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Injured Vikas Krishan ousted after suffering Round 1 defeat

“During the last sparring session in Italy [before the team left for Tokyo], he injured his shoulder. He got treatment and we had hoped that he would be fine, he started without problem,” India’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva said referring to the team’s pre-Olympic training stint in Italy.

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Vikas Krishan (left) exchanges punches with his Japanese opponent. Pic/Getty Images

Vikas Krishan (left) exchanges punches with his Japanese opponent. Pic/Getty Images

Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (69kg) was out-punched 0-5 and left with a bloodied eye by local favourite Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa as he bowed out of Olympics here on Saturday after fighting with a shoulder injury in the opening round.

Vikas, 29, sustained a cut below his left eye in the high-voltage clash.

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