Bajrang, tennis players provide silver lining, India 10th

Wrestler Bajrang and the men's tennis combination of Sanam Singh and Saketh Myneni picked up silver medals but India dropped a rung to the 10th position in the overall standings on the 10th day of competitions in the 17th Asian Games here today.
Apart from Bajrang and the tennis team's silver-winning feats, athlete O P Jaisha (women's 1500m race) and wrestler Narsingh Pancham Yadav (74kg) clinched bronze medals on a rather mixed day for the Indian contingent.
Bajrang (61kg) was the star performer as he scripted remarkable come-from-behind victories to reach the final where he ultimately succumbed to Massoud Mahmoud of Iran in a closely-contested bout.

The wrestlers continued to provide the much-needed boost to India's medal collection as Narsingh Yadav also claimed a bronze in the men's 74kg freestyle event.
With the addition of four medals today, India slipped to the 10th position with a total of haul of 39 -- four gold, seven silver and 28 bronze. China maintained their supremacy with a tally of 231 (110-69-52) followed by hosts South Korea 144 and Japan 131.
Bajrang and Narsingh capped off India's freestyle wrestling competition on a high with the country earning five medals from the mat.

Bajrang lost 1-3 to Massoud Mahmoud in the finals, while Narsingh got the better of Daisuke Shimada of Japan 3-1 in the men's 74kg division to finish third on the podium.

Pawan Kumar went down fighting in his repechage bout in 86kg division to crash out of the event.
The tennis players were the first to clinch a silver today after Sanam and Saketh lost a hard-fought final in straight sets to Korea's Yongkyu Lim and Hyeon Chung.
The fifth seeded Indians lost the summit clash 5-7 6-7 (2) in an hour and 29 minutes to the eighth seeded local favourites.
India's kabaddi players also continued their fine form. The six-time champions notched up their second successive win after thrashing Thailand 66-27 in a Group A preliminary-round match.