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Kumar Vijender Wins Beijing 2008 Olympic Bronze Medal
Shooter Abhinav Bindra
Wrestler Sushil Kumar
Vijender had a great start at the 2008 Summer Olympics defeating Badou Jack of Gambia 13-2 in the round of 32. In the round of 16, he defeated Angkhan Chomphuphuang of Thailand 13-3 to reach the Middleweight Boxing Quarterfinals. He beat southpaw Carlos Góngora of Ecuador 9-4 in the quarterfinals on August 20, 2008 which guaranteed him a medal, the first ever Olympic medal for an Indian boxer. He lost 5-8 to Cuba's Emilio Correa in the semi-finals on 22nd August 2008 and shared a bronze medal. |
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