Gold Coast (Australia) April 14 (IANS) Indian boxer Gaurav Solanki won the gold medal in the men s flyweight (52 kilogram) category at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Saturday.
Solanki won a tough fast paced tactical battle by a split 4:1 verdict against the impressive Brendan Irvine of Northern Ireland in the final.
Meanwhile India s Manish Kaushik had to be content with silver in the men s lightweight (60kg) division.
Kaushik lost 2:3 to Harry Garside of Australia in a hard-fought final.
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