#AsianGames2018: Injured boxer Vikas can't fight semis, settles for bronze
What's the story
Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (75kg) settled for a bronze medal in the Asian Games after he was declared medically unfit to fight his semifinal bout due to a cut on his left eyelid sustained earlier in the event. The 26-year-old was to take on Kazakhstan's Amankul Abilkhan in his last-four clash this evening but has been forced out due to the injury. Here's more.
Achievements
First Indian boxer to clinch three successive Asian Games medals
Vikas managed to script history by becoming the first Indian boxer to clinch three successive Asian Games medals. He won a lightweight 60kg category gold in Guangzhou 2010, before winning a middle-weight bronze in the 2014 edition in Incheon. He sustained the cut during his pre-quarterfinal bout and the injury aggravated during his quarterfinal clash against China's Tuoheta Erbieke Tanglatihan.
Information
Vikas overcame the bleeding but was declared medically unfit
The former world championships bronze-medallist overcame the bleeding to assure himself a medal but was declared medically unfit for the semifinals by the team doctors in Jakarta.