Tokyo 2020
Tokyo Olympics: Day 0, July 23 LIVE —Opening ceremony LIVE — Updates, results, blog
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Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE updates from Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics begins today. Four Indian archers will compete in the qualification stages of the men's and women's archery events on Day 1 of the Games. While the men's section will be led by Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai, and Praveen Jadhav, the women's section will be led by world number one Deepika Kumari.
Stay tuned with us as we bring you all the results and updates from the matches of Day 1
Live Updates
- 23 July 2021 4:17 AM GMT
Atanu Das in 5th position
And the proceedings begin! Atanu Das hits a 58, to be in the 5th position after round 1 of the first half. Tarundeep Rai 55 points in the 31st position and Pravin Jadhav in the 40th position with 51 points.
- 23 July 2021 3:51 AM GMT
After Deepika, it's time for the men archers
Though not deemed as medal contenders India's men archers — Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai and Praveen Jadhav will be in action in the men's individual ranking round. Since their won't be any broadcast of their competition today. Don't forget to follow our LIVE blog for all the latest updates.
- 23 July 2021 2:15 AM GMT
Deepika fizzles out towards the end
Having started off strongly, Deepika Kumari fizzled out towards the end to finish ninth in the Women's Individual Ranking round.
You can read the complete match report here.
That's it for now. But stay as the Indian men's trio of Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai and Praveen Jadhav take to the field in a bit.
- 23 July 2021 2:07 AM GMT
The South Koreans mean Business!
Competing in their first-ever Olympics, the South Korean trio of An San, Jang Minhee and Kang Chaeyoung took swept the first three positions with 680, 677 and 675 points respectively. Mexico's Alejandra Valencia and USA's Mackenzie Brown rounded off the top 5.
- 23 July 2021 2:00 AM GMT
Deepika Kumari ends at 9th position
Deepika Kumari shot 54 in the final round of the Women's Individual Ranking Round and finished at the ninth position with 663 points. A poor second half means that the 27-year-old Indian could not really maintain her fourth position which she had at the end of the second half. She will now face Bhutan's Karma who finished 56th with a personal best of 616 points.
- 23 July 2021 1:51 AM GMT
53 for Deepika; falls down to seventh
Deepika Kumari falls down to the seventh position, shooting just 53 in the penultimate round. She currently has 609 points and trails the Mexican Roman Aida by a solitary point.
- 23 July 2021 1:45 AM GMT
Deepika moves to number 6 after 10 rounds
Deepika Kumari shot a brilliant 58 to move up to number 6 in the standings. She now has 556 points out of a possible 600. The South Koreans continue to dominate with An San, Kang Chaeyoung and Jang Minhee taking up the top three spots.
- 23 July 2021 1:37 AM GMT
Deepika Kumari climbs up to 7th
Deepika Kumari shot 56 out of 60 in the ninth round and is now ranked seventh overall with 498 points.
- 23 July 2021 1:24 AM GMT
Deepika slips down to eighth position
Deepika Kumari has slipped down to the eighth position after eight rounds. She managed to shoot only 53 in this round. Kumari currently has 442 points and is one point behind seventh-ranked Denisa Barankova.
- 23 July 2021 1:18 AM GMT
Deepika maintains her fourth position
Deepika Kumari maintains her fourth position after round 7. She shot 55 and now has a total score of 389. The South Koreans An San and Jang Minhee continue to lead the field.