Tridib BaparnashNew Delhi, Aug. 1 -- India celebrated a historic day on the judo mat at the Commonwealth Games as Asmita Dey became the country's first-ever Commonwealth Games champion in the sport before Harsh Singh added a second gold, completing a memorable double triumph in Glasgow on Friday.
Later in the evening, Yamini Mourya settled for a silver after going down narrowly to England's Acelya Toprak in the women's -57kg final.
Asmita Dey began the gold rush by defeating Canada's Heidi Quach 2-1 in the women's -48kg final. The 22-year-old World No. 48, a Khelo India athlete from Tripura, displayed tremendous composure to recover from a point down and produce a memorable comeback to clinch India's first-ever Commonwealth Games title in...