Judokas fuel India’s medal charge
Dhaka, Feb. 1: Judokas fetched three gold, shuttlers bagged two and cycling yielded another as India’s domination continued unabated on Day Four of the 11th South Asian Games here on Monday.
Apart from the six gold medals, the Indians also added one silver and four bronze medals to their kitty to reign supreme on the standings with 11 gold, one silver and five bronze medals.
Akram Shah, Lourembam Brojeshori Devi and Ningthoujam Chanu Krishan ruled the roost in their respective sections to earn India three gold medals in judo, apart from a bronze medal won by Krishan Kumar.
Indian men’s and women’s shuttlers won their respective team events to take the top honours. India began the day with a gold in cycling when Mahita Mohan topped the women’s 50km road race. Besides the gold, India also won a bronze through Rameshwari Devi in the event held at Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Pratisthan (BKSP), about 300kms from here.
For Mahita, this is her second gold having earlier clinched a team gold in the women’s 30km time trial.
A lone silver medal came in weightlifting when Mali Chandra Kant Dadu (men’s 94kg) finished behind Usman Ajmal of Pakistan at the National Sport Council Gymnasium Hall.
Indian shuttlers dominated winning both the men’s and women’s team gold. The men’s and women’s team did not give their Lankan opponents any chance in their respective matches and won with identical 3-0 margins. — PTI
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