Sindhu will play her quarterfinal match against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan on July 30.
The Indian men's hockey team stormed into the Olympic Games quarterfinal with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over defending champions Argentina in its penultimate pool match here on Thursday. After goalless first two quarters, India broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute through Varun Kumar before Vivek Sagar Prasad (58th) and Harmanpreet Singh (59th) struck in the closing minutes of the match to seal the contest. Argentina's lone goal came from a penalty corner conversion by Schuth Casella in the 48th minute. By virtue of this win, India have consolidated their position in the second spot of Pool A with three wins and one loss out of four games, behind Australia. Argentina are struggling at the fifth spot in the six-team pool and need to beat New Zealand in their final preliminary match on Friday to stay in the hunt for a quarterfinal berth. The top-four make the last-eight stage from each group. India will play hosts Japan in their final pool match on Friday.
The Indian men's hockey team will return to top-level international competition after more than a year when it takes on Olympic champions Argentina in the first match of the 2-game FIH Pro League tie
The 2nd season of Pro Hockey League was set to run from Jan to June 2020 and around one-third of the matches were completed by early March before coronavirus crisis brought competition to a standstill
IOC president Thomas Bach on Wednesday has stressed it's too early to decide the fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
FIH said its decision was based on 'information and recommendations from World Health Organization (WHO) and the decisions taken by a number of governments and local authorities around the world'
India dismantled Olympic champions Argentina, who dropped to fifth place