India suffered a double setback in the fencing events at the Asian Games on Friday, with both the men’s foil and women’s epee teams knocked out in the round of 16.
The men’s foil team suffered a 27-45 defeat to Hong Kong, while the women’s epee side went down 29-45 to Uzbekistan.
The Indian trio of Aditya, Hemash Singh Sanasam and Sachin fell behind early and could not close the gap as Hong Kong opened up an 18-point gap by the end of the seventh relay to seal it in their favour at the Aichi Sky Expo Hall F.
However, the Indian women’s team of Taniksha Khatri, Yashkeerat Kaur Hayer and Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari stayed within striking distance at 14-17 after relay four but they struggled to keep pace as Uzbekistan pulled away from the fifth relay to seal the win.
In the men’s event, the score after the first relay was 2-5, with Sachin scoring two touches against Choi Chun Yin Ryan’s five.
Sanasam added three touches in the second relay, but Hong Kong extended its lead to 10-5 thro
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