Ugandan boxer Mustafa Katende dies in training session
Other Sports | July 03, 2018 15:26 ISTThe 35-year old professional boxer Mustafa Katende was slated to have his next fight in Poland on July 30.
The 35-year old professional boxer Mustafa Katende was slated to have his next fight in Poland on July 30.
Sonia Lather (57kg) and Mandeep Jangra were among the five Indian boxers to enter the finals, while four others, including Shiva Thapa (60kg), signed off with bronze medals in the Ulaanbaatar Cup.
Bidhuri had been out of action ever since his bronze medal at the Hamburg World Championship in September last year owing to a nagging back injury.
Kom conceded she had a busy schedule -- as a professional athlete, parent, gym owner and lawmaker -- but sounded a warning to her opponents against assuming she had too much on her plate.
Mary Kom swiftly put to rest speculations around possible retirement, which gained credence after she added the CWG gold to her glowing list of achievements.
Boxer Amit Panghal on Saturday added to India's medal haul at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia by winning the silver in Men's 46-49kg category.
Joining Vikas and Satish in the finals was the fast-rising trio of Amit Panghal (49kg), Gaurav Solanki (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (60kg).
On the overall medal tally, India held on the third position with 12 gold, four silver and eight bronze medals for a total of 24 so far.
With weightlifters through with their campaign, wrestlers yet to take off and boxers only getting into medal rounds, the number of medal were not too many to show on day six of the Games.
India held on to their third spot in the overall tally, behind hosts Australia and England. The Indian contingent has so far collected 11 gold, four silver and six bronze medals.
Earlier, M C Mary Kom (48kg) had assured herself of a medal at the event, winning her opening round clash.
While Solanki eased past Ghana's Akimos Annang Ampiah 5-0, Kaushik staved off some early resistance from Trinidad and Tobago's Michael Alexander to win 4-0.
India held on to their fourth position in the medals tally, having claimed seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals so far.
Tanwar defeated Tanzania's Haruna Mhando in a lopsided unanimous verdict to make the last-eight stage in the afternoon session.
Manoj convincingly thrashed Osita Umeh of Nigeria 5-0 and advanced by a unanimous verdict at the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia.
India's charge into the final was led by none other than Mary, Sarita Devi and Pinki Rani in the women's session while Manish Kaushik and Dinesh, who upset Manoj Kumar, led the men's charge.
According to police, 27-year-old Jitendra Mann's body was found with gun shot wounds at his flat in AVJ Heights, which falls under Surajpur Police Station.
Batista’s career was cut short by a freak leg injury picked after he slipped on the walking trail in his hometown.
Despite bringing many such laurels to the country and earning a name for himself in the world of boxing, Lakha is presently working as a taxi driver in Ludhiana earning a petty 8000 rupees per month.
Vijender also spoke about being challenged by British star Amir Khan despite the fact that the two boxers are in altogether different weight categories.
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