Asian Games 2014 : Y Sanathoi Devi wins bronze
Source: The Sangai Express / Agencies
Incheon, September 23 2014:
Wushu players Yumnam Sanathoi Devi lost to Luan Zhang of China in the semi final of women's Sanda 52kg category playing at Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium Mat 2 on Tuesday at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon.
Yumnam Sanathoi Devi was defeated in a lopsided encounter with the scoreline 0-2 against the Chinese opponent.
Earlier, she had assured herself of at least a bronze in women's Sanda 52kg category after storming into the semi-finals on the third day of competitions at the Asian Games here today.
Sanathoi beat Amgalanjargal Sangidorj of Mongolia in a 2-0 'Win By Round' (WBR) verdict in a dominating performance in her quarterfinal contest.
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Earlier, India's Narender Grewal settled for the bronze medal after he lost his men's sanda (60kg) wushu semi-final bout to Filipino Saclag Jean Claude in the 17th Asian Games at the Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium, Tuesday.
Grewal won 2-0 to assure India of a sureshot bronze medal and was only the second one after Sanathoi Devi opened the account for India in Wushu.
Earlier, W Shandyarani Devi won a silver in women's Sanda 60kg in 2010 while M Bimoljit Singh bagged a bronze each in men's Sanda 60kg even in 2006 and 2010 .
However, Sajan Lama came a cropper in both men's Nanquan and Nangun events.
He was ninth in Nanquan with a score of 9.06 while he finished 13th in Nangun with a score of 7.95 .