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Tokyo Olympics Live Updates Day 8: PV Sindhu lost to top-seed Tai Tzu-Ying in straight games – 18-21, 12-21 in the semifinal of the women’s singles badminton title. India’s Pooja Rani lost her quarterfinal match to China’s Li Qian by unanimous decision in women’s middleweight 75 kg category.India women’s hockey team South Africa 4-3 in their last pool A match to keep quarterfinals hope alive.Anjum Moudgil and Tejaswini Sawant failed to qualify for finals in 50m Rifle 3 positions. Kamalpreet Kaur earned direct qualification to the Women’s Discus final event with a 64m throw. Seema Punia was knocked out. It was a disappointing start for India on Day 8 with boxer Amit Panghal getting knocked out after losing to Colombia’s Yuberjen Martinez in the Men’s Flyweight Round of 16 match. Archer Atanu Das also lost to Japan’s Takaharu Furukawa in the pre-quarterfinal match and was knocked out. At last, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar failed to qualify for the final, finishing 13th in his group and 25th in the overall standings.
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After further consultation with medical staff, Simone Biles has decided to withdraw from the event finals for vault and the uneven bars. She will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether to compete in the finals for floor exercise and balance beam. pic.twitter.com/kWqgZJK4LJ
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) July 31, 2021
