Commendable performance by Indian women pugilists

ELVIDIO MIRANDA, Via email | 15th September, 06:54 pm

24-year-old Jaismine Lamboria triumphed and won India its first gold medal in the women's 57 kg category on Saturday with a split 4-1 decision against top seed and Olympic medalist from Poland Julia Szeremeta in the World Boxing Championships held in Liverpool, United Kingdom to crown herself as the world champion. Later Sunday, 24-year-old Minakshi Hooda wrested India its second gold medal in the 48 kg category by out boxing Kazakhstan's Paris 2024 bronze medalist Nazym Kyzaibay by a similar 4-1 split decision in a closely contested bout. Nupur Sheoran lost in the finals of the 80+ kg category to Agata Kaczmarska of Poland to clinch a silver for India. Olympian Pooja Rani however had to be content with a bronze as she lost to Englishwoman Emily Asquith in the 80 kg weight class to boost India's tally to four medals in this championship all won by women pugilists out of the 20 participants from India. India thus ended up with 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, a commendable performance.



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