Sarita, Usha in semifinals of Asian Indoor Games boxing
October 31st, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Hanoi, Oct 31 (IANS) India’s women boxers Laishram Sarita Devi and Usha Nagisetty entered the semifinals of the third Asian Indoor Games here Saturday.
In the 54 kg weight category bout, Sarita jabbed and scored at will as she beat Ayako Minowa of Japan. She now meets Lien Doan Thi of Vietnam Monday.
In the 57 kg category, Usha, a World Championship silver medallist, beat Koroleva Oxana of Kazakhstan. Usha Monday faces Chung Ngo Thi of Vietnam, who defeated Sudarshini Niluka of Sri Lanka in the quarterfinals Saturday.
On Sunday, India’s four time World Champion Mary Kom will face Ting Lo Yueh of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) in the 46 kg category, while in the 51 kg category Chhoto Loura meets Kumari Nilmini of Sri Lanka.
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