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Rio Olympics 2016: Vegetable seller becomes national hero after winning Brazil’s first boxing gold

Rio Olympics 2016: Vegetable seller becomes national hero after winning Brazil’s first boxing gold
Paris: Robson Conceicao said he felt like he was still in a dream after he became the first Brazilian to win Olympic boxing gold on Tuesday in front of an exhilarated Rio crowd. Brazil’s Robson Conceicao bites his gold medal for the men’s lightweight 60-kg final boxing. The man who sold vegetables and popsicles on the streets as an impoverished child is now a national hero after he defeated Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha on unanimous points... 

Rio 2016: Stalwarts Mary Kom, Vijender Singh confident of a good showing by Indian boxers at Olympics

Rio 2016: Stalwarts Mary Kom, Vijender Singh confident of a good showing by Indian boxers at Olympics
New Delhi: Confident about the trio of Shiva Thapa, Vikas Krishan and Manoj Kumar, stalwarts of Indian boxing feel the three are capable of producing a historic Olympic performance in Rio despite the pressure they are facing. File picture of Shiva Thapa. Beijing 2008 bronze-medalist Vijender Singh, London 2012 bronze winner M C Mary Kom and Beijing quarter finalist Akhil Kumar — the three names which took Indian boxing to unprecedented heights... 
 
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