India have won two gold medals in their maiden appearance at the Winner International Boxing Tournament in Serbia. At Belgrade, both Paramjeet Samota (+91kg) and teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) finished on top in the finals of their respective categories. Samota, a Commonwealth Games gold-medallist and Asian Games bronze-medallist, beat Marceta Mane of Bosnia in a thrilling contest in which both the boxers were tied 6-6 after three regulation rounds. The Indian, however, managed to grab the yellow metal on the individual score. The 17-year-old Shiva, a Youth Olympics silver medalist, defeated Bulgarian Delaklive Detelin to clinch his maiden gold in a senior international tournament. Manpreet Singh, the silver medalist at last year's Asian Games, settled for a bronze medal after losing to Pulev Tervel of Bulgaria in the semi-final of the tournament. India, invited to the event for the first time, finished with two gold and a bronze medal in the tournament.
News On AIR | April 24, 2011 8:51 PM
India bag two gold medals at International Boxing Tournament