November 22, 2017 9:02 PM

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Seven medals confirmed for India at Women's Youth World Boxing Championships

Indian boxers are on course for their best ever performance at the AIBA Women's Youth World Championships. The boxers added five more medals to the already assured two on the day of quarterfinals in Guwahati today. Jyoti Gulia (51kg), Shashi Chopra (57kg), Ankushita Boro (64kg), Nitu (48kg) and Sakshi Choudhary (54kg) entered the semifinals after winning their respective quarterfinal bouts. They joined Neha Yadav (+81kg) and Anupama (81kg), who found themselves in the last-four stage due to the small size of the draws of their respective weight categories.India had won just one bronze medal in the previous edition of the event and the country has not won a gold in this event since 2011.Over 150 boxers from 38 countries are competing in the event, being held in India for the first time.

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