– PV Sindhu started her Paris Olympics campaign with a straight-games win over Maldives’ Fathimath Abdul Razzaq
– Sindhu took just 29 minutes to defeat her opponent 21-9 21-6 in the Group M fixture
– Despite a few initial errors, Sindhu quickly took control of the match and finished the first game in 13 minutes
– She will face Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in her next group match
– Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also won their opening men’s doubles match
– Lakshya Sen won his first Olympic match, while the women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto lost to South Koreans