Golf : Aditi Ashok is in a much better form than the men's golfers. She is currently tied 7th with a 3 under par score.
Badminton : Heartbreak for Srikanth. He was nervous in the first game and lost it 6-21. He came back strong in the second game to win 21-11. The third game was close till around 17 points and then Lin Dan took a lead and never looked back to win the third game 21-18. The hopes of a medal in mens badminton ended with this loss.
Athletics : Tintu Luka was in the fray in the 800m heats. She did what she does always, ran very fast in the first lap and then the wheels comes off. She finished 6th in the heat and 29th overall and failed to qualify for the semis. However she got a seasons best today which was good.
Wrestling : I was expecting Vinesh Phogat to win a medal today and she started very strong in the pre-quarters with a 11-0 victory. In the quarters she got injured badly and forfeited the match. She was sadly taken out on a stretcher. Hope she recovers soon.
Sakshi Malik started her campaign with a 3-1 win in both her round of 32 and pre-quarters. In the quarters she lost a hard fought match to the Russian wrestler. Luckily the Russian went on to win her semis and get to the finals, which gave Sakshi a chance to compete in repechage rounds. She had to win 2 matches to win a bronze which she did. In both matches she was down but came back strongly in the nick of time to win the matches. In the last match she was down 0-5 but came back strong to win it 8-5.
Sakshi Malik won India's first medal in rio a bronze. This is also the first time an Indian women is winning a wrestling medal at the Olympics. Great job.
Badminton : Heartbreak for Srikanth. He was nervous in the first game and lost it 6-21. He came back strong in the second game to win 21-11. The third game was close till around 17 points and then Lin Dan took a lead and never looked back to win the third game 21-18. The hopes of a medal in mens badminton ended with this loss.
Athletics : Tintu Luka was in the fray in the 800m heats. She did what she does always, ran very fast in the first lap and then the wheels comes off. She finished 6th in the heat and 29th overall and failed to qualify for the semis. However she got a seasons best today which was good.
Wrestling : I was expecting Vinesh Phogat to win a medal today and she started very strong in the pre-quarters with a 11-0 victory. In the quarters she got injured badly and forfeited the match. She was sadly taken out on a stretcher. Hope she recovers soon.
Sakshi Malik started her campaign with a 3-1 win in both her round of 32 and pre-quarters. In the quarters she lost a hard fought match to the Russian wrestler. Luckily the Russian went on to win her semis and get to the finals, which gave Sakshi a chance to compete in repechage rounds. She had to win 2 matches to win a bronze which she did. In both matches she was down but came back strongly in the nick of time to win the matches. In the last match she was down 0-5 but came back strong to win it 8-5.
Sakshi Malik won India's first medal in rio a bronze. This is also the first time an Indian women is winning a wrestling medal at the Olympics. Great job.
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