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Boxing: India bags 10 Medals at 35th Boxam International Tournament 2021

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India finish with 10 medals including one goldIndia’s 14-member Boxing Contingent bagged 10 Medals (1 Gold, 8 Silver, 1 Bronze) at the 35th Edition of the 2021 ‘Boxam’ Elite International Tournament held at Castellon de la Plana, Spain. The event took place from March 1-7, 2021.

  • Around 127 boxers from 4 Confederations & 17 countries participated in the event.
  • It is hosted by the Spanish Boxing Federation.
  • Manish Kaushik clinched the Gold Medal in the men’s 63 Kg category.
  • Six-time World Champion MC Mary Kom (51Kg) clinched the Bronze Medal in the women’s 51 Kg category boxing.

WinnerCategoryMedal
Manish KaushikMen’s 63 KgGold Medal
JasmineWomen’s 57 KgSilver Medal
Simranjit Kaur BaatthWomen’s 60 KgSilver Medal
Pooja RaniWomen’s 75 KgSilver Medal
Mohammed Hussam UddinMen’s 57 KgSilver Medal
Vikas KrishanMen’s 69 KgSilver Medal
Ashish KumarMen’s 75 KgSilver Medal
Sumit SangwanMen’s 81 KgSilver Medal
Satish KumarMen’s 91 KgSilver Medal
MC Mary KomWomen’s 51 KgBronze Medal

Participating Countries

Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, France, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Monaco, Morocco, Panama, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Spain & the United States of America.

‘Boxam’ 

  • It is an International Tournament which has been held since 1976.
  • The Spanish Boxing Federation has hosted the tournament in several cities of Spain such as Zaragoza, La Coruna, Sevilla, Vigo and others.

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February 23, 2021, Indian Boxing Contingent finished with 12 medals at the 30th Youth International Boxing Tournament ‘Adriatic Pearl’ held at Budva, Montenegro from February 16-22, 2021.

About Boxing Federation of India (BFI):
President – Ajay Singh