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Olympic Boxing Qualifier: Setback For India As Deepak, Narender Go Down On Opening Day (Ld)
World Olympic Boxing Qualifier: India got off to a disappointing start in its quest for berths in the boxing programme of the upcoming Paris Olympic Games with its first two competitors, Deepak Bhoria and Narender going down in the opening rounds of the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier here on Sunday.
World Championships bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria (51kg) and Asian Games bronze medallist Narender (+92kg) bowed out after losing their respective Round of 64 clashes on day one of the competition.
Deepak Bhoria went down against Nijat Huseynov of Azerbaijan in a closely fought contest while Narender lost 0-5 to Germany’s Nelvie Tiafack in a one-sided encounter.
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