Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to be India's flag-bearer at Asian Games opening ceremony
August 10, 2018 12:57 ISTNeeraj Chopra is the reigning Commonwealth Games champion and won a gold in the Savo Games in Finland last month.
Neeraj Chopra is the reigning Commonwealth Games champion and won a gold in the Savo Games in Finland last month.
Saina Nehwal dropped out of the top 10 while Kidambi Srikanth slipped two places to eighth in the latest BWF singles rankings released on Thursday.
The 25-year-old from Haryana had to settle for a bronze at the Commonwealth Games in April and recently crashed out of the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul before reaching the medal round.
After Sindhu's latest loss in World Championships, many of her critics have gone on to call her a 'choker'. However, the 23-year-old girl from Hyderabad is not in the mood to pull herself down and is motivated as never before.
Jayaram, who had finished runners-up at White Nights, defeated Indonesia's Gatjra Piliang Fiqihila Cupu 21-7 21-16 to set up a clash with top-seeded Brazilian Ygor Coelho.
Indian women's team had won a bronze medal at Incheon four years ago and Sindhu hoped they can change the colour of the medal this time.
The former All England Champion backed Sindhu to win the World Championship crown soon after two consecutive silver medal performances in the prestigious event.
India, which is defending its title at the upcoming Asian Games, is the only team which registered an upward movement among the top 10 teams.
The 23-year-old further asserted that though she gave her 100 per cent in the tournament, she would definitely work on her weak areas.
India had won medals in all the four events of the compound section when the category was introduced in Incheon four years ago.
The reigning CWG champion is struggling with an unidentified lower-back problem since May and is yet to begin full-fledged weight training.
If it was not for the rape allegations, Ghosh would have gone with the team to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, where the contingent came up with a best-ever performance.
Sindhu lost the BWF World Championships 2018 finals by 19-21, 10-21 and had to be satisfied with the silver yet again.
The Olympic silver medallist settled for another white metal following a 19-21, 10-21 loss to Olympic champion Marin of Spain.
PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin Live Updates BWF Badminton World Championships 2018 women's singles final highlights
Sindhu, who had finished runners-up at the Glasgow edition last year, notched up a superb 21-16 24-22 win over world number two Yamaguchi.
Third seed Sindhu, facing Japanese Nozomi Okuhara, who defeated her at the previous edition's final, won 21-17, 21-19 in 58 minutes.
Saina, the 10th seed, was outclassed by Spanish seventh seed and two-time world champion Carolina Marin.
Saina showed amazing retrieving skills against Inthanon, who is on a comeback trail after recovering from an injury.
Rani Rampal urged the Indian fans to support the team in the next match. Hockey India posted a video of skipper urging the Indians to support the team.
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