Santosh, Mena continue good show at Dakar
Peugeot driver Carlos Sainz won the Arequipa - La Paz stage as the marathon held its final test before the mid-event rest day.
Sainz beat team-mate and rally leader Stephane Peterhansel by four minutes and six seconds to pick up his first stage win in this year's Dakar.
India's C S Santosh and Oriol Mena of Hero MotoSports team continued with their strong show even as the sixth stage from Arequipa in Peru to La Paz was affected by weather.
The first part of the sixth stage from Arequipa to La Paz was cancelled owing to bad weather and foggy conditions for the riders.
The revised sixth stage was limited only to a 194km of timed section from the originally planned 313km but not before the riders tackled everything from snow, freezing temperature and rain.
Both the bikers from Hero MotoSports team decided to be safe and cautious with an aim to successfully complete the first half of the Dakar Rally without any incident.
Spaniard Mena continued his solid run to finish the sixth stage at 23rd position and an overall 21st place.
Santosh continued his resurgence in the rankings, despite a troubled ankle owing to an earlier crash. He finished the sixth stage at 38th position and overall he stands at 51st place at the end of the first half.
Sarjubala edged past Haryana's Ritu 3-2 to clinch Manipur's lone gold medal and her second successive national title.
Former world and Asian champion L Sarita Devi (60kg), representing the All India Police (AIP), also picked up a gold medal after beating RSPB's Pavitra in her summit clash.
The marquee clash of the day past Manisha (Haryana).
Rajesh Narwal from RSPB won the flyweight (48kg) crown defeating Monika (UP).
Traditional powerhouse Haryana managed to claim just one gold medal this time, through Pooja Rani (75kg). Pooja got the better of Assam's Alari Boro in her summit clash.
RSPB finished with five gold and two bronze medals overall.