| Olympics, Day 1: Kashyap wins, archers bow out |
| Posted on 28-07-2012 | 13:00:43 IST | DY365 Bureau |
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London: Shuttler P Kashyap's win lifted the gloom over the Indian camp on the first day of the London Olympics 2012 after the men's archery team was knocked out by Japan.P Kashyap won his first Group match of men's singles badminton when he beat Tan Yuhan of Belgium in straight games 21-14, 21-12.However, the opening day of the XXX Olympic Games began on a disappointing note for India as the mixed doubles badminton pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju lost their first group match. Gutta and Diju lost their Group C match in straight games 21-16, 21-12 to the Indonesian team of Ahmad Tontowi and Liliyan Natsir. Each team will play 3 games before the knockouts.But the more disappointing news came from the archery venue at Lord's where the Indian team lost to Japan in a tense shoot-off after both the teams were locked 214 after the regulation 24 arrows. The men's archery team of Tarundeep Rai, Rahul Banerjee and Jayanta Talukdar was knocked out in the pre-quarter-finals (1/8 Elimination Round).The three men archers will now be seen in action in the individual elimination rounds that will commence on Monday.
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