Sindhu, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defended brilliantly and rode on her attack to outclass the fourth-seeded Yamaguchi 21-13 22-20
PV Sindhu inched closer to winning a second Olympic medal. She will now meet the winner of Ratchanok Inthanon vs Tai Tzu Ying in the Tokyo 2020 semis
At Tokyo 2020 on Thursday, the Indian men's hockey team beat Olympic champions Argentina 3-1 to enter the quarterfinals. Here are Thursday's full results
The 26-year-old Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, notched up a 21-15 21-13 win over 13th seed Blichfeldt in a 41-minute match
Momota lost to unseeded South Korean Heo Kwang-hee 15-21, 19-21
The 88-year-old, who won over 100 national and international titles in his career, was suffering from age-related ailments
The 26-year-old Indian, who had claimed a silver medal in the last edition in Rio, prevailed over world No. 34 NY Cheung 21-9 21-16 in a 35-minute match to top the group
Ranked 10th in the world, the Indians beat world number 18 team 21-17 21-19 in a 44-minute Group A men's doubles match
The world number 10 Indian duo could never get into any kind of rhythm and lost 13-21 12-21 in 32 minutes against the top-seeded team
