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12th SAG: India sweep Men's Boxing events by winning 7 Gold medals

India today swept the Men's Boxing events of the 12th South Asian Games by winning 7 Gold medals. Shiva Thapa, L Devendro Singh, Mandeep Jangra, Vikas Krishan, Manoj Kumar, Madan Lal and Dheeraj bagged Gold medals in their respective weight categories bringing laurels to the country.<br/><br/>Female pugilists – MC Mary Kom, Sarita Devi and Pooja Rani will play for Gold medals tomorrow. Earlier today, Indian shooters bagged 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals to finish the Games with a total of 45 medals – 25 Gold, 10 Silver and 10 Bronze. A Gold each today came in the team and Individual categories of Women's 10-metre Air Pistol and Men's 25-metre Rapid Fire Pistol events. Gurpreet and Sweta were the Gold medal winners.<br/><br/>India also won 3 Gold medals in Taekwondo through Latika Bandari, Navjeet Maan and Margerita Regi. India's medals tally currently stands at 174 Gold, 89 Silver and 30 Bronze. Sri Lanka is second, while Pakistan is third.

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