Hello and welcome to ESPN India’s daily blog, where we bring you all the updates from the dynamic world of Indian sports, including news, scores, schedule, results and commentary.
After a very busy fortnight with the Paris Olympics, things should be a bit quieter now comparatively, but there are still some ramifications from Paris to deal with.
There’s also the build-up to the Paralympic Games, which begin in a week’s time.
What’s on today?
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Athletics: The big man is back! Fresh from his silver medal at the Paris Olympics, Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the Lausanne Diamond League, although Paris gold-winner Arshad Nadeem is understandably opting out.
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Badminton: The Japan Open Super 750 is underway. Sathish Kumar Karunakaran is the only Indian left in the fray after a host of exits yesterday.
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Chess: World Championship challenger D Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa are in action at the Sinquefield Cup tournament in Saint Louis.
We’ll also continue to get you more reactions from Indian athletes who came back after participating at the Paris Olympics as well as those participating in the upcoming Paralympics.
What happened yesterday?
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Wrestling: India’s Greco-Roman wrestler Ronak Dahiya won bronze at the the U-17 World Championship, with Aditi Kumari, Neha and Pulkit making the semifinals in the women’s division.
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Badminton: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran was the only Indian left standing in the Japan Open, after Kiran George, Rutuparna and Swetaparna Panda, Sumeeth and Sikki Reddy all lost.
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Football: NorthEast United and Shillong Lajong set up a north-east Indian derby in the semifinal of the Durang Cup after quarterfinal wins over Indian Army (2-0) and East Bengal (2-1) respectively.
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Football: Manolo Marquez named a 26-man squad of probables for the upcoming Intercontinental Cup in September.
