Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Bantamweight
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The Bantamweight class is an even on the Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
competition. Bantamweight
s were limited to those boxers weighing under 56 kilogram
s, 21 boxers competed.
Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of three rounds of three minutes each, with one minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.
On May 8th 2011 Manju Wanniarachchi
was provisionally disqualified by the Commonwealth Games Federation after testing positive for Norandrosterone during the Games. He had 21 days to appeal the decision but on May 26 announced that he did not wish to file an appeal and retired from the sport. On 6th June 2011 the Commonwealth Games Federation announced Sean McGoldrick
of Wales as the new gold medallist. Tirafalo Seoko of Botswana was upgraded from bronze to silver on the basis that he had lost to Wanniarachchi in the semi-finals. Nicholas Okoth of Kenya joins Louis Julie from Mauritius as a bronze medal winner..
Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Talkatora Stadium. The training venue for the event was in Delhi University 4 Rings. The events took place on 5 - 11 , 13 October 2010.-Medal summary:-Medals table:Key:-Participating nations:...
competition. Bantamweight
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...
s were limited to those boxers weighing under 56 kilogram
Kilogram
The kilogram or kilogramme , also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram , which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water...
s, 21 boxers competed.
Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of three rounds of three minutes each, with one minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout.
On May 8th 2011 Manju Wanniarachchi
Manju Wanniarachchi
Manju Dinesh Kumara Wanniarachchi is a Sri Lankan boxer who won gold medal at the XIX Commonwealth Games Boxing Bantam Weight 56-kilo category, defeating Sean McGoldrick of Wales in the final, but was later stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test...
was provisionally disqualified by the Commonwealth Games Federation after testing positive for Norandrosterone during the Games. He had 21 days to appeal the decision but on May 26 announced that he did not wish to file an appeal and retired from the sport. On 6th June 2011 the Commonwealth Games Federation announced Sean McGoldrick
Sean McGoldrick
Sean McGoldrick is a Welsh boxer who was awarded the gold medal for the Bantamweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India,. Mcgoldrick lost to Manju Wanniarachchi of Sri Lanka in the final and was initially awarded the silver medal...
of Wales as the new gold medallist. Tirafalo Seoko of Botswana was upgraded from bronze to silver on the basis that he had lost to Wanniarachchi in the semi-finals. Nicholas Okoth of Kenya joins Louis Julie from Mauritius as a bronze medal winner..
Medalists
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