Aire confirms bronze medal in taekwondo
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DHAKA, FEB 08 - The second day of taekwondo was not as productive as the previous day for Nepal with only one player winning a bronze medal out of three players in fray on Sunday. Dan Bahadur Aire had to settle for a bronze in the men's under 74 kg category after going down to Pakistan's Rizwan Islal 9-4 in the semifinal bout.
Aire, who had advanced to the second round defeating Bhutan's Kusng Eungadi by a narrow 4-3 points, conceded two quick three pointers in the first round to trail 6-0 at the end of the round. The Pakistan added two more three-points in second round again making a contact in the face.
Aire finally opened his scoring in the third round with a three-pointer gained for a face contact and added one more point towards the end to settle for a bronze. Aire could have made a big difference had he only managed to keep his opponent at bay in the first round. The reaming round was a close battle.
Earlier in the day, Ramesh Shrestha crashed out the first round itself after going down against India's Ananada Pandya Rajan 11-7. After trailing the first round 3-0, Shrestha got back in the game in the second round adding six points including two three-pointers against his opponents six as well. Shrestha lost the final round 11-7.
The final match between Sabina Maharjan and Samiya Imdad of Pakistan saw the Pakistani gain the upper hand from the beginning to end to win the game 3-2.
Archery team to face Bhutan
DHAKA: The men's archery team will compete against Bhutan for a bronze medal after they lost their match against Bangladesh in the final round held on Sunday. In the team event Ashim Sherchan, Prem Prasad Pun and Prem Moktan scored individual points of 202, 218 and 228 points respectively.
Posted on: 2010-02-08 09:59
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