Indian boxers bag 14 medals, including six gold, at Golden Girl Championship in Sweden

  • India’s junior and youth boxers dominated the ring at the Golden Girl Championship in Boras, Sweden, claiming 14 medals, including six gold, the overall championship trophy and the Best Boxer award.
  • Haryana’s Prachi Dhankar (50kg), fighting in the junior category, won the Best Boxer award. Besides Dhankar, Ethoibi Chanu Wangjam (54kg), Lashu Yadav (66kg) and Mahi Raghav (80kg) also won gold medals.
  • The three silver medals in the junior category were won by Janhavi Churi (46kg) Rudy Lalhmingmuani (66kg) and Tanishka Patil (80kg) while Diya Negi brought home a bronze in the 60kg slot. A total of 75 teams participated in the championship.
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