India finish badminton events with a total of 10 medals including 6 gold

Assam shuttler Ashmita Chaliha lifted the women's singles title at the ongoing South Asian Games when she defeated Gayatri Gopichand in an all-Indian final match played in Pokhara, Nepal on Friday.

Chaliha and Siril Verma from Telangana were crowned the men's and women's singles champions as Indian shuttlers claimed eight medals that included four gold, two silver, and two bronze as the individual badminton events came to an end at the 13th South Asian Games here in Nepal on Friday.

In women'ssingles, Assam's Ashmita Chalia overcame a late surge from fellow rising star,Gayatri Gopichand of Telengana to finish off with a 21-18, 25-23 win.

Along with the twogold the Indian men's and women's teams won earlier, India ended their gloriouscampaign with a rich haul of 10 medals to finish at the top of the badmintonmedal standings.