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Former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen in 51 kg and Asian silver-winner Deepak Singh in 49 kg category won silver medals in the Thailand Open International Tournament in Bangkok today.

Deepak Singh lost to Mirzakhmedov Nodirjon of Uzbekistan and Nikhat bowed out to Chang Yuan of China.

Three other Indians, Ashish Kumar in 75 kg, Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Mohammed Husammuddin in 56 kg and Brijesh Yadav in 81 kg will also play for gold medal today.

Former Asian youth silver-medallist Ashish (69kg) lost his semifinal bout to sign off with a bronze medal on Friday. He lost to Thailand’s Wuttichai Masuk in a split decision after an exhausting clash.

Among the women pugilists, Manju Rani (48kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari (81kg) ended with third-place finishes.