India opening the coveted medal chest after six day Sania-Rohan reach semis; Vikas Krishan into quarters India would be keenly watching action on day seven at the Rio Olympics today with Blue Riband athletics events making its bow.
It was a largely disappointing sixth day yesterday in which shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth shone even as the men's hockey team lost in the league and yet made it to the quarter finals after 36 years.
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Shooters, who have been a major disappointments, will resume action on the range with London Games bronze winner Gagan Narang set to try his luck in the men's 50m Rifle Prone Qualification along with Chain Singh.
In skeet, Mairaj Ahmed Khan will make his appearance while there's Indian interest in the men's 25m rapid fire qualification with Gurpreet Singh in action.
In men's hockey, India will take on Canada in their concluding pool game while golfer Anirban Lahiri and SSP Chawrasia will try to make amends for a below par show yesterday in the four-day stroke-play competition.
Athletics will see Indian athletes compete in both track and field events, apart from 20km race walk in which Gurmeet Singh, Manish Singh Rawat and Ganapathi Krishnan have been entered.
Mohammed Anas (400m) and Jinson Johnson (800m) will take part in first round heats while veteran Vikas Gowda (men's discus) and Manpreet Kaur (women's shot put) would complete the line-up for the day in athletics.
In men's rowing Dattu Baban Bhokanlal, already out of medal contention, would conclude his campaign by taking part in the C/D semi finals of the single sculls event to get a final placing.
As the day would draw to a close former Asian Games champion Vikas Krishan would fight with Sipal Onder (Turkey) in the men's 75 kg category to see who, between them, advances to the quarter finals.
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