On day 4 of the inaugural edition of the Junior National Boxing Championship, 10 talented boxers from Haryana out of their 13-member contingent qualified for the semifinals of the tournament in their own backyard, here at the SAI National Boxing Academy.
Haryana’s rampage started with Sanjeeta in the 48kg category as she outclassed Sushila Vita of Punjab. They continued their fabulous run with Minakshi (50kg) defeating Uttar Pradesh’s Rinki Inder Kishore.
The mantle was then handed over to Poonam (52kg) who outpunched Himachal Pradesh’s Deepika to make her way into the semifinals. Buoyed by the spirited performances, Yogita (54kg) defeated Divya from Maharashtra to assure the fourth bronze for her state.
Local lass Priyanka (57kg) who has had a great tournament so far, defeated Punjab’s Navdeep Kaur in a one-sided affair. Yashi Sharma (60kg) also repeated the feat when she emerged on top against UP’s Sakhi Patel. Vinka (63kg), Deepti (66kg), Raj Saiba (70kg) and and Sushma (80kg) also made their way into the semifinals to assure a grand tally of ten medals for Haryana.
However, Alisha Singhal (+80kg) and Neha (75kg) lost out to Rajasthan’s Lipakshi and Punjab’s Diksha Rajput respectively, to lose out on a medal.
RESULTS
46kg- BR Pratibha (TN) bt Yaro Maying (ARU); Niki Kutur (ASM) bt Purabi (AP); Ekta Saroj (PUN) bt Priyanka Bisht (UKD)
48kg- Simran (CHD) bt Gauri (MAH); Neha Tantuli (JHA) bt Arshdeep (CHD); Rafaut Aora (AP) bt M. Shashi Kala (TEL); Sandhya (DEL) bt Preeti Chauhan (GOA); Sanjeeta (HAR) bt Sushila Vita (PUN)
50kg- Dare Runchi (ARU) bt Puja Devi (MAH); Arsh Khanau (RAJ) bt Shiva Priya (TN)
52kg- Minakshi (HAR) bt Deepika (HP); Prreti (MAH) bt Akshita Rani (WB); N. Baby Rosizana Chanu (MAN) bt Rishika (TN)
54kg- Sunita (HP) bt Suleekha (BIH); Sanathao Heman (MAH) bt Sanathaoi Kumari (JHA); Jhalak Tomar (RAJ) bt K Sandhya (AP); Yogita (HAR) bt Divya (MAH)
57 KG – Priyanka (HAR) bt Navdeep Kaur (PUN); Vanlahsiaful (MIZ) bt T. Rashika (TN); Priya (UP) bt Soniya Negi (DEL); H. Ashalata Chanu (MAN) bt Sapna Sharma (RAJ)
60 KG – Yashi Sharma (HAR) bt Sakshi Patel (UP); Arundhati (RAJ) bt Paramjeet Rathod (GUJ); Anat (KER) bt Rutuija (MAH); T.H Klena Devi (MAN) bt A. Pushpa Ragau (TN)
63 KG- B. Monika (AP) bt Nisha Kumari (JHA); Geeta Saji (KER) bt Shalu (UP); Vinka (HAR) bt N. Surajlata Devi (MAN); Sidhi Kaur (DEL) bt Prabha Noor (PUN)
66 KG – N. Menaka Devi (MAN) bt Nandini Lal (UP); Mitika (MAH) bt A.Pradiksha (TN); Shivangi (HP) bt P.Baby Sindhu (AP); Deepti (HAR) bt Neha Kashniyal (UKD)
70 KG- Somama Chanu T.H (MAN) bt Shrisha Jaufnila (GOA); Vidhi (MAH) bt R. Vanlalrewati (MIZ); Syedrshi Hussain (TN) bt A. Kaneha (DEL); Raj Saiba (HAR) bt Menka (HP)
75 KG – Diksha Rajput (PUN) bt Neha (HAR); Prachi Karkai (GOA) bt Reetika Gautam (UP); Dalinaddu (KER) bt Umora (MAH); Ch. Hansika Reddy (TEL) bt Ishita Goel (DEL)
80 KG – Pravatahi. P (KER) bt Prithinka Devi (TN); Chandan Chaudhary (RAJ) bt Vanshika (MAH); Komal (PUN) bt D. Ksuthika (TEL); Sushma (HAR) bt Pridhi Malhotra (DEL)
80+ KG – Lipakshi (RAJ) bt Alisha Singhal (HAR); Arpita Shukla (MP) bt Divya (DEL); Arya Goldekar (MAH) bt Ashritha(TEL); Komal Preet Kaur (PUN) bt Anjana Rajeev (KER)