Olympics 2024 Badminton: Prannoy, Sindhu make winning start - Highlights
Catch the highlights of Indian shuttlers' group stage matches at the Paris Olympics 2024.
FILE PHOTO: HS Prannoy during his semifinal match at Asian Games (Source: CGTN)
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and debutant HS Prannoy opened their campaigns with a straight-game win in their respective women's and men's singles matches on Sunday at the Paris Olympics at Porte de La Chapelle Arena.
Tenth seed Sindhu defeated Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq of Maldives 21-9, 21-6 in her Group M clash, while 13th seed Prannoy breezed past Germany's Fabian Roth 21-18, 21-12 in his men's singles Group K clash.
On Saturday, Lakshya Sen in men's singles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in men's doubles made a winning start.
Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto, however, lost in their women's doubles clash against South Korea's Kong Hee-Yong and Kim So- Yeong in straight games (21-18, 21-10).
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Prannoy begins his Paris Olympics campaign with a straight-game (21-18, 21-12) win over Fabian Roth.
Prannoy's precise placement. This time from the backcourt with a little more pace. The result remains the same as Prannoy goes 20-12 up in the game.
Prnanoy ups his ante and goes 19-12 up with a flat smash.
Prannoy wins yet another rally as Roth plays his return wide.
Prannoy wins three points in a row to 18-12 up in the game.
Prannoy wins two points in a row to go 17-12 up in the game.
He is four points away from winning the match.
Roth wins a rally as Prannoy commits a mistake by sending his smash wide.
Roth wins a point. But Prannoy still has a four-point lead at 15-11.
Roth sends a toss following a return from Prannoy at the net.
Prannoy finishes the rally with a crosscourt smash.
Prannoy follows it up with a reflex return to convert his defence into a point.
The Indian star leads 15-10.
Roth wins his fourth point after the break to trail 10-13.
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