HANGZHOU, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — The final day of boxing competitions on the Hangzhou Asian Games noticed six finals, all ending in one-sided bouts, with 5 boxers successful on unanimous choices and one triumphing by a knockout on Thursday.
China’s Yang Liu confronted Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand once more within the ladies’s 66kg remaining, following their conflict on this planet championships in New Delhi, India in March. Yang emerged victorious on each events.
“I’m super happy and excited! The cheers and chants today were also very encouraging,” mentioned the 31-year-old.
Having secured a spot for the Paris Olympics by her semifinal victory, Yang admitted to feeling relieved earlier than the ultimate, including, “I just wanted to win gold today.”
Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan from northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region overcame a gradual begin to defeat Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial of the Philippines within the males’s 80kg remaining.
“I’m very excited at my second Asian Games. Finishing fifth in Jakarta was not a satisfying result,” mentioned Tuohetaerbieke, who claimed a silver medal on this planet championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in May.
“I proved my ability this time with a gold medal, and showed the power of Chinese boxing on the international stage,” added the 26-year-old.
Abdumalik Khalokov of Uzbekistan knocked out Shudai Harada of Japan 29 seconds into the second spherical of the boys’s 57kg remaining. His compatriots Hasanboy Dusmatov and Bakhodir Jalolov additionally dominated their bouts within the males’s 51kg and +92kg classes, respectively, securing victories.
Lin Yu-ting of Chinese Taipei defeated Karina Ibragimova of Kazakhstan to clinch the ladies’s 57kg gold.
China led the boxing medal tally with 5 gold, two silver, and two bronze medals, adopted by Uzbekistan with a tally of 3-0-2 and Chinese Taipei on 1-2-2.