India finish fourth at Asian Boxing meet with one silver, three bronze

India signed off a creditable fourth among the record 28 countries which participated in the Asian Boxing Championships after grabbing one silver and three bronze medals on the whole.

India signed off a creditable fourth among the record 28 countries which participated in the Asian Boxing Championships after grabbing one silver and three bronze medals on the whole.

Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (75kg) fought his heart out but still fell short as he settled for the silver medal after going down to Uzbekistan's Bektemir Melikuziev in a brutal summit clash of the Asian Championships. (HT file photo)

India logged 16 points for their performance in the event to finish behind table-toppers Kazakhstan (42 points), Uzbekistan (38 points) and hosts Thailand (17 points) respectively.

Vikas Krishan (75kg) won the lone silver, while the three bronze medals came through L Devendro Singh (49kg), Shiva Thapa (56kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg). The country ranked third in the list of total boxers who qualified for next month’s World Championships — the first qualifying event for the Olympic Games next year. Six Indian boxers made the cut for the Doha event scheduled from October 6.