4 Indian boxers win bronze in World Cup

[Rameshjeee]

4 Indian boxers win bronze in World Cup

All four Indian boxers lost their semi-finals and had to settle for bronze in the World Cup here.Three of them went down to boxers from Cuba, a traditional powerhouse in the sport.

Akhil Kumar

Akhil Kumar, who put up a strong fight against Olympic silver medallist Leon Alarcon Yankiel, the rest of them fizzled out without much to show.

Jitender Kumar

Jitender Kumar lost his semi-final bout to Cuban Hernandez Laffita, also an Olympic silver medallist. Jitender went down 6-14 in the 51 kg (flyweight) category.

Anthresh Lakra

In another bout Saturday, Anthresh Lakra (featherweight) lost to Cuban Idel Torriente 3:6 in the 57 kg category.

Dinesh Kumar

In the 81kg (light heavyweight) bout, Dinesh Kumar retired in the second round after receiving heavy blows from Russian Artur Beterbiev, who took a 10-1 lead.

Kudos to all boxers

Oh that's great, i didn't know that..thx for sharing

[Rameshjeee]

Originally Posted by Manish

Oh that's great, i didn't know that..thx for sharing

Thats the bad fate our sportspersons (except cricketers) have. Their achivements gets unnoticed many times...This thread was my small attempt to highlight their achievements,as I knew many of you may not be aware of this.