Asian Games 2014 Photos

Asian Games: Mary Kom Wins Historic Gold, Tintu Lukka Races to Silver

October 01, 2014 19:31

'Superwoman' MC Mary Kom grabbed the limelight with a spectacular performance in the ring. Sarita Devi faces suspension after she refused to accept her bronze medal. Middle-distance runner Tintu Lukka fetched a silver and the women's hockey team avenged its 2010 defeat to clinch bronze vs Japan.

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India's M.C. Mary Kom punched her way to a historic gold medal on Wednesday. The world number five defeated Zhaina Shekerbekova of Kazakhstan to win her first gold in an Asian Games. This is India's seventh gold at Incheon, South Korea. (All AP, AFP and PTI images)
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Mary Kom was at her magnificent best in the final bout of women's flyweight (48-51 kg) division. While Shekerbekova - six years her junior - looked to put up a stiff fight, 31-year-old Mary used a combination of right and left jabs to assert her superiority.
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While it was all cheers for Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, who was robbed of a win in semis on Tuesday, refused to wear her bronze medal.
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Sarita Devi could be either suspended or fined for refusing to accept her Asian Games bronze medal in Incheon on Wednesday.
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Indian women's hockey team avenged its 2010 defeat to win bronze against Japan.
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Jaspreet Kaur, Vandana Kayaria scored a goal each as India defeated 2-1 in the bronze medal play-off.
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Sajeesh Joseph was elevated to fourth spot after top three finishers in men's 800m were disqualified. he had earlier finished last.
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It was once again a case of so near and yet so far for India's Tintu Luka, who despite leading in most of the women's 800 metres final race, was overtaken by Kazakhstan's Margarita Mukasheva in the last stages and had to settle for silver.
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Tintu timed her season's best of 1:59.19 but ran out of steam in the last 50m to let the gold slip away through her fingers. The other Indian in the fray, Sushma Devi also clocked her season's best of 2:01.92 but came home fifth.
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Mayookha Johny jumped 13.50 in the second attempt to finish 9th in women's triple jump.
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Jithin Paul was disqualified for making a false start in men's 400m hurdles.
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Defending champion Ashwini Akkunji clocked 57.52 seconds to finish fourth in women's 400m hurdles.
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Annu Rani won a bronze medal in the women's Javelin throw, with a personal best effort of 59.53m
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Annu achieved the mark in her first attempt as she led the field for a while before being overtaken by China's Li Zhang and Lingwei Li, who won gold and silver respectively.

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