Indian boxer Akhil Kumar gave the country the best Independence Day gift by stunning world champion Sergey Vodapoyanov of Russia to enter in the quarterfinals of the men's 54 kg category at the Olympics on Day 7. The interesting thing is that after the fourth round, the boxers were locked 9-9, but the judges gave the bout to Akhil for landing more punches than the Russian. It seems India's Independence Day proved lucky for this Indian. This has generated some hope for India's next Olympic medal. Way to go Akhil ......
I should start calling him a Sailfish due to his recent activities. On Friday morning he won his sixth gold medal with his sixth world record, this time in the 200-meter individual medley. He is now only one gold away from levelling Mark Spitz’s record. I must say this guy knows how to swim and how to remain in the headlines. My best wishes for him for the two upcoming races.
On the day end China leading with 26 golds, trailing behind USA and germany with 14 and 8 gold respectively.
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