CHENNAI, Oct 2:
Asian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Phangal of Services stormed into the next round of the elite men’s competition at the BFI Cup with a dominant 5-0 win over Punjab’s Sparsh Kumar here on Thursday.
In the elite women’s section, former World Championships silver medallist Manju Rani of Railways and youth world champions Ankushita Boro of Assam and Arundhati Choudary of Services also notched dominant wins.
Amit’s victory headlined another superb outing for Services. Teammates S Vishvanath (50kg) and Preet Malik (65kg) — both a part of the Asian U-22 Championships team in Thailand — posted commanding 5-0 wins to move ahead.
Railways Ravi Kumar (75kg) and Tamil Nadu’s C Lucas (50kg) added to the day’s highlights, each advancing with RSC victories.
Assam’s Ankushita made quick work of her bout, sealing an RSC win in the opening round against Minnat Zarine. (PTI)
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