Indian judokas win four gold at Asian Youth Championships

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Friday 4th July, 2008 (IANS)

Indian judokas won eight medals, including four gold, at the Asian Youth Judo Championships in Sana'a, Yemen.

According to information received here, Balinder (boys, 42kg), Amit Kumar (boys, 50kg), Sandhya Devi (girls, 48kg) and Pooja Dhanda (girls, 57kg) won the gold medals Thursday.

Ichal Devi (girls, 63kg) won the silver while Neha Thakur (girls, 40kg), Sushila Devi (girls, 44kg) and Romen Singh (boys, 60kg) won the bronze medal.

The 12-member Indian team (six girls and six boys) were second in both the boys and girls sections.

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