Summary
Narender Berwal secured a bronze medal in the +90‑kilogram category.
India’s boxing tally reached six medals, surpassing the previous Games.
Key Points
4 points1
In the 80‑kilogram semifinal, Ankush Panghal came from behind to win 4‑1 against the 75‑kilogram world champion.
2
Four judges favored Ankush, giving him a 29‑28 score from each.
3
Narender Berwal lost 0‑5 to the Kazakh world champion Aibek Oralbay in the +90‑kilogram semifinal.
4
The bronze medal adds to India’s total of six boxing medals at the Asian Games.
New Words to Learn
11 wordssemifinal
the round before the final match
final
the last match that decides the winner
bronze
the third place prize
world champion
the best boxer in the whole world
kilogram
a unit that measures weight
unanimous
everyone agreed
dominant
much stronger than the opponent
defensive
trying to stop the opponent from scoring
Kazakh
a person from Kazakhstan
score
the number of points given by judges
haul
total number collected
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