KOLKATA, November 21: India’s Isiah Rajendra Sanam won his maiden international gold medal in the men’s individual compound event of the 16th Asian archery championship at Bali (Indonesia) today.
The 15th-ranked pushed the fourth-ranked Indonesian Nyoman Puruhito to the silver place with a 106-103 final verdict. The win gave Sanam a creditable double, team and individual gold medals.
Fifth-seeded Jayanta Talukdar held his nerve to defeat 11th-seeded compatriot Mangal Singh Champia 112-110 in the men’s individual recurve bronze medal play-off, according to information received here.
Manjudha Soy came up with creditable victory against eighth-ranked Iranian Seyedeh Halimian 113-111 in the women’s individual compound bronze medal play-off.
As the curtain of the meet wrung down, India ensured perhaps the best ever medal haul in the continental meet by winning two gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
Press release from Archery Association of India
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