At the end of Day 10 of Asian Games
2014, India stands at 9th place in the medal standings with its medal
tally touching 42 comprising of 6 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 29
bronze medals. India’s golden pair of Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni and
golden lady Seema Punia not only made India proud but also helped India
steady its position in the top-1o of the medal table. India added 7
medals on day 10 that included 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze. We take a
look at all the medal winners that certainly made India proud with
achievements:
1. Athletics: Seema Punia won gold in Women’s Discus Throw
India’s discus thrower Seema Punia won
the gold medal while her compatriot Krishna Poonia finished fourth in
the 17th Asian Games at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium here Monday.
Chinese Xiaoxin Lu and Jian Tan picked up the silver and bronze,
respectively. She made a throw of 61.03 in her fourth attempt that
proved far better than her compatriots in the event.
2. Tennis: Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni won gold in Mixed Doubles
The Indian mixed doubles tennis team of
Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni won the Asian Games gold Monday defeating
the top seeded Chinese Taipei duo of Hsien Yin Peng and Hao Ching Chan
at the Yeorumul Tennis Courts here. The second seeded Indian pair won in
straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in 44 minutes. It was Sania’s third consecutive
Games mixed doubles final appearance, having won gold in 2006 with
Leander Paes and silver with Vishnu Vardhan in 2010.
3. Tennis: Sanam Singh and Saketh Myneni won silver in Men’s Doubles
The Indian pair of The Indian pair of
Sanam Singh and Saketh Myneni won the silver medal after they lost to
South Korea’s Yongkyu Lim and Hyeon Chung 7-5, 7-6 (2-7) in the men’s
doubles tennis final of the 17th Asian Games at the Yeorumul Tennis
Courts here Monday. The fifth seeded Indian pair lost to the eight
seeded South Koean team in one hour and 29 minutes.
4. Wrestling: Bajrang won silver in Men’s Freestyle 61 kg
Bajrang settled for silver after losing
to Masoud Esmaeilpoorjouybari of Iran 4-6 in the men’s freestyle 61kg
final at the Dowon Gymnasium. Bajrang trailed 0-2 after the end of first
round but came back hard against experienced Iranian to level the
points to 4-4. But the experience of Iranian wrestler helped him bail
out against the young 20-year-old Bajrang who nevertheless made India
proud with his glorious achievement at Incheon.
5. Athletics: Jaisha Orchatteri Puthiya Veetil won bronze in Women’s 1500m
India’s middle distance runner O.P.
Jaisha won the bronze medal in the women’s 1,500 metres in the 17th
Asian Games at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium here Monday. The Indian
finished third in four minutes 13.46 seconds. Bahrain claimed the gold
and silver medals, with Maryam Yusuf Isa Jamal finishing first in 4 min
09.90 secs followed by Belete Gebregeiorges (4 min 11.03 secs).
6. Wrestling: Narsingh Pancham Yadav won bronze in Men’s Freestyle 74 kg
Narsingh Pancham Yadav won the bronze
medal in the freestyle 74kg beating Japan’s Daisuke Shimada in a
play-off match. Yadav was trailing his opponent 1-2 after the first
period. The second period turned out to be an interesting battle that
saw the Indian make a come-from-behind victory. The Indian grappler lost
a challenge in the second round giving Shimada a total of four points
that also helped the Japanese open a 7-5 lead. However, Yadav was in no
mood to give up and quickly drew parity at 7-7 and stretch the bout to
additional 35 seconds and pulled it off in style winning 10-7. Yadav was
declared the winner 3-1 on the basis of classification points.
7. Athletics: Naveen won bronze in Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
India’s Naveen Kumar won the bronze
medal in the men’s 3000m steeplechase with a personal best timing of
8:40.39 secs in the 17th Asian Games at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium
here Monday. The gold went to Qatar’s Abubaker Ali Kamal with a timing
of 8:28.72 secs while Bahrain’s Tareq Mubarak Salem Taher took the
silver clocking 8:39.62 secs.
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