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With that we wrap up the day's coverage. It was a mixed bag for India on Day 7. Saina, Vijender, Sania-Paes gave the Indians something to cheer about while Ronjan Sodhi, P Kashyap, Jai Bhagwan were the major disappointments. More is lined up for later today. Do join NDTV for all the latest updates and in-depth coverage. Till then ciao with Vijender's winning image.
Vijender Singh qualifies for the quarter-final in the men's 75-kg middleweight category. Vijender Singh beat Terrell Gausha of the USA 16-15 in the pre quarter to advance.
India's Vijender Singh still leads Terrell Gausha by a point after round 2, score 9-8.
Vijender Singh leads 4-3 after the first round against Gausha.
Boxing: Vijender Singh's bout is on now.
Vijender's bout will be the next as per schedule. Hope and pray for the best.
Boxing: In less than an hour's time, India's Vijender Singh will take on Terrell Gausha of the United States in his men's middleweight 75-kg round of 16 match. Stay tuned for that.
The Netherlands' Ranomi Kromowidjojo wins the 100m freestyle in the women's category. Belarussian Aliaksandra Herasimenia was second and Yi Tang of China finished in the last medal place.
Swimming: Women's 100m freestyle final is about to begin.
And not to forget Ryan Lochte, who himself has 11 Olympic medals, five of them coming in 2012. Five of his Olympic medals are Golds, three Silver and three bronze.
Phelps has also won the Gold in the men's 200m individual medley for the third straight time. Amazing.
Swimming: Michael Phelps takes another Gold beating Ryan Lochte. This is Michael Phelps 20th Olympic medal and 16th Gold overall.
Swimming: At Half way point Michael Phelps leads Ryan Lochte. Lochte is infact third.
Swimming: Men's 200m individual medley is about to begin and Phelps is vying for another medal here. So is Ryan Lochte.
Swimming: Ryan Lochte of the United States finishes third in the men's 200m backstroke. He was pipped by country-mate Tyler Clary who got the Gold. Japanese Ryosuke Irie bags the silver.
Swimming: Rebecca Soni of the United States, with a timing of 2:19.59, breaks the world record and wins the women's 200m breaststroke. Satomi Suzuki of Japan and Juliia Efimova came in second and third respectively.
Clijsters has been knocked out by Sharapova in straight sets 2-6, 5-7. Sharapova will play country-mate Maria Kirilenko in the semi-finals who got the better of Petra Kvitova in her quarter-final.
Tennis: Meanwhile, Kim Clijsters and Maria Sharapova are playing in the last of the women's singles quarter-finals. Sharapova won the opening set 6-2. The score in the second set is 4-3 in Clijsters' favour but on serve.
Leander Paes/Sania Mirza reach the quarter-final of the mixed doubles tennis event at the Olympics. Paes/Sania beat Ivanovic/Zimonjic 6-2, 6-4 in the first round. They now face top seeds Azarenka/Mirnyi in the quarters.
Leander Paes serving for the match at 5-4 in the second set.
Sania/Paes leading 5-3 in the second set and look good to qualify for the quarter-finals.
The Indian pair of Sania/Paes is still a break ahead in the second set. Lead 4-3. Sania Mirza serving now.
Paes/Sania leading 4-2 in the second set.
A word in for Parupalli Kashyap as he has exceeded all expectations and created history of some sorts at least. Many of the heralded prospects in the Indian Olympic contingent did not rise up to the expectations but Kashyap showed that he was all geared up for the Games. Losing out after putting up an impressive fight against the world number 2, will definitely bode well for the Indian.
Sania/Paes are still leading in the second set too 2-1.
P Kashyap loses out 19-21, 11-21 to Chong Wei Lee of Malaysia and is out of the Olympics men's singles badminton event.
Chong Wei Lee playing some amazing badminton here against Kashyap. Leads the Indian 18-8.
Kashyap trailing by 14-8 in the second game. Looks a lost cause now.
Kashyap meanwhile starting to show signs of desperation as well as fatigue. Trails 10-6 in the second game. Chong Wei Lee is proving to be a tough one for the Indian.
Paes/Sania take the first set 6-2 against Ivanovic/Zimonjic. Going great guns.
Paes-Sania playing amazing tennis though and lead 5-2 in the first set.
Kashyap is hanging on against the number 1 seed but Lee way too strong it seems. The Malaysian leads 7-4 in the second game.
P Kashyap and Lee tied at 1-1 in the second game.
Sania/Paes leading 3-2 in the first set meanwhile and have a break in hand.
Kashyap played well in the first game but the world number 2 showed why he is considered as one of the best. The latter part of the first game was extremely tight and Chong Wei Lee proved his worth, just about hanging on against the Indian.
P Kashyap loses the first game 19-21 to Chong Wei Lee in the quarter-final of the men's badminton at the Olympics 2012.
P Kashyap tied at 19-19 in the first game against the world number 2, Lee.
Paes/Sania lead 2-1 in the first set against Ivanovic/Zimonjic.
P Kashyap is still with his nose just ahead, leads Lee 16-15 in the first game.
P Kashyap managing to hold on to a slender lead against the number 1 seed. Leads 15-14.
Meanwhile, Sania-Paes match against Ivanovic/Zimonjic has begun and is locked at 1-1 in the first set.
Chong Wei Lee coming into his own. Kashyap, though, managing to show why he cannot be underestimated. The Indian leads 13-11.
The World number 2 and seed 1, Lee, is showing his class now. Match still in favour of the Indian at 11-8.
Parupalli Kashyap is playing an amazing game as of now and leading the Malaysian 8-4.
P Kashyap leads 5-3 against Lee.
Badminton: P Kashyap is taking on Chong Wei Lee of Malaysia and is leading 3-1 in the first game.
Tennis: Leander Paes/Sania Mirza match against Ana Ivanovic/Nenad Zimonjic may start any time now. Stay tuned for updates.
In their last five encounters, Saina Nehwal has never managed to beat China's Yihan Wang, who is also World No. 1.
Saina Nehwal takes the match 21-15, 22-20. She is through to the semi-final beating Tine Baun.
Saina Nehwal levels the second game owing to a few errors from Tine Baun. 20-20 now.
Tine Baun of Denmark displays great show but Saina is equally strong here. 20-19 in favour of the Danish.
Tine Baun within reach of the second game now. Leads Saina 19-17.
Saina Nehwal, though, in no mood to give it away easily. Fights back and it is 17-18 now.
Saina Nehwal trails 16-18 in the second game. Baun fighting back and hard.
Saina Nehwal's last two opponents - Jie Yao and Tine Baun both are in their 30's. Tan is 35 and Baun, 33.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal now leads in the second game after trailing quite a bit. The score in 11-10 in the Indian's favour now.
Tine Baun has brought her A-game out in the second game. Leads the Indian shuttler 10-9. Saina looks pumped up.
Saina Nehwal not willing to let go easily in the second game. Still trails by a couple of points at 7-9.
Tine Baun has picked up her game and leads 7-4 against Saina in the second game.
A questionable call from the line judges gave Tine Baun the point. Saina looked bemused. Score, though, tied at 4-4.
The second game has begun and Saina Nehwal trails 2-3 vs Tine Baun.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal takes the first game 21-15 against Denmark's Tine Baun. One step towards the semi-final.
Saina has made a few unforced errors in an otherwise impressive performance till now. Leads Tine Baun 19-11.
Saina close to taking the first game against Baun. Leads 17-9. Some judgement errors from the Indian.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal looking the better player but can't rule out the experience of Tine Baun. Score 13-8 in Sain's favour.
Badminton: Tine Baun meanwhile fighting hard now and has found her touch it seems. Score, though, 11-7 in favour of Saina Nehwal after the first time-out.
Saina errs thrice to give Tine Baun some easy points in the quarter-final. Score 10-6 now.
Saina Nehwal looks in fine form and is displaying great judgement too as of now. Leads Tine Baun 9-3.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal leads 6-2 in the first game over Tine Baun of Denmark.
Saina Nehwal takes court for her quarter-final women's singles match in London. Saina Nehwal is seeded fourth while Denmark's Tine Baun is seeded fifth.
This is her second quarter-final appearance in the Olympics. At Beijing in 2008, she had crashed out of the quarter-finals.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal's match to begin any moment now. China's Xin Wang has won her match over Intanon 17-21, 21-18 and 21-14.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal will be playing her Olympics quarter-final match against Tine Baun of Denmark in a short while from now on court 2 at the Wembley Arena. Currently the women's singles quarter-final between Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand and Xin Wang of China is going on at the same court. The Chinese is leading as of now in the third and final game 10-6. The first game went to the Thai player 21-17 and the Chinese won 21-18 in the second game.
Saina Nehwal's quarter-final match against Denmark's Tine Baun has been delayed. We will keep you guys updated!
Boxing: Jai Bhagwan won the first round 3-2 but went on to lose both the following rounds. Gani Zhailauov of Kazakhstan took the second round 10-3 and the third round 4-2 to win the bout 16-8. Vijender Singh plays his round of 16 bout later in the day in the men's 75-kg category.
Boxing: India's Jai Bhagwan loses out to Gani Zhailauov of Kazakhstan 8-16 and bows out of the Olympics 2012 in the round of 16.
Boxing: Jai Bhagwan trails 12-6 against Gani Zhailauov after the second round in the men's 60-kg category.
Boxing: Jai Bhagwan leads 3-2 after the first round against Kazakhstan's Gani Zhailauov in the men's 60kg category.
A couple of matches are just about to begin - Saina Nehwal's quarter-final in women's singles badminton against Tine Baun and Jai Bhagwan's round of 16 against Gani Zhailauov in the boxing lightweight 60-kg category.
For those trying desperately to emerge from the Ronjan Sodhi shocker, here is an interesting piece of news...
Record number of free condoms for Olympians
Record number of free condoms for Olympians
Saina will play in the qurterfinal round.
So, who is up for Saina Nehwal match. One hour to go...
AND AN EXIT!
This is really sad for India and Ronjan. Final score of 42/50 not good enough to take him to the final!
This is really sad for India and Ronjan. Final score of 42/50 not good enough to take him to the final!
Does not look bright for Ronjan at all. He began well, he did. But lost his way!
Windy conditions. Ronjan hits 42/50. That is the final round score. Waiting for final confirmation.
A couple of misses from Ronjan Sodhi. Will cost him. Will surely cost him. Will be glad to be proven incorrect at the end.
What is happening here??
What is happening??
Sodhi 41, crashing out all of a sudden.
What is happening??
Sodhi 41, crashing out all of a sudden.
It is 38/42. We are at the absolute end of this amazing qualification round!
He cannot lose it from here. Or can he? He has missed one though!
It is...
29/32 for Sodhi. Calm nerves, focused eyes, hands firm!
29/32 for Sodhi. Calm nerves, focused eyes, hands firm!
26/28. On course. He is on course! A better score will help him in the final round. Qualification scores are added to the final round scores.
20/22. Heading for a 48? Looks good. Fingers crossed!
13/14. Is looking good for Ronjan though eye has to be kept out on a fightback if any, below him!
9/10 now. Focus! Screams of Ronjan..Ronjan here resemble a football battle-cry!
Starts with 2/2. Good one! And now 4 for him...Good, clean, fast shooting.
Can he, will he not?
All the best in any case Ronjan!
All the best in any case Ronjan!
AND BACK TO DOUBLE TRAP.
Shooters have begun taking aim...Sodhi to take aim...
Shooters have begun taking aim...Sodhi to take aim...
AND DEVIATING JUST FOR A BIT:
Hockey is not India's national game: Sports Ministry
Time to make this change in school GK books then?
Hockey is not India's national game: Sports Ministry
Time to make this change in school GK books then?
DO NOTE: The final round of Double Trap begins at 5pm (IST) (for Sodhi's group)
What till then? Lots.
Check out sports that reap medals but in India, remain 'largely' unknown: Picture Gallery
Report: Mis-firing archers hit for a six at Lord's (Read)
and
Cheer in our CHEER FOR INDIA section
What till then? Lots.
Check out sports that reap medals but in India, remain 'largely' unknown: Picture Gallery
Report: Mis-firing archers hit for a six at Lord's (Read)
and
Cheer in our CHEER FOR INDIA section
Ronjan and his fellow Double Trap shooters are competing in the Royal Artillery Barracks, which belongs to UK Ministry of Defense. Read more about it here.
He is up against this man...
WORLD RECORD HOLDER Russia's Vitaly Fokeev is currently with the same number of points as Sodhi. Is fifth in the ranking, one ahead of Ronjan.
WORLD RECORD HOLDER Russia's Vitaly Fokeev is currently with the same number of points as Sodhi. Is fifth in the ranking, one ahead of Ronjan.
NOT too pleased, eh Mr Sodhi?
Ronjan Singh Sodhi reacts after a rather pale second round...
Ronjan Singh Sodhi reacts after a rather pale second round...
AND OUR MAN IN FOCUS, in action at the Royal Artillery Barrack.
Ronjan Singh Sodhi shoots in the Double Trap event:
Ronjan Singh Sodhi shoots in the Double Trap event:
Shooting Men's 25 m pistol: Vijay Kumar scored 293/300 after 1st stage (3 series) in his group. He is ranked joint 2nd so far.
Vijay Kumar's score in the 4-second series is 98. His total score in the first stage is 293
Five more shots to go for Vijay Kumar
RONJAN
What does a score of 92 after 2 mean for the shooter?
Well, he is not out for sure. Top-6 qualify for the final. He is there. But it is tense. Any of the shooters below him fightback in the final round and it can prove to be a deathblow for the Indian.
Of course, he has to shoot badly to get himself out of contention.
What does a score of 92 after 2 mean for the shooter?
Well, he is not out for sure. Top-6 qualify for the final. He is there. But it is tense. Any of the shooters below him fightback in the final round and it can prove to be a deathblow for the Indian.
Of course, he has to shoot badly to get himself out of contention.
VIJAY KUMAR's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event: He scores 96 in the 6-second series.
So this means Sodhi is joint-5th (to be considered 6th in case of a draw) at the end of round 2.
Ronjan has 92 points at the end of two rounds. Peter Robert Russell Wilson of Britain in the lead with 48 and 48 from his two rounds.
Fehaid Aldeehani of Kuwait has 94.
Fehaid Aldeehani of Kuwait has 94.
Vijay Kumar's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event has started and he starts it with perfect 50 in the 8-second series of first stage
So that is it then from the second round.
44/50 is what Ronjan has managed which is decent but a tad off colour compared to his opening round show.
44/50 is what Ronjan has managed which is decent but a tad off colour compared to his opening round show.
The Indian is now 44. Looks like he has made it a closer contest that he would have liked it to be at the end of the opening round.
Ronjan Sodhi's current score is 36
It's is 28/32 for Ronjan Sodhi
Ronjan Sodhi's score is 24/28
Ronjan Sodhi's score 23/26, He is currently at the third spot
Ronjan Sodhi takes his score to 19 out of 22. His average is 0.931
Ronjan Sodhi's current is score is 17 out of 20
12/14 for Ronjan Sodhi
A miss, 10/12 for Ronjan Sodhi
That is another good shot from Sodhi. Things are heating up at the Royal Artillery Barrack.
Some information about the 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Event
# There are three series with the different time limits of 8 seconds, 6 seconds and 4 seconds. Each Series consists of five shots.
# There are two stages in the full course of rapid fire. Each stage comprises of two above mentioned series. That means there are 60 shots in total.
# The targets are divided into concentric score zones with 10 being the most central part, therefore, the maximum total score is 600.
# Top six shooters qualify for a final round of four additional 4-second series.
# There are three series with the different time limits of 8 seconds, 6 seconds and 4 seconds. Each Series consists of five shots.
# There are two stages in the full course of rapid fire. Each stage comprises of two above mentioned series. That means there are 60 shots in total.
# The targets are divided into concentric score zones with 10 being the most central part, therefore, the maximum total score is 600.
# Top six shooters qualify for a final round of four additional 4-second series.
Ronjan shoots a 2/2.
VIJAY KUMAR's group in the 25m rapid fire pistol has also begun. What a solid session from the shooting range this.
Wilson with a 2, Francesco missed a bird, has 1.
AND WE ARE BACK ...
Franseco starts...
Franseco starts...
And as tense moments, waiting for Ronjan to return passes, here is something else:
Amul sees red on Olympic mystery woman
Amul sees red on Olympic mystery woman
Meanwhile, the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol round has also begun.
India's VIJAY KUMAR will battle it out here!
India's VIJAY KUMAR will battle it out here!
ROUND 2 has begun with the first group taking aim.
Sodhi is in the second group.
Sodhi is in the second group.
And here is what Sodhi had to say earlier when NDTV caught up with him in London...
For the few who may be a tad confused, here is an extremely simplified explanation:
There are 2 groups of 12 shooters each.
There are 3 qualification rounds for each group.
Top 6 overall will advance to finals.
Note: Sodhi is in the joint-lead combining results from the first round from both groups.
There are 2 groups of 12 shooters each.
There are 3 qualification rounds for each group.
Top 6 overall will advance to finals.
Note: Sodhi is in the joint-lead combining results from the first round from both groups.
FINAL UPDATE FROM ROUND 1:
All four shooters at the top of the table have 48/50 with an average of .960. So, Sodhi is in the joint-lead with three others. Not bad. NOT BAD AT ALL!
The shooters with Sodhi are:
Francesco D Aniello (ITALY), Vasily Mosin (RUSSIA) and Peter Robert Russell Wilson (single shooter from Britain!)
All four shooters at the top of the table have 48/50 with an average of .960. So, Sodhi is in the joint-lead with three others. Not bad. NOT BAD AT ALL!
The shooters with Sodhi are:
Francesco D Aniello (ITALY), Vasily Mosin (RUSSIA) and Peter Robert Russell Wilson (single shooter from Britain!)
The Russian is back too!
Sodhi is now pushed down to four.
Sodhi is now pushed down to four.
AND WAIT...The Italian and Britain's Peter Robert Russell Wilson come back up and push Sodhi down to three.
Sodhi takes top-spot.
Superb 1st round for Ronjan Singh Sodhi!
Superb 1st round for Ronjan Singh Sodhi!
Sodhi's average was a healthy .960. He may even take the top-spot.
Now it is about the other shooters finishing their rounds. And as they do, the Indian now moves up to the 2nd spot.
48/50 for Ronjan. What superb shooting from the Indian. Excellent stuff!
Now takes third spot. Sodhi coming back. This should be good to advance.
Now up to .952. Vasily Mosin of Russia is in the 3rd spot with .964.
Sodhi now averages .952 and he is maintaining it and holding on to his 4th position. Top 6 advance.
NOTE: THE RANKINGS MENTIONED HERE ARE ON THE BASIS OF AVERAGE
Currently Francesco D Aniello of Italy in the lead. Minor difference though.
Now has 32 points from 34 and moves up to fourth position. Lot of fluctuations here...there lies the intense competition.
Sodhi now fifth. Losing the plot a bit or is it some superb shooting from the others? More of the second than the first.
And Maken has tweeted this picture from where the action is happening....
Sodhi loses lead. Some excellent competition from the other end of the field. He is now fourth.
Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken is in London and is watching Sodhi live. "Ronjan in form! Top in his group!"he has written on Twitter.
Sodhi going really well. 6 on 6 now! He is in the lead.
It's five out of five. Full form from Sodhi!!
Ronjan shoots...it's 3 on 3!
REMEMBER: Top 6 from the current field of shooters will qualify for the final round.
While we wait for Ronjan to take aim, here is NDTV with him before he left for London Olympics.
Fehaid Aldeehani of Kuwait currently in the lead. Very early in the event but lead nonetheless.
The Double Trap event HAS BEGUN. Ronjan yet to get a chance to fire. He is pretty behind in the line of shooters.
A bit of a background on Ronjan then.
Hailing from Ferozepur Jhirka in Haryana, Ronjan bagged to silvers in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Won the Gold in the Asian Games in the same year.
Hailing from Ferozepur Jhirka in Haryana, Ronjan bagged to silvers in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Won the Gold in the Asian Games in the same year.
This is the qualification round. Sodhi progresses and it is a clear shot at a possible medal.
INDIA currently 39th in the medals tally.
INDIA currently 39th in the medals tally.
FIRST UP:
Ronjan Sodhi!!
Sodhi will compete in the Double Trap event scheduled to begin at 1:30 (IST).
Ronjan Sodhi!!
Sodhi will compete in the Double Trap event scheduled to begin at 1:30 (IST).
WEATHER UPDATE: And the news from London is that it is not good news for events scheduled to take place in the open.
The weather is slightly chilly at 16C right now but the concern is that it has begun drizzling in some parts of the city.
And it is stated again and again....so once more cannot harm. LONDON WEATHER is unpredictable so keep everything crossed as the action is just minutes away now...
The weather is slightly chilly at 16C right now but the concern is that it has begun drizzling in some parts of the city.
And it is stated again and again....so once more cannot harm. LONDON WEATHER is unpredictable so keep everything crossed as the action is just minutes away now...
There are 18 gold medals there for the taking across 21 sports. This does promise to be a thrilling Thursday indeed. Can India get a gold today however, is the BIG question.
For all the sports scheduled for the day, click here
And now the Chinese coach has apologised for under-par play. (Read here)
Point to note is that there is no Chinese inquiry, charges, denials or accusations. The team has under-played and has now owned up to it. Guts and courage in that too...
Point to note is that there is no Chinese inquiry, charges, denials or accusations. The team has under-played and has now owned up to it. Guts and courage in that too...
CONTROVERSY: What a raging feud has emerged in the world of badminton. With players from China, Indonesia and South Korea accused of throwing away matches, the world is debating on the format currently being used.
NDTV has the latest on all:
Chinese shuttler blogs her farewell after 'plotting to win' - read
South Korea fuming at badminton disgrace - read
Indonesia calls for change in format - read
NDTV has the latest on all:
Chinese shuttler blogs her farewell after 'plotting to win' - read
South Korea fuming at badminton disgrace - read
Indonesia calls for change in format - read
But all is not too gloomy in London either. There is a lot of cheer all around as well...Click here to see it all in pics.
London tourism is not faring much better than the Mayor. A report reveals that the city's tourism has plunged since the start of the Olympics. (Read)
While the world of sports has been and will keep buzzing all of today, here is something else that was buzzing as well.
London Mayor left dangling on a zipwire at an Olympic event yesterday! Read report here
London Mayor left dangling on a zipwire at an Olympic event yesterday! Read report here
Plenty of medals are up for grabs today. Focusing on Indian athletes, while things have not been too shiny, it can get a whole lot better today. Why? Here is why:
Ronjan Sodhi kick starts the Indian campaign in the Men's Double Trap qualification at 1:30 pm (IST).
Then there is Vijay Kumar in the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol qualification at 3 pm (IST).
Of course, there also is Saina's clash at 6:30 pm (IST). For full schedule of Indians competing today, click here
Ronjan Sodhi kick starts the Indian campaign in the Men's Double Trap qualification at 1:30 pm (IST).
Then there is Vijay Kumar in the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol qualification at 3 pm (IST).
Of course, there also is Saina's clash at 6:30 pm (IST). For full schedule of Indians competing today, click here
