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Vijender Kumar assured India of yet another medal when he entered the semi-finals of the middleweight (75kg) category on Wednesday. Vijender defeated Ecuador's Carlos Gongora 9-4 at the Workers' Gymnasium. In the Olympic boxing event even the losing semifinalists get a bronze medal. Earlier, Jitender Kumar lost his 51kg quarter-final bout and missed the medal by a whisker. Jitender lost to European champion Georgy of Russia in the last eight stage 15-11. All the best to India. Olympics 2008 Updates