An Indian boxer who
beat a Chinese rival has offered to return the championship belt he won as
peace gesture, amid a tense border stand-off.
Vijender Singh, an
Olympic medallist, beat Zulpikar Maimaitiali at the weekend, winning the WBO
Oriental Super Middleweight belt from him.
But he dedicated his
win to the "India-China friendship", and said he wanted to give the
belt back.
India and China have
been feuding over a disputed border area since June.
The row erupted when
India opposed China's attempt to extend a border road through a plateau known
as Doklam in India and Donglang in China.
It is unclear if the
Chinese competitor has responded to the offer, or if competition officials
would allow the belt to be returned.
The disputed plateau
lies at a junction between China, the north-eastern Indian state of Sikkim and
Bhutan.
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