Rio de Janeiro: London Games bronze winner Saina Nehwal and two-time World Championship bronze medallist, P V Sindhu made a resounding start to their badminton campaign at the Rio Olympics but it turned out to be a dismal day for India on Thursday. 73 Brazilian girl Vicente Lohaynny 21-17 21-17 in a women’s singles match which lasted 39 minutes at the Riocentro. There were more setbacks on day 6 of competitions in archery, boxing and men’s hockey to dampen the Indian spirits. Both Deepika and Bombayla Devi bowed out after being found wanting in a pressure-cooker atmosphere. Deepika, the young exponent from Jharkhand who was in her second Games, and third-time Olympian Bombayla were knocked out without putting up much of a fight in their pre-quarterfinal elimination matches.

Source: Mint August 11, 2016 15:48 UTC