The Women’s World Boxing Championship is currently going on in India. Indian boxers are continuously performing amazingly in this tournament. On Saturday, Sweety Bora and Neetu Ghanghas won two gold medals in a single day for India. Today, star boxer Nikhat Zareen has won another gold medal for India.
Nikhat Zareen’s second consecutive gold
Top Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen won his/her second World Championship title by defeating Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam in the 50kg category final here on Sunday. Nikhat registered a 5-0 win over Tam. In this way, Nikhat became the second Indian after the legendary boxer MC Mary Kom (6-time world champion) to win this prestigious title twice. On Saturday, Neetu Gangas (48kg) and Sweety Boora (81kg) became world champions. Hosts India are looking to match their best performance in terms of gold medals.
Lovlina will also play her final match
Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain will enter the ring for the finals later in the evening. In 2006, India had its best performance by winning four gold medals in its hosting, taking the country’s tally to eight medals.
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Sweety and Neetu also won medals
Sweety Bora defeated Wang Lina of China by a margin of 4-3. Sweety and Wang Lina were neck and neck throughout the match but the Indian star later defeated Wang Lina of China by a single point. It is a matter of pride for India that Indian players won two gold medals in a single day in the World Championship. Earlier in another final match, Commonwealth Games gold medalist Neetu Ghanghas defeated Lutsaikhan Altansetseg of Mongolia by a margin of 5-0.
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