<p> Cyclist Bidyaluxmi Tourangbam landed India’s first gold medal as the hosts kick-started their quest for overall glory at the 12th South Asian Games in right earnest here on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Bidyaluxmi clocked 49:24.573 in the 30km individual time trial event at the LP School Chakanibari to wear gold while team-mate Chaobi Devi Elangbam won silver with a final timing of 49:31.311. Pakistan’s Sabiha D claimed bronze after crossing the line in 50:10.598.<br /><br />Arvind Panwar and Manjeet Singh made it a 1-2 for Indians in the men’s 40km time trial. Arvind registered a final time of 52:28.800 for the gold while Manjeet clocked 54:01.183 for silver. Sri Lanka’s Janaka Hemantha Kumar (55:25.441) settled for bronze.<br /><br />Lifters shine<br /><br />The returns were rich in the weightlifting arena as well with Indians winning gold in three out of four events held on the day.<br /><br />The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Mirabai claimed gold in the women’s 48kg with a total lift of 169 kg (79+90). <br /><br />Gururaja won the gold in the men’s 56 kg after lifting 241kg while Harshdeep Kaur clinched India’s third gold in the women’s 53 kg section after lifting a total of 171kg.<br /><br />Disappointing<br /><br />The only disappointment came in the men’s 62 kg section where Gopal Anbarasu was eliminated after failing to clear 140kg (clean and jerk) in his three attempts. <br />Spikers begin well<br /><br />Indian men’s volleyball team began on a rousing note, blanking Nepal 3-0 in an extremely lop-sided contest. The spikers, favourites to claim the gold, all but secured their place in the semifinals with a 25-16, 25-16, 25-16 win. They next play Sri Lanka on Sunday.<br /><br />Medals tally<br /><br />Country G S B T<br />India 14 5 0 19<br />Sri Lanka 4 10 7 21<br />Pakistan 1 2 3 6<br />Bangladesh 0 1 8 9<br />Nepal 0 1 2 3<br />Afghanistan 0 0 1 1<br /></p>
<p> Cyclist Bidyaluxmi Tourangbam landed India’s first gold medal as the hosts kick-started their quest for overall glory at the 12th South Asian Games in right earnest here on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Bidyaluxmi clocked 49:24.573 in the 30km individual time trial event at the LP School Chakanibari to wear gold while team-mate Chaobi Devi Elangbam won silver with a final timing of 49:31.311. Pakistan’s Sabiha D claimed bronze after crossing the line in 50:10.598.<br /><br />Arvind Panwar and Manjeet Singh made it a 1-2 for Indians in the men’s 40km time trial. Arvind registered a final time of 52:28.800 for the gold while Manjeet clocked 54:01.183 for silver. Sri Lanka’s Janaka Hemantha Kumar (55:25.441) settled for bronze.<br /><br />Lifters shine<br /><br />The returns were rich in the weightlifting arena as well with Indians winning gold in three out of four events held on the day.<br /><br />The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Mirabai claimed gold in the women’s 48kg with a total lift of 169 kg (79+90). <br /><br />Gururaja won the gold in the men’s 56 kg after lifting 241kg while Harshdeep Kaur clinched India’s third gold in the women’s 53 kg section after lifting a total of 171kg.<br /><br />Disappointing<br /><br />The only disappointment came in the men’s 62 kg section where Gopal Anbarasu was eliminated after failing to clear 140kg (clean and jerk) in his three attempts. <br />Spikers begin well<br /><br />Indian men’s volleyball team began on a rousing note, blanking Nepal 3-0 in an extremely lop-sided contest. The spikers, favourites to claim the gold, all but secured their place in the semifinals with a 25-16, 25-16, 25-16 win. They next play Sri Lanka on Sunday.<br /><br />Medals tally<br /><br />Country G S B T<br />India 14 5 0 19<br />Sri Lanka 4 10 7 21<br />Pakistan 1 2 3 6<br />Bangladesh 0 1 8 9<br />Nepal 0 1 2 3<br />Afghanistan 0 0 1 1<br /></p>
