Updated On: 26 July, 2021 08:46 AM IST | Tokyo | ANI
Portugal`s Tiago staged a comeback in Game 4, and as a result, the match was poised evenly at 2-2. However, Kamal held his own in the following two games, and as a result, he progressed to the next round. Later in the day, Manika Batra will play her Round 3 match in the women`s singles event here in the Olympics.

Achanta Sharath Kamal. Pic/PTI
India paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal on Monday progressed to Round 3 of the men`s singles event after defeating Portugal`s Tiago Apolonia here at Tokyo Metropolitan Gym -- Table 1 in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
Kamal defeated Tiago 4-2 in Round 2 of the men`s singles event on Monday. The entire match lasted for 48 minutes. Tiago was in top form in Game 1 and as a result, he won it 11-2, creating pressure on Sharath at the very start.