Rio Olympics Day 13
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 19, 2016, 09:25:49 IST
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Rio Olympics Day 13

PV Sindhu beat Japan's Nozomi Okuhara - ranked sixth in the world - in straight sets 21-19, 21-10 spanning 51 minutes in the semi-finals of the women's badminton singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The first Indian in an Olympics badminton final - say it again, and let the words roll off your tongue as you do.
20:52 (IST) Aug 18
Good smash by Okuhara and makes it 15-17
20:52 (IST) Aug 18
Another error by Okuhara and it is 17-14 to Sindhu
20:51 (IST) Aug 18
16-13 to Sindhu now
20:49 (IST) Aug 18

20:49 (IST) Aug 18
Sindhu's long reach is troubling Okuhara
20:48 (IST) Aug 18
Okuhara hits the net and 14-10 to Sindhu in Game 1
20:48 (IST) Aug 18
Comeback by Japan's Okuhara, but Game 1 still in favour of Sindhu 13-10
20:46 (IST) Aug 18

20:46 (IST) Aug 18
USA's Kerron Clement wins gold in men's 400m hurdles
It's yet another gold for Team USA, and this time it's in the men's 400m hurdles. Clement stormed to victory, with Kenyan Tumuti picking up silver and Turkish Copello in third. Puerto Rican Javier Culson was devastated to be disqualified for a false start.
20:45 (IST) Aug 18
Another long rally and Sindhu gets lucky with the net shot, 12-8 to the Indian in Game 1
20:44 (IST) Aug 18
Okuhara takes two consecutive points, but still trails 8-11 in Game 1
20:43 (IST) Aug 18
Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara faltering against Sindhu, concedes a 11-6 lead in Game 1
20:42 (IST) Aug 18
Sindhu is pumped up and so is the crowd 10-6 to the Indian in Game 1
20:40 (IST) Aug 18
What a rally, 32 strokes and Sindhu takes a 9-6 lead
20:39 (IST) Aug 18
20:34 (IST) Aug 18
And Sindhu is on fire, 4-1 lead in Game 1
20:34 (IST) Aug 18
PV Sindhu vs Nozomi Okuhara underway
20:28 (IST) Aug 18
Men's doubles bronze medal match
20:26 (IST) Aug 18
Badminton: Great Britain wins men's doubles bronze
Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge have picked up the consolation prize in the men's badminton doubles. They beat China's Wei Hong and Biao Chai 2-1 to take home the bronze and send their opponents home empty handed. We will see another Chinese pair in the final though - Fu Haifeng and Nan Zhang take on Shem Goh and Wee Kiong Tan (MAS) tomorrow for the top prize
20:23 (IST) Aug 18
No repechage round for Babita Kumari as Maria Prevolaraki loses in the next round
20:21 (IST) Aug 18
Women's relay
20:17 (IST) Aug 18
Diving: China smashes the women's 10m semis
Si Yajie held on top the qualifying for the 10m diving semi-final, she garnered a massive total score of 389.30, getting three scores in the 80s and only one under 70. She along with Jessica Parrot of USA and compatriot Qian Ren form the top three, but the 12 highest scorers are through to the final
20:11 (IST) Aug 18
High jump
20:09 (IST) Aug 18
Dutch falter in women relay
20:07 (IST) Aug 18
Uphill
19:57 (IST) Aug 18
And a birdie it is
19:55 (IST) Aug 18
Another birdie?
19:53 (IST) Aug 18
Triathlon
19:51 (IST) Aug 18
There is always a first time
19:43 (IST) Aug 18
She'll face either Sindhu or Okuhara
19:41 (IST) Aug 18
Match delayed: PV Sindhu vs Nozomi Okuhara in badminton (women's singles) semi-finals
19:38 (IST) Aug 18
Congrats
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="fi"> Congrats! D. Koz&aacute;k <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HUN?src=hash">#HUN</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gold?src=hash">#gold</a>, E. J&oslash;rgensen <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DEN?src=hash">#DEN</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/silver?src=hash">#silver</a> and L. Carrington <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NZL?src=hash">#NZL</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bronze?src=hash">#bronze</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/canoesprint?src=hash">#canoesprint</a> WK1 500m <a href="https://t.co/5D2nljJGRx">pic.twitter.com/5D2nljJGRx</a></p> &amp;mdash; Olympics (@Olympics) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympics/status/766274732236955649">August 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
19:26 (IST) Aug 18
High Jump
19:21 (IST) Aug 18
Maria goes for a fine tackle, wins two more points, Babita now trails 1-5
19:20 (IST) Aug 18
Maria warned for a tackle, Babita gets a point but still trails 1-2
19:17 (IST) Aug 18
Maria topples Babita, wins two points, leads 3-0
19:17 (IST) Aug 18
Babita grabs Maria's ankle but loses her balance
19:15 (IST) Aug 18
Maria drags Babita out of the zone, gets one point
19:14 (IST) Aug 18
Babita Kumari vs Maria Prevolaraki in wrestling (women's freestyle 53 kg) starts
19:08 (IST) Aug 18
Coming up...
19:05 (IST) Aug 18
Shot put
19:01 (IST) Aug 18
Pride of India
18:58 (IST) Aug 18
Tied second
18:53 (IST) Aug 18
Canoeing: Hungary claims 500m kayak gold
Danuta Kozak flies over the line in 1:57.202 to seal the women's 500m kayak gold for Russia. It is a dominating performance from the Hungarian as she powers over the line a full two seconds ahead of Emma Jorgensen (DEN) who wins the silver. A photo finish is needed to separate second to fourth, but eventually the bronze is handed to Lisa Carrington (NZL)
18:43 (IST) Aug 18
Back at third
18:34 (IST) Aug 18
110m hurdles
18:27 (IST) Aug 18
Canoeing: Spain smashes Kayak double
It's all systems go at the Lagoa stadium with medals being handed out left, right and centre. Spaniards Craviotto and Toro claim the latest gold, with an impressive time of 32.075. In second are Team GB's Heath and Schofield, while Lithuania have the bronze medal
18:19 (IST) Aug 18
Third birdie of the day by Aditi
18:18 (IST) Aug 18
Bronze Medal Match
18:11 (IST) Aug 18

I never knew what an Olympics was, I wanted to become a sportsperson to travel in an aeroplane. If you can represent India, you can board a plane, and fly.

Sakshi Malik

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