Boxers assured of 10 medals in Jakarta

The rhythm was not too good today but we scored wonderful goals and should have scored more. I think we deserved the three points, clean sheet, nearly perfect today. — Juergen Klopp Liverpool manager after the 2- 0 win over Southampton in the EPL

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.