India's [ Images ] women shuttlers won the team event to add another gold to the kitty even as the men set up a final with Pakistan in the team competition of the badminton event at the ninth SAF Games in Islamabad [ Images ] on Wednesday.
Maintaining their momentum, the Indian women steamrolled Sri Lanka [ Images ], winning both the singles through B R Meenakshi and Trupti Margunde.
Manjusha Kanwar and Fathima Nazneen completed the match to claim the gold.
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After winning these matches, India gave a walkover and did not play the remaining matches.
Pakistan and Nepal will play for the bronze medal tomorrow.
In their semi-final encounter this morning, the Indian men had little difficulty in disposing of Nepal, winning both the singles and doubles. After winning the match 3-0, India did not play the remaining two matches giving walkovers for a final victory margin of 3-2.
National champion Abhin Shyam Gupta did not strain much against Nepal's Pashupati Paneru while winning 15-3, 15-4.
In the second singles, Chetan Anand [ Images ] defeated Balram Thapa 15-9, 15-4.
India sealed a berth in the final when Markose Bristow and Rupesh Kumar [ Images ] beat Pankaj Chand and Kiran Thapa 15-6, 15-4.
Pakistan had made the final yesterday after their 3-2 win over Sri Lanka.
Results women's team final:
India beat Sri Lanka (B R Meenakshi bt Renu Chandrika 11-7, 11-5; T Margude bt Arun Dishanth 11-3, 11-4; M Kanwar and F Nazneen beat Thilini Jayasinghe and Amali Amarasinghe 15-2, 15-0).
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