April 15, 2014 7:35 PM

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Indian boxers begin World Youth Championships campaign on brilliant note

Indian boxers today began their World Youth Championships campaign on a brilliant note, with three of them advancing to the second round in Sofia, Bulgaria. Two men and a woman from India are in the second round of the event which, for the first time, has combined the two competitions. The Championship is doubling up as a qualifying tournament for the Youth Olympics, slated from August 16 to 28 in Nanjing, China.The winners for India today were, Nikhat Zareen in the 51kg category in the Women's competition, and Sathish Kumar in 56kg and Shyam Kakara in 49kg in the Men's event.Earlier, Gaurav Solanki in 52kg and Neel Kamal Singh in 75kg were among the fours Indians who were handed first-round byes in the tournament. Manjeet in 69kg and Manju Bombariya in 75kg are the other Indians to get a bye in the tournament. The youngsters, all in the age bracket of 17 and 18, will have to reach at least the semi-finals of the world event to make the cut for the Youth Olympics.

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