Somdev Devvarman clinched a remarkable singles gold medal in tennis while two bronze medals came from athletics, but the men's hockey team squandered an advantageous position to go down to Malaysia in a exciting semifinal in the Asian Games here Tuesday.Discus thrower Krishna Poonia, who won gold in the Common wealth Games, had to remain content with a silver with a throw of 61.94m.Pramila Ganapathy finished third in heptathlon with 5,415 points in the seven-discipline competition. Compatriot Susmita Singha Roy finished fourth, bagging 5,051 points.
In hockey, India lost to Malaysia through Muhamad Amin Rahim's golden goal. India were leading 3-2 with three minutes to go for the final hooter when Rahim scored the equaliser taking advantage of a defensive slip that proved costly for Jose Brasa's team.Malaysia scored through Abdul Jalil Tengku (32nd minute), Azlan Misron (49th) and Rahim (67th, 75th).The Indian goals came through Sandeep Singh (35th), Tushar Khandekar (37th) and Rajpal Singh (54th).Malaysia will now take on Pakistan for the gold medal.
Also, 16-year-old archery sensation Deepika Kumari could not live up to the expectations as she lost the bronze medal match 2-6 to Kwon Un Sil of North Korea in the women's individual recurve event.Earlier, Somdev's gold capped a successful tennis campaign and took India to the seventh spot in the medal's tally.Somdev dominated the 1 hour 22-minute title clash at the Aoti Tennis Stadium from start to finish as World No.40 Istomin dedicated a stream of errors and struggled with his serve, making as many as eight double faults.
In hockey, India lost to Malaysia through Muhamad Amin Rahim's golden goal. India were leading 3-2 with three minutes to go for the final hooter when Rahim scored the equaliser taking advantage of a defensive slip that proved costly for Jose Brasa's team.Malaysia scored through Abdul Jalil Tengku (32nd minute), Azlan Misron (49th) and Rahim (67th, 75th).The Indian goals came through Sandeep Singh (35th), Tushar Khandekar (37th) and Rajpal Singh (54th).Malaysia will now take on Pakistan for the gold medal.
Also, 16-year-old archery sensation Deepika Kumari could not live up to the expectations as she lost the bronze medal match 2-6 to Kwon Un Sil of North Korea in the women's individual recurve event.Earlier, Somdev's gold capped a successful tennis campaign and took India to the seventh spot in the medal's tally.Somdev dominated the 1 hour 22-minute title clash at the Aoti Tennis Stadium from start to finish as World No.40 Istomin dedicated a stream of errors and struggled with his serve, making as many as eight double faults.
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