Assured of a <keyword id="22615464" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quarterfinal-berth" source="keywords">quarterfinal berth</keyword>, India will aim for consistency when they take on reigning champions <keyword id="19949441" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Belgium" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Belgium" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Belgium">Belgium</keyword> in their tough penultimate Pool B match of the <keyword id="20028513" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Olympic-Games" source="keywords">Olympic Games</keyword> on Thursday. The Red Lions are leading Pool B with three wins from as many matches, while the Indians are a rung below in the second place with two wins and a draw. Mighty Australia are placed third with seven points from two wins and a loss. <keyword id="19907360" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Argentina" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Argentina" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Argentina">Argentina</keyword> have also qualified for the quarterfinals with four points from three games, which includes a win, a draw and a loss. <keyword id="19916454" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="New-Zealand" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="New Zealand" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="New Zealand">New Zealand</keyword> and <keyword id="20054308" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ireland" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Ireland" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Ireland">Ireland</keyword> are out of the race after suffering three consecutive losses. Only the top four can make the last-eight stage cut. The Indians started their campaign on a shaky note with a close 3-2 win over New Zealand and then scored a last-minute goal to salvage a draw against former champions Argentina. But against Ireland, it was a completely different performance from the Indians, at least in the first two quarters. They dominated the possession with one-touch play to score two goals in the first quarter which proved vital in the end. India skipper Harmanpreet Singh once again rose to the occasion, first converting a penalty stroke and then finding the net from a set piece in the second quarter to hand his side the win. The Indian mid-field, led by veteran and four-time Olympian Manpreet Singh and vice-captain Hardik Singh, also brought their A game to the table, creating several chances for the forward-line. The likes of Mandeep Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, Gurjant Singh and Sukhjeet Singh sparkled upfront by keeping the pressure on the opposition defence. Against Ireland on Tuesday, India opted for one-to-one short passes to build their attacks, instead of going for aerial balls. Right-back <keyword id="20708828" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="jarmanpreet-singh" source="keywords">Jarmanpreet Singh</keyword> has been a revelation in the tournament so far and was omnipresent, be it in defence or creating chances from flanks. Another player who deserves credit is Amit Rohidas, who produced a rock solid performance at the back. He defended the penalty corners brilliantly being the first rusher and from one-on-one situations. But it is India's wall, goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who is living up to his reputation in his Olympic swansong. He made multiple good saves against Ireland in the last two quarters to hand his side the win. After Belgium, India will end their pool engagements against nemesis Australia on Friday.

Quarters berth sealed, Indian men's hockey team set for first real test in Olympics against Belgium

<keyword id="22155129" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Archana-Kamath" source="keywords">Archana Kamath</keyword> gave a brief resistance but that was not enough. India lost 1-3 to technically superior Germany in Wednesday's women's <keyword id="20430495" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="table-tennis" source="keywords">table tennis</keyword> team event <keyword id="20288129" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quarterfinals" source="keywords">quarterfinals</keyword> of the <keyword id="20006192" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Paris Olympics" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Paris Olympics">Paris Olympics</keyword>. Indian table tennis campaign ended with the loss. The Indian duo of <keyword id="20614713" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sreeja-Akula" source="keywords">Sreeja Akula</keyword> and Archana lost the opening doubles match 5-11 11-8 10-12 6-11 to the German pair of Yuan Wan and Xiona Shan. Sreeja and Archana were holding the fort till the third game, but they lost it in deuce. Thereafter, they lost the match. In the first singles, star Indian <keyword id="20634482" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Manika-Batra" source="keywords">Manika Batra</keyword> was not at her best, as she won the first game but lost the next three (11-8 5-11 7-11 5-11) against <keyword id="22703030" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Annett-Kaufmann" source="keywords">Annett Kaufmann</keyword> as Germany took 2-0 lead in the tie. It was at this point that Archana gave India a glimmer of hope, as she held off the Germany charge briefly with a 19-17 1-11 11-5 11-9 win over Xiona Shan in the second singles. But in the third singles, Kaufmann blanked Sreeja 11-6 11-7 11-7 to seal the tie for Germany and book a semifinal berth. On Monday, the Indian women's team comprising Manika, Sreeja and Archana had prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie to enter the quarterfinals. On Tuesday, the Indian men's team led by veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal had suffered a 0-3 loss to mighty China in the pre-quarterfinals. Both Manika and Sreeja had scripted table tennis history by becoming the first Indian players to reach the round of 16 in the individual event at the Olympics. The two, however, could not progress beyond that stage, losing to higher-ranked opponents. The Paris Games marked the first time that India competed in the team event at the Olympics. The men's and women's team events in table tennis were introduced at the 2008 Beijing Games.

India loses to Germany 1-3 in women''s TT team event, Indian campaign ends in Paris Olympics

Debutant <keyword id="22054721" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ankita-Bhakat" source="keywords">Ankita Bhakat</keyword> left behind seasoned campaigners like Deepika Kumar to emerge as the best-placed <keyword id="22484911" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-archer" source="keywords">Indian archer</keyword> at 11th in the <keyword id="20006192" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paris-Olympics" source="keywords">Paris Olympics</keyword>' women's individual recurve qualifications as the country secured a quarterfinal spot in the <keyword id="20419180" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="team-event" source="keywords">team event</keyword> by finishing fourth here on Thursday. The 26-year-old Ankita was the top-ranked Indian woman with 666 points, followed by Bhajan Kaur (22nd with 559 points) and <keyword id="20724017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Deepika-Kumari" source="keywords">Deepika Kumari</keyword> (23rd with 658 points). In the team event, India grabbed the fourth spot by scoring 1983 points. <keyword id="19916007" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="South-Korea" source="keywords">South Korea</keyword> topped the standings with 2046 points. China finished runners-up while Mexico grabbed the third spot. The top four in the team standings directly advance to the <keyword id="20288129" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quarterfinals" source="keywords">quarterfinals</keyword>, while those ending between 5th to 12th play the Round of 16 fixtures. India will face the winner of the contest between France and Netherlands in the quarterfinals. If they clear the quarters, India could be headed for a semifinal showdown with heavyweights Korea. The Korean <keyword id="20930968" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="womens-team" source="keywords">women's team</keyword> has been invincible in the Olympics, winning a ninth straight medal in Tokyo three years ago. In the individual section, Korea's Lim Sihyeon smashed a world record score of 694 to top the standings, while her compatriot Suhyeon Nam scored 688 points to finish second. China's Yang Xiaolei was third with 673. Ankita, who hails from Bengal and represents <keyword id="22544683" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Academy" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Tata Academy" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Tata Academy">Tata Academy</keyword>, was the surprise package on the day from the Indian perspective, even as four-time Olympian Deepika faltered to return her worst ever qualification result at the Games. Deepika will, for the first time, miss out on the mixed team berth as Ankita topped among the Indians. Ankita will partner the top Indian finisher in the men's qualification in the mixed team finals. The men's qualifiers get underway in the afternoon session.

Ankita Bhakat best-placed Indian at 11th in individual, women's team through to quarters

The <keyword id="75082" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-mens-hockey-team">Indian men's hockey team</keyword> stormed into the <keyword id="6450929" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="olympic-games">Olympic Games</keyword> quarterfinal with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over defending champions Argentina in its penultimate pool match here on Thursday. After goalless first two quarters, India broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute through <keyword id="208870" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Varun-Kumar">Varun Kumar</keyword> before <keyword id="5893859" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="vivek-sagar-prasad">Vivek Sagar Prasad</keyword> (58th) and <keyword id="630129" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Harmanpreet-Singh">Harmanpreet Singh</keyword> (59th) struck in the closing minutes of the match to seal the contest. Argentina's lone goal came from a penalty corner conversion by <keyword id="11743459" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="schuth-casella">Schuth Casella</keyword> in the 48th minute. By virtue of this win, India have consolidated their position in the second spot of <keyword id="2732146" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pool-A">Pool A</keyword> with three wins and one loss out of four games, behind Australia. Argentina are struggling at the fifth spot in the six-team pool and need to beat New Zealand in their final preliminary match on Friday to stay in the hunt for a quarterfinal berth. The top-four make the last-eight stage from each group. India will play hosts Japan in their final pool match on Friday. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/sony-sells-more-than-10-million-units-of-the-ps5-despite-supply-shortage-since-launch/articleshow/84848218.cms">Sony sells more than 10 million units of the PS5 despite supply shortage since launch</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/adani-group-tata-motors-bandhan-and-pnb-bank-bank-of-india-and-many-other-stocks-down-with-10-in-last-one-month/articleshow/84847887.cms">From Adani Group to Tata Motors and banks ⁠— these 17 stocks have already lost over 10% in last one month</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/google-amazon-ibm-paytm-cognizant-hiring-business-analysts-across-the-country/articleshow/84847736.cms">Google, Amazon, IBM and many more are hiring business analysts across the country</a>

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Quarters berth sealed, Indian men's hockey team set for first real test in Olympics against Belgium

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India loses to Germany 1-3 in women''s TT team event, Indian campaign ends in Paris Olympics

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Ankita Bhakat best-placed Indian at 11th in individual, women's team through to quarters

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Tokyo Olympics: India beat Argentina 3-1 to enter the quarters in men's hockey

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