Simranjeet, Manish strike gold; India end Cologne World Cup campaign with 9 medals

New Delhi, December 20

Indian women boxers Simranjeet Kaur (60kg) and Manish (57kg) notched up gold medals with contrasting final wins in the Cologne World Cup in Germany.

Manish defeated compatriot Saskhi 3-2 while Simranjeet got the better of German Maya Klienhans 4-1 to finish on top in their respective categories.

India finished the competition at the second spot overall after claiming three gold, two silver and four bronze medals.

#TOPSAthlete @boxerpanghal won the gold medal in the men’s 52 kg event at the #CologneBoxingWorldCup after his opponent Billal Bennam withdrew from the final. #TOPSAthlete Satish Kumar finished his campaign in the men’s 91+ kg event with a silver.@KirenRijiju @DGSAI pic.twitter.com/KJCmmP3GuG

— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) December 19, 2020

On Saturday, Asian Games champion Amit Panghal (52kg) had claimed the sole gold among men. He got a walkover in the finals.

Veteran Satish Kumar (+91kg) had to settle for a silver after an injury forced him to withdraw from the finals.

Many congratulations to #TOPSAthlete #SatishKumar (men’s 91+ kg), #Sakshi (women’s 57 kg) and #ManishaMoun (women’s 57 kg) for reaching the final of the #CologneBoxingWorldCup @KirenRijiju @DGSAI @RijijuOffice @BFI_official @PIB_India @PMOIndia @IndiaSports @YASMinistry pic.twitter.com/KQOOss7CC3

— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) December 19, 2020

Sonia Lather (57kg), Pooja Rani (75kg) Gaurav Solanki (57kg) and Mohamed Hussamudin (57kg) had claimed the bronze medal in their respective categories.

The event featured boxers from the host country, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine. PTI