Sanjeev Rajput and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar will look to round off what has been a forgettable campaign for the Indian shooting team on a positive note when they compete in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions at the Tokyo Olympics here on Monday.
Lovlina Borgohain has already assured India a second medal at the Tokyo Olympics and the boxer from Assam is now on the verge of creating history. India has won two medals in boxing in its Olympic history, Vijender Singh in 2008 Beijing and Mary Kom in 2012 London - they were both bronze. Lovlina will have the chance to change the colour of the medal with a win in the semi-final against Tukey's Busenaz Surmeneli on August 4.
There will be greater focus on making Indian boxers mentally stronger for high-pressure events like the Olympics, Boxing Federation of India President Ajay Singh told PTI, ruling out any "knee jerk reactions" to the mixed bag of performances at the ongoing Games in Tokyo.
Czech duo Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova added the Olympic women's doubles title to their French Open crown by beating Swiss singles champion Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic in Sunday's final.
Xander Schauffele steadied after a late wobble to clinch gold for the United States at the Olympic golf on Sunday with a one-stroke victory as Rory Sabbatini claimed an unlikely silver for adopted nation Slovakia.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell reckons that the T20 format is enough to take the sport into the Olympics and the newest addition 'The Hundred' was not really needed.
Heavyweights Australia and Germany will meet in the semifinals of the men's hockey competition at the Tokyo Olympics after winning their respective last-eight matches on a thrilling Sunday morning.