18 December,2020 09:03 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
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India were assured of medals without a single blow being exchanged at boxing's World Cup in Cologne, Germany after four pugilists found themselves in semi-finals when draws were unveiled on Thursday. Physio Rohit Kashyap testing COVID-19 positive caused some anxiety in the contingent.
Asian Games champion Amit Panghal (52kg) among men and Pooja Rani (75kg), Manisha (57kg) and Simranjeet Kaur (60kg) in the women's draw will start their campaigns in the semis -finals due to the small size of their respective draws. However, none of the travelling boxers returned positive.
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