Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa pair loses Rio 2016 Olympics opener to Japan

The Indian combination of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa was off to a disappointing start in the Olympic women’s doubles badminton event, losing in straight games to World No.1 Japan in the opening Group A clash on Thursday.

Jwala and Ashwini lost 15-21, 10-21 to the pair of Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsumoto in a match which lasted 36 minutes.