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India's Chinglensana fails to win archery medal

New Delhi News.Net
Thursday 5th November, 2009 (IANS)

India's sole individual medal hope Maisnam Chinglensana Luwang bowed out of the semi finals and then lost the play-off for the bronze in the men's compound bow event of the third Asian Indoor Games Archery competition in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday.

The Manipur-born armyman lost to ultimate gold medal winner Reza Zamaninejad of Iran 111-117 in the last four battle at the Haiphong Youth Gymnasium, according to information received here.

Later in the day, he went down to another Iranian Mansour Kordi 110-112 in a third place play-off.

India can still win archery medals Friday when the team championship would be played.

 

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