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发帖数: 557 | 1 'There's lots of cheating, cheating, cheating'
Saurabh Duggal, Hindustan Times
London, August 06, 2012
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First Published: 13:05 IST(6/8/2012)
Last Updated: 13:08 IST(6/8/2012)
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The ringside view is not so good for Indian boxers in London. Of the seven-
member men's squad, three have fallen to seemingly unfair verdicts.
Manoj Kumar (64kg) is the latest victim of dubious judging. Despite the 26-
year-old's strong comeback on Saturday night against
home-crowd backed British rival Thomas Stalker, Kumar was dismayed to see
the bout handed 20-16 to the rival.
"It doesn't look like an Olympic Games but more like a district competition.
If it's Great Britain in the ring, it doesn't matter who's against them...
there's lots of cheating, cheating, cheating," he told local media.
The men's team was seen as a bright prospect for medals at the London Games.
Though Beijing Games bronze medalist Vijender Singh and the 49kg powerhouse
Devendro Singh are a win away from the podium, the morale in the camp is
low -- thanks to a series of verdicts that have left the squad and fans
seething.
For Indian boxers, it has been a case of 'heads you lose, tails your
opponent wins' in a competition that has seen some appalling decisions.
In amateur boxing bouts, all five judges score each individual round but the
points awarded to the boxers are the average of the three judges'
combination that are the closest together.
The first blow came after light-heavyweight Sumit Sangwan, who looked a
clear winner, lost opening-round bout and the appeal. Then on August 3,
welterweight Vikas Krishan's victory was overturned in favour of US rival
Errol Spence, costing him a place in the Olympic quarter-finals.
The AIBA, the world governing body for the sport, told Indian camp there was
no scope for a counter-appeal. It dismissed two officials this week for
wrongdoing. |
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