Tokyo Olympics:Deepika Kumari seals quarters berth

World number one Indian archer Deepika Kumari beat former world champion Ksenia Perova of the Russian Olympic, in a thrilling shoot-off to advance to the women's individual quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Locked 5-5 after the regulation five-setter, the 27-year-old Indian held her nerves in the shoot-off to deliver a perfect 10, hitting the bull's eye, to topple the Russian, a team silver medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics. For the three-time Olympian Deepika, this was her first win from three matches against the 2017 world champion as she became the first Indian to make the last-eight stage in an individual event of the archery competition in the Olympics. Indian Lovlina Borgohain defeated Nien-Chin Chen in women's Welter (64-69kg) quarterfinal bout to assure India of another medal. Lovlina qualified for the semi-finals and hence she is assured of at least a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She won the bout via a 4:1 split decision. 

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 after South Africa’s Paula Reto withdrew, and Austria decided not to make a reallocation for their golfer Sarah Schober. International Golf Federation has reallocated that vacant spot to Diksha Dagar. Diksha Dagar is not in the Olympic village at present but Indian Golf Union said that they would ensure she reaches Tokyo on time. Apart from Dagar, Aditi Ashok will also represent India in women’s golf at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

• TOKYO OLYMPICS: MEDALS POSITION.

                              G.   S.  B.   T. 

              1. Japan 15   4   5   24

              2. China 14    6   9   29

              3. USA    13 14 10   37

              4. Australia 8 2   10   20

              5. Russia    7 11   8    26

              6. Britain.    5 7    6    18

      **India in 46th Position with 1 silver*