The Times Of India | Sep 07, 2016 , 15:38:31 IST

Rio Olympics Day Six

Golfers, hockey players and Saina Nehwal-led shuttlers will be in action today after five days of fruitless labour by Indian athletes in Rio.
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08:14 PM (IST)

1st Half Ends: India 2-0 Ireland

India have maintained their stronghold over the proceedings and with Rupinder Pal Singh's amazing strike, doubled their lead over Ireland.

08:01 PM (IST)

At 19, Virginia has become an Olympic gold medalist

07:59 PM (IST)

Are you watching?

07:57 PM (IST)

Tennis: India have started their campaign in tennis with Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna facing the Polish pair of M Matkowski and L Kubot in men's doubles. This is Leander's seventh Olympic appearance.

07:33 PM (IST)

Here are the Playing XIs

07:26 PM (IST)

Water Polo update

The men's water polo Group A clash between Serbia and Hungary has ended in a 13-13 draw. Both teams return with a point each.

07:22 PM (IST)

It's even stevens at half-time

07:20 PM (IST)

The more you know...

Canadian swimmer Santo Condorelli has a bizarre pre-race ritual: Flipping the bird (showing the middle finger) to his father! Will he repeat his antics at the Rio Olympics too?

07:13 PM (IST)

Enterprising!

07:09 PM (IST)

Road race update

Dutchman Tom Dumoulin quit the Olympic men's road race shortly after the start alongside the Copacabana in Rio on Saturday. Dumoulin lasted around 10km of the 237.5km of the race which winds along the coast before taking the peloton into the coastal mountains. He is considered a contender for gold in the time trial which takes place on Wednesday.

07:01 PM (IST)

For those who have just joined us

India has had a mixed morning so far. Rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal entered the quarterfinals in men's single sculls while shooters Ayonika Paul and Apurvi Chandela put up a flop show to crash out of the 10m air rifle final.

06:50 PM (IST)

The Rio 2016 field hockey opener between Argentina and Netherlands is underway

06:31 PM (IST)

US women's water polo coach Adam Krikorian has left the team to be with his family after one of his two older brothers died. Krikorian coached the US to their first Olympic gold medal in women's water polo at the London Games. The team is favored to win again in Rio de Janeiro.

06:22 PM (IST)

FYI

06:16 PM (IST)

I am sure the Games will be an opportunity for our sportspersons to display their talents and test their limits in various sporting disciplines. These Games will be an opportunity for competing with participants from all over the world in the best traditions of sportsmanship. I urge the sportsperson to do their best for the glory of the nation and to promote unity and friendship with sportspersons of all participating nations.

Pranab Mukherjee, President of India
06:03 PM (IST)

It's a start!

05:55 PM (IST)

Overall six events are currently underway (Rowing, Water polo, Shooting, Table Tennis, Archery and Fencing)

05:54 PM (IST)

RECORD ALERT: Li Du of China has created an OLYMPIC RECORD in the women's 10m air rifle event, notching up a score of 420.7 to finish at the top in qualification round.

05:53 PM (IST)

JUST IN: India's Ayonika Paul and Apurvi Chandela have failed to go past the qualification round. Chandela (411.6) finished 34th while Ayonika could only manage a 43rd spot with a final score of 407.

05:43 PM (IST)

Ayonika Paul and Apurvi Chandela need to be in the top eight among 53 shooters to make it to the finals. Not looking good at the moment as Paul is currently 40th and Chandela 30th spot.

05:22 PM (IST)

Next up is 10m Air Rifle Women's Qualification. Two Indians - Apurvi Chandela and Ayonika Paul - are in action. China's Yi Siling won gold medal in this event at London 2012.

04:38 PM (IST)

The proceedings of day one start with rowing and shooting events. Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas will host rowing and canoe sprint events and with its revamped seven shooting ranges that now have an additional temporary one for company, the Olympic Shooting Centre is ready to welcome the top shooters.

04:19 PM (IST)

Bittersweet start for archers

In the archery ranking round on Friday, the Indian team of Deepika Kumari Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi wilted under pressure as they finished a lowly seventh. On the other hand, Atanu Das impressed on his Olympic debut by finishing a creditable fifth in the individual section.

03:52 PM (IST)

The Haryana Hurricane sends his wishes

03:40 PM (IST)

Brazil welcomes the world with a glittering ceremony

Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population to the tune of samba, bossa nova and funk in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In a country of great economic inequality, the opening ceremony celebrated the culture of the favelas, the slums that hang vertiginously above the renowned beaches of Rio and ring the site of Friday's spectacle, the famed Maracana stadium.

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