NareshK Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 GLASGOW: Parupalli Kashyap on Sunday etched his name firmly in the history books by becoming the first Indian male shuttler in 32 years to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games. A bronze-medallist at the Delhi Games, Kashyap rose to the occasion and played a sensational game of nerves to eke out a breath-taking 21-14, 11-21, 21-19 triumph against Derek Wong of Singapore in the final showdown which lasted for over an hour. The 27-year-old from Hyderabad thus joined badminton legend Prakash Padukone and the late Syed Modi, who had won the title in the past. While Padukone had won the men's singles gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Canada, Modi retained it four years later. It turned out to be a red letter day for World No. 22 Kashyap who bagged the biggest title of his career. He had reached the quarterfinals of the London Olympics and won the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold in 2012. Up against a tricky player, Wong, who was immaculate with his court coverage and wrist play, Kashyap was rewarded for his relentless never give up attitude at the Emirates Arena. In the first game, Kashyap was leading 14-8 in first game before Wong came back with the help of some precise smashes to gather four straight points but the Indian soon turned the tables. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/commonwealth-games-2014/india-at-glasgow/CWG-2014-Shuttler-Parupalli-Kashyap-wins-mens-singles-gold/articleshow/39554510.cms Also great effort from Gold medalists Yogeshwar Dutt, Abhinav Bindra, Dipika Pallikal, Jyotsna Chinnappa, Vikas Gowda, Sushil Kumar, A Chandela, B Kumari and others who won medals for the country. India finish 5th in medal rankings with 15 Gold, 30 Silver, 19 Bronze - a total of 64 medals. :hatsoff: :hatsoff:
jusarrived Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 Badminton is one sport India has made biggest stride in last 10 years . We have 10 players in Top100 mens , thats more than any other country ..even China ha sonly 8 .
NareshK Posted August 6, 2014 Author Posted August 6, 2014 Badminton is one sport India has made biggest stride in last 10 years . We have 10 players in Top100 mens ' date=' thats more than any other country ..even China ha sonly 8 .[/quote'] Next, we should look to make strides in swimming, athletics, gymnastics which is where most of the medals are.
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