The Indian men's boxing team's final campaign at the 35th Boxam International Tournament in Castellon, Spain was derailed by a positive COVID-19 case in the side, resulting in three withdrawals from the final matches.<\/p>\n
Olympic-bound Ashish Kumar (75kg) tested positive for the virus and as a result of being his roommates, Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) were forced to withdraw from the finals on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
All three of them ended with silver medals, which could have been gold but for the unforeseen circumstances.<\/p>\n
\"What started as a great competition has ended in an anti-climax,\" Indian boxing's High Performance Director Santiago Nieva told PTI from Castellon.<\/p>\n
Ashish is \"asymptomatic and is doing fine\". He will serve his quarantine in Castellon for two weeks before heading back to India.<\/p>\n
Hussamuddin and Sumit have tested negative and are travelling back with the team, which will land in Mumbai on Monday.<\/p>\n
Veteran Satish Kumar (+91kg) was also unable to compete in the final due to \"sickness\".<\/p>\n
Manish Kaushik (63kg) ended up being the sole gold medal winner for the side, beating Denmark's Nikolai Terteryan in the final to complete a brilliant comeback from a knee injury which kept him out of action for a year.<\/p>\n
Among the women, Simranjit Kaur (60kg), who is also bound for the Olympics, was forced out of her final after her semifinal opponent -- Kiria Tapia of Puerto Rico -- tested positive for the virus. The Indian, however, has returned a negative test.<\/p>\n
\"Because of local government regulations, she could not compete,\" Indian women's boxing's high performance director Rafaelle Bergamasco said.<\/p>\n
Vikas Krishan (69kg) was the only other male boxer to compete on Sunday, losing a gruelling contest to Spain's Youba Sissokho. The Indian was left with a cut above his right eye in the ferocious contest.<\/p>\n
In the women's draw, Pooja Rani (75kg) and Jasmine (57kg) also signed off with silver medals after being beaten by superior opponents in American Melissa Graham and Italian Irma Testa respectively.<\/p>\n
India's campaign thus ended with one gold, eight silver and one bronze medal that was claimed by six-time world champion M C Mary Kom.<\/p>\n
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