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India progressed to the men's hockey quarter-finals for the first time since 1980 Moscow Games, even after a 1-2 defeat to the world No 2, the Netherlands.
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Stunning Sreejesh
India had been excellent in defence during the first half, with goalkeeper PR Sreejesh saving several attempted shots
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India's equaliser
After Netherlands went ahead 1-0 in the 32nd minute, India leveled the scores courtesy a feisty VR Raghunath penalty
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The decider
Two brilliant saves from Sreejesh were followed by a converted penalty corner in the 54th minute by Mink van der Weerden
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Sindhu starts off with a win
PV Sindhu marked the start of badminton at the Games with a facile win in the women's individual competition. She brushed aside her opponent Laura Sarosi of Hungary 21-8, 21-9, starting off on a superb note and managing to hold onto the advantage
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Saina opens Rio Olympics campaign with a win
London Games bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal also started her campaign on a resounding note, seeing off the Brazil's Lohaynny Vicente challenge 21-17, 21-17 in straight games in her group match
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First-round exit for Shiva Thapa
Boxer Shiva Thapa, a former world No 3, was beaten 0-3 by Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez in the men's bantamweight 56kg competition.
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Indian archers ousted
The last of India's archers exited the Rio Olympics within 20 minutes of each other, losing in the individual women's pre-quarters. Deepika Kumari was beaten 0-6 by Chinese Taipeir's Ya-Ting Tan
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Bombayla squanders promising start
Bombayla Devi lost 2-6 by Mexico's Alejandra Valencia
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Badminton double's disappoint
Sumeeth Reddy and Manu Atri were beaten by Indonesia's Hendra Setiawan and Mohammad Ashan 21-18 (in 18 minutes), 21-13 (in 14 minutes)
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Gutta, Ponappa lose too
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa lost their Group A match to Japan's top seed Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi 15-21, 10-21
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Lahiri and Chawrasia's muddled outing
India's Anirban Lahiri and SSP Chawrasia had a topsy-turvy start to their campaign at the Rio Olympics as they carded a three-over 74 and even-par 71 respectively in the opening round of the golf competition
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