At the 21st President's Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia today, India's Asian Games gold medallist boxer V Santhosh Kumar (64kg) and Jasveer Ahlawat (81kg) advanced to the semifinals. Jasveer, a former national champion beat Iran's Olympian boxer Mohammad Shourain 20-12, while Santhosh got thebetter of Japan's Katsuaki Susa 15-7 late Tuesday night. With this, the total number of medals assured for India has gone up to three after the 18-year-old Gaurav Bidhurientered the semifinals of light fly weight 49kg division yesterday. However, it was curtains for South Asian Games gold-medallist Chhote Lal Yadav who lost the bantam weight56kg quarterfinals 13-14 to China's Xu Bia Xiang after a thrilling contest.
News On AIR | July 6, 2011 8:43 PM
Gold medallist boxer Santhosh, Jasveer advances to semifinals