Gaurav Bidhuri enters President's Cup semis in Philippines

July 25, 2019 6:18 PM

Gaurav Bidhuri enters President's Cup semis in Philippines

In Boxing, World Championships bronze-medallist Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) assured himself of a medal at the President's Cup tournament in Labuan Bajo, Philippines after claiming a comfortable win in the quarterfinals. Bidhuri, who claimed India's lone medal in the 2017 world event in Hamburg, stormed past Afghanistan's Waris Karimi to make the last-four stage last night. The national championships' silver-medallist will next be up against local favourite Junmilard...

Gaurav Bidhuri bags bronze medal in Umakhanov Memorial Tournament in Russia

June 12, 2018 7:43 AM

Gaurav Bidhuri bags bronze medal in Umakhanov Memorial Tournament in Russia

India's Gaurav Bidhuri has settled for a bronze medal in 56kg after going down in the last-four stage of the Umakhanov Memorial Tournament in Kaspiysk, Russia yesterday. World Championships bronze-medalist Bidhuri lost to Kazakhstan's Siroshiddin Abdullayev in a split 2-3 decision, rounding off a fine campaign in his comeback tournament after being out due to a back injury. Two Indian boxers Brijesh Yadav (81kg) and Virender Kumar (91kg) have advanced to the finals scheduled fo...