Live From Beijing Olympics: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi crash out

Breaking News! India's medal hope in Tennis, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out of men's doubles after losing to the 4th seed Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in straight sets 2-6, 4-6. The Indian pair proved no match to the Swiss pair and looked helpless throughout the match. Coordination between Leander and Bhupathi was so bad that Federer and Wawrinka did not have to try hard to win.

Earlier, Gagan Narang failed to qualify for the 50m Pistol Prone event by finishing 32nd in the qualifying round. Yesterday, Anjali Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur failed to reach the finals of women's 50 m rifle three position event by finishing 32nd and 42nd respectively. Sania Mirza and Sunitha Rao also crashed out of women's doubles tennis. Rower Bajranglal Takhar, Swimmer Virdhawal Khade and Ankur Poseria failed to qualify in their respective events. It seems that Indian contingent would return home with only one medal that was won by Abhinav Bindra.