Day 11 Live Updates from the Tokyo Olympics 2021: In the men's hockey semi-finals, India was defeated 5-2 by Belgium.

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Tuesday, 3rd August 2021

The men's hockey semi-final between India and Belgium got off to a frantic start, with three goals in the first quarter alone. Belgium scored from a penalty corner early in the game, but India responded with an equalizer from another penalty corner. The Manpreet Singh-led team then took the lead thanks to a brilliant reverse hit by Mandeep Singh.

Though India led entering the second quarter, the lead was short-lived as Belgium applied pressure with back-to-back penalty corners. The pressure paid off when Alexander Hendrickx converted a well-taken penalty corner to tie the game at 2-2. There were no goals in the third quarter, but Belgium took the lead with another Hendrix penalty corner to make it 3-2. A penalty stroke gave the Belgians a two-goal lead and Hendrickx a hat-trick for the first time in his career.

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Her personal best was 63.24 meters, but she was unable to improve any further. In wrestling, India began their campaign at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba, with Sonam Malik losing in the round of 16 of the women's 62kg freestyle category to Mongolia's Bolortuya Khurelkhuu.

India's remaining matches on Day 11: 3:45 PM SHOTPUT: Tajinderpal Singh Toor in men's shot put Qualification Group A

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