Mary Kom to Sharath Kamal: Veteran stars march ahead at Tokyo Olympics

Indian boxer Mary Kom, paddler Sharath Kamal and badminton star PV Sindhu have marched on to the next round of their respective events in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
India's Sharath Kamal competes during the table tennis men's singles second round match against Portugal's Tiago Apolonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo | AP)
India's Sharath Kamal competes during the table tennis men's singles second round match against Portugal's Tiago Apolonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo | AP)
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India's Sharath Kamal competes during the table tennis men's singles second round match against Portugal's Tiago Apolonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo | AP)
India's Sharath Kamal competes during the table tennis men's singles second round match against Portugal's Tiago Apolonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo | AP)
India's Sharath Kamal competes during the table tennis men's singles second round match against Portugal's Tiago Apolonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo | AP)
India's Sharath Kamal competes during the table tennis men's singles second round match against Portugal's Tiago Apolonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo | AP)
India's Sharath Kamal speaks to his coach after winning the table tennis men's singles second round match against Portugal's Tiago Apolonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo | AP)
India's Sharath Kamal speaks to his coach after winning the table tennis men's singles second round match against Portugal's Tiago Apolonia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo | AP)
India's Mary Kom, right, exchanges punches with Miguelina Hernandez Garcia, of the Dominican Republic, during their women's flyweight 51-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo | AP)
India's Mary Kom, right, exchanges punches with Miguelina Hernandez Garcia, of the Dominican Republic, during their women's flyweight 51-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo | AP)
India's Mary Kom, left, exchanges punches with Miguelina Hernandez Garcia, of the Dominican Republic, during their women's flyweight 51-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo | AP)
India's Mary Kom, left, exchanges punches with Miguelina Hernandez Garcia, of the Dominican Republic, during their women's flyweight 51-kg boxing match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo | AP)
India's Mary Kom, after her women's flyweight 51-kg boxing match against Miguelina Hernandez Garcia, of the Dominican Republic, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo | AP)
India's Mary Kom, after her women's flyweight 51-kg boxing match against Miguelina Hernandez Garcia, of the Dominican Republic, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo | AP)
Indian badminton PV Sindhu made a dominating start to her Olympic campaign, thrashing Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova in straight games in the women's singles group J match. (Photo | AP)
Indian badminton PV Sindhu made a dominating start to her Olympic campaign, thrashing Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova in straight games in the women's singles group J match. (Photo | AP)
The Indian used her trademark straight and cross court smashes and drops to trouble the Israeli, who couldn't utilise the few opportunities that came her way. (Photo | AP)
The Indian used her trademark straight and cross court smashes and drops to trouble the Israeli, who couldn't utilise the few opportunities that came her way. (Photo | AP)
PV Sindhu, seeded sixth, beat the 58th ranked Polikarpova 21-7 21-10 in a lop-sided opening match. (Photo | AP)
PV Sindhu, seeded sixth, beat the 58th ranked Polikarpova 21-7 21-10 in a lop-sided opening match. (Photo | AP)
PV Sindhu opened up a 9-3 lead in the second game and then entered the mid-interval with a massive seven-point advantage. (Photo | AP)
PV Sindhu opened up a 9-3 lead in the second game and then entered the mid-interval with a massive seven-point advantage. (Photo | AP)
PV Sindhu squandered three of them before Polikarpova once again sent the shuttle out to end the match. (Photo | AP)
PV Sindhu squandered three of them before Polikarpova once again sent the shuttle out to end the match. (Photo | AP)

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