Indian boxer Vikas Krishan Yadav on 31st of August became the First-ever Indian boxer to bag a medal in three sequential Asian Games.
The 26-year-old pulled out of his semi-final session due to an eye injury, claiming bronze in the men’s 75kg category.
Vikas is from Bhiwani district in Haryana, and had won a Gold Medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category and a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
He also won bronze in the 75kg category in 2014.
Due to the ban on the Boxing Federation of India in 2015, Vikas competed at the Worlds and Asian Championships under the AIBA flag.
