Dan Bahadur Aire had earlier clinched the first gold for Nepal in taekwondo. With the curtains to fall on on Wednesday, Nepal still has a realistic chance to claim its third gold if it continues its good run in football to defeat India in the title clash on the fifth and the final day. [break]
The only other title chash on the closing day is the volleyball match between Pakistan and India. Pakistan secured a place in the final after defeating Sri Lanka in three straight sets in the semifinal held at the Army Physical Training and Sports Centre on the premises of the Rajdal Batallion on Tuesday. India, on the other hand, made it to the final with a 3-1 win over Nepal.
In other boxing matches of Tuesday, Santosh Kumar of Indian Army defeated Nasik Faisal Karim of Pakistan Army in the final of men´s U-64 kg category. Amit Karki of Indian Army claimed another gold defeating Zulqaran Abbas of Pakistan Army in the final of men´s U-69 kg.
Indian Army continued its dominance in boxing by winning the third gold in men´s U75 kg category. Diverathna of Indian Army beat Ahmed Ali of Pakistan Army for the gold.
Lieutenant General Gaurav Shunsher Rana distributed medals to the winners.
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