Tokyo Olympics : Sindhu wins, Men archers disappoint on Day 6

Rio silver medallist PV Sindhu won the match 21-9 21-16 against Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong in a match that lasted for 35 minutes to top group J and qualify for the women's singles Round of 16. This is Sindhu's sixth win against Cheung Ngan Yi in as many meetings. World no.7 Sindhu will now face world no.12 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark who topped group I. Sindhu has a 4-1 head-to-head record against her. Tarundeep Rai is out in the round-of-32 after a close fought battle with Itay Shanny of Israel 6-5 after five sets of quality archery in the men's individual elimination. Earlier in the day Tarundeep Rai beat Ukraine's Hunbin 6-4 In the tie-breaker but a defeat against Itay Shanny of Israel ended his campaign. In hockey, the Indian women's team went down 1-4 against Great Britain in a Pool A match. India's string of poor performance continues as they lost their third consecutive match and they have conceded 11 goals and scred only 2. With three defeats out off three matches played the Rani Rampal will have to win all their remaining matches to make it to the quarter-finals. In rowing, lightweight men's double sculls event, Arvind Singh and Arjun Lal finished sixth in the semifinals A/B. The six-team semis was won by reigning world champions Ireland who set a new world record while Italy and Belgium finished second and third.The Indians, with no medal hopes now, will compete for a position from 7th and 12th later.