Rio de Janeiro: India’s Kidambi Srikanth went down fighting against two-time defending champion Lin Dan in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles badminton event at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday. Lin Dan will now face long-time rival and two-time Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in a semi-final clash. Srikanth struggled with his net play early on to allow Lin Dan lead 4-1 in the first game. With Srikanth once again hitting long, Lin Dan entered the interval at 11-1. The Indian missed a video referral to allow Lin Dan a point but his next forehand smash caught Lin Dan napping.

Source: Mint August 17, 2016 13:57 UTC