Rio de Janeiro: London Games bronze winner Saina Nehwal and two-time World Championship bronze medallist, P V Sindhu made a resounding start to their badminton campaign at the Rio Olympics but it turned out to be a dismal day for the Indian doubles players, here today.

An overview shows India's Saina Nehwal return to Brazil's Lohaynny Vicente during their women's singles qualifying badminton match at the Riocentro stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Pic/ AFP