South Asian Games 2019: Indian athletes dominate taekwondo events, win six medals

Kathmandu: India dominated the taekwondo events of the 13th South Asian Games by clinching six medals, including three golds on Wednesday. [caption id=“attachment_7657471” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AFP[/caption] Laitika Bhandari (under 53kg), Jarnel Singh (under 74kg) and Rudali Barua (over 73kg) won a gold each on day three of competitions. Saurav and Gangjot clinched a silver medal each in the men’s under 63kg and women’s 62kg events respectively, while Chaitnya Inamdar bagged a bronze in the men’s over 86kg category. On Tuesday, the taekwondo players had won one gold and three bronze medals.