Bimoljit reaches semis, Naresh knocked out in wushu

Doha, Dec 12 (UNI) Mayanglabam Bimoljit Singh booked a semifinal berth in the 60kg event while Naresh Kumar Sharma was knocked out of the 52kg category quarterfinals in wushu competition of the 15th Asian Games here today.

Bimoljit made a remarkable come back after losing the first round to earn a 2-1 verdict against Won To Song of North Korea.

The Indian lost the first set 1-3 but whipped his opponent 4-0 and 5-0 in the second and third rounds. To the ignominy of the North Korean, he was adjudged fall off by the judges.

Earlier, India suffered a setback as Naresh lost to Khwanyuen Chanthra of Thailand in the quarterfinal of men's 52kg category.

In a hard-fought match, Naresh won the first round to take an early lead before his Thai opponent caught up with him by bagging the second and Chanthra then dealt a knock-out blow to seal the issue.

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