Dola Banerjee on way to claiming the recurve gold.

Colombo: Seasoned campaigner Dola Banerjee quelled compatriot Reena Kumari's challenge, while in-form Jayanta Talukdar upstaged Tarundeep Rai in the finals as India bagged both the men's and women's individual recurve gold in archery at the Colombo Gymkhana Club here on Friday.

Dola, who won gold at the European Grand Prix at Antalaya, Turkey last year, was bang on target and her experience stood her in good stead as she edged out teammate and fellow Olympian Reena Kumari 108-99 in the final. .

Jayanta pipped Olympian Tarundeep to the post with just a one-point margin separating the two.

Tarundeep, after the 110-111 defeat, had to be content with the silver medal.

In the semifinals, Jayanta had beaten Tashi Peijor of Bhutan 115-104, while Tarundeep triumphed over Md. Nure Alam of Bangladesh 110-95.

India in kabaddi final

Asian champion India thrashed Pakistan 40-17 to book a final berth in the men's kabaddi competition. The arch-rivals will again clash for the title on Saturday.

Manpreet Singh was the star for the Indians, as he played a vital role in his team's emphatic 23-point victory at the National Youth Centre. Agencies

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