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2008 Beijing Olympics - Day 10
August 18, 2008
A fairytale story was on Monday cut short, leaving Akhil Kumar stranded on the cusp of history and his dream of becoming India's first Olympic boxing medal winner in tatters.
The Indian lost rather tamely in his 54kg (bantamweight) quarterfinal bout against unheralded Moldovan Gojan Veaceslav 3-10.
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Akhil's all-out aggression could not get the better of Gojan's defence and the Moldovan virtually snatched the match from the Indian in the third round.
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