Guangzhou November 23:
Star tennis player Somdev Devvarman took centre stage by fetching a gold medal in doubles event and also becoming the first Indian to reach the final in men's singles as India bagged three medals on the tenth day of competitions in the 16th Asian Games here.
Somdev teamed up with Sanam Singh to clinch the title in the men's doubles event and inched closer to a historic singles gold by moving into the final on what turned out to be a fruitful day for him.
Sania Mirza and Vishnu Vardhan had to be content with a silver in mixed doubles while the men's archery team comprising Rahul Banerjee, Mangal Singh Champia and Jayanta Talukdar bagged a bronze in the team event. With the addition of three more medals, India's medal tally climbed to six gold, 12 silver and 18 bronze.
Star tennis player Somdev Devvarman took centre stage by fetching a gold medal in doubles event and also becoming the first Indian to reach the final in men's singles as India bagged three medals on the tenth day of competitions in the 16th Asian Games here.
Somdev teamed up with Sanam Singh to clinch the title in the men's doubles event and inched closer to a historic singles gold by moving into the final on what turned out to be a fruitful day for him.
Sania Mirza and Vishnu Vardhan had to be content with a silver in mixed doubles while the men's archery team comprising Rahul Banerjee, Mangal Singh Champia and Jayanta Talukdar bagged a bronze in the team event. With the addition of three more medals, India's medal tally climbed to six gold, 12 silver and 18 bronze.
