GUWAHATI: The star-studded shooting squad was expectedly on target, while the track-and-field athletes continued their golden run as India held on firmly to the top spot by remaining way ahead of competition on the sixth day of the 12th South Asian Games here today.
Hitting a double century of medals, the Indian contingent has so far garnered 237 medals, including 139 gold, 78 silver and 20 bronze.
Consistent at the second position are the Sri Lankans with 151 medals — 25 gold, 50 silver and 76 bronze in all. Pakistan occupied the third spot with 72 medals — 7 gold, 22 silver and 43 bronze.
The track and field athletes once again were the biggest contributors to India’s gold haul, picking up 11 today.
Suman Devi (women’s javelin), Renjith Maheswary (men’s triple jump), Om Prakash Karhana (men’s shot put), P U Chitra (women’s 1500m), Ajoy Kumar Saroj (men’s 1500m), Jauna Murmu (women’s 400m hurdles), Dharun Ayyasamy (men’s 400m hurdles), L Surya (women’s 10,000m), Srabani Nanda (womens’ 200m) and men’s and women’s 4×400 relay teams were the ones to strike gold in the track and field arena.
India dominated the shooting ranges too grabbing all the five gold medals on offer. (AGENCIES)
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