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Rahul Bannerjee wins Asian archery gold

October 29, 2008 16:01 IST
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Rahul Bannerjee defeated Rajib Basumatary in an all-India final to clinch the gold in the men's recurve section of the Asian Grand Prix archery championships in Manila.

In the final on Tuesday, Bannerjee scored 113 points to push compatriot Rajib Basumatary (109) to second place

At the end of the third and final day of the individual championship for men's recurve and women's compound, the Indian archery team had won three gold, two silver and three bronze medals.

In earlier rounds, Bannerjee had defeated Dorji of Bhutan, Dao of Vietnam and Li Fc of Taipei.

In the women's compound, Jhanu Hansda lost to Ngain Aung of Myanmar in the quarter-finals while Namita Yadav lost 109-108 to J Chan of the Philippines.

Ngain Aung went on to win the gold while J Chan won the silver medal.

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