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Lovlina, Priya and Kapil Reach Boxing Tournament Semifinals
Three Indian boxers have reached the semifinals of a continental tournament.
Lovlina Borgohain won her 75kg bout against South Korea’s Seong Suyeon.
Priya Ghanghas defeated Tajikistan’s Mijgona Samadova in the 60kg division.
Priya had to come from behind to win.
Kapil Pokhariya beat South Korea’s Kim Gichae in the 90kg division.
Reaching the semifinals guarantees each boxer at least a bronze medal.
Three other Indian boxers had already reached the medal rounds.
India is therefore set to win six boxing medals, compared with four at the previous edition.
Lovlina Borgohain defeated South Korea’s Seong Suyeon 5-0 in the women’s 75kg quarterfinal.
Priya Ghanghas overcame Tajikistan’s Mijgona Samadova by unanimous decision in the 60kg quarterfinal.
Kapil Pokhariya beat South Korea’s Kim Gichae 0-5 to enter the men’s 90kg semifinal.
The three Indian boxers secured at least bronze medals by reaching the semifinals.
India will have six boxing medalists, improving on its previous edition’s four-medal haul.
- Who
- Indian boxers Lovlina Borgohain, Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya, along with three other Indian boxers.
- What
- The three boxers reached their respective semifinals and secured at least bronze medals.
- Where
- Nishio, Japan.
- When
- During the reported quarterfinals; no date is provided.
- Why
- They won their quarterfinal bouts, helping India improve its previous four-medal boxing haul.
Key facts
- Lovlina Borgohain
- Defeated Seong Suyeon 5-0 in the women’s 75kg quarterfinal.
- Priya Ghanghas
- Beat Mijgona Samadova by unanimous decision in the women’s 60kg quarterfinal.
- Kapil Pokhariya
- Defeated Kim Gichae 0-5 in the men’s 90kg quarterfinal.
- Medal status
- All three semifinalists are assured of bronze medals.
- India’s medalists
- Six Indian boxers will return with medals from the tournament.
- Previous haul
- India won four boxing medals at the last edition.
Sources
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