Gaurav Bidhuri enters final of Russian boxing tourney
Other Sports | June 09, 2018 20:59 ISTBidhuri 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.
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.
The 26-year old Indian pugilist blanked Cameroon's Dieudonne Wilfried Seyi Ntsengue in the men's 75kg final to bag his first Commonwealth Games gold on Saturday.
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.
Boxing Federation of India had selected the CWG boxing contingent on the basis of a points system put in place before the national championships last year and Bidhuri was excluded from the team as he did not have the required points.
Three-time Asian medallist and 2015 world championship bronze-winner Shiva made way for national champion and India Open gold-medallist in the lightweight 60kg category.
Mary Kom won against Filipino Josie Gabuco 4-1 en route to her gold in the 48kg category among women.
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.
Also advancing but with a hard-fought win was L Sarita Devi (60kg) as home favourites enjoyed another stellar day and looked good to walk away with most of the medals.
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.
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