Seema Punia, Sania Mirza wins Gold in Asian Games 2014

Seema Punia, Sania Mirza wins Gold in Asian Games 2014 on the 10th day of competitions in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon. Seema Punia won the gold medal in Women’s Discus throw final in Asian Games 2014 at Incheon on Monday with a highest score score of 61.03. Her scores in the first four rounds were 55.76, 57.00, 59.36, 61.03. Xiaoxin Lu came second with the score of x 54.70 x 58.87 59.35. However her country-mate Krishna Poonia missed the bronze by a whisker.

Tennis star Sania Mirza teamed up with Saketh Myneni to clinch the gold in mixed double while Seema Punia also brought glory with her gold-winning act as India maintained the 9th position in the overall standings.  The 27-year-old Sania stole the limelight as she paired up with unheralded Myneni to carve out an easy victory in the final against the Chinese Taipei pair of Hao Ching Chan and Hsien Yin Peng as the Indians ended their tennis campaign with an impressive haul of five medals.