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Tokyo Olympics Day 9 India complete schedule: PV Sindhu to play for bronze

Tokyo Olympics Day 9 India complete schedule: PV Sindhu will play the third-place match against China's He Bing Jiao, with the match scheduled to be played in the evening around 5pm as per Indian Standard Timings (IST).  

Aug 01, 2021, 01:21 AM IST

Tokyo 2020: PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu-Ying in semis, to fight for bronze now

PV Sindhu's hopes of securing India's first-ever Olympic gold in badminton came crashing down as she slumped to a straight-game defeat against world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying. 

Jul 31, 2021, 16:59 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics 2020 PV Sindhu vs Tai Tzu-Ying semifinal Highlights: Tai Tzu-Ying defeats PV Sindhu

PV Sindhu vs Tai Tzu-Ying semifinal Tokyo Olympics Highlights: PV Sindhu endured a crushing defeat at the hands of Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-Ying in the women's singles semifinals event at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.

Jul 31, 2021, 16:03 PM IST

PV Sindhu vs Tai Tzu-Ying Live Streaming: When and where to watch Tokyo Olympics 2020 badminton semifinal live?

Check PV Sindhu vs Tai Tzu-Ying Tokyo Olympics badminton semifinal match, live-streaming, and live-telecast details.

Jul 31, 2021, 13:21 PM IST

'Nerves of steel': PV Sindhu's 'fans' praise shuttler for staging brilliant comeback against Yamaguchi

PV Sindhu, who at one stage was leading 14-8 in the second game, squandered her lead as Yamaguchi fought her way back into the contest. 

Jul 30, 2021, 15:34 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu blazes into semifinals, one win away from medal

PV Sindhu booked her place in the last four stage of the badminton event with a win over world No. 5 Akane Yamaguchi from Japan.

Jul 30, 2021, 14:52 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics Day 7 India event complete schedule: PV Sindhu to take on local star Yamaguchi, big day for Deepika Kumari

Tokyo Olympics Day 7 India event complete schedule: Following is India's schedule on the seventh day of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. 

Jul 29, 2021, 23:03 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu marches into quarterfinal with comfortable win

India's PV Sindhu booked her quarterfinal berth in the badminton event at the Tokyo Olympics with a straight games win on Thursday (July 29).

Jul 29, 2021, 07:09 AM IST

Tokyo Olympics: Sai Praneeth crashes out after losing in second round

With this loss, Praneeth has failed to qualify for the next stage as he lost both his group stage matches.

Jul 28, 2021, 16:02 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu trumps Hong Kong's NY Cheung, advances to knockout stage

PV Sindhu dictated the proceedings in the women's singles clash against Hong Kong's NY Cheung, winning the contest 21-9, 21-16.  

Jul 28, 2021, 08:26 AM IST

Tokyo Olympics badminton: PV Sindhu makes rollicking start, eases past Ksenia Polikarpova

The world number seven Indian PV Sindhu will next play Hong Kong’s world number 34 Cheung Ngan Yi in the group stage.

Jul 25, 2021, 08:08 AM IST

Tokyo Olympics badminton: PV Sindhu prepares for Ksenia Polikarpova clash in empty stadium

PV Sindhu was beaten to the gold in 2016 Rio Olympics by Spain’s Carolina Marin, who withdrew from the Tokyo Games in June after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

Jul 23, 2021, 09:41 AM IST

In Pics: India's TOP medal favourites at Tokyo Olympics

The delayed Tokyo Olympics will finally get underway on Friday (July 23) and India will be hoping for their highest-ever medal haul from these Games. India has sent their biggest-ever contingent with 119 athletes competing in 85 different medal categories. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at India's top medal contenders at the Tokyo Olympics.

Jul 22, 2021, 12:55 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics: Indian contingent checks in, smooth ride to Games Village

The group travelling from India included archers, badminton players, table tennis players, both the men’s and women’s hockey teams, and qualifiers from judo, gymnastics, and swimming among others. They landed in the Japanese capital aboard a chartered Air India flight from New Delhi.

Jul 18, 2021, 17:30 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics: COVID-19 didn’t affect my training, says world champ PV Sindhu

The world No. 7 PV Sindhu is the lone Indian to have qualified for the women’s singles in Tokyo Olympics and finds herself in an easy group J with lower-ranked Polikarpova Ksenia of Israel and Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi.

Jul 15, 2021, 15:11 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics: 119 Indian athletes to vie for honours, check complete list HERE

This will be India's largest ever contingent in the summer Olympic Games. The first contingent will leave for Tokyo on July 17. It will have 90 athletes and officials in total.

Jul 14, 2021, 10:14 AM IST

From asking Sania Mirza's advice for new aspirants, to promising to have ice cream with PV Sindhu, PM Modi's interaction with Olympics-bound athletes

During the video conference interaction, the Prime Minister individually talked to each of them to motivate them ahead of their participation at the games. 

 

Jul 14, 2021, 08:32 AM IST

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth draw tough opponents in knockouts

If things go as per seeding, Sindhu is likely to face Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt, who was ranked 11th in the world a couple of years ago, in the pre-quarter finals. Mia had sent Sindhu packing from the Thailand Open, beating her 21-16, 24-26, 13-21 in the opening round in January this year.

Jul 08, 2021, 21:43 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu frontrunner to become one of India's flag-bearers at the Games

This time, India will have one male and a female athlete as the flag bearer at the opening ceremony. The Olympics begin July 23.

Jun 26, 2021, 07:14 AM IST

PV Sindhu wants Deepika Padukone to play her on-screen in biopic!

Carolina Marin, a prime contender for the gold medal at the Tokyo Games, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during training and pulled out of the showpiece event on Tuesday.

Jun 03, 2021, 12:38 PM IST