443 HIGH FIVE: Pooja Rani blanked Algeriaâs Ichrak Chaib 5-0 in their womenâs middleweight 75kg boxing clash. PTI
Tokyo, July 28
Reigning world champion PV Sindhu stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of women’s singles badminton event but B Sai Praneeth’s maiden Olympics campaign ended in agony in the men’s competition of the Tokyo Games here today.
Sindhu, who had claimed a silver in Rio, beat world No. 34 Hong Kong’s NY Cheung 21-9 21-16 in a 35-minute match to top Group J.
Deepika Kumari bested USA’s Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez 6-4. PTI
However, 13th seed Praneeth went down 14-21 14-21 to Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands in 40 minutes for his second defeat in Group D.
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