Junior women's boxers bag four gold medals in Serbia

Junior women's boxers bag four gold medals in Serbia

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India bagged a total of 12 medals at the recently concluded third Nation's Cup which was held in Serbia. Tamanna (48kg), Ambeshori Devi (57kg), Preeti Dahiya (60kg), and Priyanka (66kg) secured gold medals as India won four silver and four bronze medals to claim the runners-up trophy.

The junior Indian boxing contingent did incredibly well at the recently concluded third Nation's cup which was held in Vrbas, Serbia. The boxers clinched 12 medals, which included four gold, four silver and four bronze medals and also claimed the runners-up trophy.

Tamanna (48kg), Ambeshori Devi (57kg), Preeti Dahiya (60kg), and Priyanka (66kg) bagged gold medals for the Indian side. Tamanna, who was also adjudged as the best foreign boxer, thoroughly outboxed Russia's Alena Tremasova 5-0 in the final. 

Haryana's Priyanka secured a commanding 5-0 win over Russia's Olga Petrashko while in the 50kg category, Karnataka's Anju Devi settled for a silver along with Maharashtra's Simran Verma (52kg). In addition to that, Haryana's Manshi Dalal (75kg) and Punjab's Tanishbir Kaur Sandhu (80kg) also bagged silver in their respective weight category. 

Goa's Aashreya Naik (63kg), Neha (54kg), Khushi (70kg) and Alfiya Akram Khan Pathan (+80kg) picked up bronze. India sent a 13-member team to the tournament in which over 160 boxers from 20 countries took part. 

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