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The tournament is set to be played in Qingdao from February 11-16 with the Indian shuttlers currently undergoing training at a camp in Guwahati

PV Sindhu fought valiantly but lost to Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in three sets, 9-21, 21-19, 17-21, in the India Open quarterfinals

Sindhu, a former world champion, will now face Paris Olympics bronze medallist Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in the last eight stage of the competition

Sindhu has begun training under coach Irwansyah, who is credited with the rise of men's singles stars Jonatan Christie and Anthony Ginting

Chirag and Satwik, who are former world number ones, have made a good start to the season by reaching the semifinals of the Malaysia Super 1000 last week

The new season will begin with Asian swing as the Super 1000 tournament, Malaysia Open, starts on January 7 in Kuala Lumpur, followed by the Indian Open, which is a Super 750 event, scheduled from January 14-19 in the nation’s capital

The former world champion will marry Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai, who is an executive director at Posidex Technologies

When the Olympics moves to the US, Sindhu will be 33, but the two-time medalist believes that if she stays injury-free and in peak physical condition, she'll aim for a third medal.

In the first game, Han showcased her precision and power, leading 11-9 at the mid-game interval and extending her advantage to 18-13 as Sindhu struggled to find her rhythm. Although Sindhu saved four game points, she was unable to prevent Han from winning the opener with a powerful cross-court smash.

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In men's singles, Parupalli Kashyap and Kidambi Srikanth had reached the quarterfinals in 2012 London and 2016 Rio editions respectively.

Chinese shuttler He Bing Jiao won against Sindhu in the 16th women single's round in straight sets- 19-21,  14-21

Lakshya Sen is the lone Indian remaining in medal hunt after emerging winner in an all-Indian contest against an indisposed HS Prannoy

Sindhu secured the win in just 34 minutes and topped the group with two wins to advance to the round of 16 stage.

The two-time Olympic medallist will face Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in her second group stage match on Wednesday.

The event began with Greek representatives leading athletes from nearly 200 countries in the Parade of Nations on riverboats.

Sindhu and Sharath led a 117-member Indian contingent, with 78 participating in the Opening Ceremony in Paris on Friday, as India aimed to surpass their best-ever performance of seven medals from the previous Tokyo Games.

Sharath Kamal, set for his record fifth Olympics, was chosen as India's flagbearer in March, with Sindhu named female flagbearer earlier this month.

Except for wrestlers, who have waded through a highly controversial build-up, athletes in all disciplines have have had no complaints about their preparations

No Indian player has won three Olympic medals on the trot and a podium finish will make Sindhu arguably India's greatest athlete