Somdev wins historic gold

Somdev Devvarman clinched a historic singles gold medal in tennis while two bronze medals came from athletics, but the men's hockey team squandered an advantageous position to go down to Malaysia in a thrilling semifinal in the Asian Games here Tuesday.

Discus thrower Krishna Poonia, who won gold in the Commonwealth Games, had to remain content with a silver with a throw of 61.94m.

Pramila Ganapathy finished third in heptathlon with 5,415 points in the seven-discipline competition. Compatriot Susmita Singha Roy finished fourth, bagging 5,051 points.

Image: Somdev Devvarman of India poses for a photo with his gold medal during the men's singles medal ceremony at the Aoti tennis centre during the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 23, 2010. Devvarman won 6-1, 6-2 over Istomin.

Text: IANS 

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