1618 SVEN MARESCH OF GERMANY ON BEING DISQUALIFIED AGAINST SERGIU TOMA IN THE MEN’S -81KG JUDO:
“I was bad, I am ashamed for my performance. The penalties were justified. I did not find a way against him (Toma). I was in good shape. I felt great and I did not have any problems making my weight.
“I just did not get into it and it was completely bad.”
1610 INDIA EDGE OUT ARGENTINA IN HOCKEY
Goals from Kothajit Khadangbam and Chinglensana Kangujam helped India beat Argentina 2-1 in their men’s Pool B hockey clash.
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1555 JAPAN BEAT NEW ZEALAND IN RUGBY SEVENS
New Zealand suffered a shock 14-12 rugby sevens defeat by Japan in a tight contest in Pool C at the Deodoro Stadium.
Sonny Bill Williams, a two time World Cup winner in the 15-man game, had to leave the field with an ankle injury two minutes into the second half.
1545 FRANCE WIN EVENTING TEAM GOLD
France won the equestrian team eventing gold as riders from Australia and New Zealand knocked rails down. Defending champions Germany took silver, while Australia claimed bronze.
1545 BRITISH RIDER THOMAS TO RIDE IN TIME TRIAL
Geraint Thomas, who finished 11th in the men’s road race, will join Chris Froome to ride in the time trial event on Wednesday, the British Olympic Association said on Tuesday.
Thomas was included after several riders withdrew due to injuries sustained in the men’s road race.
1540 CAROLINA MARIN, THE TOP SEED IN WOMEN’S BADMINTON, FIRES AN EARLY WARNING TO HER OPPONENTS:
“I am a new Carolina…I am mentally and physically better (and) in the best shape of my life.”
1530 KEYS THROUGH TO QUARTERS
Seventh seed Madison Keys of the United States hit 38 winners in a tight-three set victory over ninth seed Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain in their women’s tennis third round clash.
1530 SOUTH AFRICA, BRITAIN NOTCH UP EASY WINS
South Africa thrashed Spain 24-0 in their men’s rugby sevens Pool B encounter, while Britain ran out comfortable 31-7 winners against Kenya in their Pool C clash.
1500 FRANCE BEAT AUSTRALIA IN MEN’S RUGBY SEVENS
Three tries from Terry Bouhraoua helped France beat Australia 31-14 in their men’s pool B rugby sevens clash at the Deodoro Stadium.
1445 FENG BUNDLED OUT OF TABLE TENNIS
Women’s second seed Tianwei Feng of Singapore was beaten 14-12 11-8 11-7 11-7 by Japan’s Ai Fukuhara, seeded sixth, in the table tennis quarter-finals.
1415 LI THROUGH TO TABLE TENNIS SEMI-FINALS
Reigning Olympic champion and women’s third seed Li Xiaoxia of China wasted little time dispatching seventh seed Ching-I Cheng of Taiwan 11-5 11-5 11-6 11-6 to go through to the semi-finals of the women’s singles.
1410 FRANCE BEAT QATAR IN MEN’S HANDBALL
A dominant second-half display gave defending champions France a 35-20 victory over Qatar in their men’s group A handball clash in the Future Arena.
1410 MARK CAVENDISH HAS HIS SAY ON LIZZIE ARMITSTEAD’S MISSED DRUGS TESTS
“Did she (Armitstead) dope? No and I don’t believe she did. Was it an administrative error? Yes it was, absolutely? Was it her fault? Yes it was, absolutely,” Cavendish, who will take part in the omnium event on the track, told Sky Sports.
1410 BRITAIN’S JOHN COLLINS, WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS OF THE MEN’S DOUBLE SCULLS WITH JONATHAN WALTON, REFLECTS ON THEIR WIN
“If I get hit by a bus today, I’ll die a happy man,” he told the BBC.
1320 DUTCH CYCLIST VAN VLEUTEN, WHO CRASHED DURING WOMEN’S ROAD RACE, SHARES UPDATE
“Thanks for all the messages. Hard to deal with my disappointment but also proud about our performance,” Annemiek van Vleuten tweeted from her official twitter handle @AvVleuten.
1320 HUNGARY OVERCOME CHINA IN WATER POLO
Hungary beat a spirited Chinese team 13-11 in the women’s Group B water polo match at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on Tuesday.
1207 SWIMMER YUSRA MARDINI, WHO IS COMPETING FOR THE REFUGEE OLYMPIC TEAM
“There are a lot of stories about me and a lot of people want to take a picture … This is really good, because it is helping to send our message to the world, and show everyone that refugees can do something.
“But I’ll never be like (Michael) Phelps, as big or as famous. I didn’t achieve a lot until now. If I can achieve something, maybe I can be like him.”
1205 NZ ROWER DRYSDALE SAFELY THROUGH
Reigning Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand finished ahead of rival Ondrej Synek Czech Republic in the quarter-finals of the men’s single sculls event. Both rowers move into the semi-finals.
1205 U.S. BEAT CHINA IN BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Kerri Walsh Jennings, who is seeking her fourth successive Olympic gold and April Ross beat China’s Fan Wang and Yuan Yue 21-16 21-9 in their Pool C women’s beach volleyball encounter.
(Reporting by Nivedita Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Ed Osmond and Toby Davis)
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