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Rio de Janeiro: After drawing a blank over the first six days vis-à-vis opening the coveted medal chest, India would be keenly watching action on day seven at the Rio Olympics today with Blue Riband athletics events making its bow. It was a largely disappointing sixth day yesterday in which shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth shone even as the men’s hockey team lost in the league and yet made it to the quarter finals after 36 years. [caption id=“attachment_2945728” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Atanu Das in action on Day 4 of the Rio Olympics. PTI[/caption] There were setbacks in women’s archery where Deepika Kumari and L Bombayla Devi bowed out at the pre quarter final stage leaving male archer Atanu Das as the lone person standing to make amends today when he takes on formidable South Korean rival S Lee for a place in the last eight in the individual elimination phase. Both India’s doubles teams – Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa (women) and Manu Attri-B Sumeeth Reddy (men) – have a chance today to atone for their losses yesterday in their opening league encounters. Jwala and Ashwini will be up against E Muskens/S Piek of The Netherlands, while the men’s duo are set to cross swords with W Hong/B Chai of China. These are must-win games as otherwise they will almost certainly be eliminated ahead of their third and last league clashes tomorrow. Shooters, who have been a major disappointments, will resume action on the range with London Games bronze winner Gagan Narang set to try his luck in the men’s 50m Rifle Prone Qualification along with Chain Singh. In skeet, Mairaj Ahmed Khan will make his appearance while there’s Indian interest in the men’s 25m rapid fire qualification with Gurpreet Singh in action. In men’s hockey, India will take on Canada in their concluding pool game while golfer Anirban Lahiri and SSP Chawrasia will try to make amends for a below par show yesterday in the four-day stroke-play competition. Athletics will see Indian athletes compete in both track and field events, apart from 20km race walk in which Gurmeet Singh, Manish Singh Rawat and Ganapathi Krishnan have been entered. Mohammed Anas (400m) and Jinson Johnson (800m) will take part in first round heats while veteran Vikas Gowda (men’s discus) and Manpreet Kaur (women’s shot put) would complete the line-up for the day in athletics. In men’s rowing Dattu Baban Bhokanlal, already out of medal contention, would conclude his campaign by taking part in the C/D semi finals of the single sculls event to get a final placing. As the day would draw to a close former Asian Games champion Vikas Krishan would fight with Sipal Onder (Turkey) in the men’s 75 kg category to see who, between them, advances to the quarter finals.
Rio Olympics 2016 Highlights Day 7: Sania-Rohan reach SF; Vikas Krishan into QF
Rio de Janeiro: After drawing a blank over the first six days vis-à-vis opening the coveted medal chest, India would be keenly watching action on day seven at the Rio Olympics today with Blue Riband athletics events making its bow. It was a largely disappointing sixth day yesterday in which shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth shone even as the men’s hockey team lost in the league and yet made it to the quarter finals after 36 years.
 "Rio Olympics 2016 Highlights Day 7: Sania-Rohan reach SF; Vikas Krishan into QF")
Men’s Doubles: Gold medal for Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez of Spain as they beat Romania’s Mergea/Tecau 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
Second #gold medal for @RafaelNadal. Fantastic match by him and Lopez to beat Mergea/Tecau https://t.co/0wCYlWXLa2 pic.twitter.com/MNjSAfkAdR
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) August 13, 2016
Men’s Hockey Update: India will face Belgium in the quarter-finals!
The Belgians finished first in their group.
Athletics 400m Heat:
Machel Cedenio of Trinidad and Tobago is the fastest in heat 1 of 400m with a time of 44.98.
Athletics 400m Heat:
Progression rules: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-finals.
Athletics 400m Heat:
India’s Muhammed Anas will be in action shortly in the Men’s 400m heat. He is a part of heat 7.
Vikas Krishan Yadav one Win away from a medal
— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 12, 2016
Mixed Doubles Tennis: Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza are through to the semi-finals!
They needed three match points but they finally defeated Andy Murray and Heather Watson 6-4, 6-!
Murray holds. Rohan Bopanna steps up to serve for a place in the semi-finals. 5-4
He starts off with an ace!
India move within two games of a spot in the semi-final as Bopanna holds.
On Watson’s serve in the next game, Mirza and Bopanna had break points to make it a double break. But good serving by Watson and she ensures that Great Britain stay in touch in this set.
Andy Murray definitely looking exhausted! His service is broken by some excellent returning by Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna.
The Indians take the lead in the second, 3-2.
Murray definitely not at his best - Indians not complaining #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/AtOqzOI58o
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) August 12, 2016
Second set begins with two straight holds for Murray and Bopanna. 1-1.
Murray looked tired towards the end of the first set and threw in some laboured serves. Two consecuitve three-setters in the singles finally taking a toll, maybe?
Mixed Doubles Tennis: Sania Mirza/Rohan Bopanna win the first set 6-4 over Great Britain’s Andy Murray and Heather Watson.
Excellennt serving by Bopanna to give the Brits no look at a break. Big, booming winners.
Mirza and Murray exchange holds and now it’s Bopanna’s time to serve for the first set!
He starts off with a service winner!
Sania Mirza’s forehand is on fire!
She hits a great cross-court FH to help India break Watson’s serve. Mirza/Bopanna lead 4-3.
Now the difficult part for Sania – hold serve.
Mixed Doubles Tennis:
Two consecutive breaks and we are back on serve at 1-2!
Bopanna started serving with a double fault and eventually dropped his service game. He will need to do better if India are to win this. But while returning, they went with the right tactic to attack Watson’s serve. Sania Mirza serving for India now.
Andy Murray starts the match, serving first. And it goes to deuce in teh very first game. Watson with some susceptible returning at the net.
But Murray’s serve comes to the rescue as they hold for 1-0.
Mixed Doubles Tennis:
Tough match for Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna in the mixed doubles quarter-finals! They are playing Great Britain’s Andy Murray and Heather Watson.
MEDAL UPDATE: China's Wang Zhen wins #GOLD in Men's 20km Race Walk , with a timing of 1:19:14. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/8xAjNAC6Xv
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) August 12, 2016
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