Pinky Balhara wins bronze in 5th Asian Beach Games

India’s Pinky Balhara has won bronze medal at the 5th Asian Beach Games held at Da Nang, Vietnam. 
•    She won the medal in women’s 52kg category after she lost to Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy of Vietnam in the semifinals. 
•    Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy won the gold medal in this event while another Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Quynh won the silver medal. 
•    To participate in the 5th Asian Beach Games, India had sent a contingent of 208 members.
•    The athletes will participate in 13 sporting disciplines which include Kabaddi, Swimming, Handball, Pencak Silat, Kurash, Woodball, Sambo, Ju-Jitsu, Pentaque, Sepaktakraw, Shuttlecock, Voninam and Muay Thai. 
•    Kurash is a form of wrestling that had originated from Uzbekistan. In this game, two opponents wear a green and a blue jacket. 
•    The participants try to throw the other on the ground.