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India win SAF men's badminton title

April 01, 2004 22:06 IST

India [ Images ] won the men's team title in the badminton tournament of the SAF games, thrashing Pakistan 3-0 on Thursday.

Earlier, they had won the women's title, beating Sri Lanka [ Images ] in the final.

Top Indian player Abhinn Shyam Gupta faced stiff resistance from Wajid Ali in the first game but used all his experience to emerge triumphant at 15-9, 15-5.

National champion Chetan Anand [ Images ] increased the lead with an easy 15-12, 15-5 win over Ahsan Qamar.

In the doubles, Markose Bristow and Rupesh Kumar [ Images ] were too good for their Pakistani opponents, Rizwan Rana and Umer Zeeshan, and wrapped the tie and the match 15-1, 15-7.

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