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November 1, 2003

Indian athletes shine in field events
All five gold medals India earned from athletics at the Afro-Asian Games were from field events.

India win AAG men's hockey | Images
They beat Pakistan 3-1 in the final.

Hockey players to get 1 lakh each
India beat Pakistan 3-1 to win the gold medal in men's hockey at the Afro-Asian Games.

Akhil, Jitender win boxing golds
The Indian pugilists won the flyweight and light-heavyweight final bouts.

Uzbekistan win football gold
A goal in injury time gave them a 1-0 victory over India in the final.

Korea, China win shooting gold
India finished fourth in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol and the women's 10m Air Pistol.

Bhupathi-Sania win mixed doubles gold
The triumph gave Sania her fourth gold medal at the Afro-Asian Games.

Kannan clinches gold
Vijay Kannan beat Johnny Arcilla 6-1, 6-1 to win the men's singles tennis title.

India wins gold in tennis
Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakravarthy grabbed one more gold for India in the women's doubles tennis final of the Afro-Asian Games.

India win AAG women's hockey
Led by a fine display by goalkeeper Helen Innocent, India beat South Africa 5-4 via the tie-breaker in the final.

Neelam, Shakti bag gold
They won the women's discuss throw and men's shot put respectively at the Afro-Asian Games.

Nisha Millet sets new national mark
However, in bettering the seven-year-old 200 metres backstroke record she could only win a bronze medal.

All-India mixed doubles tennis final
However, Sonal Phadke and Megha Vakaria were shocked in the women's doubles semi-finals.

Nansita Devi lifts bronze
China continued its dream run, winning on all five days of the women's weightlifting event.

India must sharpen finishing
India will have to show more purpose inside the circle when they take on Pakistan in the men's hockey final at the Afro-Asian Games.

Sania Mirza wins gold
The Indian teen sensation defeated compatriot Rushmi Chakravarty in the women's singles tennis final.

Bhupathi-Bopanna win gold
The duo defeated Sunil Kumar Sipaeya and Vinod Sridhar to clinch the men's doubles tennis title.

All-India mixed doubles tennis final
However, Sonal Phadke and Megha Vakaria were shocked in the women's doubles semi-finals.

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 Medals Tally
No Nation G S B Total
1 China 25 11 5 41
2 India 19 32 29 80
3 Japan 15 6 2 23
4 Nigeria 10 12 13 35
5 South Africa 10 11 15 36
Complete Tally


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