Women's National Boxing Championships: Railways wins their fourth team championship title in a row with eight medals

Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) continued their dominance in the Women's National Boxing Championships, winning their fourth consecutive Team Championship title with eight medals including five gold, one silver and two bronze at the GBU Indoor Stadium. Gautam Buddh Nagar Dr Mahesh Sharma presented medals to the boxers in the presence of Boxing Federation of India President Ajay Singh and other officials.

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Of the six RSPB boxers who entered the final, five returned with gold medals for their team. RSPB's 50kg boxer Anamika had to settle for a silver medal last year, but she improved her medal tally in this edition with a 5-0 win over Haryana's Kalpana.

Soon after, Jyoti registered a comfortable 5-0 win over Shvinder Kaur Sidhu of AIP to win the second medal for RSPB. Shiksha, who was competing for the title in the 54 kg weight category, won RSPB's third medal by defeating Uttar Pradesh's Sonia 5-0. It was only RSPB's 75kg boxer Nandini who had to settle for a silver medal after losing 0-5 to 2020 Tokyo Olympian Pooja Rani of Haryana in a one-sided contest.

In the prestigious Women's National Boxing Championships, Haryana stood second with three gold medals, three silver and one bronze, while All India Police (AIP) stood third with a total of six medals including one gold medal, two silver and three bronze.

Meanwhile, reigning world champion Saweety Boora (81kg) and 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine (60kg) have made their way to the title in the 7th Elite Women's National Boxing Championships.

Saweety, representing Haryana, looked very strong against Lalfakmawii Ralte in the 81kg category as the Mizoram boxer did not pose any threat to her title defence. Saweety delivers a flurry of punches to secure an easy 5-0 win. However, it was not that easy for Jaismine, representing the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB). Punjab boxer Simranjit Kaur Baatth leveled the match, but the judges declared it 4-3 in favor of Jaismine.

Later Jaismine was adjudged the best boxer in the championship and Team Uttar Pradesh was given the Fair Play Award. While UP's Sonia won the Best Challenger award, Rajasthan's Lalita became the Best Promising Boxer.

2016 World Championships silver medalist Sonia Lather had some tough time inside the ring against SSCB's Sakshi before claiming a close 4-3 decision in her favor for the gold in the 57kg category. RSPB's defending champion Nupur retained her crown by defeating Haryana's Ritika 5-0 in the 81+kg category.

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Prachi became Haryana's third gold medalist along with Saweety and Pooja after registering a 5-0 win over Sonu of All India Police in the 63kg category.

In a clash between two young world champions, Services Sports Control Board's Arundhati Choudhary won by defeating Ankushita Boro of Assam 5-0. This was SSCB's second gold medal in the Women's National Boxing Championships, which witnessed an exciting competition in the presence of over 300 boxers competing in 12 categories.