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Malayala Manorama had reported last week on the failure to fulfill this commitment to the sportspersons.
Indian hockey goalkeeper P R Sreejesh, relay winners Mohammad Anas and Mohammad Ajmal and silver medalist long jumper Ancy Sojan were among those felicitated.
The volunteers were incredibly friendly, helpful, and always smiling. As their nickname – the little green lotus – suggests, they were the face, soul and heart of the Games. They always wore a smile on their faces and were always willing to help.
The tally of 100-plus medals in the Games appears impressive and brings forth plenty of cheer. However, this should not make us blind to the fact that we are still way behind international standards in most events.
The Thrissur native breached her personal best twice and leapt 6.63 metres to bag the second spot behind Shiqi Xiong of China, who jumped 6.73 metres to claim gold.
The duo defeated world champions Suyong Cha and Sugyong Pak of China.
Chinese Taipei (4:05.692) and South Korea (4:05.702) took the top-two spots.
India picked up two gold, four silver and three bronze on the day which was marred by controversy in the women's 100m hurdles final.
The officials eventually disqualified the Chinese runner Yanni Wu and upgraded Jyothi's medal to silver.
Prannoy missed the summit clash due to a back injury.
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