The Indian duo of Randkireddy and Chirag were blown out in straight games by Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo aka 'Minions' , 13-21, 12-21.
Day 3 of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 was an action-packed day, with a number of medal events. Follow the highlights here.
Mary Kom, Manika Batra and PV Sindhu shined the brightest while shooters and men’s hockey team endured a torrid time on Sunday.
PV Sindhu comfortably beat Israel's Ksenia Palikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in her opening match of Group J at Tokyo Olympics 2020.
PV Sindhu will be keen to lay her hands on the gold this time around, following a thrilling loss in the final in Rio.
The Hyderabadi shuttler defied odds to embark on an incredible run at the 2016 Rio Games to deliver India’s first silver medal in badminton.
Rankireddy/Shetty start Group A with a 21-16, 16-21, 27-25 victory over the World Number 3 seed Y. Lee/C.L. Wang.
Misha Zilberman defeated Sai Praneeth 21-17, 21-15 in the Group D match at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 2.
Saina Nehwal became the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal after clinching the bronze in the 2012 London Games.
International umpire Fine C Dathan is going to be the only Indian umpire at the Tokyo Olympics. The 26-member panel of umpires officiating at the Tokyo Olympics badminton will also...