Glasglow : The Indian judokas have made a wonderful start to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games as Sushila Likmabam and Navjot Chana have assured India of its first two medals by reaching the finals in their respective categories.
Likmabam, Chana and Manjeet Nandal made sure that Indian judokas make a bright start at the Games.
Likmabam won her semi-final by pinning Chloe Rayner in the women’s 48kg category in the semis. She reached the semifinals in the 48kg beating Marie Medza Effa in the Round of 16 before winning against the Australian Amy Meyer in the quarters.
In the quarterfinal against the Australian, Likmabam picked up three shidos but got an ippon, full point which helped her to seal a win.
Meanwhile, Navjot Chana too has qualified for the finals as he won his semifinal against South Africa’s Daniel le Grange of South Africa. In the quarters, Chana beat Tom Pappas of Australia.
In the men’s 66kg preliminary Round of 32 and Round of 16, Manjeet Nandal won against Malta’s Jeremy Saywell by O-Soto-Gari and then defeated Asa Weithers of Barbados despite having to a shido, penalty, in the first minute. These two victories booked him a place in the quarters.