Asian Games: Wushu player Bimoljit Singh wins bronze, Sandhyarani assures India of silver
Singh lost his semifinal bout to Mohsen Mohammadseifi of Iran 0-2 but still bagged a bronze for the country at the Nansha Gymnasium here.
Indian wushu players had a good day in office at the Asian Games with Bimoljit Singh Mayanglambam winning the bronze and Sandhyarani Devi Wangkhem assuring India of at least a silver in the men's and women's Sanshou 60kg events respectively in Guangzhou today.Singh lost his semifinal bout to Mohsen Mohammadseifi of Iran 0-2 but still bagged a bronze for the country at the Nansha Gymnasium here.The 27-year-old Indian had knocked out Valasith Bouapha of Laos in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinal.Sandhyarani Devi Wangkhem, meanwhile, beat Paloy Barckkham of Lao 2-0 in the semifinals of the women's sanshou 60 kg event to assure India for a silver. She will next face Azadpour Khadijeh of Iran in the summit clash.The Indian had beaten Moria Manalu 2-0 in the quarterfinals yesterday.