2018 Commonwealth Games: Naman Tanwar settles for Bronze in men’s 91kg boxing

Boxer Naman Tanwar had to settle for Bronze after losing his 91 kg semi-final bout to David Whateley of Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Updated on: Apr 13, 2018, 11:39:32 IST

Hindustan Times, Gold Coast | By HT Correspondent

Prefer HTon Google

Share via

Copy link

Indian boxer Naman Tanwar settled for bronze after losing his men’s 91 kg semi-final to Jason Whateley of Australia in a closely contested bout at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. (LIVE CWG UPDATES) (MEDAL TALLY) (SCHEDULE)

Naman Tanwar lost 0-4 to Jason Whateley at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. (Twitter (@BFI_OFFICIAL))

Four out of five judges voted in favour of the local pugilist as one judge gave both the boxers equal points.

READ | 2018 Commonwealth Games: KT Irfan, Rakesh Babu sent home for breach of no needle policy

Tanwar had earlier got the better of Haruna Mhando of Tanzania in Round of 16 and Samoan Frank Masoe in the quarter-finals.

The 27-year-old Whateley will now take on either David Nyika of New Zealand or Cheavon Clarke of England in the gold medal bout.

Both the losing semifinalists are awarded bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games.

Stay updated with the latest sports news, including latest headlines and updates from the Olympics 2024, where Indian athletes will compete for glory in Paris. Catch all the action from tennis Grand Slam tournaments, follow your favourite football teams and players with the latest match results, and get the latest on international hockey tournaments and series.