
8226; Swimmer Shikha Tandon put up a brave show by finishing sixth in the 50m freestyle swimming premliminaries. But in the overall picture, her 27.08s was good only for the 40th spot
8226; The Indian markswomen failed in their bid to qualify for the 50m Rifle 3-position final. Anjali Bhagwat finished joint 13th collecting 575 points, while Deepali Deshpande finished 19th with 572 points
8226; After shocking Great Britian 230-228, the Indian women8217;s archery team of Dola Banerjee, Reena Kumari and Sumangala Sharma went down to France 227-228 in the quarter-final of the 27-arrow encounter
8226; Sailors Malav Shroff and Sumeet Patel continued their dismal run in the 49er class, finishing 19th in Races 7, 8 and 9 on the concluding day
8226; Boxer Diwakar Prasad lost to Nigeria8217;s Nestor Bolum 13-33 in the second round of the 54kg category
INDIANS IN ACTION TODAY
MEN8217;S ARCHERY TEAM
Satyadev Prasad, Tarundeep Rai and Sawaiyan Majhi Elimination round vs Australia Time: 11.30 a.m
ANIL KUMAR
Discus Throw qualifiers Time: 11.30 a.m
MANJIT KAUR 038; CHITRA SOMAN
Women8217;s 400m Heats Time: 1.00 p.m
J J SHOBHA 038; SOMA BISWAS
Heptathlon Long jump, Javelin, 800m Time: 12.30 p.m
MEN8217;S HOCKEY TEAM
Group match vs New Zealand Time: Midnight
THE MAIN EVENT
August 21, Saturday
WOMEN8217;S 100m SEMIS 038; FINAL
There were no major surprises in the women8217;s 100m heats on Friday, with Belarussian Yuliya Nesterenko fastest with 10.94. But the main events a completely different matter. Among the qualifiers are Merlene Ottey, Lauryn Williams, Irina Khabarova, LaTasha Collander, Gail Devers, et al, all of who can be counted on to give it a solid shot in the semi-finals and final TIME: 1.25 a.m Sunday