Indian women create history on 2021 : Clinch 7 gold medals at AIBA "Youth World Boxing Championships"
Indian women boxers made us proud by creating history at the 2021 AIBA Youth Men's and Women's World Boxing Championships and concluded their campaign on a highly successful note with seven gold medals in Kielce, Poland on Thursday.
All the women finalists in action--Gitika (48kg) Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu (51kg), Poonam (57kg), Vinka (60kg), Arundhati Choudhary (69kg), T Sanamacha Chanu (75kg) and Alfiya Pathan (+81kg)- registered victories and finished on the top of the podium.
During the 2017 edition of the Youth World Championships held in Guwahati where Indian women had won five gold medals.
"I congratulate all the winners on this extraordinary medal haul. This achievement is a testament to the talent we have in the upcoming generation of Indian boxing," Boxing Federation of India President, Ajay Singh said while talking about the unprecedented medal haul by India at the AIBA Youth World Championships.
"This has been an amazing effort from our youth boxers especially when the players had to be confined at home for most of the last year and only make do with online training sessions. Our coaches and support staff did a stellar job despite the limitations and challenges.
Earlier, Gitika led the country's dominance and provided a perfect start for the day. The Haryana boxer, who came into the match beating two-time European Champion Italy's Erika Prisciandaro, knocked down local favourite Natalia Kuczewska 5-0 in the women's 48kg final and secured the first gold medal for India at the ongoing Championship.
A 10-day biennial event, which had the men's and women's championship played together for the first time during the 2018 edition in Hungary, has witnessed high competition in presence of 414 boxers from 52 countries.
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