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Rio Olympics quarterfinalist Kidambi Srikanth will lead the Indian challenge at the $ 300,000 Japan Super Series, which starts in Tokyo on Tuesday. This will be the first tournament that Srikanth would be participating in post the Olympics.Srikanth had become only the second Indian man to reach the quarterfinals at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He had lost to two-time Olympic gold medallist and five-time World champion Lin Dan in the quarterfinals, but not before making his Chinese opponent drop his first game at the Rio Games.The 23-year-old from Guntur, seeded eighth, opens his campaign against Parupalli Kashyap at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on September 21. They had also faced each other last year in the same tournament in the second round with Kashyap emerging victorious then.Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap - who has slipped to world number 74 in the rankings after a spate of injuries - will also be participating in the tournament after qualifying for the main draw.This will be only his second tournament post his return from injury. He had reached the quarterfinals of the tournament last year.Kashyap defeated Austrias David Obernosterer, who retired when trailing 3-11, in the opening round of qualifying. He then defeated Denmarks Anders Antonsen 21-18, 21-12 in the second round to qualify for the main draw. He lost in the second round of the Indonesian Maters, which was his first tournament post a prolonged injury layoff.India will not have any representatives in the womens section as Tanvi Lad lost 21-19, 18-21, 9-21 to Japans Chisato Hoshi in the first round of the womens singles qualifiers. Saina Nehwal is out of action after undergoing a knee surgery while PV Sindhu is yet to return to the circuit post her silver medal winning effort in Rio, the first by a Indian woman in the history of the Olympics.In the main draw, World No. 18 Ajay Jayaram will face Indonesias Sony Dwi Kuncoro, B Sai Praneeth will take on Hong Kongs Ng Ka Long Angus and HS Prannoy will meet Malaysias Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin.Speaking to PTI before the tournament, Prannoy said, I had a good training session ahead of the Japan Open.The conditions will be a little different; it will have usual good drift and I think as the tournament starts it would be really slow, so I have to play accordingly. I am playing Iskandar, I have played him before but that was two years back and he is a different player now. It will be tough. So, its one match at a time for me now.There is no Indian participation in any of the doubles events. Jason Kidd Jersey .C. at the helm of the top team in the Eastern Conference. 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Announcing her retirement, Australian cycling great Anna Meares has revealed she needed six cortisone injections through her spine to compete at the Rio Olympics.The 33-year-old Meares said on Sunday she had decided to end her stellar career, highlighted by two gold medals from four Olympic campaigns and 11 world championship titles.Obviously a lot of people will be wondering where I am going to post-Rio. With some time in reflection I have decided that I am actually going to retire, Meares told the Nine Network.The reason I took some time to myself after Rio ... I wanted to remove myself from that environment and get over some of the emotions attached with the Olympic Games.Meares admitted there had been a temptation to go on and finish her career on home soil at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Gaames but the wear and tear of a punishing sport had taken its toll.dddddddddddd.Having looked back and seen all the things that I have achieved and assessed some of the injuries that I have had to manage going into Rio, Meares said.Most people were unaware just to get to Rio I had six cortisone injections through my spine.Her decision comes after she won bronze in the keirin at the Rio Games, her sixth Olympic medal making her the most decorated Australian cyclist in Games history.Having had to change tack for six months leading into it and to achieve the things I have, I feel satisfied and happy to step aside from the sport and try something new and different, she said. ' ' '