Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Bronze medallist Sindhu felicitated by Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Kishan Reddy

India men's hockey team lost to world champions Belgium in the semifinals (2-5). India's Kamalpreet Kaur bowed out of the women's discus throw finals after a 6th place finish and American gymnast Simone Biles won bronze in the beam event. Meanwhile, after two foul throws and a highest throw of 19.99m, Tajinderpal Toor Singh failed to advance to the men's shot put finals.

Sindhu expresses her gratitude to the government, SAI

Kishan Reddy, Nirmala Sitharaman felicitate P V Sindhu

Jamaica's Thompson-Herah wins 200m to seal Olympic double

Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah madeOlympichistory here Tuesday, blazing to victory in the 200 metres to complete an unprecedented women's sprinting "double-double".

Thompson, the 2016Olympics100m and 200m gold medallist who successfully defended her 100m title on Saturday, bagged a record fourth individual gold after storming home in 21.53sec, the second-fastest time in history.

Namibia's Christine Mboma took silver in 21.81sec while the USA's Gabby Thomas took bronze in 21.87sec. (AFP)

American Athing Mu wins 800m gold

Athing Mu of the United States won the gold medal in the Olympic women's 800 metres final on Tuesday. Keely Hodgkinson of Britain took silver and Raevyn Rogers of the United States grabbed bronze. (Reuters)

Sindhu returns from Tokyo to Delhi

Tajinderpal Toor Singh bows out in shot put qualification after two foul throws and a highest throw of 19.99m

Japan's Hashimoto wins high bar gold

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan won gold in the horizontal bar on Tuesday, the last gymnastics event at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Tin Srbic of Croatia took silver and Nikita Nagornyy of the RussianOlympicCommittee bronze. (Reuters)

Brazil beat Mexico on penalties to reach men's football final

Defending champions Brazil reached the final of the men'sOlympicfootball competition on Tuesday, beating Mexico 4-1 on penalties after the game ended goalless after extra-time.

Brazil went close to settling the match inside 90 minutes when Richarlison struck the post with a glancing header in the 82nd minute.

But when it came to the shootout, they had their keeper Santos to thank for a fine save to keep out Eduardo Aguirre's spot-kick and after Mexico's Johan Vasquez hit the post, Brazil just need to keep their cool.(Reuters)

Simone Biles has won bronze in Artistic Gymnastics — Women's Balance Beam at Tokyo 2020

Germany claim women's team pursuit Olympic gold over Britain

Germany broke the world record for the third time in two days on Tuesday to crush Britain and win gold in the women's team pursuit.

The German quartet of Franziska Brausse, Lisa Brennauer, Lisa Klein and Mieke Kroeger set another world best time of 4min 04.242sec, which lowered the record they had set less than two hours earlier.

Britain took silver but were left trailing by more than six seconds in the final, their time of 4:10.607 a clear second best to the lightning quick Germans. (AFP)

Mao pins worn by Chinese athletes may test Olympic rules

The image of Communist China's founding leader, Mao Zedong, made an unscheduled appearance at the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it is "looking into the matter."

The gesture — Mao pin badges worn by two Chinese gold medalists at their medal ceremony — risks being judged a breach of Olympic Charter Rule 50, which prohibits political statements on the podium at the Tokyo Games — and at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Games. (AP)

Olympic medallists hope success boosts popularity of women's boxing

Women Olympic boxing medallists sent out a resounding message on Tuesday in Tokyo about the image of female fighters and hope their success can get more girls involved in the sport.

Sena Irie became the first Japanese woman to win Olympic boxing gold with a unanimous points decision victory over Nesthy Petecio, herself the first woman from the Philippines to pocket a medal in the sport. (AFP)

Britain's Clancy ends Olympic cycling career due to injury

British track cyclist Ed Clancy called time on his Olympic career on Tuesday after a back injury forced him out of Tokyo 2020, denying him a chance to chase a fourth gold medal.

Clancy had been due to race in the men's team pursuit heats on Tuesday after victories in Beijing, London and Rio. He also won bronze in the omnium in 2012.

British Cycling confirmed Clancy had pulled out "as a result of an ongoing back and sciatica issue, marking the end of a fantastic career spanning 20 years".

The cyclist had previously said Tokyo 2020 would be his last Olympics. (AFP)

Britain's Soctt wins men's Finn sailing gold

Giles Scott won the gold medal for Britain in the men's Finn class in sailing at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour on Tuesday.

Zsombor Berecz of Hungary took the silver medal, with Joan Cardona Mendez securing the bronze for Spain.

Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya on Tuesday got a good draw as he will open his 57kg campaign in the Tokyo Olympics against Colombia's Tigreros Urbano and going by form, he should not face much difficulty in reaching at least the semifinals.

If Ravi, the 2019 World Championship bronze medallist and reigning Asian champion, wins his opener against the Colombian then he will take on either Algeria's Abdelhak Kherabache or Georgi Valentinov Vangelov from Bulgaria.

'Maniac' Warholm wins 400m hurdles gold, smashes world record

Norway's Karsten Warholm produced a devastating performance to smash his own world record and win the Olympic men's 400 metres hurdles gold on Tuesday, saying he dreamed about the medal "like a maniac".

Touted as one of the standout events of the 10-day track and field programme at the Olympic Stadium, the cream of a fine hurdling crop did not fail to deliver in a thrilling race despite stifling midday heat and humidity in Tokyo. (AFP)

Sailing: Brazil take women's 49er gold as winds pick up

A brilliant performance in a thrilling medal race saw Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze win gold for Brazil in the women's 49er FX sailing event at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour on Tuesday.

Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke came in second to secure the silver for Germany, with Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz taking the bronze for the Netherlands. (Reuters)

New Zealand's Lisa Carrington and Caitlin Regal won the gold medal in the women's kayak double 500 metres competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.

Poland's Karolina Naja and Anna Pulawska claimed the silver medal while Hungary's Danuta Kozak and Dora Bodonyi took the bronze medal. (Reuters)

Karsten Warholm of Norway won the Olympic men's 400 metres gold medal on Tuesday in a world record time of 45.94 seconds.

Rai Benjamin of the United States took silver, with Brazilian Alison dos Santos taking bronze. (Reuters)

Belgium defeat India 5-2 in men's semifinal, crushing India's dream to reach finals. India will now contend for the bronze medal.

Belgium score in penalty stroke to lead 4-2 in men's hockey semifinal match. 5 minutes of fourth quarter left.

Belgium scores in fourth quarter to lead India 3-2. Fourth quarter is progressing.

The third-quarter of the men's hockey semifinal match has begun, with scores at 2-2.

Annu misses final of women's javelin throw event, finishes 14th

India's Annu Rani could not qualify for the women's javelin throw final at the Olympic Games, finishing 14th with a below-par throw of 54.04m here on Tuesday.

Annu began with a 50.35m throw and improved it to 53.19m in her second attempt in Group A, which had 14 contenders.

The 29-year-old needed a huge effort to make it to the 12-woman final and though she improved marginally, it was nowhere close to the automatic qualification mark of 63m. (PTI)

India lead Belgium 2-1 in the semifinals of men's hockey. The first quarter of the game is going on.

Biles makes belated Tokyo gold bid, Jamaicans battle again on track

Simone Biles will make her long-awaited bid for an individual gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, while the men's 400m hurdles and women's 200m finals take centre stage on the track.

American superstar gymnast Biles, who won four gold medals in Rio five years ago, has said she is struggling with the "twisties", a condition where gymnasts lose the ability to orientate themselves in mid-air.

(AFP)

Gopi sir congratulated me, not Saina, says Sindhu

P V Sindhu on Monday said she received congratulatory message from chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand but she has not got any such gesture yet from senior shuttler Saina Nehwal following her bronze medal winning feat at the Olympics.

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Olympic hockey star's father sold cow to buy son's goalkeeper kit

P V Raveendran, a farmer from Erumeli in Ernakulam district, cannot contain his happiness. The sacrifices he made while his son was pursuing his passion have paid off.

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Kamalpreet Kaur bows out, finishes 6th in discus throw finals

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