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2011 throws up new boxing stars as London Olympic Games beckon
Times of India | PTI | Dec 21, 2011, 01.41PM IST
A record number of them booked Olympic berths in the very first qualifying event as Indian boxers rounded off yet another superb year, holding out promise for more than one medal at the world's biggest sporting extravaganza next year.
A 19-year-old Vikas Krishan (69kg), Jai Bhagwan (60kg), Manoj Kumar (64kg) and another teen L Devendro Singh (49kg) booked their London berths at the mega-event, which was the first Olympic qualifying event for boxing.
Another big name who endured a disappointing year was Suranjoy Singh (52kg). The 'Chhota Tyson' from Manipur, who won a sensational seven back-to-back gold medals in 2009-10, couldn't qualify for the Olympics from the World Championships and was not seen in action for much of the remaining year.
For Devendro, also 19, the World Championship was his maiden senior international tournament but he hardly showed any nerves and even though he lost in the quarters, it was a laudably spirited effort by the baby-faced boxer from Manipur.
The women boxers, meanwhile, had a largely uneventful year as they geared up for the Olympic qualifiers next year. Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom competed in an Olympic test event in London but in a disappointing turn of events, lost in the first round itself.
In final analysis, 2011 can be summed up as a reasonably good year for Indian boxing. With the focus on next year's Olympics, the coming few months would be crucial as the boxers brace up to fill up the last available slots for the Games, where the country would be expecting more than just a bronze this time.
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