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Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 5 Highlights: India's shooters continue to disappoint at the Tokyo Games. The promising mixed doubles duo of Saurabh Choudhary and Manu Bhaker failed to qualify for the medal rounds in the 10m Air Pistol event. Indian shooters Abhishek Verma and Yashaswini Singh Deswal, meanwhile, bowed out with a 17th place finish in qualifying stage 1. All eyes will now be on Sindhu and Mary Kom - the last two realistic hopes at a medal shot for India.
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Germany wins gold inEquestrian Dressage - Grand Prix Special
In the Weightlifting category- Women's 64kg
First place- Maude Charron
Second place- Giorgia Bordignon
Third place- CHEN Wen-Huei
Japan's Takanori Nagase won the men's -81kg judo gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics by beating Saeid Mollaei of Mongolia in the final, extending the gold rush by Japanese judokas.
Rio bronze medallist Nagase's victory marked a fifth judo gold medal for hosts Japan at the Games, edging them closer to their previous Olympic record of eight titles in 2004 in Athens.
In a gruelling final that lasted over 5-1/2 minutes, the 27-year-old Nagase, an uchimata inner thigh throw specialist, delivered an ashi-guruma foot wheel to throw Mollaei down on the tatami mats to earn a waza-ari sudden-death overtime victory.
"Simone has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue. She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions," says Team USA in a statement to Olympics.
:Ferreira, the current WSL champion, hasbecome theinaugural Olympic champion in men's surfing. He scored15.14 points, to Igarashi's 6.60. It is Gold for Brazil and Silver for Japan!
:Ferreira, the current WSL champion, hasbecome theinaugural Olympic champion in men's surfing. He scored15.14 points, to Igarashi's 6.60. It is Gold for Brazil and silver for Japan!
: India's Lovlina Bogohain continues her march towards Olympic glory. She beat Germany's Nadine Apetzin the Round of 16 of the Women's welterweight category 3-2 to qualify for the quarter-finals.
: India's last standing athlete in Tennis at the Tokyo Olympics - Sharath Achanta - is out. Achanta was beaten in the third round by China's Ma Long. Long was in fine form as he thrashed Achanta 11-1, 8-11, 13-11, 11-4, 11-4. Achanta gave a tough fight in the third set after winning the first set. But after losing the third set, it was all Ma Long all the way as he took the fourth and fifth games quickly.