INDIANS ASSURED OF 2 MEDALS AT RUSSIAN BOXING TOURNAMENT
NDTV.com
17:58 IST, Thursday, July 09, 2009
Press Trust of India
12:25 IST, Thursday, July 09, 2009 (New Delhi)
Indians were assured of at least two bronze medals at Magomed-Salam
Umakhanov Memorial Boxing Championship after Amandeep Singh (48kg)
and Manpreet Singh (91kg) advanced to the semi-finals of the event
in Makhachkala, Russia.
Amandeep defeated local favourite Ginnachmaev V 11:2 in the
quarter-finals.
Manpreet knocked out another Russian, Abdullaev Rustam, in the round
of eight and booked a place in the semi-finals.
Indians had a reasonably good day in other categories as well with
national champion Jasveer Singh (81kg) defeating Iskanderov Khatiz
of Azerbaijan 8-2 in his opening bout.
However, Jai Singh Patil (69kg) lost to Armenian Olympian Ambartzumyn
Edurd 2-8.
Another national champion Kuldeep Singh lost a close bout to Russian
Yron Nikolia 9-12.