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TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020 DAY-7, A FANTASTIC DAY FOR TEAM INDIAN

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Rythm Singh
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India in Tokyo 2020

DAY-7 PREVIEW IN TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020 :

It was a fantastic day for team India with many good achievements in Tokyo Olympics 2020. The players are one step closer to increasing India’s medal tally. Lovlina Borgohain assured India of their second medal with her unbeatable performance. After winning the quarterfinal clash. PV Sindhu claimed a 21-13, 22-20 win over Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in her quarterfinal match. Whereas our Indian hockey women’s team got their first win, beating Ireland 1-0 and added one win in India’s tally. On the other hand, Deepika Kumari held nervous in a shoot-off against Ksenia Perova to reserve a quarterfinal slot. 

On the other hand, Avinash Sable bettered his national record. MP Jabir and Dutee Chand also failed to make up to 100m finals. And in shooting Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat got eliminated from this event. The Indian men’s hockey team finished in the second spot

-ABOUT THE MATCHES

-BOXING:

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain reserved India of their second medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 today. She won her quarter-finals match by defeating Chinese Taipei’s Nien-Chin Chen. All the boxers in the semi-finals will get a medal but its color will be decided after the results. Lovlina defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-chin 4-1 in the last eight bouts by split decision. It is great news for team India, they will get their second medal in Tokyo Olympics since Mirabai Charu.

Lovlina Borgohain (born 2 October 1997) is an Indian amateur woman boxer. She won a bronze medal at the 2018 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. Later, the 2019 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships as well. She won the gold medal at the 1st India Open International Boxing Tournament held in New Delhi. Further, a silver medal at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in Guwahati. Borgohain secured 3rd rank in the 69 kg Welterweight category. She became the first woman from Assam to qualify for the Olympics. Significantly, the second boxer from the state to represent the country after Shiva Thapa. In 2020, she became the sixth person from Assam to receive Arjuna Award.

After Mary Kom, Lovlina is the second woman from India to win the medal in Olympics. Lovlina will face Turkey’s Busenaz Surmeneli in the semis on 4 August to decide the medal for India.

-BADMINTON:

Reigning world champion P V Sindhu kept India’s hopes of winning a first-ever Olympic gold in badminton alive. She reached the semifinals of women’s singles with a win over world no 5 Japanese Akane Yamaguchi here on Friday. The 26-year-old Indian had won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She defended brilliantly and rode on her attack to outclass the fourth-seeded Yamaguchi 21-13 22-20 in a 56-minute quarterfinal. She will next face the other quarterfinal winner between Thailand’s Ratchanok Inthanon and Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying.

-WOMEN’S HOCKEY:

Navneet Kaur scored a late winner as the Indian women’s hockey team kept its quarterfinals hopes alive. They secured a 1-0 win over Ireland in a must-win penultimate pool match here on Friday.

After goal-less three quarters in which India dominated but failed to breach the Irish defense led by goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran. Navneet finally found the back of the net in the 57th minute to bring smiles to the Indian faces. Needing a win to keep their hopes alive after three consecutive losses, India had to wait anxiously for 57 minutes. Despite being the dominant team on display and creating innumerable scoring opportunities. India had chances galore from the opening whistle. They got as many as 14 penalty corners but failed to utilise even a single one of them.

-SHOOTING:

World number one archer Deepika Kumari held her nerves to pip former world champion Ksenia Perova in a one-arrow shoot-off. She advanced to the women’s individual quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympic 2020 Games here on Friday. Locked 5-5 after the regulation five-setter, the 27-year-old Indian delivered a perfect 10. Hitting the bull’s eye, to topple the Russian, a team silver medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Starting off the one-arrow shoot-off, the Russian crumbled under pressure as she misfired a 7. While a composed Deepika sealed the issue 6-5 (10-7) without any fuss.

India’s Avinash Sable shattered his own 3000m steeplechase national record. Yet he failed to qualify for the finals. Despite clocking a better time than the top three in another heat race of the Olympic Games here on Friday. Sable clocked 8 minutes 18.12 seconds in heat number 2 to finish seventh. It was better than his earlier national record of 8:20.20, set during the Federation Cup in March. The men’s hockey team beat Japan 5-3 in their last match and reserved their place in the 2nd group.

Also, Read- Delhi University Admissions Proceed Stared

Delhi University Admissions Procedure Stared

By
Suhani Ahluwalia
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Delhi University
  • A New Session Begins at Delhi University:

The Delhi University proceeded with its admission process on 26 July 2021. In order to answer queries of aspirants an online session took place. The officials assured that the entrance tests won’t cause them inconvenience. All exams will follow the Covid safety norms.

In the online session, the issues addressed by the officials were related to the university, technical glitches, and entrance exams. This provided the aspirants with a good amount of clarity. Delhi University has started the registration process for post-graduate, MPhil, and Ph.D. courses. Nearly 21,959 aspirants had registered for around 20,000 PG seats till 5 pm on Tuesday.

  • Important Advisory:

The Education Department, Directorate of Technical Education Tashiling, Gangtok has circulated an advisory dated 28/07/2021; No. GOS/DTE/2021/1558.

Applicants from Sikkim, pursuing courses under State Quota in DU must register themselves at the university portal.

  • Online Admission Process:

Due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, the admission process will be completely online for the second year in a row. The students can easily apply for the same from home. The registration process began on July 26 and will go on till August 21. The Delhi University admission portal is quite interactive and has an Artificial Intelligence-enabled chat box that will answer all the queries immediately.

Half of the seats are merit-based and the other half are entrance-based. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the entrance tests. Most likely conducted in September. The registrar of the admission process Mr. Vikas Gupta said that students might face some technical glitches since the process is online. Therefore, they must not lose patience and go ahead smoothly.

  • National Testing Agency (NTA) to take charge:

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will get all its testing centers clean, safe, and sanitised. It will take care of social distancing so that no one feels any inconvenience. The students with fever or any other issue will be sitting separately. Thus, ensuring their safety and the safety of other students as well. The NTA has already recognized 237 cities where they will be going to conduct these examinations.

The examination pattern will be transparent. The students may challenge a question if it is wrong or the options provided aren’t the right answers. The registrar, Mr. Gupta also made students aware that they must keep their login ID and password safe with them. Most of the students have debit cards and credit cards and can initiate the payment through online mode. The classes will be conducted in both online and offline mode depending on the Covid situation. The hostel or PG facilities will be available and its allotment will be purely merit-based.

Also, Read – International- Tunisian Political Crisis

International- Tunisian Political Crisis

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Aayush Singh
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TUNISIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

A power struggle

A power struggle in Tunisia threatens the delicate democracy because of Tunisian Political Crisis. It was one among the few bright spots of the 2011 Arab Spring.  The movement to oust dictators across the Middle East.  

Over the weekend, President Kais Saied plunged the country into crisis. He shut down parliament for 30 days and fired the Prime Minister of Tunisian because of the country’s defense and justice ministers. The military surrounded the parliament and helped him. A nighttime curfew has been imposed and gatherings of quite three people are forbidden.

Kais Saied

Saied was elected in 2019, he justified the move citing the constitution in Tunisian. Further added that it was necessary after the violent mass protests on Sunday. Demonstrators across the country mobilized over the weekend demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister and his cabinet. The allegation being mishandling of the Coronavirus Pandemic and therefore the country’s near-economic collapse. Critics have labelled it as a coup. They say the President, who now controls the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the govt, is reestablishing an equivalent sort of authoritarian government the revolution ousted a decade ago. Saied’s supporters, are celebrating Sunday’s dramatic turn and therefore the removal of Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi. They say it seems like fresh hope after years of chaos and disappointment. Some are standing alongside soldiers who’ve surrounded parliament, blocking legislators from entering.

Kais Saied

Arab Spring

Background:

  • The Arab Spring was series of loosely related protests that led to changes in government in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. Not all were successful despite the popular support.

The reason was that the top goal was increasing democracy and freedom. Following the Arab Spring instability and oppression increased.

In December 2010, Tunisian street vendor Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire. He protested against the arbitrary seizing of his vegetables by the police. They did so as Mohammed had failed to obtain a permit.

This act catalyzed the now-famous Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia. It led to street protests within the capital of Tunis and quickly spread throughout the country. The protests forced President Abidine Ben Ali to abdicate and flee to Saudi Arabia after ruling Tunisia for 20 years. Activists in other nations took a cue from the events in Tunisia. Inspired by the first parliamentary democratic elections in October 2011 that took place in Tunisia, they began protests of their own by Tunisians.

COVID 19 adding fuel to fire:

  • Discontent has been brewing in Tunisia since the revolution in 2011. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the country’s economy and health care system toward the brink of collapse in Tunisian. While the Arab Spring movement ushered in democracy and long-awaited freedom of expression.  Tunisians say the string of governments since have failed to deliver fixes for unemployment, poverty, inflation, and poor social services.

Saied vs. Ennahda

Saied appointed Mechichi to the PM post following his election in 2019, but the two are caught in a power struggle ever since. Mechichi’s predecessor was forced out after only months on the work over a corruption scandal.

The populist president swept into office on promises of removing political corruption, is additionally at odds with leaders of Ennahda. The moderate Islamist party is the most important group in parliament and blame for the nation’s current woes.

On 25 July, Rached Ghannouchi, who leads Ennahda and the speaker of parliament, tried to enter the building. On 25 July, Rached Ghannouchi, leader Ennahda and the speaker of parliament, tried to enter the building. The troops blocked him.

Standing ahead of the barricade the 80-year-old denounced Saied’s unilateral takeover. He repeated to involve Ennahda loyalists against Saied supporters. “I am against gathering all powers in the hands of one person,” he said outside the parliament building.

Ghannouchi disputes Saied’s argument on the grounds that the constitution sanctions his actions. Further adds that Ennahda, not the president, has the proper to nominate Mechichi’s replacement.

Saied vs. Ennahda

President Saied maintains that he stepped in to “save the state”. In a country where the injuries of decades-long dictatorship are yet to heal, his move to dissolve an elected government raised concerns.

The President and Parliament are elected popularly. Mr. Mechichi had the backing of Ennahda, the most important party within the suspended Parliament. President Saied, who is an independent, has had a testy relationship with Ennahda and therefore the Prime Minister of Tunisian.

While the Mechichi government has clearly failed in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. The President’s move to dissolve Parliament appears more an influence grab than a real plan to address the country’s problems. Ennahda and a minimum of two other parties have accused Mr. Saied of orchestrating a coup.

If they resort to protests, it might pitch the parties that control Parliament against the President, deepening political instability. The 2014 Constitution has involved a constitutional court to settle crises like these, but the court has not been formed yet. Under the Constitution, the President oversees only the Tunisian military and foreign affairs. While the Prime Minister is responsible for the day-to-day affairs of governance.

So to avoid a constitutional crisis, the President will need to appoint a major Minister. He should win the arrogance of the Assembly of the People’s Representatives. Mr. Saied should act within his constitutional limits, recall Parliament and permit the formation of a legitimate government. They could take steps to deal with Tunisia’s economic and healthcare woes.

Also, Read- Secret Holy Cave of Dakinis – Discovery Sikkim

Secret Holy Cave of Dakinis – Discovery Sikkim

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Shrishti Gupta
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Holy Cave of Dakinis in Sikkim

The magical cave it is one of the holy cave that is located in Sikkim, North East India. The secret cave belongs to Dakinis (In Buddhism she is the Goddess of Liberation) A Dakinis is an expression of emancipate energy in female form. Every so often they are admirable, and sometimes they are incensed and weird and illuminated with skulls. Since they express liberation they often are represented naked, natural, and dancing. The Tibetan word for Dakini is Khandroma, which means “sky goer.”

Secret Cave of the Dakinis, Sikkim
Introduction to Place of Dakinis

This place is also known as the Meditation place of Sage Rinpoche, the Patron Saint of Sikkim. Guru Padmasambhava who was also known as Guru Rinpoche was recognized in Tibet as one of the founding fathers of Tibetan Buddhism, who arose in Tibet in 749 A.D and spent 54 years. The other two patrons were Acharya Shanta Rakshita and Prevailing King Thisong Deotsen. Padmasambhava’s birth in this world was varied with myth and legend. Guru Rinpoche is a totally enlightened and civilized being, a fully arouse one, a buddha. He did not become enlightened moderately, or begin practicing the instructions, learnings, and teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni and ultimately accomplish enlightenment. Guru Rinpoche is incarnated as a fully knowledgeable being. Through his form, prehistoric wisdom manifests demonstrated in the world to benefit all sentient beings. Confide on your spiritual needs and interests, you can also accomplish very specific results by practicing on Guru Padmasambhava. In his observation and narration on the Seven Chapter Prayer of Guru Padmasambhava, the great master Karma Chagme taught what these peculiar results are and how to understand them by practicing on the eight emanations of Guru Rinpoche.

The Secret place of Dakinis is blessed with the supernatural powers of Sage Rinpoche, This hot spring contains the medicinal properties of healing any diseases of the skin, heart and asthma, and many others- Said by local and faithful pilgrims. Also, the best place to connect with nature and to relax. The perfect place where you can connect with your soul peacefully, no tensions, no worries, away from the negativity. The place is filled with positivity all around. Your body and mind peace is just a bath away. The recommended season to visit this hot spring for taking bath is started from mid-December till mid-March. Guru Rinpoche had assassinated a Demon inside this cave and inculcate this cave with divine energies. Also, there are such four caves in Sikkim. The Main is in Tashiding. This is in the South and is also known as Lho Khandu Sang. There is one cave in each district like North, East, West, and South. So when Guru Rinpoche was staying in India. Once a demon entered this cave. So Guru Rinpoche chased him and killed him. This is the holy cave area and in front of the cave, there is a Monastery. The monastery was made for the maintenance and care-taking of the cave. The Monastery is around 80 yrs old. Since then a huge number of devotees, pilgrims, and Buddhist saints have visited this place and taken benefit of this place. The trek route starts from Labdang village and is located above Tashiding.

Confide on your spiritual needs and interests, you can also accomplish very specific results by practicing on Guru Padmasambhava. In his observation and narration on the Seven Chapter Prayer of Guru Padmasambhava, the great master Karma Chagme taught what these peculiar results are and how to understand them by practicing on the eight emanations of Guru Rinpoche.

Also, Read – BUY AMERICAN- Sums up Biden at Pennsylvania

BUY AMERICAN- Sums up Biden at Pennsylvania

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Arshey Bhardwaj
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Joe Biden in Buy america

Joe Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. In his recent visit to Mack at its Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania as the President, he stressed the importance of American Manufacturing. This particular week marks the 121st anniversary of Mack Trucks. The visit is also of importance as Mack is part of the only heavy-duty truck manufacturing group. It assembles all of its trucks exclusively in the U.S. for North America.

Importance of Manufacturing in America

Manufacturing is critically important for American Economy, it’s ‘a bedrock of strength for coming generations’. Manufacturing accounts for 12 percent of the U.S. economy and about 11 percent of the private-sector workforce, it creates upward mobility and strength for middle-class workers.

The economic stability depends on the manufacturing and innovation techniques in any nation. Strong domestic manufacturing protects the country from international economic and political disruption.

The global focus of “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” aligns with the Sustainable development Goals 2030.

Namely: Grow Affordable and Clean Energy

              Increase Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

              Influence Responsible Consumption and Production

              Advance Life on Land

Manufacturing offers a great deal of economic security. Reviewing the subprime crisis 2008, the collapse of the housing bubble and the devastation on the overall economy would have been less. The financial crisis reminds us that remaining vigilant to emerging risks in the system is important. The financial system is dynamic and firms are innovative.

Further, manufacturing other than just providing jobs is also a hub of economic diversity. It creates a balanced trading relationship.

The Visible Political Divide

Joe Biden’s visit for a good cause paints a twofold image that isn’t new to any nation. A visible political divide easily witnessed. His visit saw partial welcome and partial unwelcome with banners “Trump Rules Biden Drools”. Rural voters in the Lehigh Valley support Trump, and urban and suburban voters typically support Biden. Lehigh Valley is a keystone. With manufacturing generating more than $7 billion a year, according to the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp.

It is a booming area not just concerning infrastructure but also politically. Biden’s visits coincide with “Made in America week” which seems similar to “Make in India”. Manufacturing push for pro-manufacturing process with the emergence of Industrial Reforms 4.0 Globally.

The Two approaches:

Moreover, during Trumps Campaign visit the focus was on “America First”. The idealistic divide where Trump focused not only on manufacturing but also on jobs as well. The focus being that job created go to Americans instead of non American nationals and securing jobs for future generations. The idea is widespread. 

The protest banners and interviews mostly due to recent restrictions being put on students for wearing masks or having vaccination amid COVID-19. They look at it as their choice being repressed. The legitimacy of the elections questioned as well.

Trump’s 2020 rally in October offered masks to people. However, didn’t force them to wear them stating “we all live in free society”. They also made the attendees sign an acknowledgement regarding the risk of COVID-19 spread in public gatherings.

Biden’s visit was also an unwelcome because of his pressing demands on gun law enforcement. Making stricter background checks or possible banning of selling of guns to anyone below 21 years of age. This has not gone under the favour of Biden as the court ruled it violates the second amendment.

Two statements taken into consideration in regards to this-

  1. 18-year-olds possess a Second Amendment right to gun ownership and notes that they “required at the time of the Founding to serve in the militia and furnish their own weapons,” wrote Richardson, a nominee of President Donald Trump.
  2. “The Second Amendment is exceptional not because it is uniquely oppressed or imperilled, but rather because it is singularly capable of causing harm,” Wynn, a nominee of President Barack Obama.

“Unions Built the Middle Class”

Biden’s new proposal for the implementation of “Buy America” is as follows:

  • Sharply increase domestic content requirements for products sold to the federal government. Require products bought with taxpayer dollars to be made in America with 75% American parts, as against the current 55% rule.
  • Strengthens domestic supply chains with new price preferences
  • Increases transparency and accountability in Buy American rules

Biden’s administration ensures to meet the demands of science while empowering American workers and businesses to lead a clean energy revolution.

Amidst Emerging Delta Variant

The global economy came almost down with the COVID-19 striking countries. The lockdown affected and halted projects slowing down the manufacturing projects. The anxiety and worry of Delta variant hitting is haunting again for possible imposition of vaccination for civilian federal workers. The CDC has been updating its guidelines as the country moves towards the “New Normal” work life.

  1. Wear a mask in public indoor settings if they are in an area of substantial or high transmission.
  2. Fully vaccinated travellers don’t need to get a SARS-CoV-2 viral test before or after domestic travel unless testing is required by local, state, or territorial health authorities.
  3. Fully vaccinated people might choose to wear a mask in crowded outdoor settings if they or someone in their household is immune compromised.

Conclusion

With a 1 trillion dollars infrastructure package, Joe Biden might be already looking for his 2022 election win. Pennsylvania one of the 8 Governor Seats for which Biden seems promising reshaping economy for working class “blue-collar jobs”, thrust is on “build back better” program.  The failure to bring back manufacturing jobs could hurt already ailing factories and towns across the country and possibly imperil Democrats.

Also Read- Lovlina won her quarter-finals, Medal Confirmed

Lovlina won her quarter-finals, Medal Confirmed

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Rythm Singh
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"Boxer Lovlina Borgohain "

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain reserved India its second medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 today. She won her quarter-finals match by defeating Chinese Taipei’s Nien-Chin Chen. All the boxers in the semi-finals will get a medal but its color will be decided after the match.

Lovlina defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-chin 4-1 in the last eight bouts by split decision. It is a great news for team India, as we will now receive our second medal in Tokyo Olympics. Mirabai charu had won the first medal on day 1 of Olympics.

Lovlina Borgohain (born 2 October 1997) is an Indian amateur woman boxer. She has won a bronze medal at the 2018 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships and the 2019 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. Further she won a gold at the 1st India Open International Boxing Tournament and a silver at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament. Borgohain secured the 3rd rank in the 69 kg Welterweight category. She became the first woman from Assam to qualify for the Olympics and the second boxer from the state to represent the country after Shiva Thapa. In 2020, she became the sixth person from Assam to receive Arjuna Award.

After Mary Kom, Lovlina is the second woman from India who will win the medal in Olympics.  Lovlina will now face Turkey’s Busenaz Surmeneli in the semis on 4 August which will decide the medal for India.

Also, read- Major landslides in Mamley, 6 missing

Major landslides in Mamley, 6 missing

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Jeewan Dahal
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Landslide in Mamley

National Highway NH 10 blocked at Mamley due to landslide, Sikkim- Siliguri connection since yesterday night and again from today morning which had triggered a landslide on the National Highway-10 at Mamley, Siliguri, West Bengal, which is also a strategic link road connecting Rangpo and Melli.

Today Morning it has been reported that Landslide at Mamley, which is between Melli and Rangpo road, the landslide caused the missing of 6 people.

According to the sources, three people have been found and sent to Singtam District Hospital for emergency treatment. According to the police sources, the search operation of another 3 people is still going on in Mamley.

The NH-10 connects Sikkim’s Rangpo to Kalimpong district, Darjeeling, and Siliguri town. An orange alert has also been sounded by the MeT department in the Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal and in neighboring Sikkim as the region is likely to experience heavy rainfall over the next few days.

According to reports, the incessant rainfall, starting on Saturday evening, led to several landslides in a large part of NH-10 Highway disrupting vehicular movement on the connecting stretch.

For the last 24 hours, the region had witnessed torrential rainfall in North Bengal and Sikkim. The torrent rain has triggered a slide in the Melli area also damaging Govt School.

At 8 AM, today, Sunday morning the Bengal administration rushed into the landslide spot Mamley and is currently working out clearing up operations using 2 JCBs at work to clear the road, local sources said.

“After the landslide was reported nearby we arrived at around 5 am to clear it. The road was already closed, the landslide was reported in other places as well. Mud, rocks, and debris had accumulated on the road” said the local administration who was seen reaching on the spot to clear the road.

Also, Read – Tokyo 2020 Day 6- It Was An Up And Down

Tokyo 2020 Day 6- It Was An Up And Down

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Rythm Singh
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India in Tokyo day 6 The Sikkim Today

DAY-6 PREVIEW OF INDIA IN TOKYO 2020:

Since the first day, India has been waiting for its second medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics. It was a good start for team India on day 6. Indian rowers Arjun and Arvind finished 11th. Our Indian shuttler PV Sindhu beats Mia Blichfeldt in straight games to advance quarters. Indian men hockey team defeated the reigning champion Argentina by 3-1 and advance to the quarterfinals. Indian boxer Satish Kumar won his first match to advance to the quarterfinals. In addition, archer Atanu Das also stunned London Olympics gold medalist Oh Jin-Hyek to enter the pre-quarterfinals.

Meanwhile, Indian shooter Manu Bhaker finished 5th with a score of 292, while Rahi Sarnobat stands at 18th spot with a score of 287 in 25m women’s pistol qualification precision stage. A setback for Indians as Mary Kom lost by a 3-2 margin in her round of 16 clashes to bow out. Indian golfers Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane are also in golf action for India. Sajan Prakash finished 46th out of 55 swimmers in his 100m fly event thus ending the swimming campaign for India.

-ABOUT THE MATCHES

– DOUBLE SCULLS: Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh ended their Tokyo Games campaign in 11th position in the men’s lightweight double sculls event. The best ever result for the country in the Olympics here on Thursday. The Indian pair clocked 6:29.66 to finish fifth in the Final B. It wasn’t a medal round and came 11th overall at the Sea Forest Waterway. Ireland, Germany, and Italy won gold, silver, and bronze respectively after the Final A race later in the day.

-BADMINTON: Reigning badminton world champion P V Sindhu sailed into the women’s singles quarterfinals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She held a straight-game triumph over Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt here on Thursday. The 26-year-old Indian, silver medalist in the 2016 Rio Olympics, completed a 21-15 21-13 win over Blichfeldt in a 41-minute match. Sindhu will next face Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, who defeated Korea’s Kim Gaeun 21-17 21-18 in another pre-quarterfinals. The sixth-seeded Indian has a 11-7 head-to-head count against the Japanese world no 5. She had beaten her at the All England Championship in March this year.

-MEN’S HOCKEY: The Indian men’s hockey team stepped into the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games. They secured a comprehensive 3-1 win over the defending champions Argentina. India scored two goals in the final minutes of its penultimate pool. After goalless first two quarters, India broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute through Varun Kumar. Vivek Sagar Prasad (58th) and Harmanpreet Singh (59th) struck in the closing minutes of the match to seal the contest. It was India’s third win in Pool A at the Oi Hockey Stadium. Argentina’s lone goal came from a penalty corner conversion by Schuth Casella in the 48th minute.

-BOXING: India’s first super heavyweight (+91kg) boxer to compete in the Olympics, Satish Kumar, eased into the quarterfinals. He defeated Jamaica’s Ricardo Brown in his opening bout here on Thursday. In the battle of the debutants, the 32-year-old Satish prevailed 4-1, a comfortable win for him despite the split verdict.

-ARCHERY: Bulls eye from Atanu Das! It came down to a single arrow shootdown. Oh Jin Hyek, South Korean former gold medalist and absolute favorite, fired a 9. Atanu Das needed 10. Deepika Kumari had quietened down after shouting words of encouragement from the stands. Das steadied and gazed. Still head. Stiller body. Boooom. A perfect 10…!

It was close right through the match. The stodgy Korean has a slightly unique way. He bends his left shoulder a bit outwards as he feels it suits his body. “What matters how you control the shoulders,” he once said. What also matters is how you control the mind. The Indian was better on the day in Tokyo 2020.

–SHOOTING: Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat were placed 5th and 25th respectively in the women’s 25m pistol qualification (precision) at the Tokyo Olympics here on Thursday. In a field of 44 shooters, Bhaker scored 292 after 30 shots on target in the precision round. While compatriot Sarnobat aggregated 287 in the qualifications at the Asaka Shooting Range. The second stage of the qualification — the rapid round — will take place on Friday. The top-8 shooters in the qualification will enter the final. Serbia’s Zorana Arunovic led the pack with 296 points, followed by Greece’s Anna Korakaki who has 294.

-BOXING: In the flyweight quarterfinals at Tokyo Olympics, Ingrit Valencia of Colombia beat Mary by a 3-2 split decision. The 38-year-old Indian lost the battle of the bronze-medalists by a razor-thin verdict, despite winning the last two rounds. With the Olympics having an age cap of 40, Thursday’s outing proved to be her last bout at the event.

Also, Read- T20 Cricket- Sri Lanka beat India by 4 wickets

T20 Cricket- Sri Lanka beat India by 4 wickets

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Rythm Singh
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India vs srilanka t20 Cricket
India vs srilanka t20 cricket

The Cricket match was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in R Premadasa Stadium today. SL won the toss and opted to bowl first. It was a tough going pitch and the ball was not coming nicely on the bat. Shikhar Dhawan the Indian captain played very well scored 40 runs in 42 balls. Devdutt Padikkal scored 29 runs in 23 balls with two boundaries, while Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 21 runs in 18 balls. The rest of them didn’t even make up to more runs. This shows that Sri Lanka bowled exceptionally today to team India. Earlier, India started off nicely with the blade, but once the opening stand fell, they could not really bounce back. Their run-scoring was at a slower rate and the inexperienced batting line-up kept losing wickets and ended on 132. It was a brilliant day for the Lankans with the ball, their spinners rode the challenge and restricted the total.

In the second innings, SL didn’t put its best foot forward, Avishka Fernando lost his wicket in the third over. India bowled very well, for a side, that had too much imbalance, but couldn’t do enough to win the game. Sadeera Samarawickrama and Minod Bhanuka started looking comfortable, but the former did not last long. Though Bhanuka kept his bails secured, his partners kept losing their wickets regularly. Eventually Bhanuka also lost his wicket and with that the momentum shifted to India’s way.

Wanindu Hasaranga and Dhananjaya de Silva scored a few boundaries and pulled the game their way again. When Hasaranga and Mendis lost their wickets, it seemed that India would romp home, but de Silva and Karunaratne played until the last over and took their team over the line. De Silva scored 40 runs in 34 balls, Bhanuka scored 36 runs in 31 balls and Hasaranga scored 15 runs. Star player Bhuvneshwar Kumar was not able to show his magic today. In this game he took only 1 wicket, Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets and Varun Chakravarthy took 1 wicket.

India:- 132/5 in 20 overs

Sri Lanka:- 133/6 in 19.4 overs

The match got critical in the last few overs but Sri Lanka performed and added feathers to its cap. They have successfully leveled the series and now, the final play of the 3-game T20 Cricket series will be the decider. Towards the end, it looked like India would do enough to close the game but the hosts held on and won this game by 4 wickets!

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India in Tokyo 2020 Day 5: Stepped Closer to Medal

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India at Tokyo 2020 Day 5

DAY-5 PREVIEW OF INDIA IN TOKYO 2020:

After winning the medal on day-1 team India was still struggling for a medal on day-5. The day started on a bad note when Rani Rampal led India women’s hockey team lost continuously against Great Britain now by 4-1. It was a huge disappointment for India. PV Sindhu earned one more win her in the list to the round of 16 with a second straight win in badminton women’s singles group J. In archery, Pravin Jadhav stunned the world No.2 Galsan Bazarzhapov in his first round but then lost to world no.1 Brady Ellison.

While Tarundeep Raj won his first contest but lost to Israel’s Itay Shanny by 5-6 in the round of 32 of the men’s individual event. Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh ended sixth in semi-finals A of lightweight men’s double sculls in rowing with timing of 6:24:41, creating history in Olympics. Some more positive results were: Pooja Rani won her round of 16 and now is one step away from the medal. Deepika Kumari won her first round in straight sets. She lost any early lead to take us on 5th which she also won to go into the last 16. 

-ABOUT THE MATCHES

-WOMEN’S HOCKEY: The third continuous loss of team India in this event. Now by defending champions by 1-4. Now Indians need to win both their remaining two matches to have any chance of qualifying for the knockout stage.

-BADMINTON: Reigning world champion PV Sindhu stepped into the pre-quarterfinals of women’s singles badminton event in Tokyo today by beating Hong Kong’s NY Cheung in a group J. She prevailed the world no.34 Cheung by 21-9 21-6 in 35 minutes match in the event. Now, she will face Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt who topped group I.

-ARCHERY: Pravin Jadhav defeated Galsan Bazarzhapov in archery in the first round in straight sets. Stormy weather conditions at Yumenoshima Park troubled the Russian who struggles with two 7s and an 8. While, Pravin was very calm, focused, and finished it up by 6-0.

On the other hand, Tarundeep Rai exits from the Olympics, loses to Shanny in a shoot-off in the second round. Both players were on 5-5 on but Shanny twisted the game and defeated him by 10-9 with a perfect score in the shoot-off.

-MEN’S DOUBLE SCULLS: Indian rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh clocked 6:24:41 minutes to be placed sixth in the semifinals 2 of the sculls in this event. The two had finished in their heats by giving their best performance. In the six-team final B on Thursday morning, to decide the positions from 7 to 12, India who got the first lane will fight it out with Poland (6:12.79), Canada( 6:18.29), Norway (12:16.25) from semifinal A while from B, Ukraine (6:14.57) and Spain (6:15.49) qualified

Pooja rani also won her first round of 16 and now very closed to win a medal in the Tokyo Olympic 2020 in boxing. She defeated Ichrak Chaib of Algeria with a unanimous decision (5-0). Also, Deepika Kumari has won her round of 16 and has stepped into quarters.  She defeated Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez 6-4 in 1\16 eliminations round. She won the 5th set 26-25. 

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