Indian Wushu team clinches six medals at BRICS Games

Guangzhou (China) June 19 (IANS) India won six medals -- two golds two silvers and two bronzes -- in the Wushu competition of the BRICS Games which concluded here on Monday.

Indian Wushu players gave tough competition to Wushu s powerhouses China and Russia with other two teams Brazil and South Africa.

On Sunday M. Gyandas won gold medal in Taijiquan/Taijijian M. Bidheswari Devi won silver and L. Sanatgombhi Chanu won bronze in Taijiquan/Taijijian event. On Monday the second and final day of Wushu events the Indian team won three more medals -- one gold one silver and one bronze in the Five-Nation Wushu completion.

Anjul Namdev clinched the gold medal in Changquan overall event Ng. Toshibala won silver in Women s Changquan event and Sajan Lama settled for bronze medal in Nanquan allround Event.

--IANS
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