Manama (Bahrain), Oct 28: Indian pugilists packed a punch as six of them sailed into the final to assure the country at least half-a-dozen medals here on Tuesday.
India’s 15-year-old Khushi Chand secured a place in the girls’ 46kg gold-medal bout by defeating Mongolia’s Altanzul Altangadas 5-0. She will met China’s Chen Fang-yu in the title bout on Thursday.
In the girls’ 54kg category, Chandrika Pujari had little difficulty overcoming Kazakhstan’s teenager boxer Ramina Makhanova by a unanimous 5-0 decision to set up a title clash with Uzbekistan’s 15-year-old Kumriniso Muhammadova.
Harnoor Kaur’s 66kg bout also turned out to be a one-sided affair as she beat Chinese-Taipei’s Lu Wen-jing 5-0 to set up the gold-medal match against Kazakhstan’s Ayaulym Ospanova, while Anshika in 80-plus kg got the better of China’s Guo Jiaqing. She will meet Kazakhstan’s Elnura Kongyat in the final.
In the girls’ 50kg semifinal, Ahaana Sharma had to slug it out against Uzbekistan’s Nazokat Mardonova. Ahaana will take on Ma Jong Hyang of DPR Korea in the final.
In the boys’ section, Lanchenba Singh won his 50kh semifinal bout against DPR Korea’s An Phyong Guk 5-0 to set up a title match with Kazakhstan’s Zhumagali Nurmakhan.
In girls’ wrestling, 61kg grappler Yashita assured India of at least a silver by reaching the final. (PTI)
