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Five Indian boxers reach finals of Women's Youth World Championships

Indian boxers continued to remain an unstoppable force at the AIBA Women's Youth World Championships with two more advancing to the final to take the total number to an unprecedented five in Guwahati on Saturday.Nitu (48kg) and Sakshi Chopra (54kg) won their respective semifinals to continue India's best ever performance at the marquee age group event being held for the first time in the country. Nitu defeated China's Yuan Nie. The Indian will next be up against Kazakhstan's Zhazira Urakbayeva, who got the better of Ireland's Caitlin Fryers in a fiercely-contested bout.Next girl in for India was Sakshi, who humbled Japan's Irie Sena. Sakshi will square off against England's Ivy-Jane Smith, who defeated American Isamary Aquino. Yesterday, Jyoti Gulia (51kg), Shashi Chopra (57kg) and Ankushita Boro (64kg) claimed contrasting victories to enter the summit clashes of their respective weight categories.However, in the +81kg category, Neha Yadav, who had got direct entry into the semifinals due to the small size of the draw, ended with a bronze medal after losing her very first bout of the tournament.This is India's best ever performance in the event by quite a stretch given that the country has not won a gold medal since the 2011 edition when Sarjubala Devi had finished on top.In the 2015 edition, India had just one bronze medal to show for. After the home team's splendid show, India's Italian coach Rafaelle Bergamasco said this has been an exceptionally good performance by all the boxers. They have not just shown good technique but have also shown the big hearts they have to face fancied opponents, Bergamasco said.

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