Maharjan scored 16.40 points in women´s tai chi chuan all-round event and eased past Erika Lama, who scored just 10.90 in the final selection round held at the Dasharath Stadium on Thursday. [break] Aang Babu Lama scored 17.15 and left Bikash Shrestha behind in men´s tai chi chuan all-round. Shrestha achieved only 15.63 points.
All three SAG gold medalists vowed to perform well in the Asiad. "I want to continue SAG success in the Asiad also," said Maharjan after winning the final selection.
However, Rasaili got a narrow-escape in the san-sau 56 kg as Yuvaraj Gurung gave a good fight. Rasaili won the first round of the fight and Gurung leveled the game in second round. In the third and decisive round, referees decision remained inconclusive and Rasaili was awarded the victory since he weighed less than Gurung.
In the event of women Chan chuan, all-round Sami Lama scored 7.50 to beat Monica Gurung with 6.15 points. Lama has also been selected for the Chen-shu Cheng-shu after scoring 14.15 against Gurung with 13.01.
Biddya Maharjan left Kalpana Sunuwar behind in women´s nan chuan nan tau. Maharjan got 15.60 points while Sunuwar received 14.25.
In men´s chan chuan all-round, Bikash Rai obtained 8.05 to beat Nirajan Aale Magar, who got 7.95. However, Magar took the revenge in men´s tau shu quan shu as he scored 15.30 points to beat Rai, who got 14.80 points. In nan chuan nan quan, Raju Maharjan got 17.25 points and struggled past Sani Shrestha. Shrestha managed to score only 16.55 points.
SAG bronze medalist Alina Chaudhary thrashed Urmila Shrestha in women´s 52 kg san-sau while Jharana Gurung knocked down Chahana Lama in the very first round of 60 kg san-sau.
Bhusan Bajracharya thumped Tej Bahadur Pandit in men´s 75 kg san-sau while Mangal Prasad Tharu in 60 kg and Purushottam Rijal in 65 kg were selected unopposed in the final selection.
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