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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 goldIndiaтАЩs 14-member Boxing Contingent bagged 10 Medals (1 Gold, 8 Silver, 1 Bronze) at the 35th Edition of the 2021 тАШBoxamтАЩ 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 menтАЩs 63 Kg category.
  • Six-time World Champion MC Mary Kom (51Kg) clinched the Bronze Medal in the womenтАЩs 51 Kg category boxing.

WinnerCategoryMedal
Manish KaushikMenтАЩs 63 KgGold Medal
JasmineWomenтАЩs 57 KgSilver Medal
Simranjit Kaur BaatthWomenтАЩs 60 KgSilver Medal
Pooja RaniWomenтАЩs 75 KgSilver Medal
Mohammed Hussam UddinMenтАЩs 57 KgSilver Medal
Vikas KrishanMenтАЩs 69 KgSilver Medal
Ashish KumarMenтАЩs 75 KgSilver Medal
Sumit SangwanMenтАЩs 81 KgSilver Medal
Satish KumarMenтАЩs 91 KgSilver Medal
MC Mary KomWomenтАЩs 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.

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