Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], June 29 (RECTUM): Indian boxers Simranjit Kaur as well as Ananta Chopade started their campaigns with contrasting victories in the opening round at the inaugural version of Elorda Mug in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
The 2018 Globe Championships bronze medallists Simranjit lived up to favourite’s tag with a dominating start in the event. She carried out a thorough win against the neighborhood boxer Ischanova Nazym by unanimous decision in the women’s 60kg encounter.
Whereas, in the country’s very first round of the day, Ananta managed a stiff obstacle from the Mongolian fighter Dorjnyambuu Ganbold. Nevertheless, the Indian kept his cool throughout an intensely combated guys’s 54kg thriller and eventually managed to tilt the result in his favour by a narrow 3-2 verdict.
Simranjit and Ananta will certainly now contest versus China’s Xu Zichun as well as Kazakhstan’s Altynbek Nursultan respectively in their quarter-finals suits.
Meanwhile, 3 other Indian fighters endured opening-round defeats. Muhammed Etash Khan (60kg), Kaisham Johnson Singh (63.5 kg) and Manjeet Singh (+92 kg) lost to their corresponding Kazakh opponents– Samchuk Vassily, Bazarbai Uulu Mukhammedsabyr and also Saparbay Nurlan, by a similar 0-5 margin in the men’s category.
A 33-member Indian set, consisting of 12 guys, has been participating at the continuous event with two teams including in the ladies’s section. Besides India, the competition has actually additionally been observing the existence of fighters from other leading boxing nations such as Uzbekistan, hosts Kazakhstan, Cuba, China as well as Mongolia.
World Championship medallists Simranjit, Sonia Lather and Jamuna Boro are leading the Indian challenge in the women’s area along with 2021 Youth World champs Gitika as well as Alfiya Pathan. While in the men’s group, the reigning nationwide champion Lakshya Chahar as well as Young people World champion Sachin are amongst the Indians.
Later Day 1, one more Indian fighter Kirti, standing for the 2nd Indian women’s team, will certainly fight against Japan’s Rinka Tanaka in the 60kg. The finals will be used July 4.
