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Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth enters Olympics quarters

He defeated world No 5 Jan O Jorgensen from Denmark

Srikanth Kidambi

Srikanth Kidambi

IANS Rio de Janeiro

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth ousted Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen to enter the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games here on Monday.

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World No11 Srikanth registered a 21-19, 21-19 triumph in 42 minutes over the world No 5 Jorgensen in the pre-quarterfinal tie.

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First Published: Aug 15 2016 | 7:12 PM IST

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