Tokyo 2020
Tokyo Olympics: Day 1, July 24 LIVE —Mirabai Chanu wins India's first medal at Tokyo Olympics — Updates, results, blog
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Mirabai Chanu (Source: Getty Images)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE updates from Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics.
It's Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics where India will be seen competing in 10 events including Shooting, Rowing, Archery, Table Tennis and Badminton. The best athletes from the country will be competing in various sports today, which could be the most rewarding day for the country in the Olympics.
Stay tuned with us as we bring you all the results and updates from the matches of Day 1:
Live Updates
- 24 July 2021 5:40 AM GMT
Archery Mixed team quarter-final
Set 1 goes to Korea
The Korean team wins the first set with a scoreline of 35-32 and gets an overall lead of 2 points to nil.
- 24 July 2021 5:39 AM GMT
Weightlifting- Women's 49kg
Mirabai Chanu attempts 89kg
She fails her third chance and will definitely not be happy as Chinese weightlifter Hou Zhihui is currently well in the lead.
- 24 July 2021 5:34 AM GMT
Men's Singles Badminton
Bummer of a loss for Sai Praneeth
Things were really off for the World No. 15 Sai Praneeth today as he loses to the lower-ranked opponent very poorly, 21-17, 21-15. Sad start for India in the Men's Singles encounter.
- 24 July 2021 5:29 AM GMT
Archery- Mixed team quarter-final
The Indian duo of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav after winning a closely contested match in the previous round would be up against the Korean duo of An San and Kim Je Deok. We're just minutes away from the start of the quarterfinal match.
- 24 July 2021 5:25 AM GMT
Weightlifting - Women's 49 Kg
Mirabai Chanu is out for her first snatch attempt
An attempt of 84kg in the first attempt and she clears it!!! It seemed as though she would struggle a bit but after a nervous few seconds, she successfully manages to push through
Standing :
- 24 July 2021 5:23 AM GMT
Men's 10m Air Pistol
Saurabh Chaudhary qualifies at first position, Abhishek Verma misses out
Saurabh Chaudhary has qualified for the final in the first position with a total of 586/600. Abhishek Verma, on the other hand, looked on course to make it but faltered in the final few shots to end with 575/600 to miss out. Here are the finalists for Men's 10m Air Pistol:
- 24 July 2021 5:19 AM GMT
Men's 10m Air Pistol
Abhishek Verma messes it up!
After shooting so well for a major portion of the qualification round, Abhishek Verma has messed it up in the final series. He shot a below-par 92 under pressure and is now down to number 17 in the rankings. This sadly seems to be the end of the road for Verma.
- 24 July 2021 5:11 AM GMT
Men's Singles Badminton
Misha Zilberman takes the first game
Sai is attempting a comeback here but to no avail as Misha Zilberman takes the opening game 21-17! What did we just see!
- 24 July 2021 5:07 AM GMT
Men's Singles Badminton
Sai Praneeth takes the mini-game lead!
And it is Sai Praneeth who comes out on top here! The World No. 13 player leads 11-10.
- 24 July 2021 5:05 AM GMT
Men's 10m Air Pistol
Saurabh Chaudhary ends with 586
Saurabh Chaudhary falls short of the Olympic Record but ends with a very impressive 586 out of a possible 600. He is currently the only shooter to have been done with all the 60 shots.
