Bangkok--5 Aug--Sports Authority of Thailand
Press Center Branch Committee under the Public Relations Committee for the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games 2009
[JU JITSU] Thailand captured another two silver medals through the Jujitsu competition in the inaugural Asian Martial Arts Games at the Bangkok Metropolitan Youth Centre (Thai-Japan) Stadium yesterday.
With only three participating nations vying for the gold in the opening day of the sports, the events were competed in a round-robin format.
In the women’s duo category, the Thai pairing of Saowanee Limpanatingyong and Wassanaporn Samthong, who ousted India’s Sakshi Singha and Gule surkhab Wani 80-56, had to be content with a silver medal after falling 83-79 to Shabina nawaz Janjua and H. farah Riaz from Pakistan in the other match.
The other medal was added to the hosts’medal tally when Saowanee teamed up with Bodin Panjabutra to trounce Lalit Singh and Sakshi Singh from India 86-61in their first bout, but failed to go on for the gold, going down to Shabina nawaz Janjua - Muhammad haroon shakir Siddiqui of Pakistan in the following match in the duo mix class.
[PENCAK SILAT] Governor of Suphan Buri province Somsak Pursrisuk and Provincial Public Health Office confirmed that only one of the two athletes have been infected by H1N1 virus.
After samples from the Singaporeans had been submitted for H1N1 testing in Bangkok, the results showed that only Singaporean Nur Zulaikha was infected H1N1, while Muhammed Shakis Binjunnda had normal flu.
Both athletes were given Oseltamivir for two days by the physician of Chao Praya Yomraj Hospital and the Singaporeans were expected to return to their home soils on August 8 after taking rest and medicine for three more days.
[MUAY THAI] Thai fighters booked a berth in the final round of three classes after their dramatic victories in the semi-final rounds of Muay Thai contest at Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Stadium Supachalasai yesterday.
In the men’s flyweight division, Thai Virapong Nonthing booked a ticket to the final round with an RSC outscore over Dolan singh Ningthoukhongjam of India in the semi-finals.
Semi-finalist Pakaidao Pramari from Thailand was also enjoyed with her whitewash 5-0 win over Thi ngoc linh Phan in the women’s bantamweight class.
Another Thai joining compatriots in the final, Weerapol Kwangkhwang routed Wang Kang from China 5-0 in the semi-finals in men’s lightweight division.
(MPC-19)
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