It was a mixed day for the Indian contingent at the BWF World Championships in Copenhagen as HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen advanced to the next round while PV Sindhu's poor run in 2023 continued.
Neeraj Chopra has been in red hot form in the recent global competitions. He won the Silver medal in World championships and Gold in Diamond League Finals.
Earlier, Bajrang had defeated Cuba's Alejandro Enrique Valdes Tobier on points in the pre-quarterfinals.
The young Indian badminton ace Sen won his second round contest 21-17 21-10 in a 72 minutes match.
Neeraj Chopra's main rival for the gold medal will be Anderson Peters of Grenada, the 2019 World Championships gold medallist.
The proven performers such as Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya, Vinesh Phogat and Deepak Punia are all missing from the squad either due to injury issues or lack of preparation.
Pooja Rani is eager to make a return to the ring with the world championships. The Indian boxer went down 0-5 in her quarterfinal bout against China's Li Qian in Tokyo Olympics.
US' Allyson Felix surpassed Jamaican great Usain Bolt as the most decorated athlete in the history of World Athletics Championships as she helped her team to the 4x400m mixed relay title in Doha.
It was just a tad slower than the 3:15.71 clocked by the Indian team while winning gold in the Asian Games last year.
In the 2017 London World Championships, Dutee Chand ran a disappointing 12.07 second in the heats and failed to reach the semifinals.
Muhammed Anas will not run in the 400m individual event at the World Championships, and will only take part in the 4x400m men's and mixed events.
It was a poor outing for India's Greco-Roman wrestlers as struggles continue on the second day of 2019 World Wrestling Championships.
Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat will be among the top contenders for India as the wrestlers get ready for the World Championships, which begin on September 14.
World number one Bajrang, who is in Russia for training ahead of the championships, had bagged a silver in the last edition and a bronze in 2013 in 60kg.
Asian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson bettered his own national record and qualified for the World Championships in Doha.
The 24-year-old Indian, an Olympic silver medallist, will take on the winner of the match between China's Chen Yu Fei and Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt on Saturday.
Srikanth lost 14-21, 13-21 against Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand in the pre-quarterfinal match while Prannoy's campaign ended with a loss at the hands of world no. 1 Momota.
Sindhu, who had reached the finals of Indonesia Open last month, looked in good touch as she controlled the rallies and outsmarted Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu Po.
Indian shuttler HS Prannoy stunned China's Lin Dan in an intense game at the ongoing World Championships to progress to the third round.
Defending champion Marin had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee while competing in the Indonesian Masters final on January 26 and has since been sidelined from the competition.
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