Sindhu remains India’s lone medal hope in the badminton event after Kidambi Srikanth suffered a fighting loss against two-time defending champion Lin Dan in the men’s singles quarterfinals at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday. However, India’s campaign in the men’s singles ended after Srikanth suffered a 6-21 21-11 18-21 loss against the World No. 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 forehand smash found Lin Dan napping next.

Source: The Hindu August 17, 2016 15:11 UTC