Indian Boxer Nandini.(Offer: Twitter)
Nandini (+81kg) assured India of its first medal on the continued 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Match in Sofia, Bulgaria by advancing to the semifinals with a dominating take grasp of over Kazakhstan’s Valeriya Axenova in the final-eight stage.
Nandini was once in total describe of the proceedings when the referee stopped the contest in the third round. She’s going to square off in opposition to one other Kazakh Lazzat Kungeibayeva in the semifinals. Kungeibayeva is a outmoded world champion.
Nandini (+81 kg) assures first medal for at #StrandjaBoxingTournament2022 as she defeated Kazakhstan’s Axenova Valeriya by RSC verdict in third round of the quarter finals & superior to the semis
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Advancing to the quarterfinal stage were childhood world champion Arundhati Choudhary (70kg) and Parveen (63kg). Choudhary prevailed 3-0 in opposition to Germany’s Melissa Gemini, while Parveen out-punched Kazakhstan’s Aida Abikeyeva 5-0.
On the opposite hand, there was once disappointment in other locations for India as Meena Rani (60kg), Anjali Tushir (66kg), Saweety (75kg) and Sachin Kumar (80kg) lost their respective bouts to bow out of the competition. Rani was once overwhelmed 2-3 by Russia’s Nune Asatrian.
Anjali was once additionally bested by a Russian in Saadat Dalgatova as she went down 0-5. The extra skilled Saweety lost 0-5 to Davina Michel of France. Sachin, on the different hand, was once defeated 1-4 by Germany’s Silvio Schierle. The tournament facets over 450 boxers from 36 countries, at the side of used powerhouses reminiscent of Kazakhstan, Italy, Russia and France.
A 17-member Indian contingent, at the side of seven males and 10 ladies folks, was once despatched to participate in the tournament. India obtained two medals in the final model with Deepak Kumar and Naveen Boora securing silver and bronze respectively.
