New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) Japan’s Masaru Yamada kept his composure under pressure to clinch the men’s epee gold medal, defeating Chinese-Taipei’s Rang Lee in the final at the Senior Asian Fencing Championships here on Saturday, while hosts India endured another disappointing day with lowly finishes.
Favourites Ruslan Kurbanov of Kazakhstan and Koki Kano of Japan settled for the bronze medals.
Among the Indians, Joseph Bennet was the best performer in 22nd place, while RS Sherjin Rajendran Shanthim finished 47th, Aloshious Koovakkal Joshy 54th, and Shaurya Ashwini 55th at Bharat Mandapam.
In the women’s sabre event, Sano Yui of Japan produced a dominant display to claim the gold medal, beating Choi Sebin of South Korea, who settled for silver.
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Perdebaeva of Uzbekistan and China’s Rao Xueyi took home the bronze medals.
India’s Olympian C. A. Bhavani Devi endured a disappointing outing, finishing 23rd. Shreya Gupta was 26th, Jefarlin Jani Rexlin Simla placed 32nd, and Shruthi Joshi ended 38th. PTI AM AM KHS
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