Key Points
Nishant was one win away from assuring himself a medal for India, one what had been a sad day for the Indian contingent with Manu Bhaker missing out on a historic third medal in shooting, while archer Deepika Kumari suffered a quarterfinal exit in women's individual..
The 23-year-old world championship bronze medallist, who had defeated Alvarez in the 2021 World Championships, won the opening round with ease and looked in complete control of the bout in the second round as well, where he landed a streak of massive jab hooks on the Mexican, yet the judges surprisingly sided with Alvarez in that round, putting him 3-2 ahead in the tie..
Nishant's 1-4 loss to the second-seed Mexican opponent in the quarterfinal at the North Paris Arena, however, did not sit well with fans on social media as they accused the judges of denying India an assured medal at the Paris Olympics. 2008 Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh too, was shocked at the scoring system in the bout..
Lovlina, who is aiming to become the first Indian boxer to win two Olympic medals, lost both her previous two bouts against Qiang, but had beaten her to claim the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships..
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