<p>Made to sweat by the tenacious Uttar Pradesh lass in the 59-62 kg final, Rekha appeared hardly perturbed, holding her nerve in registering a 1-0 victory by points at the Ganpat Rai Indoor stadium.<br /><br />The State had another shot at gold in the women’s 68-73 kg category, but Varsha Bende lost 0-3 to Shalu Raikwar to end up with a silver.<br /><br />Karnataka now have one gold, one silver and two bronze from taekwondo alone, a fine effort considering only eight women and two men are participating from the State.<br />Results: Women: 59-62 kg, final: P Rekha Devi (Karnataka) bt Shristi Singh (UP) 1-0 by points.68-73 kg: Shalu Raikwar (Madhya Pradesh) bt Varsha Bende (Karnataka) 3-0 by points. </p>.<p>Women spikers shine<br />Karnataka women produced another sparkling performance to march into the semifinals of the volleyball competition at the Haribansh Tana Bhagat Indoor stadium on Monday.<br />Having rolled over Himachal Pradesh in straight sets on Sunday, the eves carried the same form against a listless Tamil Nadu, registering another lop-sided 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-20) victory in their second Pool B encounter to make it two wins in a row.<br />The women will lock horns against West Bengal in the final group clash on the morrow, a clash which will decide the table toppers. <br /><br />Kerala, with a host of Indian players in their ranks, lead Pool B with two wins from as many matches while Andhra Pradesh are second, also with an all-win record.<br />However, it was curtains for the men spikers, who suffered a second straight defeat, going down 18-25, 16-25, 20-25 to Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />Results: Men: Tamil Nadu bt Karnataka 25-20, 25-21, 25-18. <br />Women: Karnataka bt Tamil Nadu 25-18, 25-16, 25-20.</p>
<p>Made to sweat by the tenacious Uttar Pradesh lass in the 59-62 kg final, Rekha appeared hardly perturbed, holding her nerve in registering a 1-0 victory by points at the Ganpat Rai Indoor stadium.<br /><br />The State had another shot at gold in the women’s 68-73 kg category, but Varsha Bende lost 0-3 to Shalu Raikwar to end up with a silver.<br /><br />Karnataka now have one gold, one silver and two bronze from taekwondo alone, a fine effort considering only eight women and two men are participating from the State.<br />Results: Women: 59-62 kg, final: P Rekha Devi (Karnataka) bt Shristi Singh (UP) 1-0 by points.68-73 kg: Shalu Raikwar (Madhya Pradesh) bt Varsha Bende (Karnataka) 3-0 by points. </p>.<p>Women spikers shine<br />Karnataka women produced another sparkling performance to march into the semifinals of the volleyball competition at the Haribansh Tana Bhagat Indoor stadium on Monday.<br />Having rolled over Himachal Pradesh in straight sets on Sunday, the eves carried the same form against a listless Tamil Nadu, registering another lop-sided 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-20) victory in their second Pool B encounter to make it two wins in a row.<br />The women will lock horns against West Bengal in the final group clash on the morrow, a clash which will decide the table toppers. <br /><br />Kerala, with a host of Indian players in their ranks, lead Pool B with two wins from as many matches while Andhra Pradesh are second, also with an all-win record.<br />However, it was curtains for the men spikers, who suffered a second straight defeat, going down 18-25, 16-25, 20-25 to Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />Results: Men: Tamil Nadu bt Karnataka 25-20, 25-21, 25-18. <br />Women: Karnataka bt Tamil Nadu 25-18, 25-16, 25-20.</p>
