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| Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Parupalli Kashyap enter last 16 | | | Agencies
Glasgow, July 30: Indian medal contenders, PV Sindhu and Parupalli Kashyap notched up easy victories in the women's and men's singles events respectively to storm into the prequarterfinals of the badminton competition at the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow today.
Indian shuttlers had a good day in office as P C Thulasi, RMV Gurusaidutt, Kidambi Srikanth and men's doubles pair of Pranaav Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar too reached the last 16 at the Emirates Arena.
World No 11 Sindhu had a walk in the park against South Africa's Sandra Le Grange whom she tamed 21-4 21-6 in just 17 minutes, while Delhi Games bronze medallist, Kashyap streamrolled Dakeil Thorpe 21-9 21-5 in a 19-minute men's singles match.
World Championship bronze medallist, Sindhu will next take on 17-year-old Thilini Hendahewa of Srilanka, while London Olympics quarterfinalist, Kashyap will meet Australia's Jeff Tho in last 16.
In another women's singles match, Thulasi made mince meat of Ireland's Sinead Chambers 21-10 21-2 in 24 minutes, while Gurusaidutt brushed aside Edwin Ekiring of Uganda 21-13 21-11 in a men's singles match that lasted for half an hour.
Thulasi faces the winner of the match between Canada's R Honderich and Solen Pasturel of Jersey, while Gurusaidutt will next take on Canada's Andrew D'Souza. |
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