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.
09:25 (IST) Aug 19
Brazil beat Italy 2-0 to win first Beach Volleyball gold since 2004
08:53 (IST) Aug 19
Video recap: How PV Sindhu became the first Indian shuttler to make it to the Olympics badminton final
07:54 (IST) Aug 19
Meanwhile...
Sara Kolak of Croatia wins women's javelin gold with a throw of 66.18m. South African Sunette Viljoen comes second, and Barbora Spotakova of Czech Republic emerges 3rd.
07:00 (IST) Aug 19
Thunder 'Bolt' in action next
It's the event we've all been waiting for. Usain Bolt is in action. Can he make a trifecta of gold in the men's 200m event? He has been in 7 Olympic finals and is yet to lose any. Is an eighth Olympic Gold beckoning for the fastest man on Earth?
06:38 (IST) Aug 19
Ashton Eaton defends Decathlon title
For the second time in two Olympics, Ashton Eaton of the USA wins gold in the men's Decathlon 1500m event.
04:21 (IST) Aug 19

04:20 (IST) Aug 19
Wrestling: Bronzes for China and Cameroon
China and Cameroon pick up the bronze medals on offer in the women's freestyle 75kg wrestling event as Fengliu Zhang defeats Belarus' Vasilisa Marzaliuk 8-4, while Annabel Ali overcomes Russian Ekaterina Bukina 5-2.
03:52 (IST) Aug 19
Big upset: Serbian women knock out favorites USA in volleyball

03:50 (IST) Aug 19
Athletics: US women qualify for 4x100m relay final
United States' women qualify for the relay final, chalking up the fastest time. The Americans were given a reprieve after their dropping of the baton yesterday was found to have been caused by obstruction from Jamaica.
02:44 (IST) Aug 19
Men's Hockey: Argentina lead Belgium 3-2
<br /> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> With only one 1/4 remaining score is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BEL?src=hash">#BEL</a> 2 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ARG?src=hash">#ARG</a> 3! What an incredible game! Who will take gold? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hockey?src=hash">#Hockey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/yxtk8iUWiL">pic.twitter.com/yxtk8iUWiL</a></p> &mdash; FIH (@FIH_Hockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/FIH_Hockey/status/766381375612153857">August 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
01:49 (IST) Aug 19
Men's hockey gold medal match between Belgium and Argentina is underway

00:47 (IST) Aug 19
The gold-medal match between PV Sindhu and Carolina Marin is rescheduled to 18:55 IST on Friday

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And amidst the highs of Sakshi and Sindhu, suspense over Narsingh, 18-year-old Indian golfer Aditi Ashok is quietly making waves in women's golf

22:47 (IST) Aug 18
Sailing: Great Britain wrap up yet another gold in women's 470
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<br /> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="hi"> Sakshi&hellip;.Sindhu&hellip;. Dono ko Salaam! <a href="https://t.co/RFhfUkUpsS">pic.twitter.com/RFhfUkUpsS</a></p> &amp;mdash; Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamsrk/status/766307381928079361">August 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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21:30 (IST) Aug 18
PV Sindhu will face World No.1 Carolina Marin of Spain for the gold medal tomorrow at 19:30 IST
21:23 (IST) Aug 18
And that is it, what a victory by Sindhu. storms in to the final beating Japan's Okuhara 21-19, 21-10. First Indian shuttler to reach Olympic final in Badminton
21:19 (IST) Aug 18
Sindhu three points away from a spot in the final
21:18 (IST) Aug 18
16-10 to Sindhu, Okuhara is struggling to match Sindhu
21:17 (IST) Aug 18
Sindhu is on fire, 14-10 to the Indian in Game 2
21:16 (IST) Aug 18
After the break Sindhu takes the point, extends leads to 12-10 in Game 2
21:13 (IST) Aug 18
Long rally and Sindhu hits the net, Okuhara makes it 10-10 in Game 2
21:12 (IST) Aug 18
Scores level at 8-8 and Sindhu makes it 9-8 with another lovely shot just wide of her Japanese opponent
21:09 (IST) Aug 18
Another good smash and 7-7 in Game 2
21:08 (IST) Aug 18
Sindhu hits it wide, 7-5 to Okuhara
21:07 (IST) Aug 18
Unforced error by Sindhu, concedes the lead again 5-6 to Okuhara
21:06 (IST) Aug 18
Soldi smash and Sindhu levels the score 5-5 in Game 2
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Sindhu concedes the lead, 5-4 in favour of Okuhara in Game 2
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Okuhara makes it 3-3 in Game 2
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Sindhu hits the net, Okuhara makes it 2-3
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Okuhara opens her account in Game 2, trails 1-3
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21:01 (IST) Aug 18
Another fantastic shot and Sindhu takes 2-0 lead in Game 1
21:00 (IST) Aug 18
Game 2 underway
20:58 (IST) Aug 18
Game 1 goes to Sindhu 21-19
20:57 (IST) Aug 18
What a rally and brilliantly played by Okuhara and she saves a game point, Sindhu still on Game point
20:56 (IST) Aug 18
Two Game points for Sindhu as Okuhara hits the net
20:55 (IST) Aug 18
Good change of pace by Okuhara 17-18 now, Game 1 going down to the wire
20:55 (IST) Aug 18
19-17 to Sindhu now in Game 1
20:54 (IST) Aug 18
Sindhu hits the net twice now and Okuhara reduces the lead to 17-18 in Game 1
20:53 (IST) Aug 18
Another fantastic drop by Sindhu and 18-14 to the Indian in Game 1
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