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Asian Games: Turnarounds by squash team, mixed doubles pair give golden hue to historic day in badmi
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Asian Games: Turnarounds By Squash Team, Mixed Doubles Pair Give Golden Hue To Historic Day In Badminton, TT (roundup)

By IANS News September 30, 2023 • 22:38 PM View: 413
Hangzhou Asian Games:  The men's squash team scripted a memorable comeback victory against a strong Pakistan side to win the gold medal while in tennis, the mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhonsale too scripted a dramatic turnaround to bag gold medal as India claimed two gold, two silver and one bronze medals to maintain its fourth position in the medals tally with 38 medals in the Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday.

The men's squash team looked down and out with Saurav Ghosal pulling them level after Mahesh Mangaonkar had lost the first match. Ghosal's 3-0 victory against Muhammad Asim Khan put the onus on youngster Abhay Singh who was starting at defeat at 8-10 in the deciding game of the third match in the best of three contest. But the 25-year-old from Uttar Pradesh scripted a sensational, dramatic turnaround by winning the last four points to beat Pakistan's Noor Zaman and sealed a memorable victory and gold medal for India.

The mixed doubles pair of Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale were also staring down the barrel after losing the first set 6-2. Bopanna had a brainwave and swapped the side of the court he was playing with his partner and they scripted a grand turnaround and won the match in the Match tie-breaker.

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