India, however, faced disappointment in men's archery. She joins Lovlina Borgohain as India's second quarterfinalist in boxing (Borgohain is in the welterweight category). Middleweight women's boxer Pooja Rani is now only one win away from securing a medal after she defeated Algeria's Ichrak Chaib in an unanimous decision (6-0). Of course, they need to beat Ireland and South Africa in their remaining two matches. The Indian women's hockey team endured a third consecutive loss in the group stage but remain alive in contention for a place in the quarterfinals. PV Sindhu proceeded to pre-quarters in badminton singles as did Deepika Kumari in archery - and both remain India's strongest contenders for a podium finish at the Tokyo Games. While we continue to wait to add to Mirabai Chanu's silver medal in the tally, there have been steady progressions in the road to achieving the same. The duo takes part in the 25m air pistol event.Ġ3.38 PM: And that marks the end of India's day 5 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Boxing: Pooja Rani reaches quarterfinals in women's middleweight category beats Algeria's Ichrak Chaib 5-0Ġ4.00 PM: Join us tomorrow at 5:30 PM, when Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat aim at some redemption after a disappointing outing for the contingent.Archery, Women's Individual: Deepika Kumari beats USA's Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez in R16 elimination.Archery, Men's Individual: Pravin Jadhav loses to Brady Ellison 0-6 in round-of-32. Hockey: India women lose 1-4 to Great Britain in Group A currently at 5th with two games to go (against Ireland and South Africa).Badminton: PV Sindhu - enters pre-quarters to face Denmark's world number 12 Mia Blichfeldt.Archery, Men's Individual: Tarundeep Rai - loses in R32 to Israel's Itay Shanny.Results from India's events on Day 5 so far: Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 5 LIVE Updates: Deepika Kumari enters round-of-16 Follow Live Coverage of 2020 Tokyo Olympics here
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