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ITBP personnel win gold medals in Commonwealth judo

By IANS,

New Delhi: An assistant sub-inspector and a woman constable of central paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have won two gold medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Judo Championship in Singapore.

Virender Singh won gold in 81-kg category and Kalpana Devi won the gold in 52-kg weight category, an official said Wednesday.

The Indian team consisting of seven men and seven women was sent to participate in the championship which ended Tuesday. Singh and Kalpana Devi were the only participants from the ITBP for the event that began from Jan 8.

The Indian team has rounded off their campaign with 18 medals — 13 golds, four silvers and one bronze.