Aryan a step away from gold

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, July 7 

Local boxer Aryan, a student of British School (Sector 44), reached the boys’ 38kg category final in the 1st Sub-Junior National Boxing Tournament at the National Boxing Academy (NBA) in Kaithal on Sunday.

In his semifinal tie, Aryan outplayed Gopal Katta of Maharashtra 5-0 to keep his gold medal hopes alive. Services' Nikhil Kumar, who defeated Mizoram's LH Peihneisa 3-2, would be looking to give some stiff resistance to Aryan in the summit clash on Monday.

Meanwhile, Nikhil (46kg) and Lovi (49kg) brought double delight for Punjab. Nikhil remained sharp as ever to score a flawless 5-0 win over Arunachal’s Tadar Tadang. Lovi too won by an identical scoreline, beating Maharashtra's Harshwardhan Wagh.

While Lovi faces Services' Vinay Viswakarma in the final, Nikhil will be up against Ranjana Rohith of Andhra Pradesh.

Karan Vats of Delhi was unstoppable as the 2018 Khelo India silver medallist and National Boxing Academy trainee reached the 40kg final. He logged a 4-1 victory over Chhattisgarh's Wasim Khan. He will take on Neeru of Services, a 5-0 winner over Maharashtra's Vedantbengle. Rudra (35kg) and Deepanshu (43kg) ensured Delhi will get a chance to top the podium multiple times. 

While Rudra edged Rajasthan’s Dev 3-2, Deepanshu hardly broke a sweat in his 5-0 win over Bihar's Rahul. Standing between Rudra and the coveted gold medal will be Services’ Harsh, who dashed the hopes of Uttarakhand's Vishwas 5-0. Deepanshu would be put to a stern test by Goa's Rupesh who knock out Rajan 3-2.