India have signed off with a rich haul of one gold, four silver, and three bronze medals at the Ahmet Comert Boxing Championships for youth women boxers. In the competitions held in Istanbul, Turkey, India’s lone Gold came through Soniya in the 48kg category. She defeated Kazakhstan’s Zhazira Urakabeva in her summit clash.
The silver medal winners for India were Niharika Gonella (75kg), Shashi Chopra (57kg),Parveen (54kg), and Ankushita Boro (64kg). All the four lost in their respective final bouts. Tilotama Chanu (60kg), Jyoti Gulia (48kg), Lalita (64kg) and Manisha (69kg) had to be content with bronze medals after losing their respective semifinal bouts.
