Monday, February 8, 2010

India sweep athletics event with 28 medals

Published>Tue, Feb 09 10 11:05 AM

India stamped their supremacy over Sri Lanka in track and field events with nine medals, including four gold, on the penultimate day of the South Asian Games on Monday. India won four gold, four silver and one bronze medal on the last day of the athletics competition to end their campaign with 10 gold, 11 silver and seven bronze medals - 28 in all.

The 4X400m Indian men's quartet of Bibin Mathew, Binu KM and Bineesh VB pipped the Sri Lankans in an exciting finish in the relay race. The Indians clocked 3:08.62s for the gold. In the women's 4X400m, the Indian quartet of Jauna Murmu, Ashwini AC, Mary Thomas Tiana and Priyanka Pawar clinched gold by clocking 3:38.62.

The boxing trio of Chhote Lal, Suranjoy Singh and Amandeep Singh further swelled India's medal tally on the penultimate day of the South Asian Games when each of them clinched gold in their respective categories.

Chhote Lal bagged gold in 57kg category, while Suranjoy and Amandeep won in 51kg and 48kg categories respectively. With the top pugilists busy preparing for the Commonwealth Games, India fielded only three boxers, and all of them put in a gold-winning performance.

Sandeep Kundu beat Ravindra Rajapaksha of Sri Lanka to clinch the title in the men's over-87kg category, while the Indian contingent rounded off their Taekwondo campaign with a gold, one silver and two bronze.

Swimmers end with 25

Indian swimmers concluded their campaign in style, winning four more gold medals with a new meet record and took their overall tally to 25. India also bagged a silver to sign off from the event with a haul of 16 gold, seven silver and two bronze medals.


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