India struck gold not once but twice in their maiden appearance at the Winner International boxing tournament with Paramjeet Samota (+91kg) and teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) finishing on top in the finals in Belgrade, Serbia.
Samota beat Marceta Mane of Bosnia in a thrilling contest in which both the boxers were tied 6-6 after regulation three rounds. The Indian, however, managed to grab the yellow metal on the individual score.
The 17-year-old Shiva, a Youth Olympics silver medallist, defeated Bulgarian Delaklive Detelin to clinch his maiden gold in a senior international tournament. Manpreet Singh (91kg), the silver medallist at last year’s Asian Games, settled for a bronze medal after losing to Pulev Tervel of Bulgaria in the semifinal of the tournament.
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