Indian Sports Live Updates: March 19 — Hima Das wins gold beating Dhanalakshmi; Vijender Singh loses first pro boxing bout

Hima Das wins gold in 200m, has revenge

Hima Das wins the Gold medal in Women's 200m at Federation Cup being held in Patiala with a timing of 23.21s.

Dhanalakshmi, who won the Gold medal in 100m, finished 2nd clocking 23.39s.

The Olympics Qualification mark for Tokyo 2020 is 22.80s. Still some way to go for both Hima and Dhanalakshmi?

We are done with men's 200m

Elakkiya Dasan from Tamil Nadu is the fastest man in 200m meet.

Dhanalakshmi 's 200m final to start shortly

We are minutes away from the all-important women's 200m final between Dhanalakshmi and Hima Das.

Stay tuned.

End of women's doubles journey in All England

The Indian pair could not recover from the first game defeat as Ashwini Ponnappa Sikki Reddy go down 22-24, 12-21 in the quarterfinals of 2021 All England Open Badminton Championships.

But this has been a fantastic journey for the women's doubles pair.

Only Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu remain to take the Indian dreams of winning the third All-England Open title forward.

National Record in Discus Throw

Ashwini/Sikki trailing after Game 1

Ashwini Ponnappa/Sikki Reddy goes down in the first game 22-24 against Selena Piek and Cheryl Seinen at the 2021 All-England Badminton Open quarterfinals.

Another Tokyo Olympics qualification

Woah! Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in discus throw from the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships.

All England Open — Quarterfinal Preview

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and the women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa-Sikki Reddy are the only surviving Indians in the quarterfinals of the 2021 All England Open Badminton Championships.

Schedule for Quarterfinals —

PV Sindhu (India) v/s Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) – around 7:30 PM IST in Court 1
Ashwini Ponnappa/Sikki Reddy (India) v/s Selena Piek/Cheryl Seinen (Netherlands) – around 3:30 PM IST in Court 2
Lakshya Sen (India) v/s Mark Caljouw (Netherlands) – around 5:00 PM IST in Court 2

Vijender Singh vs Artysh Lopsan — 'Battle on Ship'

Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh returns to the ring today against Russian opponent Artysh Lopsan on the rooftop of the Majestic Pride Casino Ship on the Mandovi River in Goa.

Check the schedule, live streaming details, when & where to watch.

Dhanalakshmi: 10 things you need to know

Hailing from the state of Tamil Nadu, 22-year-old Dhanalakshmi grabbed the eyeballs of Indian fans with her splendid run in the 100m finals and 200m heats.

Read the full article here.