1Badminton Update:-
Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponappa in action in Women’s doubles begain at 4:30 PM IST.
16:35 (IST)
Jwala Gutta- Ashwini Ponappa
Indian women’s badminton doubles is a good medal hope and this could set the ball rolling for what could be an amazing campaign for the nation’s shuttlers!
16:37 (IST)
India 4-1 up
Score update: Jwala Gutta – Ashwini Ponappa lead Matsutomo Misaki-Takahashi Ayaka.
16:39 (IST)
Japan rising
Japan come back into it. Score stands at 5-5 in the first set.
16:40 (IST)
First set update
Japan lead 7-5 but a mistake makes the score 7-6. C’mon India!
16:44 (IST)
Badminton update
Jwala Gutta- Ashwini Ponappa trail first set 11-8 to Japan.
16:46 (IST)
India trying hard
Gutta-Ponappa trying hard but Japan holding onto a 2 point lead which has now become a 3-point lead. 14-11.
16:50 (IST)
Not looking good for IND’s Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponappa as they trail 14-12 in the first set at Rio2016.
16:51 (IST)
India trail Japan
India down by 3 points. Score stands at 17-14 to the Japanese.
16:54 (IST)
Badminon update
Jwala Gutta – Ashwini Ponappa lose 1st game 21-15 to Japan.
16:58 (IST)
Badminton at Rio2016 IND’s Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponappa lose first game 21-15 to JPN.
Badminton Game 2 update
16:59 (IST)
Game 2
India already down 5-1 to Japan in the 2nd Game. Can they pull off a comeback over here?
16:59 (IST)
Game 2
India already down 5-1 to Japan in the 2nd Game. Can they pull off a comeback over here?
Badminton Game 2 update
This is not looking good for Jwala Gutta – Ashwini Ponappa. They trail 10-6 to Japan at present.
17:03 (IST)
IND’s Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponappa trailing 10-6 in the second set to JPN duo who are a set up Rio2016 badminton.
17:06 (IST)
Unforced errors
India giving the game away with some unnecessary mistakes! Score stands at 14-7 in favour of the Japanese.
17:08 (IST)
Incredible!
India win an absolutely riveting rally but is it too little too late now? Score stands at 16-8 for Japan.
17:10 (IST)
Badminton score update
Japan lead 18-10 as Gutta- Ponappa finding it hard to settle into any rhythm.
17:15 (IST)
And that’s it!
Jwala Gutta – Ashwini Ponappa lose to Japan’s Takahashi- Matsumoto 21-15, 21-10. Tough loss for India but it isn’t the end of the road for the India women’s doubles shuttlers as of yet.
17:15 (IST)
Badminton at Rio2016 That’s it IND’s Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponappa lose 21-15 21-10 to JPN’s Takahashi-Matsumoto.
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