2016 Rio Olympics - Badminton - Women's Singles - Semifinals - Riocentro - Pavilion 4 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 18/08/2016. Nozomi Okuhara (JPN) of Japan plays against P.V. Sindhu (IND) of India. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.
RIO DE JANEIRO: Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara will be awarded the women's singles badminton bronze medal after China's Li Xuerui pulled out of their clash with a knee injury, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday.
Reigning Olympic champion Xuerui picked up the injury during her 21-14, 21-16 semi-final loss to Spanish top seed Carolina Marin on Thursday, Kyodo reported, citing the Nippon Badminton Association.
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