Strong punch-rooted boxer Lovlina in the quarterfinals, just one win away from the medal

Today is the 5th day of the Tokyo Olympics. Today was not a good start for India in the Tokyo Olympics. The day started with shooting for India. Shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary, one of the biggest medal hopefuls, entered the 10m air pistol mixed team event but could not make it past the second qualification. In the same event, the pair of Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Deswal had also entered but the pair was eliminated in the first round itself. Saurabh and Manu were expected to win medals. Apart from this, India was also disappointed in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event. The pair of Anjum Moudgil and Deepak Kumar along with Divyansh Singh Panwar and Elavenil Valviran were eliminated in the first round of the event. At the same time, eyes were also on the men’s hockey team and they defeated Spain 3-0 in their third match. In table tennis, India’s only hope, Achanta Sharath Kamal, could not live up to the expectations and lost to Chinese player Ma Long. In badminton, the pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the men’s doubles event but could not make it to the quarterfinals. At the same time, boxing was one of those sports where India got good news. In the women’s 69kg category, Lovlina has entered the quarterfinals. India’s boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated Germany’s Apetz Nedin in the round of 16. Lovlina won the match 3-2. He is just one victory away from the medal. Let us tell that Lovlina is one victory away from the medal. Once they reach the semi-finals, their bronze medal will be confirmed. The quarterfinal match will be played on 30 July.