Four Indians enter semifinals of Asian Youth boxing
Four Indian boxers entered the semifinals of the Asian Youth boxing championships being held in Dubai after a day of combined outcomes for the nation.
The continental showpiece is being carried out concurrently for the youth and junior boxers (each women and men) for the primary time.
Seven Indians took the ring within the quarterfinals on Monday night and 4 of them emerged victorious.
Jaydeep Rawat (71kg) defeated UAE’s Mohammed Eissa in essentially the most dominating present by an Indian, outclassing his rival within the second spherical.
Vanshaj (63.5kg) gained 5-0 in opposition to Tajikistan’s Makhkamov Dovud, whereas Daksh Singh (67kg) defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Eldar Turdubaev 4-1.
Suresh Vishvanath (48kg) was up in opposition to in opposition to Kyrgyzstan’s Amantur Zholbborosv and prevailed 5-0.
However, Victor Saikhom Singh (54kg) misplaced to Kyrgyzstan’s Derbek Tilvaldiev 2-3, whereas Vijay Singh(57kg) was overwhelmed 0-3 by Tajikistan’s Morodov Abubakr.
Rabindra Singh misplaced 2-3 to Tajikistan’s Yoqubov Abdurrahim.
India’s assured medal tally stood at over 20 on the day of attracts itself as many international locations both skipped or fielded smaller squads because of the COVID-19 journey restrictions.
The gold medallists within the youth class will obtain prize cash of USD 6,000 whereas silver and bronze medallists will declare USD 3,000 and USD 1,500 respectively.
The junior champions will probably be awarded with USD 4,000 for gold and USD 2,000 and 1,000 for silver and bronze medallists respectively.