After years of heartbreaks, Sakshi Chaudhary finally gears up for CWG, Asian Games
For years, Sakshi Chaudhary lived with the feeling that she was always one step away.
Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi boxed their way to gold and glory as India finished their’s Elorda Cup campaign with 12 medals in Astana, Kazakhstan on Saturday.
Besides two gold medals, Indian boxers won two silver and eight bronze medals to better their last edition’s record of five medals.
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Nikhat (52kg) continued her dominance in the ongoing prestigious tournament as she outclassed Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan with an unanimous 5-0 scoreline to add yet another gold medal her illustrious career.
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Minakshi started the day for India with a bang when she defeated Uzbekistan’s Rahmonova Saidahon 4-1 in the women’s 48kg final to give India its first gold medal of the competition.
Meanwhile, Anamika (50kg) and Manisha (60kg) suffered losses to end their campaigns with silver medals.
Anamika fought valiantly but conceded a 1-4 loss against reigning world and Asian champion China’s Wu Yu while Manisha faced a 0-5 defeat against Kazakhstan’s Viktoriya Grafeeva.
Medallists:
Gold: Minakshi (48kg) and Nikhat Zareen (52kg)
Silver: Anamika (50kg) and Manisha (60kg)
Bronze:
(men) Yaiphaba Singh Soibam (48kg), Abhishek Yadav (67kg), Vishal (86kg) and Gaurav Chauhan (92+kg);
(women) Sonu (63kg), Manju Bamboriya (66kg), Shalakha Singh Sansanwal (70kg) and Monika (81Kg)
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