India win five medals in Asian Indoor Games

Ashgabat: India added five medals, including a gold by cueist Sourav Kothari, on the tenth day of the fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Kothari won the gold in the singles billiards as he defeated Praprut Chaithanasakun of Thailand 3-1 (100-80 101-0 29-101 101-88) in the final. In tennis, the mixed doubles pair of Vishnu Vardhan and Prarthana Thombare bagged the silver after losing to the Thai duo of Nuttanon Kadchapanan and Nicha Lertpitaksinchai 7-5 4-6 2-6 in the final. Wrestlers added three bronze medals through Sandeep Tomar (-61kg), Deepak (-86kg) and Pooja Dhanda (-58kg). — PTI