Experienced campaigner Ashish Kumar will look to ensure a podium finish in his first CWG appearance at Birmingham 2022.
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Experienced campaigner Ashish Kumar will look to ensure a podium finish in his first CWG appearance at Birmingham 2022. Ashish stormed into the quarters of light middleweight defeating Travis Tapatuetoa by 5-0 in the ongoing games. The pugilist will encounter two-time national champion, Aaron Bowen of England in the QF. The 29-year pugilist will aim to clinch his maiden mega-event title after the Tokyo Olympics disappointment. Ashish had to bow out of the competition with an opening round loss against China’s Erbieke Touheta.
Hailing from Himachal Pradesh, Ashish is the first boxer from the state to represent India at the Olympics. The boxer clinched his first international medal (Silver) at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championship in 2019. He went on to win Gold in the Thailand Open International Tournament held in Bangkok the same year. In 2020, Kumar qualified for Tokyo 2020 after winning bronze at the Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification tournament. For his achievements in boxing, Himachal Pradesh awarded him the Parshuram Award in 2019.
The live coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be available on different networks across the world. In the Indian subcontinent, it will be telecast LIVE from Birmingham on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony SIX, and Sony TEN 4. The live streaming will be available on the Sony LIV app or website. Elsewhere, BBC will telecast LIVE in the United Kingdom, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada, Seven Network in Australia, Sky NZ in New Zealand, Mediacorp in Singapore, S4C in Wales, and ESPN in the USA.
The Quarter-final match between Ashish Kumar and Aaron Bowen is expected to start from 2:00 am onwards (IST) on August 4, 2022.
Nitu Ghanghas assured India’s first medal in boxing as she got past Nicole Clyde in the Quarters. The Indian was too powerful for the Northern Ireland opponent which led to an abandoned bout after the second round. Rohit Tokas advanced to the quarters of the men’s welterweight class. He notched a dominating 5-0 win against Ghana’s Alfred Kotey.
