2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Highlights Day 5: Look Back at Major Headlines, Match Results, Updated Medals Tally

The Indian women's Hockey team will kick start Day Five of the Tokyo Olympics for India but all eyes will be on star badminton player PV Sindhu. In the afternoon, shuttler Sai Praneeth will play his singles group play stage game.

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28 Jul, 23:00 (IST)

It was a mixed day for India at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 as some medal favourites were knocked out but several managed to move a step closer to achieving a podium finish. Boxer Pooja Rani is a set away from confirming a medal while B Sai Praneeth was knocked out from the group stages. Here is a recap of India's results on Day 5.

28 Jul, 15:22 (IST)

So Sai Praneeth has lost to Mark Caljouw. He lost the game 14-21, 14-21. He fails to qualify for the next round due to lower rankings. 

28 Jul, 15:19 (IST)

Deepika Kumari to the next Pre- Quarterfinals Round 2 of Tokyo Olympics 2020 by beating USA's Jennifer Mucino by 6-4 

28 Jul, 15:08 (IST)

Indian boxer Pooja Rani has qualified for the quarterfinals of the Women's Boxing Tokyo Olympics 2020 after she beat Ichrak Chaib 5-0 In Round of 16 Match.

28 Jul, 14:50 (IST)

So Pooja Rani has won the first round as all five judged gave 10 points to the Indian boxer and we hear, the coaches cheering her, "Dekh k, shabash."

28 Jul, 14:48 (IST)

So Pooja Rani has won the first round as all five judged gave 10 points to the Indian boxer and we hear, the coaches cheering her, "Dekh k, shabash." 

28 Jul, 14:29 (IST)

Indian archer Deepika Kumari has now advanced to round of 2 after beating Bhutan's Karma by 6-0. 

28 Jul, 13:36 (IST)

Pravin Jadhav has lost to world number 1  Brady Ellison by 0-6. We shall have Deepika Kumari's match in a while now. 

28 Jul, 12:50 (IST)

Calm and composed Pravin Jadhav defeats Galsan Bazarzhapov in the first round of the Men's Individual event in Archery. His next round will begin at 1.22 PM. 

28 Jul, 12:35 (IST)

Pravin Jadhav has won the second set 28-27 against the Japnese archer 

28 Jul, 12:26 (IST)

Pravin Jadhav's match will begin in the next few minutes. Jadhav will feature in the round of 32 match. Here are the live streaming details of the game. 

28 Jul, 10:43 (IST)

PV Sindhu is now into the medal event and a win in the next game could secure her a bronze medal at least. A while ago she went on to beat Cheung Ngan Yi. Here's her signature smash from the event below:

28 Jul, 08:35 (IST)

Tarundeep Rai has crashed out of Men's Individual Event Round of 32. His rank was lower than Israel's Itay Shanny. It was a shoot-off that decided the result.

28 Jul, 08:31 (IST)

 Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh have missed out on the medal event. They finished 6th in the semis.

28 Jul, 08:25 (IST)

India's PV Sindhu is blazing guns for India and is not given hope to the country for yet another medal. She defeated N.Y Cheung, Wins 21-9, 21-16 

28 Jul, 08:17 (IST)

So the Indian women's hockey team has lost their third consecutive match. This time they lost 1-4 to Great Britain. They now have a couple of games to go One against Ireland and the other against South Africa.


The Indian women's Hockey team will kick start Day Five of the Tokyo Olympics for India but all eyes will be on star badminton player PV Sindhu. Sindhu started her Tokyo Olympics campaign on a good note on Sunday as she won her opening Group J match. The Indian shuttler will look to carry forward the momentum as she gears up for her second game on Wednesday. The Indian Women's Hockey Team will come up against defending Olympic Gold Medallists Great Britain in their third Pool A encounter.  Team India at Tokyo Olympics 2020 Schedule for July 28: Check Out Full Schedule, Timings, Events & Live Streaming Details For Day 5.

Archers Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav, and Deepika Kumari will also be in action in the individual 1/32 eliminations stage. The Indian Rower duo of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh qualified for the repechage semi-final A/B in lightweight Men's Double Sculls on Sunday. The two athletes will look to replicate the same tomorrow. 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Highlights Day 4.

In the afternoon, shuttler Sai Praneeth will play his singles group play stage game. He had lost his first match against Israel's Misha Zilberman on Saturday. Except for Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain, all other boxers have failed to leave a mark in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and Pooja Rani will look to bring out her A-game when she takes the field on Wednesday In another event, Sailors KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar will participate in the 49er event tomorrow.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 28, 2021 08:11 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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