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Dubai, May 28 (IANS) Having learned the art of tackling taller opponents, Olympic Games-bound Amit Panghal relied on those skill to score a 5-0 win against Kazakhstan s Saken Bibossinov on Friday and enter the gold medal match of the 54kg category in the Asian Boxing Championship here.
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Peter Burling, Team New Zealand and how a rookie became a silver medallist in Chechnya s first-ever sailing regatta
12 Mar, 2021 07:00 PM
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Amanda Saxton (white jacket) competing in the first ever sailing regatta in Chechnya July 2017. Saxton was invited as the organiser worshipped Peter Burling and wanted a Kiwi racing in the Kezenoy-AM.
By: Amanda Saxton
Being a New Zealander in Chechyna in 2017 had currency. Amanda Saxton writes about how she ended up at the republic s first-ever regatta - and won a silver medal, despite never having sailed before.
America s Cup fever is running high, with Emirates Team New Zealand on the cusp of triumph or defeat. But all the sailing chat takes me back to 2017, when one plucky little republic made its bid to join the international yacht racing scene.
Pooja dominated her opponent from the beginning and looked unfazed throughout and assured a unanimous win on Friday. She will now square off against Melissa Graham of USA in the final on Sunday night.Othe