The Indian ace proved too good for Michelle Edwards in her opening match in the badminton competition.
The Indian ace will meet Michelle Edwards of South Africa in the first round of the women's singles badminton on Saturday.
Aparna Popat, Abhinn Shyam Gupta and Nikhil Kanetkar are unfancied in the badminton competition at Athens but hope to make a mark with a spirited showing.
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Chinese film Warriors Of Heaven And Earth, will begin the sixth International Film Festival of Mumbai (IFFM), from November 20-November 27.
The 26-year-old said she will be concentrating on her weak points in the three months training prior to the Athens Olympics in August.
Pullela Gopichand and Aparna Popat booked a place in the main draw.
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India upset Hong Kong 4-1 in the league encounter of the Uber Cup (preliminaries) Asia Zone badminton tournament.
The Indian champion was beaten in the round of 16 in the women's singles badminton by Mia Audina.
The chief coach of the Indian badminton team said it could be considered a good achievement if Aparna Popat, Nikhil Kanetkar and Abhinn Shyam Gulta make the last eight stage.
India's No.1 woman badminton player on her preparations for the Athens Games and the gloomy period that followed the ban after she tested positive.
India rallied to beat Bulgaria 3-2 in the Sudirman Cup.
They won the men's and women's singles crowns in the National badminton championships.
They won the men's and women's team titles in the 58th Inter-State National badminton championships.
The Indian champions expressed satisfaction with her showing in the World championships, where she reached the last 16.
The doubles team of Jwala Gutta and Shruti Kurien has also crossed the first round hurdle.
The award for best director went to Aparna Sen for Mr and Mrs Iyer, while Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Mondo Meyer Upakhyan was adjudged best film
The Indian women shuttlers blanked Macau in the Uber Cup (preliminaries) Asia Zone badminton championship.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
They won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National Badminton Championships.
Mamata set 6 conditions for the state government to withdraw their four-day-long stir.
Defending champion Abhinn Shyam Gupta and Nikhil Kanetkar lost in the men's quarters and semis respectively.
A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Deepak Gupta said the matter will be heard on November 19, as the court has not gone through the petition in detail.
On Tuesday, 49 people, including award-winning filmmakers Aparna Sen and Mani Ratnam, and historian Ramachandra Guha, wrote to PM Modi, urging him to intervene in cases of hate crimes and atrocities against minority communities.
Chetan Anand upset former champion Ong Ewe Hock in the second round before losing in the next.
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Eman Ahmed was transported by a fully-equipped truck, which was followed by an ambulance and a police escort, to Saifee Hospital where a special room has been built for her.
Abhinn Shyam Gupta, Chetan Anand, Nikhil Kanetkar and Aparna lost in the first round.
Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, who has been training under Vimal Kumar for the last one week, wants the former chief coach to travel to Incheon, Korea with her for the upcoming Asian Games.
"We are extremely happy and pleased with her progress and wish her all the best," added Lakdawala.
Bairavaa is designed to cater to Vijay's fans and his political aspirations and the actor uses every opportunity to dole out strong social messages, feels S Saraswathi.
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