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Shiva Thapa wins gold at President's Cup boxing meet
National | IANS | Published :Astana (Kazakhstan) : Shiva Thapa on Saturday became the first gold medallist for India at the President's Cup boxing meet after getting a walkover in the final here on Saturday.
Four-time Asian medallist Thapa marked his debut in the 63-kg category and was slated to take on Kazakhstan's Zakir Safiullin in the summit clash. However, his opponent had to pull out due to an injury.
Meanwhile, woman boxer Parveen (60-kg) had to be content with a silver after losing her final bout to Rimma Volosenko of Kazakhstan.
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