Somdev-Sanam brighten India's mood on Day 10

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A gold and silver in tennis and a bronze in archery took India's medal tally to 36 on the tenth day of competitions at the Asian Games here Tuesday.

While Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh claimed the tennis men's doubles gold with a sensational victory over a higher ranked Chinese pair, the Sania Mirza-Vishnu Vardhan pair settled for the silver in the mixed doubles; the men's archery team won a bronze.

World champion boxer Mary Kom was headed for a podium finish, while Somdev will pick up at least a silver in the men's singles.

India's 36 medals, comprise six gold, 12 silver and 18 bronze.

Sixth seeded Somdev-Sanam Singh combined well to defeat second seeded Chinese Maoxin Gong and Zhe Li 3-7, 7-6 (4), 1-0(8).

Image: Somdev Devvarman (R) and Sanam Krishan Singh of India pose for a photo with their gold medal during the awards ceremony of the men's doubles tennis final at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 22, 2010. India won gold, China silver and the bronze was shared by Taiwan and South Korea.

Text: IANS

Images: AFP