Indian taekwondo athletes Kashish Malik and Jyoti Yadav experienced a disappointing start at the Asian Games, bowing out in the first round of their respective events.
Photograph: Bryan Foo/Reuters
Key Points
- Indian taekwondo players Kashish Malik and Jyoti Yadav faced early exits at the Asian Games.
- Kashish Malik lost to South Korea's Yujin Kim in the women's 57kg category.
- Jyoti Yadav was defeated by Thailand's Kannaluck Chuenchooklin in the women's 67kg category.
Indian taekwondo players disappointed as Kashish Malik and Jyoti Yadav bowed out in the first round of the respective events at the Asian Games here on Saturday.
In the women 57kg category, Kashish lost to Yujin Kim of South Korea 0-2 (3-18 2-17) in round of 16.
Later in the day, Jyoti was shown the door by Thailand's Kannaluck Chuenchooklin 0-2 in women's 67kg category.
Jyoti lost 4-15 15-4 14-2 in the round of 16.
