Boxers assured of 10 medals in Jakarta

New Delhi: India were assured of 10 boxing medals at the Asian Games test event in Jakarta after three fought their way into the semi-finals while seven others got byes into the last-four stage. World youth champion Shashi Chopra (57kg), threetime King’s Cup gold medallist K. Shyam Kumar (49kg) and Asian youth silver medallist Ashish (64kg) advanced after contrasting wins. Moving up with first round byes were India Open gold medallist Manish Kaushik (60kg), Ritu Grewal (51kg), Pavitra (60kg), Salman Shaikh Anwar (52kg), Etash Khan (56kg), Pawan Kumar (69kg), and Ashish Kumar (75kg). Shashi notched up a comprehensive 5-0 triumph over Singapore’s Nur Sabrina Binte, while Shyam Kumar clinched a close 3-2 triumph over Thailand’s Samak Saehan. Ashish defeated Japan’s Daisuke Narimatsu, a 5-0 verdict. — PTI