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"NEW DELHI - Achanta Sharath Kamal wiped a tear from his eye as the last notes of "Jana Gana Mana", the Indian national anthem, rang out at the Yamuna Sports Complex last night.
The delirious little ones were running around the arena with flag in hand, the old couldn't hide their joy. A bald old man, his head gleaming with years of experience, had his hands up in the air, waving them like he just didn't care, his shirt creeping up a few inches to expose his ample belly.
Next to him, his wife found renewed youth as she danced unabashedly, while Achanta wiped another tear from his eye.
The 4,000-strong crowd in the stadium acting as witnesses, India got the cue to celebrate, after their table tennis pair of Subhajit Saha and Achanta beat the fancied Singapore tandem of Yang Zi and Gao Ning 3-2 (9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8) to take the Commonwealth Games men's doubles gold."
Wonder if he cried this time?
The delirious little ones were running around the arena with flag in hand, the old couldn't hide their joy. A bald old man, his head gleaming with years of experience, had his hands up in the air, waving them like he just didn't care, his shirt creeping up a few inches to expose his ample belly.
Next to him, his wife found renewed youth as she danced unabashedly, while Achanta wiped another tear from his eye.
The 4,000-strong crowd in the stadium acting as witnesses, India got the cue to celebrate, after their table tennis pair of Subhajit Saha and Achanta beat the fancied Singapore tandem of Yang Zi and Gao Ning 3-2 (9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8) to take the Commonwealth Games men's doubles gold."
Wonder if he cried this time?
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