Overview

• Sumit Kundu defeated Jordan’s Mohammad Al Hussein by unanimous decision to reach the round of 16 in men’s middleweight.
• Kundu is slated to face reigning European champion and Paris Olympian Rami Kiwan of Bulgaria in his next bout.
• Neeraj Phogat edged Finland’s Krista Kovalainen 3-2 in her women’s 65kg opener to advance.
• Sanamacha Chanu beat Denmark’s Ditte Frostholm 4-1 to enter the women’s 70kg pre-quarterfinals and is set to meet Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova.
• Heavyweight Harsh Choudhary exited in the men’s 90kg first round via RSC to Poland’s Tutak Adams, while Narender Berwal (90+kg) and Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) were scheduled to begin later in the day.