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Rio Olympics: How Indian athletes performed on Day 9
From huge upsets to heartbreaking moments, here is a round-up of all the action
New Delhi: Indian athletes endured yet another disappointing outing on Day 9 of the Rio Olympics.
From huge upsets to heartbreaking moments, here is a round-up of all the action
Gymnastics: Gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on a historic medal in the women`s vault competition by a whisker as she finished a creditable fourth in the final.
Tennis: Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna lost in straight sets to Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in the play-off for the mixed doubles bronze medal.
Badminton: Star shuttler Saina Nehwal was beaten by against World No.61 Marija Ulitina of Ukraine.
Kidambi Srikanth outplayed Henri Hurskainen of Sweden 21-6, 21-18
P.V. Sindhu also provided some small consolation among the gloom, winning her group matches to enter the pre-quarterfinals of women`s singles.
Boxing: Manoj Kumar crashed out with a 0-3 loss to Fazliddin Gaibnazarov of Uzbekistan in the men`s Light Welterweight (64kg) category.
Shooting: Gagan Narang and Chain Singh failed to qualify for the final round of the men`s 50 metre Rifle event.
Hockey: The men`s hockey team also continued their trademark inconsistent display with a 1-3 loss to Belgium in the quarter-finals.
Athletics: In the women`s marathon on Sunday as O.P. Jaisha finished in the 89th position, while her compatriot Kavita Raut finished 120that the Olympic Games here.
Golf: S.S.P. Chawrasia endured a horrendous final round of seven-over 78 to drop 28 places to finish tied 50th, while compatriot AnirbanLahiri closed with a 72 to be 57th.