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Boxers Gaurav, Jyoti win silver in Hungary meet

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New Delhi, February 8

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Gaurav Chauhan (91kg) and Jyoti Gulia (51kg) claimed a silver each as India finished their campaign with five medals at the 64th Bocskai Memorial tournament at Debrecen, Hungary. Chauhan went down fighting against Kazakhstan’s Aibek Oralbay in the final after getting a walkover in the semifinals. Chauhan lost his bout 0-4 in a unanimous verdict.

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Jyoti (51kg) also settled for silver after she lost a hard-fought final (2-3) to Russia’s Soluianova Svetlana. Jyoti had made it to final after defeating Canada’s Mandy Bujold in the semifinals with a unanimous verdict.

Two other Indian pugilists, Manisha (57kg) and PL Prasad (52kg), also clinched silver medals. While Manisha lost her final bout against Russia’s Liudmila Vorontsova, Prasad was beaten by Kazakhstan’s Makhmud Sabyrkhan. Sachin settled for bronze in the 57kg category. — PTI

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