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Kidambi Srikanth loses quater-finals clash against Lin Dan

India Blooms News Service | | Aug 18, 2016, at 01:26 am

Rio, Aug 17 (IBNS): Despite making a poor start, Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth fought hard and gave China's defending Olympic champion Lin Dan a tough competition before going down in the quater-finals clash of the men's singles event at the ongoing Rio Olympics here on Wednesday.

The Indian was defeated by his experienced opponent 6-21, 21-11, 18-21.

The loss also ended Srikanth's dream of winning a medal at the Olympics.

In the semi-final, Lin will face top seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia.

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