Live, India at Rio, Day 10: Shuttler Srikanth storms into quarters after stunning World No. 5 Jorgensen
19.22 IST: Disappointments - Three exits in a span of 15 minutes for India. Renjith Maheshwary finished 15th in Group B to miss a final berth. Three jumps of 15.80, 16.13 and 15.99m were not enough for him to progress.
Srabani Nanda also finished a disappointing 55th in the 200m heats and stood no chance of progressing to the semi-final.
Wrestler Ravinder Khatri lost to Hungary's Viktor Lorincz in the Round of 16 Greco-Roman 85kg category. However, his campaign in Rio is not over. She still has a chance to make a comeback in the repechage for a Bronze
19.15 IST: BADMINTON. Kidambi Srikanth has done it! He has stunned World No.5 Jan O Jorgensen to storm into the quarters of men's singles. He will face two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan in the quarters. Notably, Srikanth defeated Lin Dan in the finals of All England in 2014.
18.43 IST: Renjith Maheswary improves in his second attempt, but still needs more to qualify.16.13m in his second attempt, currently placed 24th overall, top 12 qualify.
18.28 IST: Srikanth is in action now. He is trailing first game 1-3 against the Denmark shuttler.
18.25 IST: Not a great run by India's Srabani Nanda. The sprinter finishes sixth in Heat 5 with a timing of 23.58s. She is placed 31st overall with four more heats to go. She has grim chances of making it to the finals.
18.15 IST: Renjith Maheswary records a 15.80m with his first jump. He is currently placed 4th in Group B. A decent start for the Indian jumper.
18.05 IST: India's Srabani Nanda is gearing up for the women's 200m dash. She will compete in Heat 5. The Heat 1 just got over and we can expect Srabani shortly.
Meanwhile, Sports Minister Vijay Goel sends his wishes to Dutee Chand, oh wait! Srabani Nanda. Are we just seeing Dutee's photo is in his tweet?
18.00 IST: ATHLETICS - As we wait for Srikanth, Renjith Maheshwary will be shortly in action in men's triple jump qualification round. He will compete with 48 other athletes in Rio. This will be the third Olympic appearance for the 2012 Asian Grand Prix winner. Can he make it count today?
17.50 IST: Delay in badminton. Srikanth has to wait for his pre-quarterfinal match.
16.50 IST: Badminton - We're are 40 minutes away from badminton men's singles Round of 16 match in which India's Kidambi Srikanth takes on Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen, who is also the World No. 5. Can the lowly-ranked Srikanth progress?
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