Mixed fortunes as rower Bajrang Lal claims Asiad gold

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Guangzhou: Bajrang Lal Takhar claimed the nation's maiden rowing gold as Indian rowers capped their best performance in the Asian Games with five medals here Friday.

Besides, the men's trap shooting team won a bronze, Saurav Ghoshal was assured of a squash medal, Sania Mirza stormed into the quarters of the women's tennis singles but cueist Pankaj Advani crashed out of the snooker prequarterfinals.

With the rowers also claiming a silver and a bronze, India's medal tally on the seventh day of competitions stood at 20 -- comprising two golds, eight silvers and 10 bronzes.

The women's hockey team walloped Thailand 13-0 but this was of little consequence as they are already out of contention for the final round.

Image: Barjang Lai Takhar of India celebrates on the podium during the medals ceremony for the men's single sculls rowing final during the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 19, 2010. India won gold ahead of Taiwan for silver and Iraq for bronze.

Text: IANS

Images: AFP