India were assured of a staggering 10 boxing medals at the Asian Games Test event after three fought their way into the semifinals while seven others got byes into the last-four stage. World youth champion Shashi Chopra (57kg), three-time King’s Cup gold-medallist K Shyam Kumar (49kg) and Asian youth silver-medallist Ashish (64kg) advanced after contrasting wins. Moving ahead with first-round byes were India Open gold-medallist Manish Kaushik (60kg), Ritu Grewal (51kg), Pavitra (60kg), Salman Shaikh Anwar (52kg), Etash Khan (56kg), Pawan Kumar (69kg), and Ashish Kumar (75kg). Shashi notched up a comprehensive 5-0 triumph over Singapore’s Nur Sabrina Binte, while Shyam Kumar clinched a close 3-2 triumph over Thailand’s Samak Saehan. Chinese Taipei’s Chu-En Lai awaits Manish in the last-four stage, while Ashish will be up against Indonesia’s Libertus Gha.

Source: Hindustan Times February 12, 2018 13:18 UTC