India’s young women pugilists returned with a rich half of 9 medals, including a gold medal, in the Ahmed Comert International Boxing Championship that concluded on Sunday.
Soniya won Gold
Soniya of Haryana proved to be the star of the contingent as she comfortably beat Zhazira Urakabeva from Kazakhstan 4-1 in the 48kg category.
The Indian ladies put up a good show in other weight categories too, with Parveen, Ankushita Boro, Shashi Chopra and Niharika Gonella clinched the silver medals.
The Indian team completed their campaign at the Ahmed Comert International Boxing Championship with 1 gold, 4 Silver and Bronze and finished third on the overall medal tally
Parveen put up a grand fight but lost to Anastasiia Artamonova of Russia 2-3 in the 54 kg category; Shashi Chopra (57 kg) too missed it by a whisker, losing by a similar 2-3 margin to Vladislava Kukhta of Kazakhstan, .
Ankushita Boro (60kg) and Niharika Gonella (75 kg), however, found Cagla Aluc of Turkey and Shamonova Anastasiia of Russia too much to handle and lost 0-5 to make do with silver medals.
Jyoti (48kg), Tilotama Chanu (60kg) Manisha and Lalita in the 64kg category finished their campaign with Bronze medal. Jyoti was adjudged the best sporting boxer as India finished third in the overall medal tally.