Indian boxers shine in CWG Games, lift three gold medals

THE INDIAN boxing contingent in the ongoing Commonwealth Games learnt their lessons the hard way when they compensated for their mistakes, which they had committed on Monday. The boxing trio consisting Surnajoy Singh (52 kg), Manoj Kumar (64 kg) and Paramjeet Samota (91 kg) hauled three golds on Wednesday in their respective weight categories.

Although Singh and Manoj Kumar had lifted their own gold medal's, tension gripped when Paramjeet Samota was to face Trinidadian Tariq Abdul Haqq. Samota's manipulated moves not just confused the spectators but also the game specialists, when he changed his attacking style from right hand to left. The moment of victory came when Samota landed a harsh punch on the Trinidadian on the upper lip which led to an instantaneous gush of blood.

Meanwhile, in the 64 kg knockout English boxer, Bradley Saunders was left battered and bruised against Manoj Kumar, who registered a 11-2 win against him that made his journey towards the gold medal much more sweeter.

Although Vijender Singh's exit out of the semi finals came as a disappointment, Manoj Kumar tried to fill in the gap by stating there like Vijender, even he had kept the guard pretty close to his face. His style of attack confused the opponent which made his victory commendable.