CWG 2014: Rajwinder shines on mixed day for Indian judokas in Glasgow

It was a mixed day for Indian judokas as Rajwinder Kaur clinched the bronze while Jina Devi Chongtha, Sahil Pathania and Pariskhit Kumar missed the medal by a whisker in the Commonwealth Games being held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre here Saturday. With four judokas - Jina Devi, Sahil, Rajwinder and Parikshit - making the bronze medal play-offs, expectations were high. But Jina Devi, Sahil and Pariskhit lost their bouts in disappointing fashion. [caption id=“attachment_1636859” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Earlier in the games, Huidrom also lost. Reuters[/caption] However, Rajwinder gave something to cheer for as she defeated Kenyan Esther Akinyi Ratugi to win the bronze in the women’s +78kg category. Rajwinder won on penalties as Esther picked up three warnings. Soon after, Pariskhit went down to Australian Jake Andrewartha in the men’s +100kg bronze medal contest B. Earlier, Jina Devi lost her women’s -78kg contest to Cameroonian Hortense Mballa Atangana. The Indian picked up a shido or a warning in the 44th second and Hortense nailed it with a yuko and an ippon. Sahil also lost his men’s -100 kg match to New Zealand’s Tim Slyfield. Sahil picked up two shidos and Slyfield got one but the New Zealander sealed it with an ippon. IANS