Th Kunjarani strikes gold; silver for fellow trio at youth boxing nationals
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 11 2022:
Thongam Kunjarani bagged a gold medal while Griviya Huidrom, Melody Kilong and Lamnganba settled for silver medals on the penultimate day of the 5th Youth Men & Women National Boxing Championship 2022 at Kattanlulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Thongam Kunjarani made a name for herself in the women's 60kg category by claiming the top podium honours.
She secured a commanding 5-0 verdict win against Prachi of Haryana in their gold-medal bout on Monday.
Earlier on Sunday, Kunjarani won her semifinal bout against Malthir of Tamil Nadu by RSC (Referee Stopped Contest) in the second round.
However, the other state boxers Griviya Huidrom (women's 54kg), Melody Kilong (women's 63kg) and Lamnganba (men's 54kg) unfortunately faltered in their respective final bouts to settle for silver medals.
Lamnganba was the lone silver winner among the state men's boxers.
Griviya Huidrom lost to Neeru Khatri in their final match.
Nine state men boxers and a similar number of women boxers took part in the 5th Youth Men & Women National Boxing Championship.