Sabera, Mustain clinch bronzes in lifting

Bangladesh experienced female lifter Sabera Molla and male competitor Mustain Billah earned two bronze medals in the weightlifting of the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati, India, yesterday.

Taking part in the 48 Kg weight category, Sabera lifted a total weight of 143 kg with 63 kg in snatch and 80 kg in jerk. 
Indian Saikum Mirabai Chanu ran away with the gold medal lifting 169 kg, while Dinushansani of Sri Lanka bagged the silver with 145 kg.
Zahura Akhtar Reshma of Bangladesh finished fourth in the women’s 53 kg category. And in the men’s division, Mizanur Rahman also had to remain content with the four place in 56 kg category. India also won gold medal in these two categories.
Mustain Billah won the bronze in men’s 62 kg category lifting a total weight of 225 kg.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh men’s team suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat at the hands of India in a team event first round match in Guwahati, while the women’s team outplayed Afghanistan by 3-0 sets. PTI adds: Seeking to end their gold medal drought in the last two editions, Indian men’s hockey team begins its campaign in the 12th South Asian Games against minnows Bangladesh today.
India have fielded a second string team under Mandeep Antil’s captaincy as most of the senior players are featuring in the ongoing and lucrative Hockey India League but they should not face any problem in beating Bangladesh ranked 22 places below them at 29th at the FIH charts.
But the home side, ranked seventh in the world, would get a chance to see how the team, mainly made up of junior players, would perform under match situations ahead of the marquee clash against arch-rivals Pakistan on Monday.
The Indian team, which also has experienced midfielder Gurbaj Singh, named after serving a suspension period of nine months, would look to implement the plans and tactics as these of players have not played together often in a competitive match.
Talking about tomorrow’s (Sunday) match, Gurbaj said his team will not take any side lightly and will play their natural game.
“We cannot take any team lightly. In any sport an opposition is an opposition and we are concerned of how good we play irrespective of the opposition. Against Bangladesh, we can look how to implement our plans and tactics on the field.”

Sabera, Mustain clinch bronzes in lifting

Bangladesh experienced female lifter Sabera Molla and male competitor Mustain Billah earned two bronze medals in the weightlifting of the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati, India, yesterday. Taking part in the 48 Kg weight category, Sabera lifted a total weight of 143 kg with 63 kg in snatch and 80 kg in jerk. Indian Saikum Mirabai Chanu ran away with the gold medal lifting 169 kg, while Dinushansani of Sri Lanka bagged the silver with 145 kg. Zahura Akhtar Reshma of Bangladesh finished fourth in the womens 53 kg category. And in the mens division, Mizanur Rahman also had to remain content with the four place in 56 kg category. India also won gold medal in these two categories. Mustain Billah won the bronze in mens 62 kg category lifting a total weight of 225 kg. Meanwhile, Bangladesh mens team suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat at the hands of India in a team event first round match in Guwahati, while the womens team outplayed Afghanistan by 3-0 sets. PTI adds: Seeking to end their gold medal drought in the last two editions, Indian mens hockey team begins its campaign in the 12th South Asian Games against minnows Bangladesh today. India have fielded a second string team under Mandeep Antils captaincy as most of the senior players are featuring in the ongoing and lucrative Hockey India League but they should not face any problem in beating Bangladesh ranked 22 places below them at 29th at the FIH charts. But the home side, ranked seventh in the world, would get a chance to see how the team, mainly made up of junior players, would perform under match situations ahead of the marquee clash against arch-rivals Pakistan on Monday. The Indian team, which also has experienced midfielder Gurbaj Singh, named after serving a suspension period of nine months, would look to implement the plans and tactics as these of players have not played together often in a competitive match. Talking about tomorrows (Sunday) match, Gurbaj saidhis team will not take any side lightly and will play theirnatural game. We cannot take any team lightly. In any sport an opposition is an opposition and we are concerned of how good we play irrespective of the opposition. Against Bangladesh, we can look how to implement our plans and tactics on the field.