Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, and Hardik Singh scored goals in the men’s hockey quarterfinal to help India advance to the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. India advanced to the last four by defeating Great Britain 3-1. Dilpreet Singh scored in the opening few minutes of the first quarter, while Gurjant scored in the first few minutes of the second.
The Indians maintained their advantage at halftime, but Samuel Ian Ward scored a penalty corner goal in the last seconds of the third quarter to put the game out of reach for Great Britain. However, Hardik Singh scored in the fourth quarter to put India up 3-1, and the Indians went on to win the game.
Satish Kumar of India lost a unanimous decision against Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan in the men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) division quarterfinal earlier today.
India’s Fouaad Mirza and Seigneur Medicott finished 22nd in equestrian with a cumulative penalty point total of 39.20. On August 2, the eventing and jumping qualifiers will be place.
Udayan Mane, an Indian golfer, finished 56th in the 2020 Olympics, while Anirban Lahiri finished 42nd.
In the men’s singles tennis tournament, Germany’s Alexander Zverev defeated Russia’s Karen Khachanov to win gold. With a 6-3, 6-1 victory over his opponent, Zverev showed no indications of frailty.
