It was his first serious competition in over two years

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Daniyar Yeleussinov leaves with a more permanent -- and gnarly -- reminder of his Olympic experience than a gold medal.Yeleussinov suffered a cut so deep and so long that it will leave a scar.He outclassed Uzbekistans Shakhram Giyasov on Wednesday and became the fourth straight boxer from Kazakhstan to win the Olympic welterweight gold medal.He never seemed affected by the vicious cut suffered in his semifinal bout that stopped the fight and gave him the win on points. He used some sharp lefts to rattle Giyasov and won by unanimous decision 29-28 on all three scorecards.With only two days between fights, the cut was not fully healed, and opened up briefly in the second round.Yeleussinov fought with a long strip of tape that covered about a 3-inch gash that stretched from above his left eyebrow down to about the bridge of his nose. When he looks in the mirror, hell be reminded of the blood that flowed down his face as well as the gold he won.I was boxing with this cut and I feel double-happy about that, he said.The second-seeded Yeleussinov won all four bouts by unanimous decision.Moroccos Mohammed Rabii and Frances Souleymane Diop Cissokho won bronze medals.The 25-year-old Yeleussinov, who failed to medal at the 2012 London Games, extended the Kazakh dominance in the welterweight division. He said new gyms, well-equipped have played a role in helping him continue the medal run begun by others 12 years ago.Kazakh boxers Serik Sapiyev (London), Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (Beijing) and Bakhtiyar Artayev (Athens) won the last three welterweight gold medals.Its our weight, Yeleussinov said. Its the Kazakh weight. I just proved it again.Cuba won four straight heavyweight golds in the Olympics from 1992-2004, though Felix Savon won three of them.Yeleussinov could join his brother Dauren, a former Olympic fighter, in the United States and become a professional. Yeleussinov spoke with joy about his gold triumph through a translator.But he answered in English when asked if he wanted to turn pro.Right now, I dont know, he said.Giyasov had defeated a London gold medalist during an upset run through the tournament to reach the final. He was a hit with his victory celebrations that mimicked soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. Giyasov added a dash of flash in the tournament by leaping with his mouth open, and arms wide and legs apart.Yeleussinovs win could help ease the sting of Kazakh boxer Vassiliy Levits controversial defeat in the heavyweight gold medal bout. Felipe Alou Athletics Jersey . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. 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At first glance, Dinesh Kumars loss to Virendra Singh of Himachal Pradesh in the semifinals of the heavyweight division at the Boxing National Championships on Monday must seem an upset. While Virendra is a relative newcomer, Dinesh has plenty of boxing pedigree. He is an Olympian and an Asian Games silver medalist after all. After the 2-3 split decision loss, Dinesh will have to be satisfied with a bronze medal, which he won by knocking out two opponents in the earlier rounds.But for those in the boxing fraternity, the result for the 27-year old - even if only a minor medal -- is nothing less than astounding. A thick ugly scar running down Dineshs right arm - from his shoulder to his elbow gives a clue to the reason for their surprise. Indeed it wasnt very long ago that it seemed Kumars boxing career was over.In May 2014, soon after winning the trials to select the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games, Dinesh was severely injured in a car accident. We were supposed to travel to Germany for a training camp soon after the trials. I had gone home to my village in Bhiwani because I expected to then travel to Delhi, he recalls. The training stint was cancelled however and Kumar was called back to the national camp in Patiala. Driving back, the vehicle he was driving collided with a truck. The car was a wreck. Dineshs right arm was mangled and his fist shattered. He was hospitalized and doctors screwed in his broken bones with metal plates.Dinesh had had comprehensive wins over his opponents in the Patiala trials and he says he often thinks about what could have been. I wonder how my life would have been different if I had been on that flight to Germany. I was in the best form of my career. I know I would have won a medal in Scotland. But I guess God had other plans for me, he says.This wasnt the first time that Dinesh had suffered an unexpected setback. In 2012, he was the frontrunner for the Indian team ahead of the Olympics. However just before the trials, he was attacked by unknown persons in the national camp. Sumit Sangwan would take his place and earn an Olympic quota. He had once been advised to conduct a religious ceremony for the bad luck he was plagued with. After his accident in 2014 though, he has stopped attending any religious function altogether. Ive given up on all of that. Ive realized, if something is written in your destiny, its going to happen whether you like it or not, he says.Despite the magnitude of the injury, Dinesh says it was his destiny to box again. Man me ek lalach tha. (There was a greed in my mind). There were boxers who said that I would not return. A couple of coaches told me to give up. But there was a fire from inside, that I will come back one day, he says.Dinesh remembers how determined he was right from the moment he woke up from surgery. About 18 days after the accident, I tried to start practicing again. I was desperate to compete in the Commonwealth Games. But, of course, I didnt make the team, he says. But his body started to respond. The doctor was stunned at my progress. He was expecting at least a couple of months for my stitches to come off but my arm began healing a lot faster, he says.?But despite his best hopes, recovery wass indeed slow.dddddddddddd It took 18 months, Dinesh says. In a bit of twisted logic, Dinesh reckons it helped that there were no tournaments during his layoff. It would have been difficult to watch others compete when I couldnt, he says.In the meantime, he threw himself into his Haryana Police job. Posted in Sirsa district, he began coaching youngsters in the district. I would go running just to maintain my fitness and I would notice these kids running behind me. Sirsa has a drug problem and it doesnt have a boxing culture so when one of my colleagues opened up a boxing academy in her village, I helped out over there, he says. Dinesh adds that training the youngsters helped him as much as them. They look up to me. It is a huge motivation to do well, he says. Dinesh also found inspiration in other sportpersons - Paralympian high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu. He didnt have a leg and yet he was able to win a high jump gold. Even if my arm was damaged, surely that should not stop me, he says.When the dates for the senior boxing nationals were announced three months ago, Dinesh says he knew he would have to take part. He spoke to his family, who supported his decision to return to the ring. He took the opinion of doctors who said he could fight again. Ive trained for three months straight. Ive not taken any rest days or attended any family functions or visited my friends. I just boxed, he says.While there was sympathy for him, Dinesh didnt get any special favours. He had to take part in the All India Police trials on December 4th in Madhuban, Haryana. It was his first serious competition in over two years. There, he beat the previous years champion to book his spot.While it would be heartening to hear that Dinesh is as good as he was, it is clear that the injury has taken a toll. In contrast to the sharply sculpted left arm, his right is noticeably less muscular. My right arm has about 15 percent less strength than what it used to have, he says. Indeed, in his quarterfinal bout, Dineshs opponent kept trying to left hook over his right arm that would often drop. Unfortunately for his opponent, Dinesh is a southpaw. He would be dropped with a vicious uppercut to the body. Perhaps the only bit of luck I had is that my left is my power hand. That was not damaged. In the past, everyone would be afraid of my uppercut and that is still the case today, he says.While he is glad that he has made a comeback, Dinesh isnt satisfied with winning a bronze. Gold ke saath ana alag baat hoti (Winning the Gold medal is a different feeling), he says. Still he will know that by virtue of his bronze he will be included in the national camp. If I get another two or three months, my body will respond even better than now, he says. Dinesh says his target is clearly defined. I must compete in the 2017 Asian and Commonwealth Games. Jis chez ke karan mera accident hua tha, woh cheez pura kar ke khelunga. Bilkul zid si hai. (I got injured because I was going to train for the Commonwealth Games. Now, I have to complete that task. It is something I insist on doing), says Dinesh. ' ' '