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18:55 hrs IST: Lin Dan catches up with Srikanth. A return is just long by a few millimeters. It's 14-14 now

18:52 hrs IST: An error at the net gives Srikanth a 13-10 lead

18:50 hrs IST: Srikanth leads 12-9. Lin Dan is hanging in there.

18:48 hrs IST: Srikanth leads 11-8 at the changeover. What a comeback by the Indian. Lin Dan is a worried man for sure

18:47 hrs IST: Lin Dan pushes his return long and Srikanth steals the lead 10-8

18:44 hrs IST: Srikanth is controlling the pace of the game. It's 7-7.

18:43 hrs IST: Srikanth levels 6-6. Superb net play keeps Lin Dan busy. The Chinese is under pressure in the final game

18:39 hrs IST:Lin Dan wins a fabulous rally, leads 5-3

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18:58 hrs IST: Lin Dan still leads after a rally. He leads 17-15

18:57 hrs IST: A bad return by Srikanth gives Lin Dan a 16-14 lead. This could be the turning point of the match

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Rio 2016, Badminton: Lin Dan Beats Brave Kidambi Srikanth To Enter Semifinals

Kidambi Srikanth produced some outstanding badminton but fell short against defending champion Lin Dan as he went down in three games in the quarterfinal of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Kidambi Srikanth Rio Olympics 2016

 

Kidambi Srikanth fought bravely after a poor start, put in a magnificent display in the second game but still fell short against China's defending Olympic champion Lin Dan as he lost 6-21, 21-11, 18-21 in the quarter-finals to bow out of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

With this win, Lin will face top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in the semi-final.

Srikanth made a poor start in the first game as Lin won 10 consecutive games on the bonce to surge to a 11-1 lead. The Indian struggled to find his feet and lost the game 21-6. In the second game, Srikanth put in a much better performance as Lin made plenty of errors at the net. The Indian went on to win the game 21-11 to make it level.

In the final game, both players fought hard but with the score at 14-14, Srikanth missed a rally and Lin maintained a lead. Although the Indian shuttler fought back, an unforced error gave the Chinese the advantage and he won the game 21-18 to advance to the semi-final.

With this loss, India's hopes for a medal in the men's badminton have ended.

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Rio Olympics 2016 Wrestling Live Score: Vinesh Through To Quarters, Sakshi Makes Progress

Sakshi Malik defeated Malin Johanna Mattsson 5-4 to enter women's freestyle 58 kg Round of 16. On the other hand, Vinesh Phogat also progressed to the quarters of women's 48 kg freestyle.

 

19:25 hrs IST: Sakshi will be in live action at 19:50 (local) and Vinesh at 20:06 (local).

19:16 hrs IST: And that's an exceptional performance from Vinesh. She was in complete control throughout the game. She wins 11-0.

19:13 hrs IST: It's the end of first half and Vinesh leads 6-0.

19:10 hrs IST: Excellent from Vinesh. She is 4-0 up now.

19:08 hrs IST: Seems like Vinesh has twisted her right elbow.

19:06 hrs IST: And here we go.

19:02 hrs IST: Vinesh's opponent Alina Emilia Vuc won a bronze medal in the European Championships in Riga earlier this year.

18:55 hrs IST: Vinesh's match starts in 10 minutes from now. She'll be starting in the Round of 16 after receiving a bye in the first round.

18:48 hrs IST:What a comeback from Sakshi! From 0-4 down, she won the match 5-4. She'll now face Mariana Cherdivara of Modova in Round of 16.

18:45 hrs IST: It's the end of the first half and Johanna has been brilliant so far. Pressure on Sakshi now.

18:44 hrs IST: And Johanna scores two more points. It's 4-0.

18:42 hrs IST: Two early points for Johanna.

18:40 hrs IST: We are underway!

18:34 hrs IST: Superb performance by Srikanth in the second game. Pressure on Dan now.

18:30 hrs IST: Less than 10 minutes to go for the first bout.

18:12 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has lost first set to defending champion Lin Dan in the quarter-finals. Catch all the live updates here

18:06 hrs IST: Sakshi Malik's bout is first up and it will begin at 18:38 hrs (local).

18:05 hrs IST: Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the women's wrestling event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Rio 2016, Women's Wrestling: Sakshi Malik Enters Quarterfinals, Vinesh Phogat Loses

Sakshi Malik defeated Moldova's Esanu Cherdivara to enter the 58kg women's freestyle wrestling event in 2016 Rio Olympics while Vinesh Phogat was eliminated in the 48kg freestyle event after injuring her knee

Sakshi Malik Wrestling Rio 2016

 

Sakshi Malik, along with Vinesh Phogat, kept India's medal hopes alive in women's freestyle wrestling as both Indian grapplers entered the quarter-finals in their respective categories in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Sakshi, who wrestled in the pre-quarterfinals, defeated Malin Johanna Mattsson of Finland 5-4 to advance to the quarter-finals in the 58ky freestyle wrestling category. In the quarter-final, she faced up to Esanu Cherdivara of Molodva and won a tight match to enter the quarter-finals.

In the 48kg freestyle category, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat defeated Romania's Alina Emilia to enter the quarter-finals where she took China's Sun Yunan. However, Vinesh suffered a knee injury and had to concede her match to Sun after she was trailing 1-2 in the first half.

After much deliberation, the referee awarded the match to the Chinese grappler while Vinesh was stretchered out.

 

20:52 hrs IST: Sakshi Malik will be up against Valeriia Koblova in the Women's 58kg Wrestling shortly.

20:42 hrs IST: Vinesh has hurt her knee. She has been taken off on a stretcher and it seems to be a very serious injury.

20:36 hrs IST: Sun Yanan is 2-1 ahead now.

20:30 hrs IST: Vinesh's match is up next!

20:19 hrs IST:It's 5-5 but Sakshi wins because of her four-point manoeuvre. She is through to the quarters now.

20:15 hrs IST: Cherdivara has the advantage now. She leads 3-0.

20:12 hrs IST: And Sakshi's match is just seconds away from getting started.

20:00 hrs IST: The match preceding Sakshi's fight has just started.

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Tintu Luka finishes sixth in 800m Heats: As it happened

Tintu Luka finished sixth in her 800m Heats with time of 2:00.58 to not do enough to make the next round.

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Tintu Luka picked up the early lead and led the pack after the first 400m but ran out of gas in the next lap to finish sixth in her 800m Heats. She finished with time of 2:00.58 which is her Olympic record but won’t be enough to help her qualify for the next stage as she continued to drop down the top-8 list in top finishers besides the top-2 from each heat.

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1940 hrs IST: Tintu Luka now starts to fall behind and finishes sixth with time of 2:00.58

1940 hrs IST: Tintu Luka starts in the lead with a lap to go

1936 hrs IST: Tintu Luka is up next in Heat 3. Wearing bib 829 in lane 3

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