Gold Coast: Mary Kom gave India a rollicking start in Day 10 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast, Australia, by winning gold in the women’s 45-48kg boxing category. India’s legendary boxer, who was making her CWG debut, beat Northern Ireland’s Kristina O’Hara in the final by an unanimous decision to add a CWG gold to her already illustrious medal cabinet. Mary Kom’s medal cabinet already includes an Olympic bronze from London 2012 and five amateur world championship titles. Mother-of-three Mary Kom, the subject of a Bollywood film in 2014, was the deserved victor, outboxing her Northern Ireland opponent. Gaurav Solanki wins gold medal in 52 kg category on his debut 4-1 at CWG as he beat Norther Ireland’s Brendan Irvine in a phenomenal bout. Amit Panghal goes down in the final men’s 46-49 kg boxing against England’s Galal Yafai in Gold Coast but secures silver for India after a closely contested bout. The five judges were split 3:1 in their decision, with one of them ruling it as a tie. Manish Kaushik settles for silver in 60kg category after a closely contested final against home favourite Harry Garside, who won with a 3:2 split decision in his favour. This is India’s seventh medal in boxing.
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