Tokyo Olympics: Day 8 LIVE, July 31 — Sindhu in semifinals, Pooja Rani in quarters—Updates, results, blog, scores
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PV Sindhu
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE updates from Day 8 of the Tokyo Olympics.
On Day 8 of our Tokyo Olympics campaign, we will see some exciting events and players competing in different events including Athletics, Archery and Boxing, Badminton
Eyes will be on Atanu Das who will be up against a former silver medallist Furakawa in Men's Individual Archery 1/8 elimination round. Besides, PV Sindhu will play her semifinal match against Tai Tzu-ying, whereas boxer Pooja Rani is one step away from a medal.
Stay tuned with us as we bring you all the results and updates from the matches of Day 8:
That's all we had from day 8 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, another disappointing day for India.
Thank you for joining with us, we will be back tomorrow with more action.
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ALL OVER FOR SREESHANKAR MURALI :(
His third attempt of 7.43 is once again nowhere near the mark that he needed to hit to qualify for the finals.
Based on the performances in the other group it can be confirmed that Sreeshankar is knocked out from the qualification round.
It's a wrap!
Tai Tzu-Ying wraps up the match in two straight games winning 21-18, 21-12 despite a hard fought game by Sindhu. The World number one reaches her first Olympic finals where she faces Chen Yufei.
Sreeshankar Murali is currently ranked fifth
Juan Miguel Echevarría (Cuba) who has qualified is currently first followed by Fabian Heinle (Germany), Kristian Pulli (Finland), and Ruswahl Samaai (South Africa) in that order.
Badminton - PV Sindhu vs Tai Tzu Ying at 3.20 PM
Boxing - Women's Middle (69-75kg) Pooja Rani vs Qian Li (China) at 3.36 PM
Athletics - Men's Long Jump Qualifying Group B featuring Murali Sreeshankar at 3.40 PM