India clinches 12 medals in 3rd Nation's Cup including 4 gold

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19 Aug 2019, 23:18 GMT+10

Vrbas [Serbia], Aug 19 (ANI): India's junior women boxers on Sunday ended the campaign with a rich haul of four gold, four silver and four bronze medals at the 3rd Nation's Cup which took place in Vrbas, Serbia.

Tamanna, who bagged a gold medal in the 48 kg category, won the 'Best Foreign Boxer' award. She (48 kg) registered a commanding 5-0 victory over Russia's Alena Tremasova.

Ambeshori Devi in 57 kg, Preeti Dahiya in 60 kg and Priyanka in 66 kg were the other three boxers who all clinched a gold medal in the tournament.

Anju Devi (50 kg) had to settle for a silver medal after facing a 0-5 defeat at the hands of Russia's Anastasiia Kirienko. Simran Verma (52 kg), Manshi Dalal (75 kg) and Tanishbir Kaur Sandhu (80kg) also secured a silver medal in the tournament.

Aashreya Naik and Neha won a bronze medal in the 63 kg and 54 kg respectively. Khushi (70kg) and Alfiya Akram Khan Pathan (80kg) also added two bronze medals in India's tally.

From India, 13 boxers participated in the tournament and Ragini was the only Indian who failed to win a medal. Overall, 160 boxers from 20 countries had participated in this prestigious tournament. (ANI)

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