<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/boxer-sachin-survives-stern-test-to-reach-pre-quarters-23641632" rel="nofollow">Former world youth champion Sachin Siwach</a> and rising youngster Ankush advanced to the quarter-finals of the men&rsquo;s 60kg and 80kg boxing competition respectively at the Commonwealth Games here on Monday.
Sachin, 26, produced a composed performance to beat England&rsquo;s William Hewitt 4-1, winning four of the five judges&rsquo; scorecards. Judges 1, 2, 3 and 5 awarded Sachin a 29-27 victory, while Judge 4 favoured Hewitt with a 29-27 scoreline.&nbsp;
Sachin dominated the contest with consistent scoring across three rounds. The victory puts Sachin one win away from a CWG medal as he next faces Botswana&rsquo;s Treasure Moremi in the quarters.
Ankush won a one-sided round of 16 bout against Jan Zalaan of Antigua and Barbuda 5-0 in a unanimous decision by the five judges to make it to the last eight.
The 20-year-old Haryana boxer is also one win away from a medal in his debut Games. Meanwhile, India&rsquo;s Protistha Samanta finished 7th in the women&rsquo;s vault final of artistic gymnastics.&nbsp;
The 22-year-old from West Bengal, who had qualified seventh for the eight-woman final, averaged 12.883 after scoring 12.700 on her first vault and 12.666 on her second.
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The victory puts Sachin one win away from a CWG medal as he next faces Botswana’s Treasure Moremi in the quarters.

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