Asiad: Bimoljit wins bronze in wushu
Asiad: Bimoljit wins bronze in wushu
Bimoljit lost his semifinal bout to Mohsen Mohammadseifi of Iran 0-2 but still bagged a bronze for the country.

Guangzhou: 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 here on Tuesday.

Bimoljit 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 on Monday.

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