Kidambi Srikanth will be the centre of attention in the Rio Olympics on Wednesday and he can take heart from the quarter-final performance of his Hyderabad city mate P V Sindhu for his men's singles last 8 clash against Chinese badminton icon Lin Dan.
Sindhu's stunning straight-game victory over formidable Chinese shuttler Wang Yihan on day 11 to reach the semis is the ideal morale boost for Srikanth as he confronts two-time Olympic champion Dan.
However, the task for Srikanth against Dan is formidable as national coach P Gopichand said. "It's going to be a tough match and he (Srikanth) will give his best. Let's see how it goes. All past records have no significance. It's about keeping the momentum," said Gopi after guiding Sindhu past Wang.
Indian athletes, including P T Usha's protege Tintu Luka (women's 800m) and lone woman golfer Aditi Ashok are still in the fray, but India's receding medal chances now rest mainly on badminton and wrestling. Tintu would be running in round one of the women's two-lap race on Wednesday while Aditi will start her campaign in the four-day stroke play golf competition.
Also in action are women freestyle grapplers Vinesh Phogat (48kg) and Sakshi Malik (58 kg).
Some of the events will be telecast live on Star Sports network will live stream feed will be available on Hotstar.
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1. Golf: Women's Round 1 (Star Sports 4, HD 4)
Aditi Ashok
Time: 4pm
Result: Aditi Ashok is tied 7th on Day 1
2. Badminton: Men's Singles Quarter-finals (Star Sports 2, 3, HD 2, HD 3)
Kidambi Srikanth
Time: 5.50pm
Result: Kidambi Srikanth loses 6-21, 21-11, 18-21
3. Wrestling: Women's Freestyle 58kg Qualification Match (Star Sports 2, HD 2)
Sakshi Malik v/s Johanna Mattsson
Time: 6.38pm
Result: Sakshi Malik wins 5-4 on points
Women's Freestyle 58kg 1/8 elimination (Star Sports 2, HD 2)
Sakshi Malik v/s Mariana Cherdivara-Esanu
Time: 7.50pm
Result: Sakshi Malik through to quarters after a 5-5 tie (she won the match on 4-point take down criteria)
Women's Freestyle 58kg 1/4 elimination (Star Sports 2, HD 2)
Sakshi Malik v/s Valeria Koblova
Time: 9.05pm
Result: Koblova wins 9-2, but Sakshi gets a shot at bronze via Repechage as Kobolova enters final
Sakshi has win two matches on the bounce to win bronze
Women's Freestyle 58kg Repechage Round 2 (Star Sports 2, HD 2)
Sakshi Malik v/s Orkhon Purevdorj
Time: 1.00am (IST) (Thu)
Result: Sakshi Malik wins 12-3 to progress to bronze medal play-off
Women's Freestyle 58kg Bronze Medal Play-off (Star Sports 2, HD 2)
Sakshi Malik v/s Aisuluu Tynybekova
Time: 2.30am (IST) (THU)
Result: Sakshi Malik beats Aisuluu Tynybekova 8-5 to win bronze
4. Wrestling: Women's Freestyle 48kg 1/8 elimination (Star Sports 2, HD 2)
Vinesh Phogat v/s Emilia Alina Vuc
Time: 7.02pm
Result: Vinesh Phogat beats Emilia Alina Vuc 11-0 on points to progress to quarterfinals
Women's Freestyle 48kg 1/4 elimination (Star Sports 2, HD 2)
Vinesh Phogat v/s Sun Yanan
Time: 8.05pm
Result: Vinesh Phogat gets injured and Sun Yanan progresses to semis
5. Athletics: Women's 800m Round 1 Heat
Tintu Luka
Time: 7.25pm
Result: Tintu Luka finishes 6th in Heat 3 and crashes out
(Inputs from PTI)
