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India’s junior women boxers win 12 medals including 4 gold at 3rd Nations’ Cup 2019 held in Serbia

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India’s junior women boxers team has clinched 12 medals(4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals) at the 3rd  Nation’s Cup 2019 held in Sports Hall, Vrbas, Serbia from August 14-18,2019. Indian team claimed the runners-up trophy.3rd Nations’ Cup 2019 held in Serbia Key points:
i. Here’s the list of winners at the 3rd  Nation”s Cup 2019:
4 Gold medal winner:

WinnersCategory
Tamanna(Haryana)48 kg
Ambeshori Devi(Manipur) 57 kg
Preeti Dahiya(Haryana)60 kg
Priyanka (Haryana)66 kg


4 Silver medal winners:

WinnersCategory
Anju Devi (Karnataka)50 kg
Simran Verma (Maharashtra)52 kg
Manshi Dalal (Haryana)75 kg
Tanishbir Kaur Sandhu (Punjab)80kg


4 Bronze medal winners:

WinnersCategory
Aashreya Naik(Goa)63 kg
Neha (Haryana)54 kg
Khushi (Punjab)70kg
Alfiya Akram Khan Pathan (Maharashtra)+80kg


Key highlights:
i. The gold medal winner, Tamanna  won the ‘Best Foreign Boxer’ award. She got the victory over russia’s opponent Alena Tremasova with 5-0 scores.
ii.  Overall, 160 boxers from 20 countries had participated in this tournament, for which 13 Indian boxers participated & Ragini (46 Kg) was the only Indian who failed to win a medal.