India maintain SAG supremacy with record medal tally
The games, which kicked off on December 1, had 338 medal events and offered 1014 medals in total.
The games, which kicked off on December 1, had 338 medal events and offered 1014 medals in total.
India achieved a unique feat with its grapplers finishing at the top of the podium in all 14 categories -- seven gold each in men's and women's events.
Top-seed Siril Verma started the day on a winning note for India when he beat Pakistan's Murad Ali 21-12, 21-17 in the men's singles quarter-final match.
The 2016 gold medallists crushed the Bangladesh men's team in the finals for the second consecutive time as the women's team led by Delhi's Nasreen, also successfully defended their title against the hosts, Nepal.
Riding on Anjali Chand’s record-breaking bowling effort, Nepal dismissed the Maldives in 10 overs for just 16 runs on the board. 6 of these wickets were taken by Anjali Chand.
India will play against Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal on December 3, 5 and 7. The final will be played on December 9.
Maymol believes that regular camps and matches against tough opponents have given the team a lot of confidence and the players do not shy away from facing difficult teams anymore.
Sumit beat Maharashtra's Abhijit 5-0 for the men's 125kg category, while Kadiyan defeated Kapil Chaudhary 9-0 in a lopsided final bout in the 97kg category.
The Indian team will undergo a training camp in Kolkata from November 20-29 to prepare for the Games.
