Boxers win four gold medals in Doha

New Delhi, May 23

Indian boxers rounded off a brilliant run at the Doha International Tournament, winning four gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the event.

Commonwealth Games silver medallist L Devendro Singh (49kg), Shiva Thapa (56kg), Manish Kaushik (60kg), and Manoj Kumar (64kg) won gold medals.

The silver medal went to Gaurav Bidhuri (52kg), while Mandeep Jangra (69kg) and Vikas Krishan (75kg) bagged bronze medals.

In the finals today, Devendro beat Philippines’ Aldren Moreno 3:0. This was followed by Gaurav losing to Montassar Bouali 2:1.

From there on, it was all wins for the Indian boxers .

Former Asian gold medallist Shiva defeated Egypt’s H Abdelaal 2:1. Manish beat Moroccan Rabi Hamza 3:0, while Manoj thrashed Filipino Magliquian Nicole by a similar margin. This was a test event for the World Championships scheduled here in October this year.

Three gold medals in World Jr Women’s boxing

Indian boxers rounded off a thoroughly commendable performance at the AIBA Women’s Junior World Championships, clinching three gold and two silver medals on the final day of the event. Savita (50kg), Mandeep Sandhu (52kg) and Sakshi (54kg) struck gold, while Soniya (48kg) and Niharika Gonella (70kg) settled for silver medals. Soniya was the first to take the ring today, squaring off against American Heaven Garcia. She went down (1-2) to open the Indian account with a silver medal. Earlier in the youth competition, Jamuna Boro (57kg) had bagged a bronze medal. — Agencies