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8226; Badminton player Aparna Popat lost to fourth-seeded Mia Audina of the Netherlands in the second round of the singles event, despite winning the first game of their match. Popat lost 11-9, 1-11, 3-11

8226; 53-kg weightlifter Sanamacha Chanu finished fourth with a total lift of 190 kilos. She was tied on points with two other lifters, but was beaten on bodyweight

8226; Commonwealth champion Achanta Sharath Kamal lost in straight sets to Lai Chak Ko of Hong Kong in the second round tie. Kamal lost 9-11, 5-11, 9-11, 6-11

8226; Boxer Vijender Singh lost 20-25 to Turkey8217;s Mostafa Karagollu in the 64-kg first round

8226; The men8217;s hockey team went down 1-3 to the Netherlands in their first group match. Gagan Ajit Singh scored the only goal for India, while Marten Eikelboom, Teun de Nooijer and Taeke Taekema scored for the winners

THE MAIN EVENT
Monday, August 16
Men8217;s 200m freestyle final
It8217;s the face-off between the four best-known, and most high-profile, men8217;s swimmers in the world: Australians Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett, US8217; Michael Phelps and Pieter van den Hoogenband of Holland. A contest that promises to be the greatest swimming race in a long, long time TIME: 10.15p.m.

INDIAN IN ACTION TODAY

MEN8217;S TEAM
Archery Individual eliminations Sawaiyan Majhi v Vic Wunderle USA Satyadev Prasad v Yuji Hamano Japan Tarundeep Rai v Alexandros Karageorgiou Greece
Time: 12.00 noon approx
NIKHIL KANETKAR and ABHINN SHYAM GUPTA
Badminton Singles; Round One Kanetkar v Sergio Llopis Spain Gupta v Tae Sang Park Korea
Time: 6.30 p.m. and 9.00 p.m. approx
MANAV SHROFF and SUMEET PATEL
Sailing 49er Class; Races 1,2 and 3
Time: 10 a.m. onwards approx
ABHINAV BINDRA and GAGAN NARANG
Shooting 10m Air Rifle Qualification and Final
Time: 2.30 p.m approx
LEANDER PAES/MAHESH BHUPATHI
Lawn Tennis Men8217;s doubles; Round One v Andy Roddick/Mardy FIsh USA
Time:12.30 p.m. approx

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