India proud again; wins most gold-medals at Serbia youth boxing-tournament
Indian boxers ruled the ring at the 36th Golden Glove of Vojvodina youth tournament, ending with a whopping seven gold medals to claim the overall top spot in the event in Subotica, Serbia. Four men and three women finished with gold medals at the tournament, which featured 17 countries. India claimed the numero uno position with 17 medals, including six silver and four bronze.
Kazakhstan bags second position followed by Russia
Russia fetched 11 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, and 6 bronze), but ended up third behind Kazakhstan, which had a better gold medal count (5) in their overall haul of seven medals. The gold medal winners for India were Aman (+91kg), Akash Kumar (56kg), S Barun Singh (49kg), Vijaydeep (69kg), Nitu (48kg), Divya Pawar (54kg), and Lalita (69kg).
Akash played neck to neck with his Argentine counterpart
Aman, who got a direct entry into the final owing to the presence of just two boxers in his draw, defeated his lone challenger in Hungarian Laszlo Felfoldi 5-0 for the top honors. Barun fetched a split 4-1 triumph over the crowd favorite Rade Joksimovic. Akash had to toil harder for his 3-2 win over Argentine Jehiel Micro Cuello.
Vijaydeep had to toil harder over Kazakhstan's Azat Assanov
Vijaydeep, too, endured a tough contest before prevailing 3-2 over Kazakhstan's Azat Assanov. In the women's draw, Nitu sailed past Scotland's Billie Denholm 5-0. Divya also clinched a 5-0 triumph over Serbian Dajana Grumusa. Lalita, on the other hand, won 4-1 against Russia's Angelina Kabakova.
Neha Yadav beaten 0-5 by Kazakhstan's Dina Islambekova
Indian boxers who ended with silver medals in the tournament included reigning youth world champion Jyoti Gulia (51kg), who was outwitted by Italian Martina Pianna in a close 2-3 result. Manisha (64kg) also went down by a similar margin to Russia's Lanna Maliuganova. Neha Yadav (+81kg), a direct entrant into the final, was beaten 0-5 by Kazakhstan's Dina Islambekova.
3 female and 1 male Indian boxers settled for bronze
In the men's competition, Ankit lost 1-4 to Scotland's Reese Lynch, while Akash (64kg) went down 2-3 to Thailand's Bannaphon Pannon. Nitin Kumar (75kg) also lost a close one against Thailand's Weerapon Jongjoho. Settling for bronze medals were Saskhi (51kg), Sakshi Gaidhani (81kg), Bhavesh Kattamani (52kg), and Anamika (51kg) after losing their respective semi-final bouts in the boxing tournament.
