Mary Kom wins opening bout,Reaches pre-quarterfinals

Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom powered into the Olympic Games' pre-quarterfinals after staving off a stiff challenge from Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez Garcia in the opening round in Tokyo on Sunday. The 38-year-old, prevailed 4-1 against a rival who is 15 years her junior and a Pan American Games bronze-medallist. In a bout that was exciting from start to finish, Mary Kom displayed some brilliant tactics to overcome the spirted fight that Garcia put up. Mary Kom's trusted right hook aided her well through the bout and she also displayed a sharp mind by forcing Garcia to lunge at her, opening up the space for the Indian to land clear punches.Mary Kom, a mother of four, will next be up against third-seeded Colombian medallist Ingrit Valencia, who was a bronze-medallist at the 2016 Rio Games.

In other matches on day 2, India's paddler G Sathiyan loses against Hong Kong's Lam Siu Hang in his men's singles Round 2 after a thrilling contest. Deepak Kumar, Divyansh Singh Panwar fail to qualify for Men's 10m Air Rifle Final. The pair of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina were knocked out after losing in the first round of the women's doubles tennis match. The Indian pair of Arvind Singh and Arjun Jat finished in the 3rd position in the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Rowing Repechage and have qualified for Semifinal A/B. Manik Batra fought back to win her second-round match 4-3. Pranati Nayak failed to make the finals.