NEW DELHI: India signed off with 13 medals at the Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok Saturday, including two Gold, four Silver and seven Bronze.
Boxer Amit Panghal picked up his second successive Gold medal of the year on Friday, claiming the top honours in the 52-kilogram category. Panghal defeated Korea's Kim Inkyu Korea.
Pooja Rani won India their second Gold medal in the 81kg category, just a couple of hours later Friday. Pooja had an extremely tough competition in front of her with reigning world champion Wang Lina but the Indian fought all odds to bag the elusive yellow metal.
National champion Deepak Singh and Kavinder Singh Bisht in 56-kilogram category signed off with Silver medals after close losses.
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