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Knee Injury Forces Indian Boxer Sumit Out Of Asian Games
Indian boxer Sumit had to stop fighting at the Asian Games.
He was competing in the men’s 70kg division.
He fought Iraq’s Al Sarray Ali Qasim Hamdan in the pre-quarterfinals.
Sumit was ahead after the first two rounds.
In the third round, he fell awkwardly after dealing with a punch.
He appeared to injure his knee and could not continue.
The referee stopped the match and gave the victory to his opponent.
Other Indian boxers, Sakshi and Parveen, were still scheduled to compete.
Sumit’s Asian Games campaign ended after a knee injury in the men’s 70kg pre-quarterfinals.
He was forced to concede against Iraq’s Al Sarray Ali Qasim Hamdan.
Sumit was leading after two rounds before falling awkwardly in the third round.
The referee stopped the contest and awarded the win to Al Sarray Ali Qasim Hamdan.
Sakshi and Parveen were scheduled to compete in their respective round-of-16 bouts.
- Who
- Indian boxer Sumit and Iraq’s Al Sarray Ali Qasim Hamdan.
- What
- Sumit conceded his men’s 70kg Asian Games pre-quarterfinal bout after suffering a knee injury.
- Where
- At the Asian Games.
- When
- Thursday, during the Asian Games.
- Why
- Sumit could not continue after injuring his knee in the third round.
Key facts
- Event
- Asian Games men’s boxing
- Weight category
- Men’s 70kg
- Stage
- Pre-quarterfinals
- Opponent
- Al Sarray Ali Qasim Hamdan of Iraq
- Injury
- Knee injury
- Previous result
- Sumit defeated Thailand’s Bunjong Sinsiri 5-0 in his opening bout
- Other Indian boxers
- Sakshi and Parveen were set to compete in round-of-16 bouts
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