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How Indian athletes fared on Day 5 in Rio

Last updated on: August 11, 2016 03:38 IST

Bombayla Devi

IMAGE: India’s Bombayla Devi Laishram competes in the women's Individual Recurve event at the Rio Olympics. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters

Check out India’s report card on the fifth day of the 2016 Olympics.

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Women’s Individual Recurve: Bombayala Devi Laishram bt Laurence Baldauff of Austria in 1/32 elimination round and Chinese Taipei's Lin Shih-Chia in 1/16 elimination.

Women’s Individual Recurve: Deepika beat Georgia's Kristine Esebua, 6-4 in the 1/32 elimination round and Italy's Sartori Guendalina 6-2 in the 1/16 elimination. 

JUDO: (Men’s 90kg)

India’s Avtar Singh, in white, is at the receiving end from Misenga Popole of the Refugee Olympic Team in the men's judo 90kg elimination Round of 32 at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday

IMAGE: India’s Avtar Singh is at the receiving end from Misenga Popole of the Refugee Olympic Team in the men's judo 90kg elimination Round of 32 at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday. Photograph: Toru Hana/Reuters

Avtar Singh lost to Misenga Popole of the Refugee Olympic Team in the men's 90kg elimination Round of 32.

HOCKEY: (Women’s) 

Australia’s Jane Claxton, centre, celebrates with her teammates after scoring against India in the women’s Pool B hockey match at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday

IMAGE: Australia’s Jane Claxton, centre, celebrates with her teammates after scoring against India in the women’s Pool B hockey match at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday. Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters

India lost to Australia 1-6.

SHOOTING:

Men’s 50m Pistol Qualification: Jitu Rai finished 12th in the six-series qualifying round; Prakash Nanjappa 25th among 41 shooters.

BOXING:

Men’s Light-welter weight (64 kg): Manoj Kumar beat Lithuanian Evaldas Petrauskas 2-1 to advance to the round of 16. He won 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.