Shiv Thapa assured India of at least a silver in bantam weight boxing after storming into the final with an overwhelming performance but his compatriots disappointed on the eighth day of the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore on Sunday.
'Sarita is the most abused and unsupported Indian boxer of all time.'
Olympic bronze medallist and middle weight (75kg) top seed Vijender Singh started his campaign in style, beating Kazakhstan's Azamat Belgibayev to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championships in Milan, on Saturday. The 23-year-old world number two, who was conferred the Khel Ratna award last month, defeated his rival 14-8.
Mary Kom would look to go one step closer towards her sixth gold when she takes the ring in the 48kg semifinals, in New Delhi, on Thursday.
It was a day when India counted the silvers, a total of five, even though there was no gold in the tally.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
A round-up of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 matches on Tuesday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Boxer Akhil Kumar on Monday failed to win a tactical bout dashing hopes of first Olympic medal from the ring compounding India's woes in the Games in Beijing with its challenge in women's table tennis fizzling out in first round and succes remaining elusive in athletics.
Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom (48kg) assured herself of a medal on debut at the Commonwealth Games by advancing to the semi-finals in Gold Coast on Sunday.
Indian pugilist duo of Akhil Kumar and Jitender packed enough punch in the boxing ring to stroll into the pre-quarterfinals in their respective categories in the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday.
Bantamweight boxer Shiva Thapa put up an impressive show against Chinese Taipei's Li Lin Yen to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan on Friday.
S Suresh Singh lost in the opening round of the bantam weight category at the World Boxing Championships in Chicago.
After a dismal eighth place finish in Rio Games, much is expected from the Manpreet-led side.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Jai Bhagwan became the third Indian to come within one victory of Olympic qualification by advancing to the pre-quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championship.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
Spain will take on Asian surprise package Iran, who knocked out fancied Mexico by a similar margin in the day's one pre-quarterfinal clash at Margao, Goa.
European powerhouse France rallied from a goal down to hand a 5-1 drubbing on Honduras and qualify for the knockout stage as group toppers in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Guwahati.
In the medal standings, India were placed eighth with a compilation of seven gold, five silver and 17 bronze.
Check out India's report card on the sixth day of the 2016 Olympics.
Just one win away from winning an Olympic medal after a comprehensive victory over his opponent in his pre-quarterfinal bout, Indian boxer Vikas Krishan says he wants nothing less than a gold in the Rio Games.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
Asian champion Pooja Rani (75kg) and the seasoned Vikas Krishan (69kg) became the first set of Indian boxers to qualify for this year's Tokyo Olympics by advancing to the semi-finals of the continental qualifiers, in Amma, on Sunday. While fourth-seeded Rani notched up a facile 5-0 win over Thailand's Pornnipa Chutee, Krishan endured a tough one against third-seeded Japanese Sewonrets Okazawa before also prevailing in a unanimous verdict against the Asian silver-medallist.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on the ninth day of the Asian Games, on Monday.
Heptathlete Swapna Barman added a dash of heroism to her historic gold medal
'It has made things easier for me in terms of planning for Olympics'
'Mary dominated but the scoring did not go in her favour. I think she was robbed of a bout.'
Germany beat France in a penalty shootout after their thrilling Women's World Cup quarter-final ended 1-1 after extra-time.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday.
India's tennis great Mahesh Bhupathi on Saturday said his former Grand Slam winning partner Leander Paes is still playing well and can continue for another year. Terming it as 'The Last Roar', Olympics bronze-medallist Paes is in his last year of professional tennis career.
In the earlier match on the night, Ghana beat debutants Niger 2-0, face Mali in quarters
