Asian Games 2014 Photos

Asian Games: Heartbreak for India in Hockey, Rowers Shine

September 25, 2014 22:41

Rowers provided the spark with a couple of bronze medals, while the unfancied women shooters added another bronze as India maintained their 15th position in the overall standings with a tally of 15. India suffered a 2-1 defeat against Pakistan.

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Armyman Sawarn Singh Virk rowed his way through exhaustion to the third spot in single sculls. (All AFP, AP and PTI images)
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Naik Subedar Sawarn Singh put up a brave show. The timing he clocked to win the bronze covering the 2000m distance (7 minutes, 10.65 seconds), was better than his performance at the London Olympic Games two years ago timing wise (7:29.66).
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Later the men's picked up the eights bronze by securing the third position behind gold medal winners China and Japan who crossed the finish line in 1:27.96 and 1:30.39, respectively.
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The double trap women's team of Shagun Chowdhary, Shreyasi Singh and Varsha Varman, brought some cheer for the largely off the mark shooters with their bronze medal on the sixth day of competitions.
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In badminton, star shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap advanced to last 16 respectively but PV Sindhu bowed out after losing in the preliminary stage.
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In archery, at least another silver medal was assured after the trio of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar entered the final of the compound men's team archery event.
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It was heartbreak for the Indian men's hockey team which went down to arch-rivals Pakistan 1-2 in a group B encounter. The defeat has put India's chances of progressing to the next round in jeopardy.
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Indian boxer Manoj Kumar was knocked out by Japan's Masatsugu Kawachi in the round of 32 of the men's light welter (64kg) division.
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China swept eight of the 10 gold medals fought for in the shooting on Thursday, breaking one world record even as revised rules handed them and South Korea new world marks.
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China's controversial swimming superstar Sun Yang has taken a potshot at rival Japan's national anthem, describing it as "ugly".
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Iran's new star keirin rider earned himself a pass out of military service by snatching a surprise Asian Games cycling gold Thursday -- reducing his relieved mum to tears.

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