Indians Hold Their Heads High in Rio Amidst Acerbic Utterances by Poisonous Columnists
August 9, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Indian Sport News, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsIn three days of the fortnight long Rio Olympic Games, India have drawn a blank so far. On Monday, they came close to a medal, when ace shooter Abhinav Bindra figured in the final eight in men’s 10m air rifle competition. At one time, Bindra was among the top two and for long; he stayed […]
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Brazilian Men’s Team in Trouble While Women Reach Knock-Out Stage in Rio Football
August 9, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, brazil, Football, Neymar, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsHosts Brazil are struggling in men’s football with two goalless matches as against their women counterparts, who have already ensured the quarterfinal berth for themselves by winning back-to-back games. The performance of the team under Neymar is causing frustration to the fans and all they are getting are boos and jeers, when they play. The […]
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Vanquished Djokovic Cries on Court as Tennis Upsets Continue Even on Day-2 of Rio Games
August 8, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Novak Djokovic, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, TennisIn one of his worst defeats in recent memory, world no.1 Novak Djokovic fell in the first round of the Rio Games. It was believed earlier that Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro could prove a tough opponent but the Serbian’s loss had never figured in the talk. The 12-time Grand Slam winner had added a […]
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Six World and Eleven Olympic Records Broken in First Two Days of 2016 Rio Olympic Games
August 8, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsSeveral hours before the 2016 Rio Games officially began in the evening of August 5, Korean archer Kim Woo-jin had already broken the Games’ first world record. The 24-year old Kim produced 700 points from 72 arrows in men’s individual ranking round at the Olympic Archery Center Sambodromo and broke the earlier record held by […]
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Upsets Galore in Men and Women’s Tennis on Day-1 of 2016 Rio Olympic Games
August 7, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Indian Sport News, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, TennisWhile Leander Paes of India made his 7th Olympic appearance at Rio, Venus Williams of the USA wasn’t far behind. She entered the Olympics for the 5th time. However, both Leander and Venus met with losses on the first day of the tennis action. While Paes playing with Rohan Bopanna in doubles; lost in two […]
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Indians Rejoice During the Colorful Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics
August 6, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Indian Sport News, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsThe fears of successfully staging the Olympics were temporary put aside with a modest but stunning opening ceremony at the iconic Maracana Stadium in Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro on Saturday August 5. The Organisers, however, had to endure a troubled build-up to the big occasion, which had been threatened by health issues, level of […]
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Mixed results in Men’s Football at Rio on Thursday Early Woes for Brazil and Argentina
August 6, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Argentina, brazil, Football, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsAction in men’s football began a day ahead of the official start to the Rio Olympic Games. Hosts and title favorites Brazil couldn’t get past a defiant South Africa, who played with 10-men after an hour, when a South African defender earned his second yellow card. In the Group A match full of close chances, […]
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Possible Tennis Scenario of the Women Singles’ Draw at 2016 Rio Olympic Games
August 6, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio Olympics, Tennis, WTAExcept world no.1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia, several top-rated men will be staying away from tennis in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games for one reason or another. While Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have definite injury issues, others like Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine and Milos Raonic of Canada have […]
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Rain and Roston Deny India Their Second Successive Test Win in the Caribbean
August 5, 2016 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, Indian Sport News, Test Cricket, Virat Kohli, West Indies CricketAfter India reached 456/6 on third day, rain began to interrupt cricket and normal life. Ajinkya Rahane was looking solid and he took India to 500/9 with his seventh test hundred. With more than two days remaining in the Kingston test, a first innings lead of 304 pointed to another test victory for India. But […]
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Women’s Football at Rio: US Brazil & France Make Winning Starts but Australia Lose
August 4, 2016 R K Gupta
#OlympicsWithKridangan, FIFA, Football, Olympics, Rio 2016, Rio OlympicsUS women’s football team began their gold quest with a solid start against New Zealand and scored their 12th straight Olympic match victory. Hosts Brazil also turned in a good performance and opened their campaign with an emphatic win over China. French women, who have been billed as the tournament favorites, trounced Colombia 4-0 and […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |