One gold, four silver medals for India at Finland boxing tourney

March 11, 2019 1:49 PM

One gold, four silver medals for India at Finland boxing tourney

Kavinder Singh Bisht in the 56kg-category struck gold while Shiva Thapa in the 60kg category and three others claimed silver medals to end a fine Indian campaign at the 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament in Helsinki, Finland on Sunday.   Signing off with silver medals were three-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa,  Govind Sahani, Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin and Dinesh Dagar. In a rare all-Indian final, a gritty Bisht was up against Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Hussam...

Six Indian boxers enter semis of Finland tournament

March 10, 2019 8:25 AM

Six Indian boxers enter semis of Finland tournament

Six Indians have entered the semifinals of the 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament at Helsinki in Finland. The pugilists are, three-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa, former youth world champion Sachin Siwach, Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin, Kavinder Singh Bisht, Dinesh Dagar and Naveen Kumar. Earlier, Asian silver-medallist Sumit Sangwan and rookie Govind Sahani had made it to the semis on the back of first-round byes. Around 100 boxers from 15 countries are competing in the ...