Goa's junior boxer Prachi Kerkar won a Bronze medal in the 75 kg weight category at the ongoing Junior Women's Boxing Nationals that is underway in Rohtak, Haryana.
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After winning against Reetika from Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, the Goan girl lost her semi-final bout by a TKO (technical knock-out) in the third round to Diksha from Punjab. Speaking after her bout, Prachi, a standard XI commerce student from St Xavier's Higher Secondary School, said, "I could have done better. My opponent was also an experienced boxer who tried to confuse me a lot with her game." Prachi who has been boxing for the past three years says that this was a good experience at the Nationals and now she is in a better position to up her game. SAG coach Chitambaram Naik, speaking about Prachi's performance, said that Prachi played well despite getting counts in the first two rounds. "There were several split decisions which weren't given in our favour. For our Goan girls, this was a very good performance as two players advanced to the third round after playing two bouts each. Others who lost fell short by close margins."
Goan squash player Yash Fadte is full of confidence as he prepares for back-to-back international competitions, to be held in USA and England. The confidence comes from the fact that the 15-year-old Vasco-boy produced the best finish for his age, at the recent WSF World Junior Squash Championships in New Zealand.
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Published Nov 9, 2017, 8:20 PM IST
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PANAJIThe US Junior Squash Championship will be held from December 16-20 at the Yale University, followed by the British Junior Squash Championship, in Birmingham. "It will be a busy year for me. But my goal for the New Year, is to do well in the world juniors to be held in Chennai in July," Yash told The Goan from Mumbai, where he is currently training at the CCI Club.Looking back at the world juniors held in August, Yash believes he has progressed in his game after an…
