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Shuttler Srikanth loses to Lin Dan in Olympic quarters

Updated on: 17 August,2016 07:42 PM IST  | 
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India's Kidambi Srikanth went down fighting to two-time defending champion Lin Dan in the quarter-finals of the Men's Singles event of Badminton competitions at the Olympic Games here on Wednesday

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Rio de Janeiro: India's Kidambi Srikanth went down fighting to two-time defending champion Lin Dan in the quarter-finals of the Men's Singles event of Badminton competitions at the Olympic Games here on Wednesday.


China's Lin Dan (R) returns against India's Srikanth Kidambi during their men's singles quarter-final badminton match at the Riocentro stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016, at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. / AFP PHOTO 


Five-time world champion Dan of China edged World No.11 Srikanth 21-6, 11-21, 21-18.




With this win, the 32-year-old Chinese legend took a 3-1 head-to-head lead against the 23-year-old Indian shuttler.

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