Assuring a medal for India, ace shuttler PV Sindhu entered into the semi-final of the Badminton Women’s Singles as she edged past Thailand’s Nitchaon Jindapol in the quarterfinal match at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian games on Sunday.
The 23-year-old claimed a 21-11, 16-21, 21-14 victory over Jindapol in the quarters.
And @Pvsindhu1 eclipse past Thailand’s Nitchaon in a thriller of an encounter; proves her mettle to turn the result in her favour after succumbing the second game in an exasperating 21-11, 16-21, 21-14 win to assure the 🥉at #Asiangames2018 #IndiaontheRise #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/jxhn4bgBFh
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After clinching the first set, the Indian shuttler had to face a tough competition as the world number twelve handed over a dominating 16-21 defeat to Sindhu in the second game. However, Sindhu displayed some dominating skills on the court and registered the decisive game 21-14.
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Earlier today, former world number one Saina Nehwal also booked her place in the semi-final of the Women’s Individual event after registering a 21-18, 21-16 victory over Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon.
Meanwhile, in Boxing, India’s Manoj Kumar lost 0-5 to Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov of Kyrgyzstan in the pre-quarters bout of Men’s Welter 69 kg category event. In shooting, India’s Sheeraz Sheikh, Angad Vir Singh and Bajwa failed to qualify for Men’s Skeet final after finishing 13th and 14th respectively in the qualification round.
India’s total medal tally stands at 31 with 7 gold, 7 silver and 17 bronze medals.