New Delhi: Indian boxers rounded off a brilliant run at the Doha International Tournament, winning four gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the event on Saturday.
Commonwealth Games silver medalist L Devendro Singh (49kg), Shiva Thapa (56kg), Manish Kaushik (60kg), and Manoj Kumar (64kg) won the gold medals.
“This is my first tournament in 2015 and to have won gold in my first outing is a great feeling,†the 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist said. “I am satisfied with my performance. I haven’t played after the Asian Games; first tournament after such a long time, it was a good experience,†said Devendro Singh.
The silver medal went to Gaurav Bidhuri (52kg), while Mandeep Jangra (69kg) and Vikas Krishan (75kg) bagged bronze medals.
In the finals on Saturday, Devendro beat Philippines Aldren Moreno 3:0. This was followed by Gaurav losing to Montassar Bouali 2:1.
However, it was all wins for India from there on.
Former Asian gold medalist Shiva defeated Egypt’s HYM Abdelaal 2:1. Manish beat Moroccan Rabi Hamza 3:0, while Manoj thrashed Filipino Magliquian Nicole by a similar margin.
This was a test event for the world championships scheduled here in October this year.