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The Hindu
The Hindu
Sport
Y. B. Sarangi

Commonwealth Games boxing – new talent steps up; old hands engineer a revival

The emergence of new talents, the revival of experienced hands and the below-par finish of a few big names sum up the showing of Indian boxers in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

India, which slipped a bit to collect seven medals (including three golds) in comparison to the nine it had four years ago, retained its second place. Northern Ireland, which also had seven medals but with five golds, took the top spot.

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