Indian Youth Boxers Claim 4 Silver Medals at Serbian Tourney
The Indian youth boxers clinched four silver medals and a bronze at the 37th Golden Glove of Vojvodina International Tournament held in Serbia.
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The Indian youth boxers clinched four silver medals and a bronze at the 37th Golden Glove of Vojvodina International Tournament held in Serbia.
Seloy Soy (49kg), Bilotson L Singh (56kg), Ajay Kumar (60kg) and Vijaydeep (69kg) fetched silver medals after going down in their respective final bouts held on Sunday.
Soy lost 0-5 to Omer Ametovic, while Singh was beaten by Russian Boris Karibian, again a unanimous verdict.
Kumar was also beaten 0-5 by Croat Diego Mamic. Vijaydeep, on the other hand, went down in a 2-3 decision to Kazakhstan's Azamat Bektas.
Earlier in the semifinal, Harsh Gill (91kg) lost to Turkey's Topaloglu Abuzer to settle for a bronze medal.
The tournament featured 22 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, and Kazakhstan, PTI
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