Some good news & tears!





A great day today with a lot of positive news! Of course, not everything went our way but lot to cheer for.

The most used word today was 'quarter finals' and it makes me smile!


1. Badminton

Sindhu - through to quarter finals. I am nervous when I write this. Are we going to see history being made?

2. Archery

Deepika - Round of 16

Atanu das - defeated 3rd seed korean, Olympic silver medalist who is one of the best archers in the competition.

Atanu lost Set 1, won set 4 & sets 2 & 3 were tied! It was nerve-wracking to watch. The contest was so tight , even the 5th set was tied! It was shoot off time. Atanu Dad kept his cool and hit a solid 10 & won a super tense match.

He is now in the quater finals guys!!

3. Hockey - Men's Ind V Arg

Into quarter finals! What spirit on display by this team. They did not get demoralized after that loss against Aus. Instead came all guns blazing.

4. Rowing: campaign is over but finished 11th , best ever performance for India ever. One of the sports that has got the spotlight in India now!

5. Boxing

Satish - into quarter finals!!

Pooja Rani - into quarter finals!!

Mary Kom - What can I say about this legend! She gave everything to the fight. The way she clapped & went to her opponent when the result was announced, was heart warming! The way she bowed with a tear and a smile made me emotional. An icon for our nation and the sport. We will miss her fighting spirit from the next Olympics.

6. Shooting

Manu - 5th

Rahi - 25th

Rapid Qualification and medal round tomorrow!

Finally, will we get a medal in shooting??

7. Swimming

Sajan Prakash - Eliminated

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