PV Sindhu, men’s hockey team enter QFs; Atanu Das in pre-quarters

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Atanu das & PV Sindhu
Atanu das & PV Sindhu

 

New Delhi

On Day 6 of Tokyo Olympics India's PV Sindhu has reached the women's singles quarterfinals, beating Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt 21-15, 21-13 at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.

Sindhu will next play the winner of the match between Kim Gaeun of South Korea and Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.

India men's hockey team defeated defending Olympic Champion Argentina by 3-1 in their fourth group A game here at Oi Hockey Stadium- North Pitch on Thursday.

With this win, the Indian men's hockey team has qualified for the quarterfinals in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. India has now won three matches in their group.

Archer Atanu Das came up with a brilliant performance, scoring well under pressure to stun South Koreas 2012 gold medallist Oh Jinhyek to reach the pre-quarterfinal stage in mens individual archery at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Das shot a 10 in the single arrow shoot-out after Jinhyek could manage only nine in an attempt to seal a memorable victory in a second-round match.

In the next round, Das will meet Takaharu Furukawa of Japan and a win will put him closer to the medal round.