be in action today in Men's 200m Butterfly - Heat 2.

3:27 PM Disappointing day for India till now. Later Indian Women's Hockey team will take on Germany around 5:45 PM IST.

3:23 PM Men's Middleweight Boxing Round of 32: The controversial decision in the second round will surely be talked about. That was the turning point of the match

3:21 PM Men's Middleweight Boxing Round of 32: Ashish Kumar loses to Tuoheta by unanimous decision (5:0). He bows out of the Tokyo Olympics

3:20 PM Men's Middleweight Boxing Round of 32: Ashish Kumar looks demoralized and is looking to lose momentum, as the third round completes. We eagerly await the final decision.

3:17 PM Men's Middleweight Boxing Round of 32: A surprising decision by the judges, as they unanimously voted for Tuoheta inspite of Ashish dominating the round. Controversial!!

3:15 PM Men's Middleweight Boxing Round of 32: Ashish Kumar has made a terrific comeback. Quick punches and solid jabs from the Himachal pugilist.

3:13 PM Men's Middleweight Boxing Round of 32: Can Ashish Kumar make comeback in round 2?

3:12 PM Men's Middleweight Boxing Round of 32: A nice back and forth contest from both boxers, but Ashish Kumar loses it 36-40

3:10 PM Erbieke Tuoheta looking more aggressive in the first round.

3:08 PM Men's Middleweight Boxing: Ashish Kumar set to make his Olympic debut Vs China's Erbieke Tuoheta as both boxers enters the ring.

This is the same category in which Vijender Singh won a medal in 2012 London Olympics.

3:06 PM Ashish Kumar is 2019 Asian Boxing Championship silver medalist where as Tuoheta Erbieke finished 9th in the same championship.

3:03 PM We are still waiting for live action in the boxing ring. Ashish Kumar's late father Bhagat Ram Dogra played kabaddi at national level in India. Do you guys think Kabaddi should be there in Olympics? Let us know in comment section or you can tweet us at @KhelNow with #TokyoOlympicsKhelNow.

2:58 PM India's Ashish Kumar taking on China's Tuoheta Erbieke in Round of 32 in men's middle weight category of 69-75 kg.

2:55 PM Thank you Atrayo. Big Boxing bout coming up for India.

Don't go anywhere as Indian pugilist Ashish Kumar will be in action on 15:00 PM IST against China's Erbieke Tuoheta in Men's Middleweight category.

Coming to Table Tennis, India's Golden Lady Manika Batra crashes out from Round 3 after she was completely blown away by Austria's Sofia Polcanova in straight games. Batra was not even allowed to gather any momentum and even the rallies were short as the Austrian paddler knew that playing long rallies is Batra's strong suit. Overall a disappointing match for Batra but overall a very satisfactory outing at the Tokyo Olympics. Final Score: Manika Batra 8 - 11, 2 - 11, 5 - 11, 7 - 11 Sofia Polcanova

Nethra Kumanan started both the races really well, she was in touching distance of the top 10 in both races. She finished Race 3 in 15th position but she failed to keep that up in Race 4, finishing in 40th position.

13:31 PM Table Tennis Women's Singles Round 3: Sofia Polcanova wins Game - 4 and that's that for India's Manika Batra as she crashes out from Round 3. Score: Manika Batra 8 - 11, 2 - 11, 5 - 11, 7 - 11 Sofia Polcanova

13:30 PM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 4: Disappointing end to Nethra Kumanan's day as she ends Race 4 in 40th position.

13:28 PM Table Tennis Women's Singles Round 3: Sofia Polcanova takes the lead with the first five points again. Score: Manika Batra 8 - 11, 2 - 11, 5 - 11, 5 - 7 Sofia Polcanova

13:23 PM Table Tennis Women's Singles Round 3: Sofia Polcanova wins Game - 3. The World No. 17 has not allowed any ground to the Indian, she has completely dominated the match and it looks like she will wrap it up pretty soon in straight games. Score: Manika Batra 8 - 11, 2 - 11, 5 - 11 Sofia Polcanova

13:23 PM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 4:India's Nethra rounds off Mark 5 with a jump of three places. She is currently 41st in the race and 3 minutes and 19 seconds behind the race leader.

13:20 PM Table Tennis Women's Singles Round 3: Sofia Polcanova takes the lead with the first five points. Score: Manika Batra 8 - 11, 2 - 11, 3 - 5 Sofia Polcanova

13:18 PM Table Tennis Women's Singles Round 3: Sofia Polcanova wins Game 2 in an emphatic fashion. She has not allowed Batra to settle. it will be a tough road for the Indian paddler. Score: Manika Batra 8-11, 2 -11 Sofia Polcanova

13:15 PM Table Tennis Women's Singles Round 3: Sofia Polcanova takes the lead with the first five points. Score: Manika Batra 8-11, 2 - 5 Sofia Polcanova

13: 12 PM Table Tennis Women's Singles Round 3: Austria's Sofia Polcanova wins Game - 1. Manika Batra 8-11 Sofia Polcanova

Score: Polcanova 9-8 Batra

13: 08PM Table Tennis Women's Singles Round 3: Polcanova takes the lead with the first five points.

13:05 PM Table Tennis Women's Singles Round 3: Game - 1 starts between Batra and Polcanova.

13:03 PM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 4:Not good news for the Indian fans as Nethra Kumanan falls 11 places and ends Mark 4 in 44th Position. Disappointing performance from the Indian sailor.

12:56 PM Table Tennis Women's Singles: Manika Batra will be in action for her Round 3 match against Austria's Sofia Polcanova.

12:54 PM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 4: Nethra moves up 3 places after rounding off Mark 2. The Indian sailor now holds the 32nd position.

12:50 PM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 4: Not a great start for Nethra Kumanan as she rounds Mark 1 in 35th position. She will look to gain spots quickly.

12: 30 PM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 4: Don't go anywhere as we will bring all the live updates from Race 4 aswell. Nethra will be aiming to finish in the top 10

12: 14 PM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: India's Nethra Kumanan finishes off Race 3 in 15th position!

12: 07 PM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: Nethra falls down to 16th spot after rounding off the 6th Mark.

12:02 PM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: Nethra finishes Mark 5 in 13th position. The Indian sailor is 1 minute and 39 seconds behind the race leader, Line Flem Hoest.

India's last standing hope in tennis at the Tokyo Olympics, Sumit Nagal crashes out after losing his second-round clash against World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev. The Indian never looked settled and though we saw some glimpses of his fantastic forehand, he simply failed to hold his own against the class and quality of the Russian. Nagal loses 2-6, 1-6 against Medvedev

11:52 AM Tennis Men's Singles: So the match has come to an end, a finish that everyone had expected but no Indian wished came true. A class finish by the Russian and closing out the second set 6-1. Final result 6-2 , 6-1 for Daniil Medvedev as Sumit Nagal bows his way out.

11: 50 AM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: India's Nethra packs a solid punch as she moves up several places to round up Mark 4 in 13th position. She will aim for the top 10 now.

11:42 AM Tennis Men's Singles: Medvedev breaks again and goes up 4-1. It's like watching a repeat telecast of the first set ladies and gents.

11: 38 AM Tennis Men's Singles: Medvedev goes 3-1 up in the second set.

11:37 AM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: Improvement from Nethra Kumanan as she jumps up 7 places to finish Mark 2 in 18th position.

11:32 AM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: Nethra Kumanan rounds up Mark 1 in 25th position. She is 51 seconds behind the race leader, Silvia Zennaro.

11:30 AM - Men's Skeet Qualification: Indian duo of Angad Singh and Mairaj Ahmad fail to qualify into the finals. Only top-six athletes were to qualify while Angad finished in 18th place with 120 points and Mairaj finished in 25th place with 117 points out of a possible 125. India's disappointing performance in shooting events continue at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

11:25 AM Tennis Men's Singles: Second set of the match but the same story. Medvedev looks too strong and is holding a lead of 2-0 against the Indian after breaking Nagal's opening serve.

Score: Sumit Nagal 2-6, 0-2 Daniil Medvedev

11: 16 AM Tennis Men's Singles: Medvedev wins the first set emphatically. A 6-2 victory for the Russian. The Indian will have to bounce back quickly if he wants to stay in the match cause the Russian is looking unstoppable.

11:15 PM Sailing - Women's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: Race 3 starts as Indian sailor Nethra Kumanan resumes action in 28th position.

11:08 AM Tennis Men's Singles: Pressure on the Indian as he serves to stay in the set. The Russian is leading 5-1.

11: 05 AM Tennis Men's Singles: Oh Medvedev breaks Nagal again along with shattering the hearts of countless Indian fans. The Russian has gone 4-1 up and is cruising for a 1 set victory.

11:03 AM Tennis Men's Singles: Medvedev goes 3-1 up and is looking strong in the first set. Let's see if the Indian can fight to level the game.

It was a top turvy day for Vishnu Saravanan as the young Indian sailor started off well but was not consistent enough as the races went on. He will finish off the day with 24th position in Race 3 and currently sits in 25th position in the overall ranking. He will hope to resume action tomorrow on a higher note.

10:50 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: That's the end of Race 3 and Vishnu Saravanan end the race in 24th position.

10: 49 AM Tennis Men's Singles: Rough start for India. Nagal has his opening serve broken. Medvedev goes 1-0 up in the opening set.

10:48 AM - Men's Skeet Qualification: Mairaj Ahmad scores 23 points in his fifth round of shooting in the qualification. His final score reads 117 which will not be enough to ensure a place in the finals. Ahmad's scores over five rounds were 25, 24, 22, 23 and 23.

10:38 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: Not good news as Vishnu has dropped down to 26th position as he completes Mark 4.

10: 35 Tennis Men's Singles: Sumit Nagal's second-round game against World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev will be starting soon. Stay Tuned!!

10:32 AM Badminton Men's Doubles: Rankireddy and Shetty have crashed out in the second set. The Indian pair lost 21-12 to the Indonesians

10: 30 AM Archery Men's Team: The Indian Men's Team crash out after losing the third set 56-54! The Koreans are through to the semifinals South Korea 6-0 India

10: 28 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: Vishnu Saravanan in 20th position at the moment in Mark 2.

10:25 AM Archery Men's Team: The Koreans come back strongly as they beat India 59-57 to win the second set. South Korea 4-0 India

10:21 AM Archery Men's Team: The Indians come up with a good response as they score 29 points but the Koreans are equal to the task.

10:18 AM Badminton Men's Doubles: The match between India and Indonesians has reached its second set. With the Indo pair of Gideon and Sukamuljo leading 8-7

10: 18 Archery Men's Team: The quarterfinals match between India and South Korea is underway and the Koreans take the first set 59-54

10:17 AM - Men's Skeet Qualification: Angad Singh scored 24, 25, 24, 23 and 24 points from his five rounds of shooting respectively. 120 points out of a possible 125 in the qualification event.

10:14 AM - Men's Skeet Qualification: Angad Singh finishes fifth round of shots with a score of 24 out of 25. His total score reads 120 points which may not be enough to secure a top six finish.

10:13 AM Badminton Men's Doubles: The Indonesian duo takes the early lead in the game. They did not allow the Indians to impose themselves on the game. Game 2 starts!

Score: Gideon/Sakamujlo 21-13 Rankireddy/Shetty

10: 12 AM Badminton Men's Doubles: It has been a very one-sided game and sadly Rankireddy and Shetty have been on the receiving end.

10:07 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: Vishnu has started really well in Race 3 as he is within 10 seconds of the leaders.

10: 05 AM Badminton Men's Doubles: A tentative start from the Indian duo as they trail 9-14!

10:02 AM Badminton Men's Doubles: Rankireddy and Shetty trail 10-7 in the first set. Nervy start from the Indians.

09: 58 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 3: Vishnu Saravanan is back in action for Race 3 as he starts in 20th position. He would like to improve his performance from the last race. Only the top 10 boats will qualify for the medal event.

09:54 AM - Men's Skeet Qualification: Angad Singh has begun taking his fifth round of shots. Qualification into the finals seems unlikely. Let's hope he finishes on a strong note.

09:53 AM Badminton Men's Doubles: Rankireddy and Shetty are already on the court and the match will commence any moment. Stay Tuned!

Race 2 of Men's Laser is over but we have a lot of action remaining as Sumit Nagal will be in action against Daniil Medvedev whereas the Indian Men's Badminton duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will also take the court against the Indonesian pair of Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo.

09:44 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 2: After dropping down to 29th position, Vishnu recovers well and finishes Race 2 in 20th position. He finished 2:32 minutes behind leader Dukic Milivoj

09:31 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 2: Vishnu drops down again to 18th place. He now trails the race leader by 1: 51 minutes.

09:23 AM - Men's Skeet Qualification: Fifth and final round shots are being taken by the athletes. Indian pair of Angad Singh and Mairaj Ahmad are yet to take their attempts

09:21 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 2: A good start for Vishnu in Mark 3 as he jumps up a few spots and currently sits in 15th position.

09:11 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 2: As we head to Mark 3, there has not been much of an improvement from Vishnu Saravanan. He is still in 29th position.

09:07 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 2: Vishnu Saravanan is currently in 29th position and things are not looking good for the Indian!

Thank You Ajay Anil Kumar for taking us through the events since morning. He will pass on the baton now to Atrayo Bhattacharya who will be the host for the next few hours.

09:00 AM Table Tennis - Women's Singles Round 2: Fu ends proceedings as Sutirtha bows out. It was a routine affair for the Portuguese paddler and the Indian couldn't match her opponent's swiftness or aggression. Well played Sutirtha!!Score Fu Y 11-3, 11-3, 11-5, 11-5 Sutirtha M

08:56 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 2 : Vishnu Saravanan hasn't begun Race 2 well. He is 29th after going past the first mark.

08:53 AM Table Tennis - Women's Singles Round 2: This is looking likely to be a rout. Fu has been dominant from the go and looks likely to make it a straight set victory. End of Game 3 it is 3-0 to the Portuguese.Score Fu Y 11-3, 11-3, 11-5 Sutirtha M

08:49 AM Table Tennis - Women's Singles Round 2: It is all Fu here. Game 3 begins in a similar tone for both competitiors and the Portuguese is making her experience and ranking count.Score Fu Y 11-3, 11-3, 4-1 Sutirtha M

08:46 AM Table Tennis - Women's Singles Round 2: Fu rushes to a 2 game lead. Sutirtha's early resilience is broken and the Portuguese registers 7 straight points to take Game 2. Sutirtha looks rattled and needs to step up quick.Score Fu Y 11-3, 11-3 Sutirtha M

08:44 AM Table Tennis - Women's Singles Round 2: Sutirtha is not looking to have a quiet exit. Game 2 sees her bring the fight to Fu who is 17 years her senior. The Portuguese with a one-point lead.Score Fu Y 11-3, 4-3 Sutirtha M

08:44 AM Sailing - Men's Laser One person Dinghy Race 2 : Vishnu Saravanan is about to begin his second Race of the event after a brilliant 14th place yesterday in Race 1.

08:41 AM Table Tennis - Women's Singles Round 2: Sutirtha has no answer to Fu. The Portuguese has been on another level during Game 1 and takes it with ease. The Indian needs a solid Game 2 to bounce back.Score Fu Y 11-3 Sutirtha M

08:38 AM Table Tennis - Women's Singles Round 2: 42-year-old Fu gets an early lead in Game 1. Sutirtha needs to step up quick to win this set.Score Fu Y 5 -2 Sutirtha M

08:35 AM Table Tennis - Women's Singles Round 2: Fu Yu vs Sutirtha Mukherjee is set to begin. Let's go!!!!

08:33 AM Shooting - Men's Skeet Qualification: Angad Singh has further slipped down to 19th rank while Mairaj Ahmad retains 25th place after more athletes take their fourth round of shots. It's looking unlikely that an Indian will feature in the finals of the Skeet event.

08:31 AM Table Tennis - Women's Singles Round 2: Fu Yu is ranked 55th while Sutirtha is ranked 100 in the world. Can the Indian pull off an upset here?

08:29 AM Table Tennis - Women's Singles Round 2: Suthirtha Mukherjee will be aiming to mirror the heroics of Manika Batra and progress to Round 3 with a win against Portuguese paddler Fu Yu.

08:18 AM Shooting - Men's Skeet Qualification: Mairaj Ahmad scores 23 points after fourth round of shots. His total stands at 94 points, keeping him in 25th place in the qualifications.

08:06 AM Skateboarding - Women's Street : The Women's heat of the skateboarding street event features two of the youngest Olympians in this edition. Rayssa Leal is a 13 year-old Brazilian prodigy and already looks at home in the arena. She is currently placed 3rd in the heats and is going to make an appearance in the final. Home country star Nishiya Momiji is also 13 years old and is placed 2nd in the heats.

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07:50 AM Fencing - Women's Sabre: Bhavani Devi bows out after putting up a brilliant fight. India's fencing debut has turned out to be uplifting and the Indian would be hoping to make her Tokyo 2020 experience count in future tournaments. Manon Brunet progresses to the next round.Score: Brunet 15 - 7 Bhavani

07:48 AM Shooting - Men's Skeet Qualification: Mairaj Ahmad has begun taking his fourth round of shots. He had 71 points after the first three rounds. Let's hope he can improve on his performance! Angad Singh reaches 96 points with his fourth series attempt and needs a strong finish to have a chance of qualifying for the finals.

07:47 AM Fencing - Women's Sabre: The Indian is putting up a brave fight here. She has stayed on her toes and is fighting hard with her superior French rival.Score: Brunet 12 - 6 Bhavani

07:44 AM Shooting - Men's Skeet Qualification : Angad Singh scores his lowest 23 points in the fourth round of shots. Slips to 18th position for now.

07:44 AM Fencing - Women's Sabre: Manon Brunet has the lead over the Indian after a one-sided first period. Brunet leads 8-2 heading into the second period.

07:40 AM Fencing - Women's Sabre: Bhavani Devi begins her second match against Manon Brunet of France

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07:29 AM Tennis - Men's Singles Round 2: Sumit Nagal takes the court for his second match of the Olympics. His next challenge is no scrub as Russian tennis icon Daniil Medvedev, who is World No.2, is his opponent. Nagal is certainly punching above his weight but at this stage anything can happen.

07:23 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Achanta Sharath Kamal progresses!!!! Another nail biter of a game sees the Indian paddler out maneuver his Portuguese opponent and Kamal moves on to Round 3. What a match!Score: A S Kamal 2-11, 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9 Tiago A

07:20 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Kamal has a one-point lead late in Game 6. Timeout called by the Portuguese as his tournament hangs in the balance.Score: A S Kamal 2-11, 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 9-8 Tiago A

07:16 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: It is another neck and neck start here. Both Tiago and Kamal are evenly matched and Game 6 looks to be another nail biter.Score: A S Kamal 2-11, 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 5-5 Tiago A

07:10 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Sharath Kamal wins the crucial Game 5. That could be the game changing moment from the Indian. Score: A S Kamal 2-11, 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6 Tiago A

07:06 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Both players are trying their best to win this crucial Game 5. It is all tied after eight points. Kamal takes a timeout.Score: A S Kamal 2-11, 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 4-4 Tiago A

07:02 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Apolonia ties with a closely-fought victory! Both paddlers are unrelenting and resolute. However, Tiago capitalises on Kamal's error to tie it at two apiece. What match so far!!Score: A S Kamal 2-11, 11-8, 11-5, 9-11 Tiago A

06:57 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Game 4 begins in a more even manner. Kamal seems to have figured out Apolonia after the horrendous Game 1.Score: A S Kamal 2-11, 11-8, 11-5, 4-3 Tiago A

06:51 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Kamal inches ahead. Tiago cannot afford to allow Sharath Kamal an early lead again. The momentum carries the Indian paddler past the line for the second game in a row. 2-1 to the Indian.Score: A S Kamal 2-11, 11-8, 11-5 Tiago A

06:48 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Game 3 starts in similar fashion to Game 2 as Sharath Kamal runs off to a dominating lead. Both players are playing brilliantly here but Sharath seems to be one step ahead.Score: A S Kamal 2-11, 11-8, 5-0 Tiago A

06:44 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: It is tied!! Kamal survives a valiant fightback from Tiago and his early set domination pays off.Score: A S Kamal 2-11, 11-8 Tiago A

06:40 AM Shooting -Men's Skeet Qualification : Day 2 of the qualifiers are underway. India's Angad Singh and Mairaj Ahmed are in the hunt to secure place in the finals.

06:40 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Sharath Kamal answers back in brilliant fashion. 5 straight points to open Game 2.Score: A S Kamal 2- 11, 5-0 Tiago A

06:39 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Tiago runs away with game number 1 as Kamal has no answer to the Portuguese. The Indian needs to step up and needs to do it fast.Score: A S Kamal 2- 11 Tiago A

06:35 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: It is evenly set up midway through the first set. Tiago gains a two point lead.Score: A S Kamal 2- 4 Tiago A

06:30 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Kamal vs Apolonia is set to begin. The Indian paddler would be keen not to repeat the premature exit of Sathiyan G yesterday. Let's go!!

06:27 AM Table Tennis - Men's Singles: Achanta Sharath Kamal is set to take on Tiago Apolonia of Portugal in his Round 2 match-up. The Portuguese is ranked 59th in the world. Kamal would be the favourite here as he is ranked 32nd.

06: 23 AM Archery - Men's Team: India will be facing South Korea in the quareterfinals. The latter would be a much tougher opposition and the trio needs to be at their absolute best to go through.

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06:20 AM Archery - Men's Team: India are through!! Kazakhstan start strong in Set 4 but Gankin shoots 7 with the crucial 4th shot. Das, Rai and Jadhav capitalise on the huge error and bring the team home.Score: India 6 - 2 Kazakshtan

06:15 AM Archery - Men's Team: The Kazakh trio pull one back. Their consistency helps them oust the Indians in a closely fought Set 3. Game on!!Score: India 4 -2 Kazakhstan

06:13 AM Archery - Men's Team: Kazakhstan and India are going at it. After first three shots of the third set, Kazakhstan leads by a narrow one point margin, 29 to 28.

06:10 AM Archery - Men's Team: Set 2 goes for India!! Another consistent performance by the trio, as Kazakhstan are not able to catch a break with repetitive errors.Score: India 4 -0 Kazakhstan

06:04 AM Archery - Men's Team: India wins Set 1!!! Brilliant response from the Indian trio after trailing by two points after the first three shots. Indians shot 55 while the Kazak trio could only manage 54.Score: India 2 -0 Kazakhstan

05:59 AM Archery - Men's Team: Both teams are getting ready and the event is about to get underway.

05:54 AM Archery - Men's Team: Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav will be facing off in the Round of 16 against Kazakhstan trio of Ilfat Abdulin, Sanzhar Mussayev and Denis Gankin. The Yumenoshima Archery Field beckons.

05:46 AM Fencing - Women's Sabre: What a thrilling debut for India in fencing. Bhavani Devi has made a statement with the dominant victory. Her next opponent is Manon Brunet from France. The French fencer was placed fourth in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Brunet is ranked third in the world.

05:42 AM Fencing - Women's sabre: Bhavani progresses with ease!! The Indian makes short work of her Tunisian opponent and clinches victory in dominating fashion to progress to the Table of 32. A promising show that could inspire many Indians to take up the game. Score: Bhavani 15-3 Nadia Ben Azizi

05:40 AM Fencing - Women's sabre: Ben Azizi breaks her duck but Bhavani Devi is running away with this contest. Score: Bhavani 12-1 Nadia Ben Azizi

05:37 AM Fencing - Women's sabre: It is all Bhavani at this point in the contest. Nadia has no answer to the aggression shown by the Indian.Score: Bhavani 8 -0 Nadia Ben Azizi

05:35 AM Fencing - Women's sabre: Brilliant start from the Indian!! Three unanswered points for Bhavani.

05:32 AM Fencing - Women's sabre: Bhavani's opponent Nadia is just 19 years old, 8 years younger than Bhavani. An interesting battle is on the cards. Bhavani Devi's helmet is inspiring for any Indian watching this event.

05:30 AM Fencing - Women's sabre: Bhavani Devi is ready to face off against Tunisia's Nadia Ben Azizi.

05:29 AM Fencing would be followed by the Mens' Team event of Archery. Skeet Qualification's Last 2 series of shots will happen today as well as Sharath Kamal's first Table Tennis singles match. Action packed first half awaits.

05:20 AM An exciting day of Olympics lies ahead for us. I, Ajay A Kumar, will be your Olympic guide for the first leg of Day 4. Bhavani Devi will start the day's proceedings for all Indian fans by being the first Indian fencer to take part in the Olympic games. I, for one, can't wait.

A number of Indian players are in action today.

05:15 AM Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics for the Indian contingent will begin with Bhavani Devi. It will be a proud moment in Indian sporting history when she will take part in the women’s sabre individual event. The 27-year-old is the first-ever Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympic Games. The attention will soon turn towards a decisive day of men’s team archery action. The Indian trio of Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai will take on Kazakhstan in the Round of 16 to begin their campaign.

After that, the Indian duo of Angad Veer Singh Bajwa and Mairaj Ahmed Khan will take part in the men's shooting skeet event. Veteran Indian table tennis star Sharath Kamal will lock horns with Portugal’s Tiago Apolonia in the second round. From one racket sport to another, the focus will shift towards tennis. India's Sumit Nagal will face the challenge of World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles second round. Following that, Sutirtha Mukherjee will face the challenge of Chinese-born Portuguese player Yu Fu in the second round of the women's singles event.

Focus on Indian sailors and racket sports

Vishnu Saravanan will continue his Olympics voyage in the waters of Tokyo, in the sailing men's one-person dinghy. Badminton pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be buzzing with confidence when they face Indonesians Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo in their second Group A contest.

Another Indian sailor in action will be Nethra Kumanan. She will yet again take to the waters of Tokyo in the women's one-person dinghy event. Ace table tennis star Manika Batra will lock horns with Austria's Sofia Polcanova in the women's singles third round. here are high hopes from Indian boxer Ashish Kumar in his maiden Olympics. Kumar will look to get past China’s Erbieke Tuoheta in his Round of 32 clash.

Sajan Prakash will aim to rewrite the wrongs of Rio 2016 at Tokyo 2020 in the men's swimming 200m butterfly category. The day’s action for the Indian contingent will be rounded off by the Indian women’s hockey team. The Rani Rampal-led side had suffered a 5-1 defeat against World No. 1 Netherlands in their opening match. However, it doesn’t get any easier for the Indian girls. In their second Pool A fixture, they will take on World No. 3 Germany.

5:00 AM Hello and welcome to Khel Now’s live updates of Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics.

Tokyo Olympics Day 4 will witness several high-profile Indian athletes in action. It was Arun Jat and Arvind Singh who stole the show for India on Day 3. The duo made it through to the semi-finals in the men’s lightweight double sculls category. On the other hand, Indian sporting icons Mary Kom and P.V. Sindhu began their Tokyo Olympics campaign on a winning note.

On Monday, several Indian medal hopefuls will begin their Tokyo 2020 journey. Bhavani Devi, Ashish Kumar, the Indian men’s archery team, the Indian women’s hockey team and many others will be in action.

Day 4 Full Schedule

Fencing: Women’s Sabre Individual (Medal Event) - 5:30 AM IST

Archery: Men’s Team (Medal Event) – India Vs Kazakhstan - 6:00 AM IST

Shooting: Men’s Skeet (Medal Event) - 6:30 AM IST

Table Tennis Men’s Singles: Sharath Kamal Vs Tiago Apolonia - 6:30 AM IST

Tennis Men's Singles: Sumit Nagal Vs Daniil Medvedev - 7:30 AM IST Estimated Start Time

Table Tennis Women’s Singles: Sutirtha Mukherjee Vs Yu Fu - 8:30 AM IST

Sailing: Men’s One Person Dinghy - 8:35 AM IST

Badminton Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty Vs Marcus Gideon & Kevin Sukamuljo - 9:10 AM IST

Sailing: Women’s One Person Dinghy - 11:05 AM IST

Table Tennis Women's Singles: Manika Batra Vs Sofia Polcanova - 1 PM IST

Boxing Men’s Middleweight: Ashish Kumar Vs Erbieke Tuoheta - 3:06 PM IST

Swimming: Men’s 200m butterfly - 3:46 PM IST

Women’s Hockey: India Vs Germany - 5:45 PM IST

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