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After a high, the reality check: No medals for India on Olympics Day 2; Mary, Manika, Sindhu shine

Shooting and hockey teams met with disappointment on Sunday
After a high, the reality check: No medals for India on Olympics Day 2; Mary, Manika, Sindhu shine
After a high, the reality check: No medals for India on Olympics Day 2; Mary, Manika, Sindhu shine

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ITDC NEWS R The shooters came undone once again and the hockey team took a hammering but badminton ace P.V. Sindhu, boxing great M.C. Mary Kom and table tennis star Manika Batra went about their jobs with trademark resolve to keep India's Olympic campaign on track despite a medal-less second day at the Games here on Sunday.

A day after Mirabai Chanu sent Indian spirits soaring with her weightlifting silver, it was huge disappointment at the Asaka shooting range where the young Indian marksmen and women failed to make a single final.

It ended with another disappointment when the men's hockey team was literally toyed with by world umber one Australia, which prevailed 7-1 in one of the most lopsided contests at this stage.

In between these two major disappointments, there were some successes to be celebrated with Sindhu, Mary Kom and Batra showcasing the woman power of the contingent.

The 26-year-old Sindhu, seeded sixth, beat the 58th ranked Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7 21-10 with consummate ease to start her quest for a second Olympic medal in style.

Batra, on the other hand, had to toil hard to upstage world number 32 Margaryta Pesotska and she did that with finesse to make the women's singles third round.

The world number 62 from India made a remarkable comeback after losing the first two games to prevail 4-11, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 in a match that lasted 57 minutes.

In the boxing ring, six-time world champion Mary Kom (51kg) powered into the pre-quarterfinals after a superb tactical victory over Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez Garcia.

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