In the 16th Asian Games today, India won One Silver and Six Bronze medals. With the addition of seven more medals, India's medal haul has gone up to Seven Gold, 13 Silver and 26 Bronze on the 12th day of competitions. Tarundeep Rai clinched a historic silver medal in archery, while teen sensation Vikas Krishan (60kg) and Dinesh Kumar (81kg) stormed into the men's boxing finals. Tarundeep had his moment of glory as he became the first Indian archer to win a medal in the men's individual event. The women's men and women's squash teams, woman boxer Kavita Goyat, and pugilists Suranjoy Singh and Paramjeet Samota were among the bronze medals winners. Five-time World Champion Mary Kom also lost in the semi-finals to settle for bronze in women boxing competition. In Women's hockey, India finished a disappointing fourth in the Asian Games after going down to Japan 0-1 via golden goal in the bronze medal play-off match.
News On AIR | November 24, 2010 8:51 PM
Asian Games: India win one silver in archery & six bronze medals in other events