Manika Batra made a serious allegation against Soumyadeep Roy, saying that the national coach asked her to concede an Olympic qualifier match against one of his students.
Sharath Kamal crashed out in the third round of Table Tennis in Tokyo Olympics 2020 against Ma Long.
Batra was put under pressure from the get-go as she competed against Sofia Polcanova of Austria. The Austrian won the first three sets as Batra tried to gain her composure.
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.
Batra staged a comeback in Games 3 and 4, bringing the match into an exciting position. It was perhaps the one-minute break that Batra took.
Sutirtha Mukherjee fought back from 2 games down to knock out the Swede Linda Bergstorm in a 7-game thriller.
Tokyo Olympics 2020 highlights: Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in weightlifting but in hockey, the Indian women's team suffered a heavy loss to the Netherlands.
In the third set, Tin-Tin was attempting a comeback and took an impeccable lead. It was only after Batra composed herself, she came back up from 10-6 to win that round as well.