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Naman will be in the red corner. He has stood out so far for his maverick style of boxing where he focuses solely on his instincts and reflexes rather than defense.
As the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games head into their final stages, there is still a lot of action to come. Day 9 started off on a positive note with Tejaswini Sawant winning a gold medal & Anjum Moudgil winning a silver medal in Shooting Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Finals.
Next up is Boxing Men's 91kg Semifinal 1:
Naman Tanwar (IND) vs Jason Whateley (AUS)
Naman Tanwar won his first bout in the Round of 16 against Haruna Mhando of United Republic of Tanzania with a unanimous decision of 5-0, and his won his Quarterfinal bout against Frank Masoe of Samoa also with a unanimous decision of 5-0.
Medals won on Day 8: Day 8 was a good one for India in Wrestling with Rahul Aware bringing home a Gold medal in Wrestling in the Men's Freestyle 57 kg category. Babita Kumari losing out to Diana Weicker in the Gold medal match in Wrestling Women's Freestyle 53 kg category and having to settle for a Silver medal. Kiran also winning a Bronze medal for India in Wrestling Women's Freestyle 76 kg. Sushil Kumar "the superman" winning a gold in Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74 kg category.
In Shooting, Tejaswini Sawant won a Silver medal for India in the Women's 50m Rifle Prone Finals. There was a lot of progress in Badminton and Table Tennis as well. Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth, and H.S. Prannoy all advanced to the latter rounds of Singles category.
However, there was disappointment in Hockey, as the Indian Women's team lost 1-0 to Australia in the Semifinals. They will now face the loser of the other semifinal on a later date to confirm a bronze medal.
India will be looking to finish the tournament on a high as a lot of medals will be decided in the next three days, starting on Day 9.
