WOMEN'S DOUBLES PAIR OF Jwala Gutta /Ashwini Ponnappa fail to win a single match in the group stage as they went down against Thai duo of Puttita Supajirakul/Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21-17, 21-15.
JUST one question to the women's doubles pair Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa, where is the medal you promised?
Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa were looking for their first win in their Olympics campaign but the Dutch pair had other ideas. Selena Piek/Eefje Muskens won the thrilling three-game match 21-16, 16-21, 21-17. They have now won both their group stage matches.
MEN'S SINGLES SHUTTLER Kidambi Srikanth had a great first day outing at his debut Olympics appearance. He defeated Lino Munoz of Mexico in straight games 21-11, 21-17 in Group H match.
Jwala Gutta/Ashwini Ponnappa began India's campaign in badminton at the Rio Olympics. But it wasn't a good start from the unseeded Indian duo. They were playing their first match of Group A against the top seeds from Japan, Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi.
PV Sindhu trumped Laura Sarosi of Hungary 21-8, 21-9 in her opening match of Group M.
MEN'S DOUBLES PAIR Manu Attri/Sumeeth Reddy lost the opening match in their first ever Olympic appearance against second seeds from Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan in the Group D match.
Saina Nehwal, in her third appearance at the Olympics she trumped the local girl Lohaynny Vicente 21-17, 21-17 in her first Group G match.
Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal came across Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic at the Olympics Village.
The Indian badminton contingent had a special member in Sachin to cheer for them.
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