New Delhi, Aug 20
India’s junior women boxers clinched 12 medals, including four gold, at the third Nation’s Cup in Vrbas, Serbia. India won four gold, four silver and four bronze medals, and claimed the runners-up trophy. Tamanna (48kg), Ambeshori Devi (57kg), Preeti Dahiya (60kg) and Priyanka (66kg) notched.
Haryana’s Tamanna best foreign boxer
Tamanna was adjudged the best foreign boxer. She blanked Russia’s Alena Tremasova 5-0 in the final.
Manipur’s Ambeshori and Haryana’s Dahiya continued their fine runs from the Black Forest Cup in June to secure hard-fought 3-2 wins over Sweden’s Duna Sipel and Ukraine’s Kristina Kartavtseva, respectively. Haryana’s Priyanka secured a commanding 5-0 win over Russia’s Olga Petrashko. Karnataka’s Anju Devi (50kg), Maharashtra’s Simran Verma (52kg), Haryana’s Manshi Dalal (75kg) and Punjab’s Tanishbir Kaur Sandhu (80kg) won silver. Goa’s Aashreya Naik (63kg), Neha (54kg), Khushi (70kg) and Alfiya Akram Khan Pathan (+80kg) picked up bronze medals after losing their respective semifinal bouts. Over 160 boxers from 20 countries participated in this tournament, for which India sent a 13-member squad.
