India has assured their second medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 as Boxer Lovlina Borgohain won her quarterfinal clash against N.C Chen by 3-2 to confirm her semifinal berth.
The Assam Boxer stated that now she will go for Gold as there is no pressure on her as she has already secured the medal. Lovlina is making her debut in the Olympics and she will become the third Indian boxer after Vijender Singh (2008 Beijing) and Mary Kom (2012 London) to win an Olympic medal. Lovlina will now play her semifinal match against Turkish boxer Busenaz S rmeneli on 4th August, 11:00 AM IST.
On the other hand, PV Sindhu also confirmed her semifinal spot after beating Akane Yamaguchi in straight sets by 21-13, 22-20. In fact, the lanky shuttler had to save two game points in the second set as she came up with her best. Sindhu has been the biggest medal hope for India and she is living up to the huge expectations. PV Sindhu will play her semi-final match against Chinese Taipei player T.Y Tai from 2:30 PM IST.
Meanwhile, Indian athletes will be in action in the events like Equestria, Sailing, Golf, Badminton, Archery, Boxing. India's Women Hockey team will also be in action against South Africa after winning their previous match 1-0 against Ireland.
India's Schedule at Tokyo Olympics 2020, Day 9, July 31:
Equestrian Individual eventing dressage session 3
Sailing Men's 49er heats
Sailing Men's Laser medal race
Sailing Women's Laser Radial heats
Golf Men's individual round three 4:00 onwards
Badminton Men's singles quarterfinals 5:30
Archery Men's individual round of 16 6:00
Swimming Men's 100m butterfly final 7:00
Boxing Men's flyweight round of 16 7:30
Shooting Women's 50m rifle 3 positions qualification, final 8:30 onwards
Boxing Men's lightweight round of 16 8:33
Hockey Women vs South Africa 8.45
Boxing Women's middleweight quarterfinals 9:36
Archery Men's individual medal rounds 11:15
Badminton Women's singles semifinals, men's doubles final 14:30 onwards
Athletics Women's 100m final 18:20
(With inputs from agencies)