Gaurav Saini in final, 3 others in semis of Asian junior boxing
New Delhi (PTI): Gaurav Saini (70kg) advanced to the final while three other Indian boxers entered the last-four stage after contrasting victories in the Asian Junior Championships in Dubai.
Saini defeated Kyrgyzstan's Zakirov Mukhammadaziz 4-1 to enter the summit clash on Sunday night. The tournament is being held simultaneously for the youth and junior boxers (both men and women) for the first time.
Entering the semifinals were Ashis (54kg), Anshul (57kg) and Bharat Joon (+81kg).
Ashis outpunched Tajikistan's Rahmanov Jafar 5-0, while Anshul pummelled UAE's Mansoor Khaled in his quarterfinal bout which was stopped in the first round itself due to the Indian's dominance.
Joon eked out a 3-2 triumph over Uzbekistan's Kenesbaev Aynazar.
However, it was curtains for Krish Pal (46kg) and Preet Malik (63kg).
Pal was no match for Uzbekistan's Bakhtiyor Yakhshiboev, who outclassed him by the second round forcing the referee to stop the contest.
Malik went down 2-3 to Kyrgyzstan's Eldar Esembaev.
More than 20 medals were assured for India on the day of draws itself as COVID-19 travel restrictions kept several counties away leading to small size of the draws.
The gold medallists in the youth category will receive prize money of USD 6,000 while silver and bronze medallists will claim USD 3,000 and USD 1,500 respectively.
The junior champions will be awarded with USD 4,000 for gold and USD 2,000 and 1,000 for silver and bronze medallists respectively.
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Panambur: Lorry hits bike near petrol pump; rider killed
Panambur: A two-wheeler rider died on the spot after a lorry allegedly hit his bike near the Indian Oil petrol pump in Panambur on Thursday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Shivadas Ganapathi Nayak, a native of Ankola taluk in Uttara Kannada district, who was residing in a rented house in Bejai, Mangaluru.
According to police, Shivadas was employed at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Baikampady and was returning home after work when the accident occurred. Police said the lorry hit his bike from behind. He fell and was run over by the rear wheel of the lorry, resulting in his death.
Mangaluru North Traffic Police Inspector Shivakumar M. and his team visited the scene, conducted an inspection, and initiated further legal proceedings. Further investigation is underway.
