Rio de Janeiro: Though Day 1 wasn’t that fruitful for the Indian contingent at Rio Olympics as except for the men’s hockey team and rower Dattu Bhokanal, rest, including the pair of Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna and ace shooter Jitu Rai failed to impress and crashed out of the tournament, Day 2 will again see several Indians in action across nine events and four sports, including women's hockey, women's gymnastics, women's 10m air pistol, men's trap and the women's team archery event.
India’s ace woman shooter Heena Sidhu carries the expectation of millions of Indians in 10m air pitol while Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai will be seen in action in men's trap. Dipa Karmakar, who became the Indian woman gymnast to qualify in the Olympics, will too be in action in artistic competition, while the team of Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi will fight it against Colombia in the round-of-16. Meanwhile, the Indian women's hockey will face Japan.
Gymnastics: Dipa Karmakar, India’s first ever female gymnast at the Olympics, became the first ever Indian to qualify for the apparatus finals of artistic gymnastics at the Rio Olympics. She finished eighth with a score of 14.850 to qualify for the vault finals that will take place on August 14. USA’s Simone Bile bagged the first spot with a score of 16.050.
Archery: Deepika Kumari, Bombayla and Laxmirani fail to perform under pressure. Crash out in quarters. Russia reach semis.
Russia win the fourth set. Score 2-2. Result to be decided in tie breaker.
Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi keep their cool in the third set and beat Russia 53-50. Ahead by 2-1.
Archery: Russia win first set while India come back to win second set.
Manavjit Sandhu and Kynan Chenai finish 17th and 19th respectively in men's trap Day 1 qualifier.
India women's hockey team hold Japan to 2-2 draw. Rani Rampal and Lilima score after Japan had gone ahead by 2-0.
End of first quarter: Japan take 1-0 lead against India in the 14th minute.
India get ready to take on Japan in women's hockey. All eyes on Rani Rampal and her team now.
Colombia crumble under pressure as Indian women team of Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi win fourth set. India beat Colombia 5-3 to get through to the quarter-final. Pitted against Russia now.
Deepika finds form but India lose third set to Colombia by one point.
Deepika disappoints as Indian team lose second against Colombia.
Indian team of Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi win first set against Colombia.
Indian women archery team start its elimination round against Colombia.
All eyes on Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai.
Heena Sidhu fails to qualify for final. The Indian shooter finishes at 14th position.
