Vijender Kumar moves to 2nd round boxing (Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics 2008 Boxer)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
BEIJING: Vijender Kumar beat Jack Badou of Gambia in the 75-kg bout to advance to the second round of boxing competition at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Saturday.
Vijender beat Badau 13:2 in the Round of 32.
Olympics: Boxer Vijender Kumar through to quarters
Continue the magnificent spectacle of Indian boxers, Vijender Kumar stormed into the quarter-finals 75 kg average case of the Beijing Olympic Games after crushing Angkhan Chomphuphuang of Thailand 13-3 in a lop-front quarterfinal fight gymnasium workers Olympics in Beijing.
Vijender went on the offensive from the outset and easily controlled his opponent like India Joint superb reflexes with a control aggression, not giving a chance for the Thai.
After a cautious start and take a 2-0 lead in the first round, Vijender all in the second round to extend the lead to a healthy 6-1.
An unfortunate Thailand, trying too hard, saw its course is incomplete punched in the face of nimble feet by the Indians.
Angkhan could not score a single point in the third round while Vijender added four other making it 10-1 and writing was clear on the wall.
In the last lap, it was Thailand who won the first point, but it was too late by then. Vijender landed three times more precise on his opponent to clinch the issue 13-3.
Vijender is the third Indian boxer to take the quarter-finals after year Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar.
Vijender and Jitender will play their quarter-finals on Wednesday while his Akhil plays on Monday.
However, athletes have continued to put up a disappointing show launcher disc Vikas Gowda and short distance runner Mandeep Kaur (400 m) and the trio of JJ Shobha, Sushmita Singha Roy and GG Pramila hepthalon down the road Qualifying rounds.
Pramila has developed the best performance among the three Indians in the late 28 th in women's heptathlon, while Shobha and Roy are the 30th and 33rd respectively.
Pramila gained 983 points in 100 m hurdles, 903 in the high jump, 639 weight, 894 in every 200 meters and long jump, javelin throwing to 692 and 777 to 800 meters to finish with a total of 5771.
Shobha total 5749 (1033 +795 +732 +922 +922 +735 +725), while Susmita aggregated 5705 (963 +867 +613 +948 +948 +663 +808).
Nataliia Dobrynska of Ukraine won gold with a total of 6733, while compatriot Lyudmila Blonska (6700) took silver and American Hyleas Fontain (6619) bags bronze in the event.
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