Hanoi (Vietnam), Nov 3 Indian cagers went off to a
flying start in the third Asian Indoor Games with both the men
and women team winning two matches each respectively at the
Chi-Minch City here.
Indian men's team came out with all-round performance to
overcome Qatar 34-16 in their campaign opener and then quelled
the spirited challenge from Kuwait 34-30.
Meanwhile, the woman hoopsters got the better of Jordon
(34-22) and then went on to register a facile 33-13 victory
over hosts Vietnam in the three-on-three format.
Hareesh Koroth, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi and Dinesh Venugopal
led the charge for Indian men's team in both the encounters at
the 10-day event.
On the other hand, their women counterparts banked on the
experience of Geethu Anna Jose, while Anitha Paul Durai,
Prashanti Singh and Raspreet Sidhu also chipped in with vital
contributions. - (Agencies)
Nov 03, 2009
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