South Asian Games: India maintains top spot with 248 medals

Kathamandu, December 08 :

Indian athletes are continuing their outstanding performance at 13th South Asian Games in Nepal. On the eight day of the games, India clinched 248 medals, comprising 131 gold, 74 silver and 40 bronze, to consolidate its top position

Indian Judoka made a brilliant start to their campaign and won five gold, one silver and one bronze today. Sushila Devi brought the first gold in women’s 48 kg. Later, Vijay Kumar Yadav won gold in men’s 60 kg and Jasleen Singh Saini clinched gold in 66 kg. In 73 kg, Vishal Ruhil bagged bronze. Suchika Tariyal won gold in women’s 57 kg, while L. Nirupama Devi brought gold in 63 kg. Gayatri Tokas bagged silver in 52 kg category.

Indian swimmers continued their winning streak on the fourth day of the events and grabbed 6 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. In Squash, India bagged one gold, two silver and one bronze. In the women’s individual event India won gold and silver. In the final, Tanvi Khanna defeated Sunayana S Kuruvilla by 3-1. In men’s individual, India got silver and bronze. India’s Harinder Pal Singh lost to Tayyab Aslam of Pakistan by 1-3 in men’s final. Harinder won silver and Abhay Singh got bronze.

In shooting, India won 2 gold and one bronze. In men’s 10-meter air pistol team event, Shravan Kumar, Ravinder Singh and Sumit Raman clinched gold. In individual event, Shravan Kumar grabbed gold and Ravinder Singh brought bronze.

In Fencing, India clinched 3 gold by winning men’s and women’s team events. India also bagged silver in Handball.

In Kabaddi, Indian men’s and women’s teams reached the finals. The men’s team will take on Sri Lanka while women’s team will clash with the hosts Nepal in the finals tomorrow. The Indian women’s football team will also face Nepal in the title clash tomorrow.