Indian Women Boxers Won Five Gold Medals
Indian women boxers won five gold medals. Babirojisana Chanu (51 kg) and Arundhati Chaudhary (69 kg) won two more gold medals.
The Indian women’s boxing team top the 30th Adriatic Pearl tournament in Budva, Montenegro, with a total of five gold.
Lucky Rana (64 kg) received a silver medal. The Indian women’s team topped with a total of 10 medals (five gold, three silver, and two bronze). Uzbekistan finished second with two gold medals while the Czech Republic won a gold medal.
Three-time Khelo India Games gold medalist Arundhati defeated Ukraine’s Mariana Stoeko 5-0 in a one-sided match on Sunday.
Chanu defeated Asian Junior Champion Sabina Bobokulova of Uzbekistan 3–2 in a close match. Lucky, however, had to be content with the silver medal due to a 0–5 defeat against Finland boxer Liya Pukila.
Among the Indian women boxers, Alphia Pathan (+81 kg), Vinaka (60 kg) and T Sanamacha Chanu (75 kg) also won gold medals.
In the women’s section, Bhiwani’s Sakshi Dhanda lost, while Hisar’s Shashi Chopra lost in the first match itself. However, Jyoti Gulia of Rohtak won the match.
In the men’s section, Charkhi Dadri boxer Naveen Kumar (91 kg) Jhajhadia defeated the American boxer by a margin of 3-2 to enter the quarter-finals.
T20 and ODI series to be held in this city between India and South Africa women’s team.
India Women vs South Africa Women: A pre-determined series of eight matches between India and South Africa women’s teams is likely to be played from March 7.
With the return of competitive cricket to the home team after about 12 months. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may soon announce the handing over of hosting to Lucknow.
A BCCI official said on Monday that the series of five T20 and three ODIs could be held in a bio-bubble (safe environment designed to protect against corona) in Lucknow.
At the same time, under the rotation system, Kanpur may get a chance to host one of the men’s teams of New Zealand and South Africa visiting India after this series.
