Indians on Thursday

• Satyadev Prasad fought his heart out before bowing out of the men’s individual archery event losing 165-167...

• Satyadev Prasad fought his heart out before bowing out of the men’s individual archery event losing 165-167 to top seed I m Dong Hyun (South Korea). The quarter-final was decided on the last arrow in a dramatic dual
• Sailors Malav Shroff and Sumeet Patel failed to make any impact in the 49er Class as they finished last (15th) in Race 5 and then continued to languish in the same position in Race 6
• The rowing pool saw yet another poor performance from PT Paulose who finished 27th out of 29 competitors in the men’s single sculls event
• The men’s hockey teamcame back from a 1-3 deficit to tie at 3-3, before conceding a last minute goal to go down 3-4 against Australia
• In the men’s doubles tennis event, Indian medal hopefuls Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi went down tamely to German pair Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schuettler 2-6, 3-6. They will play the bronze medal playoff

INDIANS IN ACTION TODAY

ATHLETICS
SOMA BISWAS & J J SHOBHA
Heptathlon Heats Time: 12.30 p.m
SEEMA ANTIL, NEELAM JASWANT SINGH & HARWANT KAUR
Discus Throw qualifiers Time: Midday
BINU MATHEW
400m Heats Time: 12.10 a.m

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SHOOTING
ANJALI BHAGWAT & DEEPALI DESHPANDE
50m, 3-position Qualifying Time: 11.30 a.m

SWIMMING
SHIKHA TANDON
50m Freestyle; Heat 6 Time: 12.45 p.m

TENNIS
LEANDER PAES & MAHESH BHUPATHI
Men’s Doubles, Bronze Playoff Time: 4.30 p.m

THE MAIN EVENT
August 20, Friday
10,000m Final: (HAILE GEBRSELASSIE v KENNEISA BEKELE)
It’s the perfect start to the track events at Athens. The 10,000m final will see the king of long-distance running taking on his heir apparent. Defending champ Gebrselassie, running the last 10,000m race of his career, faces fellow-Ethiopian and world record holder Bekele. Strategy, stamina and those typically graceful African strides … can’t miss the showdown. Time: 1.00am

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