Sumit, Sarjubala assured of medals, Shiva in QF of Indian Open

New Delhi, Jan 29:
Asian silver-medallist Sumit Sangwan (91kg) and world silver-medallist Sarjubala Devi (51kg) were among the four Indian boxers, who assured themselves of medals after facile wins in the inaugural USD 100,000 India Open tournament for men and women here today.
Second seed Sumit defeated compatriot Virender Kumar 5-0 but sustained a cut above his eye, which might force him to skip the semifinals.
Sarjubala Devi (51kg) and Pinki Jangra (51kg) advanced to the semis in the women’s competition.
The heavyweight (91kg) top seed, Naman Tanwar, who claimed a bronze at the world youth championships, made an impressive debut in the senior circuit, defeating Jordan’s Eishaish Hussein to enter the semifinals and be assured of a medal.
Entering the quarterfinals with an easy win was top seed and three-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (60kg), who produced a calculative performance to defeat Bhutan’s Dorji Wangdi in his opening clash.
Shiva will face Uzbekistan’s Sherbek Rakhmatulloev tomorrow.
Another impressive win of the day was notched up by reigning national champion Manish Kaushik (60kg), who came up with a spirited show to defeat Cuba’s Rabi Armando Martinez. (PTI)

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