Tokyo Olympics Day 7, 30th July Athletics LIVE: Disappointing start for Indians on the opening day of athletics - Updates, results, commentary, blog

Team Update

Here's the Indian mixed relay team for the 4x400m event.

Welcome for the evening session

Hello everyone and welcome back to the evening session of the athletics. If the morning session was by any way an indication of things to come then we'll have yet another exciting couple of hours on this opening day of athletics at the Tokyo Olympics.

India's relay team will also be in action in the 4x400m mixed relay event, later in the session.

Stay tuned.

That's all from the morning session

Thank you very much for joining us in the live coverage in what has been an enthralling start to the athletics event at the Tokyo Olympics. 

Do join us for the evening session as the Indian relay team will be in action in the 4x400m mixed relay with the event making its debut in the Olympics.

Elaine Thompson-Herah and Marie-Josee Ta Lou make headlines

Elaine Thompson-Herah and Marie-Josee Ta Lou set the tone in the morning session as they finished with a time of 10.82s and 10.78s. While Jamaican icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price wasn't far behind and she herself set a time of 10.84s. The Jamaican would be wary of the threat from the two athletes and would be looking to improve in the semifinals. 

In the 3000m men's Steeplechase event,  Lamecha Girma was on the top of the rankings followed by Ryuji Miura in the second at the end of the heats.

Benjamin Kigen and Abraham Kibiwot from Nigeria finished third and fourth respectively.

All three Indian athletes go out in the first round

While Avinash Sable set a new national record in the 3000m Steeplechase, the 26-year-old was unlucky as he was the 13th fastest and would've finished top if he was placed in heat 3. The performance of Avinash Sable will be a major positive as he was competing in his first Olympic Games.

However, the same cannot be said for MP Jabir and Dutee Chand as they didn't even achieve their personal best. MP Jabir finished last in his heat, while Dutee Chand finished seventh.

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Women's 100m Round 1 - Heat 7

Michelle-Lee Ahye and Shericka Jackson dominate the final heat. Both the athletes qualify and the semifinals will be a treat for everyone. 

Here are the top three from the final heat:

1. Michelle-Lee Ahye (Trinidad and Tobago)

2. Shericka Jackson (Jamaica)

3. Jenna Prandini (United States)

And with that the morning session of athletics comes to an end.

Women's 100m Round 1 - Heat 6

Here's the top three from Heat 6 that will go to the semifinals:

1. Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria)

2. Asha Philip (United States)

3. Tynia Gaither (Bahamas)

Women's 100m Round 1 - Heat 5

And as it was expected Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price won the heat with a time of 10.84s.

Also, Ajla del Ponte from Switzerland set a new national record with a time of 10.91s.

Here's the top three that advance to the semifinals:

1. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price (Jamaica)

2. Ajla del Ponte (Switzerland)

3. Grace Nwokocha Nzubechi (Nigeria)

Women's 100m Round 1 - Heat 5

Dutee Chand finishes seventh with a time of 11.54s.

She would be disappointed as she wasn't even close to her personal best of 11.17s