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Indian campaign comes to an end

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BUSAN Oct. 13. The Indian campaign in the 14th Asian Games came to an end as the last of its competitors, Ranibara Devi, failed to make progress beyond the second round of the women's feather weight (59 kg) competition in the taekwondo events at the Gudeok gymnasium on Sunday.

Rani had won over Shrestha Bandana of Nepal on superiority in the first round but was badly beaten by China's Wang Shuo in the second.

India, finishing the day, with a haul of 11 golds, 12 silvers and 13 bronzes was rooted to the seventh spot, for a second day running, in the overall medal tally. However, what should have been its best performance ever in any Asian Games held overseas turned into a nightmare when Sunita Rani was reported to have tested positive for doping.

While the Indian officialdom kept a distance and promoted impressions of ignorance over the whole episode for most part of the day, the mood at the Indian camp was sober as the athletes discussed the positive test result in hushed tones.

Most of them quite naturally were unwilling to go on record and offer a comment. The majority seemed to sympathise with the young runner from Punjab. ``It should not have happened to her,'' was the common refrain one came across, though certain others did make an attempt to put the blame squarely on the officials. But only after extracting a promise that their names would not be put on print.

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