India gained a historic Gold medal on the Asian Games on Tuesday, September 26 because the the Dressage Team completed on high step of the rostrum, bagging the nation’s first yellow steel in Equestrian after 41 years. On the opposite hand, India added to their medal tally with two extra crusing medals.
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Nikhat Zareen, the reigning 51kg ladies’s world champion, will face the Vietnamese boxer she defeated within the finals of the 2023 Women’s World Championships in New Delhi in her first spherical itself
No seeding for the boxing programme on the Hangzhou Asian Games signifies that lots of the Worlds finest boxers won’t want to attend until the ultimate to satisfy one another. A subject that isn’t balanced by seedings has meant that in sure eventualities, high boxers face one another early within the event whereas in different eventualities, unheralded prospects get a simple pathway to the highest. No situation exemplifies this higher than Nikhat Zareen, the reigning 51kg ladies’s boxing world champion, who will face the Vietnamese boxer she defeated within the finals of the 2023 Women’s World Championships in New Delhi in her first spherical itself.
Nikhat Zareen vs Thi Tam Nguyen, 50 kg (W)
Luck merely doesn’t appear to favour Nikhat Zareen. At the 2023 Worlds, her entry into the 50kg weight class meant that she was unseeded and ended up having to face six boxers to win her gold medal. The final of these boxers was Thi Tam Nguyen, a Vietnamese boxer who gained the bronze medal on the 2018 Asian Games and gave Zareen a tricky struggle in New Delhi earlier than judges scored the competition 5-0 in favour of the Indian. But that rating doesn’t showcase simply how robust the Vietnamese boxer was and the way the dearth of seedings has meant that what ought to have ideally been the finals of the sunshine flyweight occasion, will now be its first spherical. It doesn’t assist that Zareen might additionally face Thai boxer Chuthamat Raksat within the semi-finals. She had confronted Raksat on the World Championships in New Delhi and narrowly gained 5-2 then.
Hasanboy Dusmatov vs Saken Bibossinov, 50kg (M)
A present world champion and the 2021 world champion each meet within the Round of 16 after a bout every. Welcome to the Hangzhou Asian Games the place solely one in every of Hasanboy Dusmatov or Saken Bibossinov earns the correct to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Luckily for each, qualification tournaments within the leadup to the Paris Games signifies that shedding on the Asian Games gained’t be the tip of their Olympic desires. The lack of seeding additionally impacts India’s Deepak Bhoria on this class, as he goes up in opposition to Japan’s Tomoya Tsuboi, who gained gold within the 54kg class of the 2021 World Championships.
Shiva Thapa to the ultimate
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While most Indians have suffered from this draw, Shiva Thapa could have a simple pathway to the ultimate after he finds himself on the better half of the bracket. The 2015 World Championships bronze medallist’s solely doubtless problem might come from whoever emerges from the battle between Chinese Taipei’s Lai Chu-en and China’s Wang Xiangyang.
Nishant Dev’s robust run
After lately profitable a bronze medal on the Worlds, Nishant Dev will doubtless face Aslanbek Shymbergenov, the present 71kg world champion within the semi-finals. Dev had misplaced to Shymbergenov earlier within the yr on the World Championships however with a view to even get on the win column in opposition to the Kazakhstan boxer, Dev could should beat Japanese boxer Sewonrets Okazawa, who he’s set to satisfy within the quarter-finals ought to each boxers overcome their matches previous to then.
Arundhati, Parveen handed robust begins
It isn’t simply Zareen who has been handed a tricky begin amongst Indian ladies. Take the case of Arundhati Chaudhary who will likely be collaborating in her first-ever Asian Games and must face Liu Yang the present 66kg World Champion straight off the bat. In the 57 kg class, Parveen Hooda, who’s a medal hope for India will go up in opposition to one other Chinese boxer in Xu Zichun.
Lovlina Borgohain, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist, and Shiva Thapa are among the many large names as India named their males’s and girls’s squads for the Asian Boxing Championship in October.
The choice trials lately occurred from Thursday to Saturday at NIS Patiala. Nikhat Zareen, the present world champion, Amit Panghal, the three-time Asian Championship medallist, Rohit Tokas and Sagar Ahlawat, who each received medals within the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, didn’t attend the trials.
As per a Boxing Federation of India (BFI) supply, Zareen opted for relaxation to get some relaxation whereas Tokas and Panghal are recovering from their respective accidents, PTI reported.
Parveen Hooda, who received bronze within the 63kg class of the world championship, and Alfiya Pathan, a Youth Boxing champion, are a part of the ladies’s contingent. Md. Hussamuddin, who received bronze twice on the Commonwealth, is part of the lads’s staff.
As far as Lovlina is anxious, he shall be trying to make amends after not performing to expectations within the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games.
Thapa, alternatively, has a great deal of expertise up his sleeves, having received 5 Asian medals, which features a gold, two silver and two bronze.
The males’s and girls’s contingent are almost definitely to attend a 15-day coaching camp in Amman forward of the match.
Men’s staff
Govind Sahani (48kg), Sparsh Kumar (51kg), Sachin (54kg), Md. Hussamuddin (57kg), Etash Khan (60kg), Shiva Thapa (63.5kg), Amit Kumar (67kg), Sachin (71kg), Sumit (75kg), Lakshya C (80kg), Kapil P (86kg), Naveen Ok (92kg), Narender (+92kg).
Women’s staff
Monika (48kg), Savita (50kg), Minakshi (52kg), Sakshi (54kg), Preeti (57kg), Simranjit (60kg), Parveen (63kg), Ankushita Boro (66kg), Pooja (70kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Saweety (81kg), Alfiya (+81kg).
In the final version, he secured a fifth successive medal, a silver, on the prestigious occasion, turning into probably the most profitable Indian male boxer within the historical past of the match.
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Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian boxer Shiva Thapa started his Commonwealth Games marketing campaign on an ideal word by defeating Pakistan’s Suleman Baloch within the first spherical of the 63.5kg class on Friday.
CWG 2022: Shiva Thapa romps previous Pakistani opponent into pre-quarters (AP Photo)
HIGHLIGHTSShiva Thapa kickstarted his Commonwealth Games marketing campaign by defeating Pakistan’s Suleman BalochThapa registered a complete 5-0 win over Baloch to maneuver to the pre-quarterfinalsThapa was technically far superior to Baloch and landed a flurry of sharp punches
Indian boxer Shiva Thapa kickstarted his Commonwealth Games marketing campaign by defeating Pakistan’s Suleman Baloch within the first spherical of the 63.5kg class in Birmingham on Friday. The 28-year-old Thapa hardly broke a sweat as he registered a complete 5-0 win over Baloch to maneuver to the pre-quarterfinals of the sunshine welter weight. Thapa, the five-time Asian Championship medallist, was technically far superior to Baloch and landed a flurry of sharp punches on his opponent.
The former world championship bronze medallist additionally defended nicely as he danced across the ring with ease. At one level, Baloch lunged ahead to punch the Indian however Thapa effortlessly moved out of the way in which because the Pakistan boxer fell on the canvas.
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Five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) stood only one win away from changing into the primary Indian male boxer to say two world championship medals after he superior to the quarterfinals of the continuing version in Belgrade.
The 27-year-old from Assam defeated France’s Lounes Hamraoui 4-1 in a late night time pre-quarterfinal bout on Monday to maneuver forward. Thapa had claimed a bronze medal within the 2015 version of the match in DohaHe was the one Indian boxer to register a win on Monday after 4 others, together with Asian silver-medallist Deepak Bohria (51kg), bowed out of the competitors.
Thapa will sq. off towards Turkey’s Kerem Oezmen within the quarterfinals on Tuesday night time.
Monday night time’s victory was additionally revenge for Thapa, who had misplaced to Hamraoui on the Alexis Vastine Memorial Tournament in Nantes, France final yr.
Apart from Thapa, 4 others Indian may also be preventing their quarterfinal bouts this night.
Akash Kumar (54kg) will face Venezuela’s Yoel Finol. Narender Berwal (+92kg) will go up towards Azerbaijan’s Mahammad Abdullayev, whereas Nishant Dev (71kg) will tackle Russia’s Vadim Musaev.
Reigning Asian champion Sanjeet (92kg), who was a quarterfinalist within the occasion’s final version, will face Italian Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine.
The gold winners on the showpiece will stroll away with a prize cash of USD 100,000.
The silver medallists are to be given USD 50,000, and each bronze-medallists shall be awarded USD 25,000 every. The whole prize purse stands at a whopping USD 2.6 million.
India are being represented by its reigning nationwide champions throughout weight classes.
Rohit Mor surprised defending champion Mohammad Hussamuddin however the completed duo of Shiva Thapa and Sanjeet lived as much as expectations by clinching gold medals of their respective weight classes on the Men’s National Boxing Championships on Tuesday.
Deepak Kumar (51kg), Akash (54kg), Akash (67), Sumit (75kg), Sachin Kumar (80kg), Lakshya (86kg) and Narender (+92kg) additionally secured gold medals by successful their respective closing bouts on the Inspire Institute of Sports. All of them are from Services group.
All the gold medal winners of the National Championships will symbolize India on the World Championships scheduled in Belgrade, Serbia from October 24 to November 6.
All of them, besides Shiva, can be competing of their maiden world championships.
Delhi boxer Mor dished out a dominating 5-0 win over Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Hussamuddin, one of many robust contenders for the title within the 57kg.
Reigning Asian champion Sanjeet, additionally representing Services, outclassed Haryana’s Naveen Kumar by unanimous resolution.
Seasoned boxer Shiva Thapa of Assam, a bronze medallist on the 2015 world championships and in addition a five-time Asian medallist, efficiently defended his title as he recorded a simple 5-0 win over Dalveer Singh Tomar of Services within the 63.5kg closing.
Karnataka’s Nishant Dev additionally continued his good run on the championships. He blanked Amit Kumar of Daman, Diu & Nagar Haveli to win the 71kg title.
Deepak, an Asian championships silver medallist, was adjudged finest boxer of the championships for his spectacular efficiency.
Services defended their group championship title as they received 12 medals — 8 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.
Railway (2 gold, 2 bronze and three silver) and Delhi (1 gold, 4 bronze) claimed the second and third place respectively.
For Railways, Varinder Singh (60kg) and Govind Sahani (48kg) claimed gold medals with similar unanimous victories. While the 2021 Asian Championships bronze medallist Varinder defeated Services’ Etash Khan Muhammed, Govind bought the higher of Chandigarh’s Kuldeep Kumar.
The Championships, which returned after a spot of 1 yr attributable to COVID-19 pandemic, noticed participation of 35 States/UT items and Boards and near 400 boxers.
While the gold and silver medallists from every class of the Championships may also get direct entry into the nationwide teaching camp, the 2 bronze medallists will participate within the choice trials the place they may compete alongside the boxers representing the second group of top-3 groups of the final National Championships — Services, Railways and Haryana.
The announcement of the remaining two names for the nationwide camp can be made on September 24 on the idea of outcomes of the choice trials.
The completed trio of Sanjeet (92kg), Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) and Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) stood only one win away from reserving a slot in India’s world championship squad after they entered the finals of the lads’s National Boxing Championships right here on Monday.
Reigning Asian gold-medallist Sanjeet, representing Services Sports Control Board (SSCB), proved too robust for Harsh Kaushik from Delhi as he registered a convincing 5-0 win.
Sanjeet will tackle Haryana’s Naveen Kumar within the last. Naveen blanked Punjab’s Raghav Chaudhary.
Another SSCB boxer Hussamuddin, nevertheless, confronted a troublesome problem from the in-form youth world champion Sachin of Haryana.
The defending champion Hussamuddin needed to work exhausting earlier than finishing a 4-1 win in an intense semifinal bout. He will struggle in opposition to Delhi’s Rohit Mor within the gold medal match.
Later, 2015 world championships bronze-medallist Thapa recorded a dominating victory over Uttar Pradesh’s Abhishek Yadav, profitable with a unanimous 5-0 verdict.
The five-time Asian medallist will sq. off in opposition to SSCB’s Dalveer Singh Tomar within the last on Tuesday.
Deepak (51kg), Akash (54kg), Etash Khan Muhammed (60kg), Akash (67kg), Sumit (75kg), Sachin Kumar (80kg), Lakshya (86kg) and Narender (+92kg) have been the opposite SSCB boxers to enter the finals.
Chandigarh’s Kuldeep Kumar (48kg) and Sagar (+92kg) additionally made their manner into the finals with equally dominant victories.
While Kuldeep Kumar outperformed Uttar Pradesh’s Ravi Kumar with a unanimous margin, Sagar too comfortably defeated Maharashtra’s Reynold Joseph, when the referee stopped the competition in his favour.
For Karnataka, Nishant Dev additionally booked a last berth within the 71kg class. Nishant bought the higher of Haryana’s Yashpal with a straightforward 5-0 win.
Gold medal winners from the championships will earn themselves an opportunity to characterize the nation on the world championships to be held in Serbia from October 24 to November 6.
Amit Panghal misplaced the Asian Championships ultimate regardless of three out of 5 judges scoring the final two rounds for him. That such scorelines aren’t an anomaly however the norm is what makes the 10-point should system so bewildering.
The 3-2 break up choice loss means Panghal has now misplaced all three bouts in opposition to Uzbek rival Shakobidin Zoirov. His dismissive, “of course” head shake, nevertheless, instructed the story. Even the earlier defeat, in Russia final month, wasn’t as one-sided because the 5-0 scoreline urged.
“This time Amit deserved the decision,” an exasperated High-Performance director Santiago Nieva instructed The Indian Express. “The second round was pretty clear (for Amit). The third round was closer but still in our favour. Even the first was close.”
Panghal’s Twitter account had already devoted the silver to the Indian youth and his childhood coach Anil Dhankar, earlier than the Indian staff, expectedly, lodged a protest in opposition to the choice.
ये सिल्वर मैडल,मेरे देश के युवाओं ,मेरे कोच Anil Dhankhar के नाम,काश इस वक्त वो यहाँ दुबई में होते,@KirenRijiju सर बस यही इच्छा है की टोक्यो मैडल के वक्त वे मेरे साथ खड़े हो।🙏🙏🙏 @Media_SAI @BFI_official @AjaySingh_SG @ipspankajnain @DGSAI @debojo_m @aapkadharam @AapkaPanghal pic.twitter.com/SL8ujv7d13
— Amit Panghal (@Boxerpanghal) May 31, 2021
According to the foundations, the staff supervisor or the pinnacle coach of the dropping boxer will get quarter-hour after the choice is introduced to submit their protest, and full the paperwork for it within the subsequent half-hour. Only selections with 3-2 scoreline may be reviewed.
The Indian contingent had already seen the system work when Sakshi Chaudhary’s win had already been overturned in favour of Kazakh world champion Dina Zholaman. On Monday, the staff’s protest was not accepted by the jury.
@Boxerpanghal you fought like a tiger. This bout was for certain yours. And, for us you’re the Champ. An official protest has been lodged for the second spherical.🤞 @AjaySingh_SG @BFI_official @KirenRijiju @DGSAI https://t.co/6C4KUsWh8n pic.twitter.com/hxwJGldNla
— Debojo Maharshi (@debojo_m) May 31, 2021
Using stature to benefit
He didn’t defend the continental title, however Panghal’s efficiency in opposition to the reigning Olympic and World champion must be a large increase to his confidence this near the Tokyo Games.
The ‘take it slow’ technique is firmly on the backburner. Like their earlier assembly in April, Panghal got here out buying and selling with Zoirov. The Uzbek’s combos, nevertheless, had been crisper and longer, catching Panghal on the finish of most exchanges. Panghal struggled to seek out the vary for a lot of the three minutes nevertheless it was nonetheless the closest opening spherical between the 2; the primary time a choose scored it for the Indian.
It was the second spherical the place Panghal, quick for the flyweight division, turned his stature to his benefit. He nonetheless lunged in to scrap, however swayed and ducked, leaving Zoirov punching the air.
By altering the extent, getting inside and crouching beneath Zoirov’s punches, Panghal’s overhand left — that looping weapon that has come to outline his in-ring model — modified too. If it didn’t discover the face, it received Zoirov’s torso on the best way down. There was much more bodywork by each boxers, however Panghal’s gameplan appeared to work higher.
The proper hook was one other revelation. Panghal feinted down and went to the pinnacle along with his lead hook.
“Left to the body, right to the head,” was Nieva’s instruction after the primary spherical.
Panghal hit again within the second spherical and rode on the momentum within the third. The overhand left was now adopted by straight rights to the face, staggering Zoirov. And when the Uzbek moved in, cheeky verify hooks put an finish to that.
In the tip, the competition was determined by the slimmest of margins. When requested what may have labored in Zoirov’s favour in line with the judges, Nieva stated: “He has fast punches, good pressure. He is active. But clearly, the cleaner punches were landed by Amit.”
Their rivalry might learn 3-0 within the Uzbek’s favour, however on Monday, Panghal was the higher boxer. There’s no protesting that.
India has lodged PROTEST
India has contested the R2️⃣ choice of the spilt verdict 2️⃣-3️⃣ and shock lack of @Boxerpanghal within the finals of ASBC #AsianEliteBoxingChampionships in Dubai in opposition to reigning World & @Olympics champion S Zoirov of 🇺🇿 🥊#PunchMeinHaiDum#boxing pic.twitter.com/Xt09rwbxVP
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) May 31, 2021
Sanjeet snaps gold
Shiva Thapa suffered a 3-2 defeat within the 64kg ultimate to Asian Games silver medallist Mongolia’s Baatarsukh Chinzorig. The two-time Olympian beforehand received gold in 2013, silver in 2017 and two bronze in 2015 and 2019. In the 91kg ultimate, Sanjeet shocked the three-time Asian champion Vassiliy Levit 4-1, taking India’s tally to 2 gold, 5 silver and eight bronze; an enchancment on the tally of 13 medals achieved in 2019.
𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗝𝗘𝗘𝗧 🤩#Sanjeet wins 🥇medal for 🇮🇳 in model. He defeated five-time Asian Championship medalist and Rio Olympic silver medallist within the Final of 2021 ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai 🥊#PunchMeinHaiDum#AsianEliteBoxingChampionships pic.twitter.com/VtUEhME20k
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) May 31, 2021
Nieva believes the efficiency reveals Indians are again on the observe.
“It has been tough for everybody, not only the boxers who suffered Covid. Even among the girls, you could see that some of them were in top shape. Not only because of Covid weakening them but also lack of sparring, being in quarantine and no proper training,” Nieva stated on Sunday. “This was difficult to deal with, and that’s why it was so important to come here and get some proper matches. They are back on track and now we focus on the Olympics.”
Seasoned Indian boxer Shiva Thapa (64kg) secured his fifth successive medal on the Asian Championships by advancing to the semifinals after out-punching Kuwait’s Nader Odah within the last-eight stage right here on Tuesday.
Thapa prevailed 5-0 in a lop-sided conflict to arrange a showdown with defending champion and prime seed Bakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan. Usmonov outclassed John Paul Panuayan.
Thapa gained a gold within the 2013 championships, bronze in 2015 and 2019 and silver in 2017. He is assured of not less than a bronze within the ongoing version, bettering his personal place as probably the most profitable Indian boxer within the match’s historical past.
Thapa was in management from the phrase go and was hardly examined by his opponent, who additionally confronted a standing eight depend within the opening spherical. The Assamese boxer was significantly spectacular together with his left jabs.
However, Commonwealth Games bronze-winner Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg) went right down to Uzbekistan’s reigning world champion Mirazizbek Mirzahalilov in a fiercely-fought quarterfinal.
The Indian boxer misplaced 1-4 after giving the top-seeded defending champion fairly a struggle.
Mirzahalilov, who can be the Asian Games champion, was caught off guard by Hussamuddin’s highly effective counter-attacks on multiple event.
However, the Uzbek’s assured footwork and precisely-placed straights for a majority of the bout, helped him seal it ultimately.
In one other disappointment for India, Iran’s Meysam Gheslaghi defeated Sumit Sangwan within the males’s mild heavyweight (81kg) division in a late Monday evening bout.
On Wednesday, India’s Olympic-bound males pugilists Amit Panghal (52kg), Vikas Krishan (69kg) and Ashish Kumar (75kg) will kick-start their marketing campaign.
World Championships silver-medallist and defending champion Panghal will face Mogolia’s Kharkhuu Enkhmandakh.
The two final confronted one another on the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan final yr the place the Indian had triumphed in a gruelling contest.
Asian Games champion Vikas Krishan will sq. off in opposition to Iran’s Moslem Malamir, whereas final version’s silver-winner Ashish will face World Championships and Asian Games silver-medallist Abilkhan Amankul of Kazakhstan.