Summary
The women's bow and arrow team won their first gold medals.
Boxers from India won three gold medals.
A new sport called Sepak Takraw gave India its first bronze medal.
Key Points
5 points1
85 total medals: 21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze.
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First gold medals for women's bow and arrow team.
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Three gold medals in boxing.
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First bronze medal in Sepak Takraw.
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First gold medals for women's trap shooting.
New Words to Learn
10 wordsmedal
a special award given for finishing in the top three
archery
sport where people shoot arrows at a target
recurve
type of bow that curves outward at the ends
boxing
sport where two people wear gloves and punch a padded area
Sepak Takraw
a game where players kick a rattan ball over a net
trap
sport where people shoot at moving clay targets
soft tennis
a version of tennis played with softer balls
mixed martial arts
sport that mixes many fighting styles
Greco-Roman wrestling
type of wrestling where you use only your arms and upper body
milestone
an important first-time achievement
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