British Olympic swimming star Adam Peaty said he had been under a "huge amount of pressure" as he explained his decision to join other top athletes in taking a mental health break. Peaty defended his men's 100m breaststroke crown in Tokyo and also won gold in the 4x100m mixed medley relay and silver in the men's 4x100m medley. The 26-year-old referred to the struggles of US gymnast Simone Biles and England cricketer Ben Stokes as he expanded on his move to take time away from the pool. (Getty Images)
World number six women's doubles pair Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu of Indonesia won the Olympic gold medal on Monday, smashing their way to victory as raucous onlookers chanted and waved large national flags. They beat China's Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan 21-19 21-15 to cries of encouragement from a handful of socially distanced Indonesian team members and support staff that echoed through Tokyo's mostly empty Musashino Forest Sport Plaza. (Getty Images)
The difference is believing in ourselves and believing in their dreams and then it's about going back to reality focussing on your past. I think that is the main thing and that's what we did. If you lose you don't stop believing and that's what I told the girls. The most important thing is to stay in the moment. I showed them a movie and that movie is about being in the moment and I think that was really helpful. Against Ireland we kept on referring to that movie.
India beat world No. 2 Australia 1-0 in the women's hockey quarterfinal on Monday to enter a historic first ever semifinal at the Games.
A goal that will go in the history books! 🙌 Watch Gurjit Kaur's brilliant drag flick that led #IND to a 1-0 win ov… https://t.co/vBkrg1Cwye
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) 1627880601000"Very, very happy. It was hard work every day, especially over last two days. It's a happy team. It's the first time we are in the semis. India is proud. Everybody is supporting. That's always special. Years of hard work has paid off today. We scored just one goal and we managed to defend it. I want to thank the entire country for the support."
Remarkable win and an incredible step forward by #IND #hockey @Tokyo2020 #Olympics. Congratulations team @TheHockeyIndia for playing a gutsy game, shaking the opponents with your skills and continuing your winning momentum.
Congratulations to Indian women hockey team. Proud moment for all Indians. Good luck for next game girls. Rab Rakha https://t.co/7rz7460oZM
— Jugraj Singh (@Jugraj0022) 1627879802000