Mixed doubles shuttlers Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai claimed their second Group B win to guarantee themselves a place in the quarter-finals while flyweight boxer Jutamas Jitpong advanced to the round of 16 at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.
The third-seeded Dechapol and Sapsiree defeated France’s Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue 21-9, 21-15 in just 34 minutes at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo.
They will meet Britain’s Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith in their final group match today to decide the group winners.
Meanwhile women’s singles star Ratchanok Intanon opened her campaign with a comfortable two-game win over Laura Sarosi of Hungary in Group N.
The Thai fifth seed needed only 29 minutes to secure a 21-5, 21-10…
