CWG: Indian Boxer Paramjeet wins 36th Gold in Super Heavyweight category
New Delhi:Indian boxer Paramjeet Samota bagged 36th Gold
Medal for the country here on Wednesday evening by defeating the Trinidad and Tobago's Abdul Haq Tariq in the Super Heavyweight category of the event in the
ongoing Commonwealth Games. Paramjeet registered a convincing win over his Republic
of Trinidad and Tobago counterpart in the bout with 5-1 score in the 91-kg category.
Earlier, India won two other Gold medals in the boxing competition here in the
evening. While Indian pugilist Manoj Kumar registered a thumping win over England's
Brandley Saunders with a score of 11-2 in the 64-kg category of the match, the
other Indian boxer Suranjoy Singh was declared winner by walkover! Manoj Kumar
bagged 35th Gold that helped India firmly positioned on the second place in the
medal tally of Games, ahead of England which has 32 Gold medals. Twenty four-year-old
Suranjoy won the 34th Gold medal in the flyweight category after his opponent
Kenyan player Benson Njangiru failed to show up in the ring. He kept waiting in
the ring for five minutes but with no sign of Kenya's Benson Njangiru, the referee
declared the Suranjoy as the winner. Suranjoy, who works for the Indian Navy,
went into the fight as firm favourite. Just a short while ago, by winning 33rd
Gold in the Men's double event of Table Tennis, India had pulled itself back to
second position in the medal tally at the ongoing C'wealth Games and pushed England
to third position. But two Gold medals won in quick succession, just after success
in the Table Tennis, strengthened India position in the medal tally. England had
32 Gold, 54 Silver, and 42 Bronze medals in its total medal tally of 128 medals
on Wednesday evening. While India's total medal tally risen to 95 medals; 36 Gold,
26 Silver, and 33 Bronze medals on Wednesday evening.
