Punia Takes India's First Wrestling Gold

MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018 18 Bahrain’s shooting team to begin quest Punia takes India’s first wrestling gold AFP | Jakarta ommonwealth champion Bajrang Punia gave In- Cdia its first Asian Games gold in 65kg wrestling yesterday after veteran Sushil Kumar suffered a shock first-round exit in Jakarta. Punia, who won a silver at the 2014 edition in Incheon, battled past Japan’s Daichi Takatini 11-8 Bahrain’s shooting team during a practice session in a hard-fought final bout. Punia attacked from the word go to lead by 6-0 in the first min- TDT | Manama ute of play, before the Japanese wrestler closed the gap through ahrain’s national shoot- a series of counter attacks. Bing team will begin their But the Indian, who lost to campaign at the 18th Asian Takatini in the quaterfinals of Games, being held in Jakarta the Asian Championships in and Palembang until Septem- March, prevailed to give his ber 2, today when they com- country the first gold of the 18th pete in the 10m rifle event in edition of the Asiad. Palembang. “I have taken revenge of my Hussain Abduljabbar and Asian Championship loss and I Mahmood Haji will be the dedicate my gold to late prime India’s Bajrang Punia carries the tricolour after winning in the Finals against Japan’s Daichi Takatani at the Asian Games Bahraini hopefuls in today’s minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee qualifying round, which com- (who passed away on August mences at 4.30am (Bahrain 16),” an emotional Punia told am not the one who takes pres- technical superiority but was Championships (in September). time). The finals will be held reporters. sure, rather believe in concen- tested in the final with a deter- I have improved on my tech - in the evening session. necessary support for sports “There was no pressure on trating on my performance,” he mined Takatini holding him till nique and game along the way In the women’s section, federations participating in me to perform (after other In- added. the last with a challenge. and will try my best for India in Hanan Rahma and Safa Al the games to achieve the best dians had lost their bouts). I Punia won all his bouts on “My next aim is the World the coming years.” Dossary will be the first Bah- possible results. raini to compete in a women’s The Secretary General of the shooting events in the Asian Bahrain Olympic Committee Games as the duo hope to Abdulrahman Sadiq Askar and make a remarkable start for Board Member of the com - Sun shines with first gold at games the kingdom. mittee Shaikh Mohammed bin Meanwhile, Secretary Gen- Ibrahim Al Khalifa, attended Reuters | Jakarta Lee Ha-sung’s title defence eral of the Supreme Council in the 37th General Assembly ended in disappointment with for Youth and Sports, Vice meeting held Sunday morning un Peiyuan won the first gold the Korean finishing a poor 12th President of the Bahrain Olym- at the Mulia Sinaayan Hotel. It Sof the 18th Asian Games in with 9.31. pic Committee Shaikh Salman was chaired by Shaikh Ahmed Wushu to give powerhouse Chi- It was a happy return to In- Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa said Al Fahad AlSabah, president na a perfect start to their cam- donesia for Sun, who won the the 18th Asian Games is a new of the Olympic Council of paign on Sunday. changquan 2015 World Cham- challenge for the Kingdom of Asia. The 29-year-old clinched the pionship gold in Jakarta, a year to strengthen assert its leading They praised the opening men’s changquan gold with 9.75 after claiming the daoshu gold reputation continentally. ceremony of the 2018 Asian points after impressing with his in the Incheon Asian Games. He added that with the di- Games, saying it was a success. acrobatic moves at the Jakarta China are the undisputed rectives of Shaikh Nasser bin “Yesterday we witnessed the International Expo at Kemayor- leaders in wushu, having won 12 Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman first success of the Games, the an in the sport developed from of the 15 world titles, including of the Supreme Council for opening ceremony,” OCA Pres- ancient Chinese martial arts. the last four. Youth and Sports, president of ident Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Hosts Indonesia also opened They won 12 wushu medals, the Bahrain Olympic Commit- Al-Sabah said during the open- their account with Edgar Mar- including 10 gold, at Incheon tee, the Bahrain Olympic Com- ing of the 37th OCA General velo (9.72) claiming silver ahead which is a record for a single mittee is keen to provide the Assembly here on Sunday. of Tsai Tsemin (9.70) of Taiwan. Sun Peiyuan of China competes National Olympic Committee. ‘Ronaldo got a bullseye,’ jokes Chievo keeper Mohoric wins BinckBank Tour AFP | Verona, Italy ristiano Ronaldo may not Chave scored in his Serie A debut for Juventus but he got a “bullseye” joked Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino who suffered a broken nose and whiplash after being knocked out in a clash with the Portu- guese superstar. Sorrentino, 39, was hospital- ised overnight after losing consciousness on the pitch after his clash with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner in the 87th minute Matej Mohoric of his team’s 3-2 defeat to cham- pions Juventus. AFP | Brussels the Czech Republic to land The veteran lay motionless the closing day’s honours in a on the pitch of the Bentego - Juventus’, Cristiano Ronaldo (C) stands next to Chievo’s goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino (Bottom) after they collided lovenia’s Matej Mohoric bunch finish to the 209.5 kilo- di Stadium in Verona where Swon the BinckBank Tour metre ride. he received treatment before didn’t so much brush me as get ital ‘C’ who can decide matches mouth to take out my tongue in the biggest win of his career Mohoric began Sun - being transported to Verona’s a bullseye!” at any moment,” Sorrentino told and then slowly I began to re- on Sunday after Australia’s Mi- day’s stage from Lacs de Borgo Trento Hospital where Chievo said in a statement Sky Sport Italia. gain consciousness. chael Matthews claimed the l’Eau d’Heure to Gram - he spent the night under that Sorrentino suffered a “nasal “Before the game I told myself “Usually it is him to take a sixth and final stage. mont half a minute clear of observation. bone fracture, contusive trauma that I should try to stop him in foul, I can say that I’m one of Mohoric’s landmark World Matthews. “THANK YOU for all your mes- to the left shoulder and cervical any way I could. the few to have taken a foul from Tour stage triumph came at He had led approaching the sages of affection and respect,” whiplash.” “I only found out that the him!” Sorrentino joked. the main expense of Matthews final climb but his challenge Sorrentino posted on Twitter The former Torino and Paler- clash was with Cristiano Ron- Ronaldo came over to see who took second in the overall faded, crossing 14sec behind on Sunday. mo goalkeeper said he felt pride aldo, because I don’t remember what was happening and standings. Matthews who picked up bo- “We are a fantastic squad at having prevented the Portu- anything of what happened af- moved away as the medical The Sunweb rider fended off nus points to cut the gap in the and yesterday we had a brush guese star from scoring. ter going to get the ball only that staff tried to revive the Chievo Belgian’s Greg Van Avermaet general classification to five with greatness: meanwhile, CR7 “He is a champion with a cap- someone put his hands in my goalkeeper. (BMC) and Zdanek Stybar of seconds..

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