Manika Batra beat Prithika Pavade 11-9 11-6 11-9 11-7 to register a historic win, becoming the first Indian to reach a singles pre-quarterfinal at an Olympic Games. And she didn't in style, sweeping aside the home favourite (ranked higher than Manika). The Indian's backhand dominated the match, and the Indian-origin French athlete never quite a found a way around it.
This was the last action of a day that saw Arjun Babuta finish fourth in the men' 10m rifle final, and Ramita Jindal finish seventh in the women's 10m rifle final. Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh set up a bronze medal playoff in the 10m pistol mixed team with a third-place finish in qualification.
The Indian hockey team then came from behind to draw an inspired Argentina side in their group stage encounter. You can find all the results from the day below, and our live blog below it:
COMPLETED EVENTS ON DAY 3:
Table tennis: Manika Batra 4-0 Prithika Pavade in women's singles round-of-32 match.
Archery: The Indian men's team comprising Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai lose their quarterfinal tie against Turkey.
Badminton: Lakshya Sen beats Julien Carraggi 21-19, 21-14 in men's singles group stage match.
Hockey: India and Argentina play 1-1 draw in men's pool match.
Shooting: Arjun Babuta finishes fourth in men's 10m air rifle final.
Shooting: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh qualify for bronze medal match in 10m air pistol mixed team event. Rhythm Sangwan and Arjun Singh Cheema finish 10th.
Shooting: Ramita finishes seventh in 10m air rifle final.
Badminton: Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto lose 21-11, 21-12 to Japan's Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida in women's doubles group match.
To relive the action, scroll through our blog below:
