Guangzhou Asian Games 2010 Medal Tally : Boxer Dinesh assured of Bronze

Dinesh Kumar kept the Indian flag flying in the boxing ring at the distant Foshan gymnasium as he outpunched Korean Jinho Heo 10-6 to enter the 81kg semi-finals and assure himself of a bronze medal.

On a day when the rowers brought cheers to country, Dinesh was aggression personified as he showed a quick game and punched with good control.

The way Dinesh started, it appeared he wanted to mow down his opponent in the ring. In the first round, Dinesh was very quick as he clinched five points in style and lost two.

However, in the second round, Dinesh was a trifle complacent as he allowed Korean Heo to score a bit more freely. He got the right advice just before he returned to the arena for the third round. Even though both the boxers won just two points each, Dinesh finished comfortably ahead.

Twenty-two-year-old Dinesh comes from the famed boxing town of Bhiwani in Haryana and has kept the sport’s tradition alive. This is the place from where several boxers have also emerged before ands gone on to achieve Olympic glory.

In another bout on Friday, Vikas Krishan outclassed Amangeldi Hudaybergenov from Turkmenistan 8-1 to enter the last eight stage. Krishan began without any hesitation and won three points in the first round.

He then opened up further in the second round to take a 7-0 lead. However, in the last round, the Indian cut down on aggression and let Amangeldi win his first point before sealing the bout.


Medal Tally :

Rank - Country - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total Medals
1 - China - 127 - 56 - 56 - 239
2 - South Korea - 43 - 36 - 50 - 129
3 - Japan - 24 - 49 - 51 - 124
4 - Iran - 8 - 7 - 13 - 28
5 - Hong Kong - 5 - 9 - 6 - 20
6 - Chinese Taipei - 5 - 8 - 23 - 36
7 - North Korea - 5 - 8 - 11 - 24
8 - Kazakhstan - 4 - 8 - 18 - 30
9 - Uzbekistan - 3 - 10 - 13 - 26
10 - Indonesia - 3 - 5 - 10 - 18
11 - Malaysia - 3 - 3 - 4 - 10
12 - India - 2 - 7 - 8 - 17