19-Aug-2008 100
India continued to disappoints in the Beijing Olympics with best bet in athletics Anju Bobby George failing to qualifying for long jump finals and wreslter missed out on a medal losing in the quarterfinal today.
However, paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal kept alive India``s campaign in the men``s table tennis defeating Spaniard Alfredo Carneros 4-2 and moving into the second round.
Anju limped off the bird``s nest stadium after hurting her ankle in the trials before this morning before going into the trials putting paid her hopes for a place in the final with an NM (no mark) tag against her name as she failed to clear a single jump.
Wrestling too saw India missing out on a medal when Yogeshwar Dutt failed to hold on to a lead in the third and final round of the quarterfinal tie in 60kg free style category against Kenichi Yumoto of Japan. Earlier in the day, Dutt had beaten Kazakhstan``s Baurzhan Orazgaliyeb 3-1.
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