"sutirtha-mukherjee"

The world number 104 bounced back after losing the opening game against 40th-ranked Chen from Chinese Taipei to win 10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 in a round-of-64 match

Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Long has won every singles title in the sport, and is the reigning world champion as well.

Manika returned to beat 94th-ranked Tin-Tin Ho of Britain 4-0 in her singles opener while Sutirtha made a strong impression on her Olympics debut with a come from behind 4-3 win against 78th-ranked Linda Bergstrom of Sweden.

Veteran Sharath Kamal will be representing India in his fourth Olympics while Manika Batra in her second.

The Pune-based NGO extends support to six athletes in their preparations and pursuit of medal at the upcoming Olympics.