Sandeep Thakral (born 13 October 1973)[1] is an Indian bridge player. He was selected to the Indian bridge team to take part in the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.[2] In the final, team suffered a defeat to Hong Kong and were awarded the silver medal.[3][4][5] In the semifinals, India defeated China.[6] In 2018 Asian Games, the Indian team won a bronze medal.[7]
Sandeep is a resident of Gurugram. He runs his own IT company. He began playing bridge in 1998 and won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Championships in 2011. He won the gold at the BIFEM in 2021 and 2023.[8]
References
edit- ^ Lahiri, Dipankar (2023-10-05). "Away from media glare, Indian bridge team conquers China in their mind palace". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023". Firstpost. 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Games Bridge: Indian men go down against Hong Kong; settle for silver". The Hindu. 2023-10-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian men's bridge team beats China to enter final". The Times of India. 2023-10-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Prasad, Aashin (2023-10-06). "Cards on the table, smoke breaks in between: Behind the scenes of India's silver medal in bridge at Asian Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Games: Indian men's bridge team beats China to enter final". The Times of India. 2023-10-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Men's bridge team upgrades Jakarta bronze to silver". Bangalore Mirror. October 7, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Bridge to Asiad podium: CEO who knows how to play his cards right". The Times of India. 2023-10-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
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