As the inaugural edition of the Junior Women National Boxing Championship culminated, 10 local boxers notched up medals which included a humungous tally of seven gold, two silvers and one bronze whereas Punjab’s pugilists also notched up three gold and one bronze medal, here at the SAI National Boxing Academy.
Haryana’s gold rush started in the 48-kg category as Sangeeta outclassed Jharkand’s Neha Tentulia. It continued with Meenakshi (50-kg) registering an emphatic win against Rajasthan’s Arshi Khanum and Poonam (52-kg) defeating Manipur’s N. Baby Rosizana Chanu. Sanathoi Heman, another boxer from Manipur had to settle for a silver as Yogita (54-kg) defeated her in a one-sided affair.
The fifth gold came Haryana’s way in the 63-kg category when Vinka defeated Geeta Saji from Kerala. Raj Sahiba (70-kg) and Sushma (80-kg) completed Haryana’s eight gold tally as they defeated Manipur’s Sanama Chanu and Chandana Chaudhary from Rajasthan.
In between, Priyanka (57-kg) lost out to Uttar Pradesh’s Priya and settled for silver. Yashi Shamma notched up a bronze when she lost in the semifinals to complete the ten-medal tally.
Whereas Punjab’s gold rush started with in the 46-kg category as Ekta Saroj as she outclassed Assam’s lone standee, Niki Kujur, in the summit clash of the tournament to clinch a gold. In the 75-kg category, Diksha Rajput got the better off Daloma Binju to bring home the second gold for her state.
The third and final gold for Punjab came through Kamal Preet Kaur in the +80-kg category as she triumphed over Madhya Pradesh’s Arpita Shukla. However, Komal, who had lost out in the semi-finals took a bronze back home.