National Games: Boxer Nikhil Dubey wins gold for the coach who lost life

Surat, Oct 13: Not many eyes were dry when boxer Nikhil Dubey won gold at the National Games in Surat on Wednesday. While the boxer should have celebrated his win, he was sad and remembered his coach who had dreamt of this day but was no more.

After winning gold in the men's middleweight category, the Maharashtra boxer looked skywards and thanked his coach, Dhananjay Tiwari, with folded hands and said, "I cherish this medal. I will always be thankful to my coach for shaping up my career. I'll miss him," he said according to a report in the Times of India.

His coach, Dhananjay Tiwari, died recently in an accident when he was on his way to watch the boxer play in Surat.

The coach was heading to Gujarat from Mumbai riding his bike when he met with an accident in which he lost his life.

The boxer called his coach to inform about his victory against national champion Sumit Kundu in the semi-final. This coach was excited and headed to Surat on his bike. On his way to Surat, he met with an accident and lost his life.

Dubey after winning the title said, "It was his dream that I would win my bout against Kundu and fight for the gold medal. I spoke to him on Monday and told him I was fighting Kundu. He was so excited and said he was coming for my bout. He said, "I know you have the ability to beat him and win the gold," reported the edition.

Dubey fulfilled the words of his coach and won the gold by defeating Malsawmtluanga of Mizoram 5-0 in the final on Wednesday.