Indian boxers endured a disappointing day on the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria with Sumit Kundu (75kg) and Anamika (50kg) shedding their respective preliminary stage bouts.
While Sumit went down 0-5 to the reigning world and European champion Oleksandr Khyzhniak of Ukraine within the pre-quarters, Anamika misplaced 1-4 to Algeria’s Roumaysa Boualem within the last-eight stage on Wednesday.
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So far, Nandini (+81kg) assured India of its first medal by advancing to the semifinals with a dominating win over Kazakhstan’s Valeriya Axenova within the last-eight stage on Tuesday.
The event options over 450 boxers from 36 international locations, together with conventional powerhouses corresponding to Kazakhstan, Italy, Russia, France and Ukraine, the place Russia launched a navy operation on Thursday regardless of world enchantment for restraint.
“So far, we have not noticed any impact of the conflict here. Ukrainian boxers competed yesterday and they are competing even today, the weigh-ins have been completed this morning,” a member of the Indian contingent instructed PTI over cellphone.
A 17-member Indian contingent, together with seven males and 10 girls, was despatched to take part within the event.
India received two medals within the final version with Deepak Kumar and Naveen Boora securing silver and bronze respectively.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
