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Live Blog: PV Sindhu's quest for gold in women's badminton singles at Rio 2016

Written by : TNM Staff

Congratulation pour in for Sindhu as she wins country's first ever silver in olympics badminton.

Also read: PV Sindhu makes country proud, first Indian woman to win an individual Olympics Silver

8:58pm - 21-15, Marin WINS. Gold for Marin, Silver for Sindhu

8:57pm - 20-15, Marin leads

8:56pm - 20-14, Marin leads

8:55pm - 18-14, Marin leads

8:52pm - 17-14, Marin leads

8:52pm - 16-14, Marin leads

8:52pm - 16-13, Marin leads

8:50pm - 15-12, Marin leads

8:49pm - 15-11, Marin leads

8:48pm - 14-10, Marin leads - after review

8:47pm - 13-10, Marin leads

8:46pm - 12-10, Marin leads

8:43pm - 11-10, Marin leads - Marin seems to have a small leg injury - small break

​8:42pm - 10-10 SINDHU IS BACK!

8:41pm - 10-9, Marin leads, Marin misses a shot

8:40pm - 10-8, Marin leads, Sindhu hits it too long - Shuttle change

8:40pm - 9-8, Marin leads

8:39pm - 9-7, Marin leads, winner by Sindhu

8:39pm - 9-6, Marin leads, net error by Marin

8:38pm - 9-5, Marin leads

8:37pm - 9-4, Marin leads

8:37pm - 8-4, Marin leads

8:35pm - 7-3, Marin leads

8:34pm - 6-3, Marin leads, misses the shot

8:33pm - 6-2, Marin leads, Marin hit it wide

8:33pm - Sindhu consults with coach

8:33pm - 6-1, Marin leads - shuttle change

8:32pm - 5-1, Marin leads

8:32pm - 4-1, Marin leads

8:31pm - 3-1, Marin leads

8:30pm - 2-1, Marin leads, Sindhu forces a net error

8:25 - 21-12 - Marin wins the game. Match -  1 all

8:25pm - 20-12, game point Marin

8:24pm - 19-12 Marin leads, net error by Marin

8:23pm - 19-11 Marin leads

8:23pm - 18-11 Marin leads

8:22pm - 18-10 Marin leads

8:22pm - 18-9 Marin leads

8:21pm - 17-9, Marin leads, net error by Sindhu

8:20pm - 16-9 Marin leads

8:20pm - 16-8 Marin leads

8:19pm - 15-8, Marin leads

8:18pm - 15-7, Marin leads, Sindhu misses the shot

8:18pm - 14-7, Marin leads, Sindhu inches closer

8:17pm - 14-6, Marin leads

8:16pm - 13-6 after review, Marin leads

8:15pm - 13-5, Marin leads, Net fault. Shuttle change

8:15pm - 12-5, Marin leads

8:15pm 12-4,  Marin leads

8:14pm - 11-4, Marin leads

8:13pm - 11-3, Marin leads, Marin misses the shot

8:12pm - 11-2 Marin leads, Sindhu talks to her coach Gopi

8:11pm Sindhu's father has arrived at the Hyderabad academy.

8:11pm - 10-2 Marin leads

8:10pm - 9-2 Marin leads, Sindhu hit it in the net

8:10pm - 8-2 Marin leads, Marin misses the shot

8:09pm - 7-2 Marin leads, Sindhu hit it short

8:09pm - 6-2 Marin leads, Marin misses the shot

8:08pm - 6-1 Marin leads, Sindhu hit it long

8:07pm - 5-1 Marin leads, Sindhu could not get to it

8:07pm - 4-1 Marin leads, Marin hit it long

8:06pm - 4-0 Marin leads, Sindhu makes a net error

8:06pm - 3-0 Marin leads, Sindhu could not get the shot

8:05pm - 2-0 Marin leads

8:04pm - 1-0 Marin leads

8:04pm - The next game is going to begin.

GAME FOR SINDHU!!! 21-19, Sindhu wins the first set

8:02pm - 19-20 Sindhu LEADS!!!!!!!

8:01pm - 19 All!!!!!!!!! Sindhu! Sindhu!

8:00pm - 19-18, Marin leads

8:00pm - 19-17, Marin leads!

7:59pm - 19-16 Marin leads. Come on Sindhu, come on 

7:58pm - 18-16! Marin leads. What a close miss that was to 17-all

7:56m - What a rally!! 49 shots! And Sindhu wins! 17-16 Marin leads

7:55pm - 17-15, Marin leads - Marin asked for the court to be wiped

7:54pm - 16-15, Marin leads!

7:53pm - 16-13 Marin leads

7:53pm - 15-12 Marin leads

7:52pm - 15-11, Marin leads

7:51pm - 14-11, Marin leads!

7:50pm - Sindhu forces a net error, 13-10 Marin leads

7:48pm - 12-9 Marin leads!

7:45pm - At mid-game interval, Marin leads 11-6.

7:44pm 10-6 Marin! Crowd is cheering hard for India and PV Sindhu. 

7:43: 8-5 Marin

7.42pm - 5-3 ! PV Sindu forces an error

7.41pm - It's 3-2 ! Marin leads

7.40pm -It's 3-2 ! Marin leads

7.38pm - PV Sindu wins third point 2-1

7.36pm - PV Sindhu to serve. Play to start.

7:34pm - Both players enter the court, start warm up. Sindhu loses the coin toss

7:20pm - Fans gather at Delhi's CP central park to watch PV Sindhu play

7:15pm - All members of the Indian contingent have been asked to cheer for PV Sindhu, players have started arriving at the stadium

7:09pm - Indian men’s hockey team to cheer for Sindhu at the badminton finals in Rio

7:06pm -  More wishes for PV Sindhu

7:05pm - At the Gopichand academy, all news channels have arrived. A special screening of the match has been arranged in the academy by the govt.

Gagan Narang 2012 bronze winner, Tollywood actor Sudheer Babu are also present​

7:00pm - PV Sindhu's match has been delayed due to the ongoing men's singles 2nd semifinal match, we will keep you posted on the new timings.

Wishes pouring in for PV Sindhu!

Trivia: In the last six meetings in major competitions, Marin has beaten Sindhu four times

6:50pm - Excitement in the air at Gopichand academy. School kids, friends and family in attendance to watch the match

6:45pm -  Here is how it looks at the Gopichand academy at Hyderabad

6:40pm - All set guys, few more minutes and the match will be on. All the best Sindhu!

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