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 and Manoj Kumar were among the seven India pugilists who bagged Gold medals in their respective weight categories. MC Mary Kom, Sarita Devi and Pooja Rani will play for Gold medals tomorrow.<br/><br/>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 Singh and Sweta Singh were the Gold medal winners.<br/><br/>India also won 5 Gold in Judo, 3 in Taekwondo, 2 each in Kabaddi and Handball, and one in Women's Football. The Men's Football Final between India and Nepal is underway. India's medals tally now stands at 184 Gold, 89 Silver and 30 Bronze. Sri Lanka is second, while Pakistan is third.
News On AIR | February 15, 2016 8:46 PM
India sweep Men's Boxing events by winning 7 Gold