Manipur pugilists shine as Indians create history at 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Ch’ships
First Published: 24th April, 2021 22:05 IST
Two women pugilists from Manipur, Thokchom Sanamacha Chanu and Naorem Babyrojina Chanu, were among the seven Indian boxers who bagged gold medals at the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships 2021
Two women pugilists from Manipur, Thokchom Sanamacha Chanu and Naorem Babyrojina Chanu, were among the seven Indian boxers who bagged gold medals at the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships 2021 in Kielce, Poland on Thursday.
The historic victory of the women boxers has once again proved the might of Manipur in sports, particularly in boxing.
Babyrojisana secured gold with a comfortable 5-0 win against European junior champion Valeria Linkova of Russia in the 51 kg final on the penultimate day in the women’s category at the prestigious AIBA championships.
Similarly, another woman boxer from Manipur, who was trained at Mary Kom’s academy in Imphal, Sanamacha, gave impressive attacks in all the rounds and outperformed Dana Diday of Kazakhstan by 5-0 in the 75 kg final.
All the women finalists Gitika, Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu, Poonam, Vinka, Arundhati Choudhary, T Sanamacha Chanu and Alfiya Pathan registered their wins and finished on the top of the podium. Apart from the eight finalists, three others won bronze medals at the tournament, a performance which betters the 10 medals that India won in its best-ever show not too long back in the 2018 edition in Hungary.
This year, the 10-day biennial event witnessed high competition in the presence of 414 boxers from 52 nations.
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live MANIPUR – QUEST FOR PEACE. The Big Debate with WASBIR HUSSAIN
03rd May 2024Live Current law and order situation will not be allowed to affect tourism: Meghalaya min Paul Lyngdoh
03rd May 2024Live Assam: Former Hill Area Development (HAD) minister Sum Ronghang passes away at 61
03rd May 2024Live Manipur: Kuki-Zo community marks 1 year of violence today as “Separation Day” in Kangpokpi
03rd May 2024WE RECOMMEND
Manipur: 7 women shave heads: Defining moment as violence in the state completes a year
The CoTU in Kangpokpi has called for a complete shutdown in the district today as the Kuki Zo community gears up to observe Martyrs' Remembrance Day.
03rd May 2024Manipur Violence: A year later, peace and normalcy still a distant dream
The Joint Students Body, Churachandpur has called for a total shutdown in Churachandpur district
03rd May 2024Rs 20 lakh robbed from SBI Churachandpur branch in Manipur, 4th incident in a year
On November 30, 2023, at least 10 unidentified armed men robbed Rs 18.85 crore from PNB in Ukhrul district
02nd May 202411 armed miscreants arrested in Manipur with huge cache of arms and ammo
The Manipur Police along with a team of Assam Rifles also conducted search operations and area domination in the fringe and vulnerable areas of the state.
01st May 202481.16% voter turnout recorded in repolling in 6 polling stations of Outer Manipur LS seat
No untoward incident was reported and voting, which commenced at 7 a.m., was held peacefully under tight security arrangements.
30th April 2024