India opened its account winning Bronze medal in the Shooting competition. Gagan Narang was the star of the day.
Olympic History
Indian Athletes in 2012 Olympics
India Day 3
Day 1 Report
Archery
Women’s Individual
- 1/32 Bombayla Devi def Evangelia Psarra (Greece) 6-4
1/16 Bombayla Devi loses against Aida Roman (Mexico) 6-2
Badminton
Women’s Singles
- Saine Nehwal def Lianne Tan (Group E play) 21-4, 21-14
Saina qualifies to elimination round.
Women’s Doubles Group Stage
- Ponnappa & Jwala Gutta def Cheng & Chien (Taipei) 25-23, 18-21, 21-18
They must win the last match to have a chance to qualify for elimination round.
Boxing
Men’s Light Heavy (81 kg)
- Sumit Sangwan lose to Yamaguchi (Brazil) Preliminary Round
Field Hockey
- Ind lose 3-2 to Netherlands
Shooting 10m Air Rifle
Men’s Qualification
- Gagan Narang (298) qualified for the finals playing in a group of 47 shooters.
Abhinav Bindra fails to qualify.
Finals
Gagan Narang win Bronze
Tennis
Men’s Singles
- Vishnu Vardhan loses 6-3, 6-2 to Blaz Kavcic (Slovakia)
Men’s Doubles
- Bhupathi & Bopanna def Mirnyi & Bury (Belarus) 7-6, 6-7, 8-6
Paes & Vardhan def Haase & Rojer 7-6, 4-6, 6-2
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