Asian champion Amit Panghal (52kg) on Friday became the first Indian to enter the finals of the World Men’s Boxing Championship while Manish Kaushik (63kg) signed off with a bronze medal after going down in the semifinals here. Second seeded Panghal prevailed 3-2 against Kazakhstan’s Saken Bibossinov in the last-four stage.
Meanwhile in world wrestling championship, shrugging off his controversial semifinal defeat, Bajrang Punia bagged his third medal while Ravi Dahiya made his debut memorable by grabbing a bronze on Friday.