04 August,2024 08:05 AM IST | Paris | PTI
India`s Nishant Dev (R) fights against Mexico`s Marco Alonso Verde Alvarez in the men`s 57kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte. Pic/AFP
Debutant Nishant Dev (71kg) bowed out of the Olympic Games following a heartbreaking defeat to Mexico's Marco Verde Alvarez in the men's 71kg quarterfinal here on Saturday.
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The 23-year-old world championship bronze medallist Indian lost by a 1-4 split verdict to his second seed Mexican opponent in the quarterfinal at the North Paris Arena.
Nishant is the fifth Indian boxer to exit the Olympic Games.
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