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Journalism of Courage
• 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
• 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
• After shocking Great Britian 230-228, the Indian women’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
• 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
• Boxer Diwakar Prasad lost to Nigeria’s Nestor Bolum 13-33 in the second round of the 54kg category
INDIANS IN ACTION TODAY
MEN’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 & CHITRA SOMAN
Women’s 400m Heats Time: 1.00 p.m
J J SHOBHA & SOMA BISWAS
Heptathlon (Long jump, Javelin, 800m) Time: 12.30 p.m
MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM
Group match vs New Zealand Time: Midnight
THE MAIN EVENT
August 21, Saturday
WOMEN’S 100m SEMIS & FINAL
There were no major surprises in the women’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)
