India's Day 2 at Rio: Dipa Karmakar creates history while women's hockey team provide some cheer

Day two of the Rio Olympics was again a mixed bag for India. While Dipa Karmakar created history by qualifying for the final round of the individual vault finals, the Indian women's hockey team returned to the Olympics after 36 years, with a well-fought draw against Japan. However, Sunday also saw Heena Sidhu falter after she failed to qualify for the 10 metre air pistol final and the women's archery team also losing the quarterfinal against Russia.

Abhinav Bindra will make his debut on Day 3 but before that, here's a look at how Day 2 panned out for India:

Gymnastics

Dipa Karmakar scripted history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic finals. The 22-year-old performed her signature Produnova, considered one of the world's most dangerous vaults, and qualified for the final round in the individual vault final of artistic gymnastics, after finishing eighth on the standings.

Hockey:

The Indian women's hockey team showed tremendous fighting spirit as it came back from a two-goal deficit to hold Japan 2-2 in its opening pool encounter. After being 0-2 down in the first half, India came out all guns blazing to salvage a draw.

Shooting:

Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai kept themselves in the hunt in the men's trap qualification after finishing 17th and 19th respectively, on the first day of the competitions. Sandhu shot a total score of 68 – with his three rounds reading 23, 23 and 22 – while Chenai scored a point less in total – his three rounds reading 22, 23 and 22.

Archery:

The Indian women's archery team crashed out after losing to Russia in the quarter-finals of the team event. The Indians lost 23-25 in a closely contested shoot-off, after both teams were locked 4-4 on points, having won two sets each. Earlier, the Indians had progressed onto the quarter-finals, beating Colombia 5-3.

Shooting:

Shooter Heena Sidhu missed the cut for the finals of the women's 10 metres air pistol event, after finishing 14th in the qualifications. Heena could only manage a score of 380 after the completion of the four series.