Boxer Mary Kom (51kg) stormed into the Round of 16 of women’s flyweight (48-51 kg) category event after defeating Miguelina Garcia of the Dominican Republic in the round of 32 here at the Kokugikan Arena. Mary Kom defeated Miguelina 4-1 in the round of 32 match on Sunday. After the first two rounds, the scoreline stood level at 19-19 and the match proved to be an exciting affair and it was evenly poised. In Round 3, Mary Kom rose to the occasion and she did enough to progress ahead in the boxing event.
Boxer Mary Kom in action against Dominican Republic’s Miguelina Hernandez Garcia, in Tokyo on Sunday.
Indian shuttler P.V Sindhu
Shuttler PV Sindhu started her Tokyo Olympics campaign on a good note on Sunday as she won her opening Group J match at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 2. Sindhu defeated Israel’s Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in the Group J match. The entire match lasted for just 28 minutes. The 26-year-old brought out her A-game in the first game and she gave no chance to her opponent to take a breather and create any momentum. Sindhu wrapped up the first game, and she was looking set to win the match in straight games.
The sixth seed Sindhu continued with her charge in the second game, and Polikarpova was not able to make a comeback, and as a result, the Indian shuttler ended up winning the match in straight games. On Saturday, men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy had won their opening Group Stage. The Indian duo defeated Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin 21-16, 16-21, 27-25 in the Group A game at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 3.
On the same day, India shuttler Sai Praneeth lost his group stage match against Israel’s Misha Zilberman. Zilberman defeated Praneeth 21-17, 21-15 in the Group D match here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 2.
29-year-old Vikas Krishnan lost his round of 32 match in the men’s welterweight boxing event here in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and as a result, he has bowed out of the mega event.