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2016 Olympics: India at Rio, Day 7

Last updated on - Aug 13, 2016, 08:55 IST

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Archer Atanu Das exited the men's individual Round of 16

Das was beaten 6-4 by Korea's Lee Seungyun in the pre-quarters

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India's men's hockey team drew 2-2 with Canada in Group B

The men's hockey team played out a 2-2 draw against Canada. Akashdeep and Ramandeep scored for India

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Gagan Narang failed to make the men's 50m rifle prone final

Narang, who fared poorly in his first event of the Games, was briefly at third place but slipped back and then, needing to finish in the top eight to make the final, he shot 102.4 in the sixth and final series to slip out of the top ten to finish 13th.

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Chain Singh failed to make the men's 50m rifle prone final

Chain shot 619.6 to finish 36th

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Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa lost their second match in a row

At the Riocentro, shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa lost their second match in a row, this one to the Dutch pair of Selena Piek and Eefje Muskens in 58 minutes.

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Mairaj Ahmad Khan ended day one of the men's skeet qualification at 10th

At the end of day one of the men's skeet qualification, shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan was at tenth place after rounds of 24, 25 and 7.

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Dattu Baban Bhokanal finished second in his semi-final bracket, but cannot get a medal

In his men's single sculls semi-final bracket, rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal finished second after briefly leading. He had already been ruled out of medal contention but will contest Final C on Saturday at 18:20 IST.

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Vikas Gowda finished 28th in the men's discus throw qualification

In the men's discus throw qualification, where the top two progress with throws over 65.50m, Vikas Gowda managed 56.57m, 58.99 and 58.70 to finish 16th in Group B and 28th overall, out of 34 competitors.

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Shot-putter Manpreet Kaur was eliminated in the women's shot put event

In the women's shot put qualification, Manpreet Kaur finished 13th out of 18 with attempts of 16.68m, 17.06m and 16.76m - overall, a fair distance short of the qualifying mark of 18.40.

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Runner Jinson Johnson finished fifth in Heat 3 of the men's 800m

In Heat 3 of the men's 800m, Jinson Johnson clocked 1:47.27 to finish fifth and was eliminated

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Gurpreet Singh was at 13th after Stage 1 of the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event

Gurpreet Singh started off strongly in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol with shots of 100 and 99 to occupy first and then second place, but a lowly 90 saw him drop to fourth and then 13th after Stage 1.

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Sania Mirza/Rohan Bopanna entered mixed doubles tennis semi-finals

Sania and Bopanna got the better of Great Britain's Andy Murray and Heather Watson in straight sets displaying remarkable bit of doubles tennis to which the British duo had no answer. The fourth seeded Indian pair dominated, winning the quarter-final match 6-4, 6-4 in just 67 minutes.

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Vikas Krishan entered quarter-finals of men's middleweight (75kg)

Minutes after India tasted victory in tennis, boxer Vikas Krishan put on another dominant performance this time in his round of 16 clash against Turkey's Onder Sipal. Vikas was at his aggressive best and entered in to the quarter-finals winning all three rounds.

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Muhammed Anas Yahiya secured a 6th place (45.95 sec) in the Men's 400m heats and failed to qualify for semis

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After two fouls, Ankit Sharma finished 7.67m in Group B of long jump qualifiers. Overall, he was 24th and failed fails to qualify for final

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Dutee Chand clocked 11.69 seconds to finish 7th in heats and overall 50th, and was out of contention for semis of the women's 100m sprint

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