Archer Ganesh secures bronze at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Indian compound archer Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru secured a bronze medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by defeating Vietnam rival Cong Duc Dang 149-144 on Thursday. This victory brings the national medal count to 63 and marks his second personal podium finish at these global games. With this latest win, the national compound archery team concludes its campaign boasting three golds and one bronze. Fans back home in India, including many local sports enthusiasts in Odisha, have been closely tracking these archery performances as the sport gains rural popularity.
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Ganesh stayed calm during the entire bronze-medal match. He built a strong lead early when his Vietnamese opponent shot an eight in the opening round. Finding the center target with high accuracy, Ganesh finished the event with an impressive 149 score out of a possible 150. Competing in his first major multi-sport tournament for his country, this performance highlights his rapid rise in elite sports. India currently holds the eighth position on the overall tournament leaderboard with 10 gold, 22 silver, and 31 bronze medals.
Sailors Manu Francis and Prince Noble contributed another silver medal to the national tally in the men's skiff category. The Indian sailing pair finished second behind China, scoring exactly 23 points across nine tough races to beat out strong competitors from Hong Kong. Meanwhile, women's squash players claimed a well-deserved bronze following a very close 1-2 semifinal defeat against Hong Kong.
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Grappler Nitesh Siwach dominated Mongolia's Gankhuyag Ganbaatar with a flawless 9-0 score to reach the Greco-Roman 97kg final. Mansi will now compete for bronze in the women's 62kg division after falling 0-6 to Japanese world champion Nonoka Ozaki in her semifinal bout. Men's sepaktakraw athletes guaranteed another podium finish by beating Vietnam 2-0 in group play to reach the highly anticipated semifinals. Shooter Anish Bhanwala successfully qualified for the 25m rapid-fire pistol final, while golfer Pranavi Urs maintained second place after two rounds of stroke-play. In tougher outcomes for the Indian contingent, the men's volleyball team lost 0-3 to Pakistan in the quarterfinals, and tennis star Sumit Nagal fell to China's Wu Yibing in straight sets.
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