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Indian boxer Sarjubala Devi has aimed to follow boxing legend Mary Kom’s footsteps as she sets her sights on a Gold medal at the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia. Devi has been selected to participate in the 51 kilograms category at the Asiad and is looking forward to maintaining the weight.

Boxing Federation of India's (BFI) chief executive Santiago Nieva believes that the Indian boxing squad will be heading to the Asian Games with a good frame of mind after their vigorous training. Earlier this year, Indian boxers had accounted for nine medals in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Among the 13 Indian boxers, who had entered the semifinals of the Serbian Youth Boxing Tournament, seven of them have managed to clinch gold medals for the country. As a result, India claimed the top spot at the 36th Golden Glove of Vojvodina Youth Tournament with a total of 17 medals.

With their exceptional performance at the Golden Glove of Vojvodina Youth Boxing Tournament in Subotica, Serbia, nine Indian boxers have made their way to the semifinals on the third day of the tournament. There were six more who made it to the semifinals on Friday, raising the total number to 15.