Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza picked up 11.20 penalty points and was placed 22nd after the cross-country round at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

A good round in the individual show jumping qualifier on Monday will ensure that Mirza, India’s only equestrian at the Olympics in over two decades, and his horse Seigneur Medicott remain in the top 25 and make the eventing individual jumping final in the evening.

Mirza picked up 11.20 time penalties after a clear cross country round in the challenging Sea Forest Cross Country Course in the eventing competition, which took his total to 39.20. He finished the country run in just over 8 minutes.

In the equestrian eventing cross country individual, a participant has to complete the course within 7 minutes 45 seconds to avoid incurring time penalties. The lower the penalty points count, the higher the rider ends up on the table.

Great Britain’s Oliver Townend is placed at the top of the standings, having incurred no time penalties on the course on Sunday, with 23.60 points on Ballaghmore Class.

Satish’s gutsy show

A bruised Satish Kumar (+91kg) put up a gutsy performance against reigning world champion Bakhodir Jalolov, but it was not enough to upstage the rampaging Uzbek as the Indian boxer made a quarter-final exit.

Taking the ring with multiple stitches on his forehead and chin after sustaining cuts in the pre-quarters, Satish lost 0-5 but the scoreline was not reflective of his brave performance. The 32-year-old army man stood his ground and occasionally managed to land a shot with his right hand but Jalolov dominated the proceedings all through.

Lahiri disappoints

Golfer Anirban Lahiri ended his second Olympic campaign at tied 42nd position after carding a one-over 72 in the fourth and final round on Sunday.

Lahiri, who began the week with a superb 67 and was inside the top-10, slid down the ladder with rounds of 72-68-72 over the next three days for a total of 5-under 283. He had finished at 57th spot in Rio.

The other Indian in fray, Udayan Mane, who got into the field later as a result of some withdrawals, also shot one-over 72 in the final round after earlier rounds of 76-69-70. He was 3-over for the week and ended 56th.

Xander Schauffele (68-63-68-67) became the first American to win the gold, while South Africa-born Slovakian Rory Sabbatini (69-67-70-61), with his wife Martina Stofanikova on the bag, won the silver. CT Pan (74-66-66-63), also with his wife Michelle Lin as caddie, won the bronze.