Archery: Atanu Das defeats Korea's two-time Olympic champion, advances to Round of 16
July 29, 2021 9:00 ISTThe match went into a shoot-off where Das struck a 10 in response to the Korean's 9.
The match went into a shoot-off where Das struck a 10 in response to the Korean's 9.
Saini, who did not bowl a single over in the game, was taken off the field in the penultimate over of the Sri Lanka innings, when he injured his shoulder while fielding.
India will play hosts Japan in their final pool match on Friday.
Sindhu cashed in on Blichfeldt's unforced errors to grab the first set 21-15 and then dominated the second to clinch the match.
With most of the power-hitters in isolation after Krunal Pandya's COVID-19 positive case, India could manage only 132 for 5 on a slow track.
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With nine players unavailable after Krunal Pandya tested positive, India had no option but to play with six specialist bowlers, including one pacer Navdeep Saini, who wasn't even given a single over.
Verstappen's sizable championship lead was slashed from 33 points to eight after he crashed at last weekend's British GP.
The left-handed opener, who hit a six and a four, was drafted into the playing XI after eight players were put in isolation for coming in close contact with Covid-hit Krunal Pandya.
He set the first weightlifting world record of the Tokyo Olympics as he easily won the gold in the men's 73-kilogram category Wednesday, and said victory alone wouldn't have satisfied him.
The decision was taken after requests from players who had struggled to play in hot and humid conditions.
India have handed the debut caps to four players - Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Chetan Sakariya - for the 2nd T20I
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All four net bowlers --- Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Simarjeet Singh and R Sai Kishore -- have been included the main team with nine players unavailable.
It was, in a nutshell, another mixed day for the country which is waiting for its second medal after the spectacular silver by weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on the opening day of competitions.
Deepika on Wednesday survived some jittery moments to overcome US teenager Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez 6-4 to keep Indian hopes alive on a day when Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav exited.
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Elina had notched one of the best wins of her career at the previous Olympics, when she defeated defending gold medallist Serena Williams at 2016 Rio en route to a quarterfinal finish.
The 27-year-old Bhavani, the first Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics, said she was satisfied with whatever she achieved in the Tokyo Games
13th seed Praneeth failed to bring his 'A' game to the table once again, going down 14-21 14-21 to Mark Caljouw of Netherlands in 40 minutes for his second defeat in Group D.
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