Boxers Suranjoy, Manoj & Paramjeet win 3 Golds

n a historic first for Indian boxing at the Commonwealth Games, the country's pugilists completed an unprecedented and memorable hat-trick of gold medals with thumping victories in the finals of the event's 19th edition on Wednesday.

Asian champion Suranjoy Singh (52kg) just had to hop into the ring to fetch a gold, while Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Paramjeet Samota (+91kg) notched up the most memorable triumphs of their careers as India, having already won four bronze through Amandeep Singh (49kg), Jai Bhagwan (60kg), Dilbag Singh (69kg) and Vijender Singh (75kg), completed their best ever medal haul in the Games in front of raucuous home fans.

Before this, India had won just two gold medals in the Games through Mohammed Ali Qamar (2002) and Akhil Kumar (2006) and their previous best was the five-medal haul at the Melbourne edition of the event.

Suranjoy was up against Kenya's Benson Njangiru but the Indian just had to step into the ring and be declared winner after his rival was found medically unfit due to a groin injury.