New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- Indian welterweight boxer Hitesh Gulia and his coach Suranjoy Singh were felicitated by the Indian Navy Admiral Diensh Kumar Tripathi, the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), for their excellent performances in the Boxing World Cups in Brazil and Kazakhstan, followed by a gold medal at the finals in India.

Hitesh clinched the men's 70kg gold at the World Boxing Cup Finals in Greater Noida over Kazakhstan's Nurbek Mursal. Earlier in April, Hitesh became the first Indian to win a World Boxing Cup gold at Stage 1 of the Boxing World Cup. He backed it up with a silver medal at Stage II in Kazakhstan, then went on to win gold in the finals.

The Indian Navy, in an X post, announced that Dinesh Kumar Tripathi felicitated Hite...