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Rio Olympics Day Six

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 11, 2016, 20:20:29 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.

20:41 (IST) Aug 10

4th Quarter starts: Can India salvage something out of this match? Prospects look bleak at the moment

20:41 (IST) Aug 10

End of 3rd Quarter: One-way traffic. Sums up how things have gone down in the third quarter. The Australians have pumped in three more goals to make it 5-0.

20:31 (IST) Aug 10

Two quick goals for Australia

Women’s #Hockey: #AUS 4-0 #IND GOAL! Two in the space of a minute as @georgieparker gets on the scoreboard via a defender's stick. #OneTeam
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) August 10, 2016

20:30 (IST) Aug 10

Hopes fading for India

Women’s #Hockey: #AUS 3-0 #IND GOAL! @janeclax sweeps home Australia's third goal from mid D to top corner. A beauty of a goal. #OneTeam
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) August 10, 2016

20:29 (IST) Aug 10

Rugby sevens

FT: #AUS beat #RSA to finish third in Pool B. #RSA and #FRA through to the quarter finals at #Rio2016 #Rugby7s pic.twitter.com/AGPdG1yyOi
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) August 10, 2016

20:27 (IST) Aug 10

Georgina Parker increases Indian misery by making it 4-0 in favour of Australia

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20:26 (IST) Aug 10

Jane Claxton shoots it in to put Australia in 3-0 lead

20:21 (IST) Aug 10

Jodie Kenny slams it wide of the Indian goal

20:20 (IST) Aug 10

Penalty corner for Australia

20:20 (IST) Aug 10

Third quarter starts

20:13 (IST) Aug 10

Rugby sevens

It's #RSA v #AUS in Pool B with @Blitzboks aiming to top the group unbeaten https://t.co/kKhvfcvdkX #Rugby7s pic.twitter.com/cSArGevoLw
— World Rugby Sevens (@WorldRugby7s) August 10, 2016

20:11 (IST) Aug 10

Aussies on fire!

HT | AUS 2 - 0 IND: The Aussies maintain the lead going into half time! You've got this girls! #hockey #oneteam #roovolution #sambasticks
— Hockey Australia (@HockeyAustralia) August 10, 2016

20:09 (IST) Aug 10

End of second quarter. India 0-2 Australia

20:08 (IST) Aug 10

Last minute left in the second quarter, India still two goals down

20:07 (IST) Aug 10

Medal hope gone

#RioWithTOI Shooter Jitu Rai crashes out of Rio Olympicshttps ://t.co/pLUEXEteVV pic.twitter.com/XPug4f0zyV
— TOI Sports News (@TOISportsNews) August 10, 2016

20:05 (IST) Aug 10

Handball

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ESP?src=hash">#ESP</a> beat <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BRA?src=hash">#BRA</a> 29:24 and record their second triumph at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a>!¡Felicitaciones <a href="https://twitter.com/RFEBalonmano">@RFEBalonmano</a>! ????<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/handball?src=hash">#handball</a> <a href="https://t.co/5OBlyWT8Dv">pic.twitter.com/5OBlyWT8Dv</a></p> &mdash; IHF (@ihf_info) <a href="https://twitter.com/ihf_info/status/763377219787976704">August 10, 2016</a></blockquote>

20:03 (IST) Aug 10

Handball (team): Spain edge past Brazil

Spain avoided a late Brazilian comeback in the women's handball competition to win 29-24 against the host nation and condemn it to a first defeat in Group A

20:01 (IST) Aug 10

Serene

#6secondsofcalm Recrio Beach #OlympicArt https://t.co/DYYX2ISmJd
— Olympics (@Olympics) August 10, 2016

20:00 (IST) Aug 10

Indian goalkeeper Savita makes a great save to deny Australia a third goal

19:59 (IST) Aug 10

Penalty corner for Australia

19:57 (IST) Aug 10

Indian eves on the attack but Australian defence hard to breach

19:57 (IST) Aug 10

Astonishing

.@k_armstrong weathers the rain and wins her third straight #CyclingRoad time trial gold medal. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/YYIdM706pZ
— Rio 2016 (@Rio2016_en) August 10, 2016

19:56 (IST) Aug 10

And he defeated India's Avtar Singh

HISTORY! 1st victory of a refugee athlete in #Judo at the #OlympicGames! Congratulations, Popole and #ROT ???? https://t.co/ayJXZzGggt
— Rio 2016 (@Rio2016_en) August 10, 2016

19:53 (IST) Aug 10

Second quarter gets underway

19:53 (IST) Aug 10

Will India bounce back?

End of Q1: IND 0-2 AUS.
The @Hockeyroos are off to a good start, but the Indian Eves will look to bounce back in Q2.#Hockey
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 10, 2016

19:52 (IST) Aug 10

Australia lead 2-0

QT | AUS 2 - 0 IND: Penalty corner goals from @SlattyKat & Georgie Morgan have our girls up at quarter time! Go you good things! #hockey
— Hockey Australia (@HockeyAustralia) August 10, 2016

19:51 (IST) Aug 10

Congratulations

Congrats to Namita Toppo of India's Women #Hockey Team for playing her 100th International game for India on 10 Aug! pic.twitter.com/8iqvE43AcU
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 10, 2016

19:51 (IST) Aug 10

End of the first quarter. India 0-2 Australia

19:50 (IST) Aug 10

Great going archer!

#RioWithTOI Archer Bombayla Devi into Round of 16https ://t.co/WQOcXR9BGJ pic.twitter.com/ib6mQTKLyz
— TOI Sports News (@TOISportsNews) August 10, 2016

19:48 (IST) Aug 10

Australia lead 2-0

Women’s #Hockey: #AUS 2-0 #IND GOAL! Georgie Morgan finds her range with a penalty corner that goes through the Indian GK. #OneTeam
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) August 10, 2016

19:46 (IST) Aug 10

Georgina Morgan scores by a penalty corner to put Australia ahead by 2-0

19:44 (IST) Aug 10

Weightlifting: Sathish Sivalingam fails to qualify for Finals of Men's 77kg weightlifting category

19:40 (IST) Aug 10

Missed by a fraction, India still trail 0-1

19:39 (IST) Aug 10

Penalty corner for India

19:38 (IST) Aug 10

Unbeaten

Big win for Australia! Clancy/Bawden take out Dutch 27-25, 18-21, 16-14. Unbeaten to date! #OneTeam pic.twitter.com/61RtbMnvyd
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) August 10, 2016

19:38 (IST) Aug 10

Australia lead 1-0

Women’s #Hockey: #AUS 1-0 #IND GOAL! Aussie women open the scoring through @SlattyKat on the rebound at a PC. Strong start. #OneTeam
— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) August 10, 2016

19:35 (IST) Aug 10

Kathryn Slattery scores to put Australia in the lead

19:34 (IST) Aug 10

A penalty corner for Australia

19:33 (IST) Aug 10

Inspiring?

#Hockey has the most passionate volunteers at #Rio2016 - check out Ginaldo's #SambaSticks inspired haircut! pic.twitter.com/VKluvFXioW
— FIH (@FIH_Hockey) August 10, 2016

19:31 (IST) Aug 10

And the match gets underway

19:29 (IST) Aug 10

India vs Australia coming up

The Indian Eves are ready! Here’s a quick look at the starting line-up for their clash vs Australia at #Rio2016! pic.twitter.com/dnC0HfiC0T
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 10, 2016

19:28 (IST) Aug 10

Weightlifting: Sathish Sivalingam is currently ranked second in men's 77 kg final

19:24 (IST) Aug 10

Judo: Avtar Singh loses against P Misenga

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> .<a href="https://twitter.com/RefugeesOlympic">@RefugeesOlympic</a>' team member Popole Misenga <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ROT?src=hash">#ROT</a> beats Avtar Singh <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IND?src=hash">#IND</a> by a yuko & will fight the world champ next! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Judo?src=hash">#Judo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JudoRio2016?src=hash">#JudoRio2016</a></p> — Int. Judo Federation (@IntJudoFed) <a href="https://twitter.com/IntJudoFed/status/763372368173596672">August 10, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

19:21 (IST) Aug 10

Avtar Singh in action

.@RefugeesOlympic' team member Popole Misenga #ROT is now on mat 2 against Avtar Singh #IND at -90kg #Judo #JudoRio2016
— Int. Judo Federation (@IntJudoFed) August 10, 2016

19:18 (IST) Aug 10

Shooting: Jongoh Jin tops men's pistol qualification

South Korea's Jongoh Jin finishes ahead of Wei Pang of China and teammate Seungwoo Han. Shooters from Russia, North Korea, Vietnam and Slovakia also make the final

19:16 (IST) Aug 10

Handball

We are expecting a great #handball day at #Rio2016. Check it out! ?? pic.twitter.com/TYrg0MJ5mo
— IHF (@ihf_info) August 10, 2016

19:11 (IST) Aug 10

Gold for Biles

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— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) August 10, 2016

19:08 (IST) Aug 10

Weightlifting: Sathish Sivalingam lifts 170kg in first attempt of clean & jerk in men's 77 kg final

19:07 (IST) Aug 10

Into last 16

Another Indian archer into the last 16. Bombayla Devi Laishram (24) beats Lin Shih Chia (2), 6-2, in the @Rio2016 second round. #archery
— World Archery (@worldarchery) August 10, 2016

19:06 (IST) Aug 10

Morning wishes from Rio