The Indian males’s crew came across the ultimate hurdle towards Hong Kong, and settled for a silver medal within the bridge competitors on the Asian Video games in Hangzhou on Friday.
India, a gold and two bronze-medal winner on the 2018 Jakarta Asian Video games, misplaced to Hong Kong 152-238.1 within the gold-medal match.
The Indian crew consisting of Sandeep Thakral, Jaggy Shivdasni, Raju Tolani and Ajay Prabhkar Khare couldn’t problem the Hong Kong outfit at any level throughout the six periods, unfold over two days.
Indian males have been trailing 1-2 after the primary two periods, they usually made a woeful begin, shedding the day’s first session 32-42 to Hong Kong.
Trailing 1-3, India wanted to win the second session on the day, however Hong Kong emerged a transparent 38-17 winner to all however seal the gold with a 4-1 lead.
Hong Kong asserted their dominance within the sixth and ultimate session with a 17-12 win.
Shivdasani stated the crew was fairly glad with the silver medal-winning effort.
“You’ll be able to’t be too upset. We obtained a bronze final time (at Jakarta), and in the beginning in case you’d informed me we might get a silver medal, I’d have taken it.
“We weren’t the favourites. China have been the favourites together with Hong Kong, and to beat China in a well-fought semifinal was nice,” he stated.
The veteran participant stated Hong Kong outplayed them within the ultimate.
“We have been outplayed on the finish by a crew that performed higher than us within the ultimate. They’re robust. They’re professionals. You must up your sport,” he added.
On whether or not bridge ought to change into an Olympic sport, he stated, “It has been accepted as an Olympic sport, however there is not a slot for it, apparently. I hope it does change into an Olympic sport. That might be nice.”