Indian Boxers Win 4 Golds, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze Medals At Doha Tournament. Chak De India!


DOHA: 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 the gold medals.

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

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

However, it was all wins for India from here on. Former Asian gold medalist Shiva defeated Egypt's HYM 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 in October.
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Source: PTI