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Indias campaign in Teqball at the Asian Games ended without a medal after the mixed doubles pair went down 0-2 to Vietnam in the bronze medal match.
Vietnam prevailed 12-9, 12-6, bringing an end to Indias three medal opportunities in Teqball at the sports Asian Games debut. Dsouza also missed out on a women's singles bronze medal after suffering a 2-0 defeat to home favourite Yuina Sakamoto in a closely contested match. Sakamoto prevailed 12-11, 12-11 in a match that saw both games go down to the wire, leaving Dsouza to rue several missed opportunities. In swimming, Indias Rishabh Das qualified for the final of the mens 100m breaststroke after finishing fifth overall in the heats with a time of 54.85 seconds. Chinas Xi Jiayu, the Asian record holder, topped the heats, while Japans Hidekazu Takehara finished second. Das was 0.63 seconds behind Takehara. Indias Utkarsh Patil finished 12th in the qualification round. Das will compete in the final on Sunday afternoon. In Wushu, Indias Suraj Singh Mayanglambam finished eighth in the mens Changquan final with a score of 9.683, ruling him out of medal contention. Suraj had scored 9.730 at the previous edition in Hangzhou. With the competition decided by narrow decimal differences, the Indian athlete missed out on a medal despite a competitive performance. (ANI)
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