GUWAHATI: The boxers hardly broke a sweat to scoop all the seven gold medals up for grabs, while shooters ended their campaign with an outstanding tally of 25 gold medals to ensure that India’s reign at the top remained unhindered in the 12th South Asian Games here today.
On the penultimate day of competitions, the Indian contingent continued to be perched at the top with 289 medals (173 gold, 86 silver and 30 bronze).
Sri Lanka were second on the table with 174 medals (25 gold, 59 silver and 90 bronze, followed by Pakistan (90 medals = 11 gold, 33 silver and 47 bronze).
Besides, the boxers and shooters’ good show, the Indian women’s football team also won the gold medal, defeating Nepal 4-0 in the summit clash.
The boxers were the stars of the show today in Shillong with all the 7 men in the final notching up mostly comprehensive victories.
Commonwealth Games silver-medallist L Devendro Singh (49kg) began India’s gold rush when he thrashed Pakistan’s Mohib Ulla at the SAI campus in North Eastern Hill University on the outskirts of the city. (AGENCIES)
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