Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 22 (ANI): Indian boxer Jadumani Singh superior to the subsequent spherical on the Asian Games 2026 after defeating Nepal’s Chandra Bahadur Thapa by a unanimous 5-0 resolution on Tuesday.
Jadumani made a measured begin to the bout as Thapa regarded to assault with a number of punches, though a number of of them didn’t land cleanly. The Indian boxer picked his photographs rigorously as each fighters exchanged punches in an aggressive opening spherical.
A stable left hook from Thapa landed on Jadumani, making the opening spherical a carefully contested affair. However, 4 judges scored the spherical in favour of the Indian, as Jadumani took it 4-1. Jadumani got here out stronger within the second spherical and landed a number of stable punches on Thapa, who gave the impression to be struggling below the Indian’s strain.
The Nepalese boxer started to point out indicators of fatigue as Jadumani elevated his effectiveness and continued to search out his goal. The Indian once more took the spherical 4-1 to construct a commanding benefit going into the third.
Jadumani maintained the strain within the closing spherical and landed a vicious left hook that resulted in a standing depend towards Thapa. The Indian boxer continued to remain composed whereas avoiding Thapa’s massive punches and located one other stable counter to strengthen his benefit.
Jadumani finally secured a unanimous 5-0 victory to progress to the subsequent spherical on the continental showpiece. The Indian boxer will now proceed his marketing campaign within the males’s boxing occasion with a spot within the pre-quarterfinal stage secured.
Meanwhile, India clinched its first gold medal of the Asian Games 2026 as the ladies’s cricket workforce defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs within the closing to win the title.
In boxing, Sakshi Chaudhary defeated Philippines’ Aira Villegas within the ladies’s 51kg Round of 32, whereas Jadumani Singh beat Nepal’s Chandra Bahadur Thapa 5-0 to enter the Round of 16.
In capturing, Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane completed fourth within the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team closing. After Day 2 of males’s skeet qualification, Anantjeet Singh Naruka was second, Mairaj Khan twenty third and Bhavtegh Singh Gill thirty fifth. In ladies’s skeet, Raiza Dhillon was fifth, Parinaaz Dhaliwal ninth and Maheshwari Chauhan sixteenth.
In desk tennis, India beat Thailand 3-2 within the ladies’s workforce Round of 16 however misplaced 0-3 to the Republic of Korea within the males’s workforce Round 1.
In fencing, Taniksha Khatri misplaced to Song Sera within the ladies’s particular person epee quarterfinal, whereas Mitva Chaudhari exited within the Round of 16 after dropping to Yang Jingwen. Hemash Singh Sanasam and Sachin additionally misplaced their respective Round of 32 bouts in males’s particular person foil.
In badminton, India misplaced 3-1 to Japan within the ladies’s workforce quarterfinal.
In gentle tennis, Aryan Thakur beat Mongolia’s Bold-erdene Altangerel 4-0 however later misplaced to Chinese Taipei’s Chen Po-Yi. Aadhya Tiwari beat Pakistan’s Kainaat Shallwani however remained out of rivalry for the knockouts, whereas Jay Meena defeated Pakistan’s Hussain Arain 4-0.
In swimming, Aryan Nehra completed fourth within the males’s 1500m freestyle closing B, whereas Rishabh Das, Akash Mani, Benediction Beniston and Dhanush Suresh completed seventh general within the males’s 4x100m medley relay heats to qualify for the ultimate.
India’s males’s kabaddi workforce registered a 63-31 win over South Korea in Group A, whereas the sepaktakraw workforce misplaced 3-0 to Malaysia in males’s Team Regu Group B.
In karate, Alisha Choudhary misplaced 1-6 to Indonesia’s Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani within the ladies’s Kumite -55kg Round of 16.
In equestrian dressage, Ashish Limaye/Willy Be Dun completed thirteenth, Arjan Nagra/Cooley Goodwood twenty third and Fouaad Mirza/Camouflage 38 twenty sixth.
In esports, India’s Shakeel Danial Patel and Chinmay Sahoo drew 0-0 with Uzbekistan in eFootball Group F, whereas in wushu, Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam completed ninth. (ANI)