Live
- Exit polls results indicated victory of the NDA government in Maharashtra and Jharkhand!
- Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka Reviews SC/ST Development Funds Implementation
- AP cabinet approves key decisions, check here
- Maharashtra records 58.22 pc turnout, Independent candidate dies of heart attack in Beed
- Manipur: Mobile internet suspension extended for 3 days in 7 districts, curfew relaxed in 4 districts
- EPFO adds 18.8 lakh members in September as employment rises
- ‘Criticise me, not Rabindranath Tagore’, says Assam CM on renaming Karimganj
- Bihar govt launches Ayushman Vandan Scheme
- Infighting again erupts in Trinamool on chair of West Bengal Medical Council
- Maha: Candidate, poll worker and voter die as skirmishes, stray violence mar peaceful voting
Golden Punch: Indian women pugilists shine in Germany
India’s junior women pugilists clinched seven medals, including five gold, while the team was adjudged the best of the tournament in the Black Forest Cup in Villingen, Schwenningen, Germany.
New Delhi (PTI): India's junior women pugilists clinched seven medals, including five gold, while the team was adjudged the best of the tournament in the Black Forest Cup in Villingen, Schwenningen, Germany.
Haryana's Neha (54kg) and Karnataka's Anju Devi (50kg) claimed the honours of best boxer and promising player of the tournament respectively.
Tamanna (48kg), Anju, Neha, H. Ambeshori Devi (57kg), and Preeti Dahiya (60kg) returned with gold medals out of the 13-member Indian squad that had participated, the Boxing Federation of India said in a press release. While Tamanna faced some stiff resistance from Daria of Ukraine before she registered a 4-1 win, Neha was dominant in her win over Lithuania's Kara Kornelija by RSC in Round 1. Anju demolished Fatima of Germany 5-0.
Ambeshori and Preeti were equally impressive in the 57kg and 60kg summit showdowns respectively. While the former blanked Varga Beata of Hungary 5-0, the latter outsmarted Tutal Lutfiye of Germany by a similar scoreline. In 52kg, Tannu narrowly went down fighting 2-3 to Lara of Germany to settle for the silver medal. Aashreya Dinesh Naik, however, could not do much in 63kg against local hope Heck Jenin who proved too strong in a 5-0 result.
Ten countries including India, Ukraine, Germany, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Mongolia, Greece, and Poland took part in this tourney. India's powerful performances helped the contingent win the best team trophy.
