Elorda Cup 2024: Minakshi & Nikhat Zareen clinch gold, Manisha & Anamika settle for Bronze

Published at :May 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM

Modified at :May 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM

(Courtesy : BFI)

India concluded their Elorda Cup 2024 campaign with a total of 12 medals.

Reigning world champions Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi clinched gold medals as the Indian team concluded their Elorda Cup 2024 campaign with 12 medals in Astana, Kazakhstan on Saturday.

Besides Nikhat and Minakshi’s gold medals, Indian boxers won two silver and eight bronze medals to better their last edition’s record of five medals.

Nikhat (52kg) continued her dominance in the ongoing the Elorda Cup as she outclassed Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan with an unanimous 5-0 scoreline to add yet another gold medal to her coveted medal tally.

Minakshi started the day for India with a bang when she defeated Uzbekistan’s Rahmonova Saidahon 4-1 in the women’s 48kg final to give India its first gold medal of the competition.

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Meanwhile, Anamika (50kg) and Manisha (60kg) suffered losses to end their campaigns with silver medals.

Anamika fought valiantly but conceded a 1-4 loss against reigning world and Asian champion China’s Wu Yu while Manisha faced a 0-5 defeat against Kazakhstan’s Viktoriya Grafeeva.

Elorda Cup 2024: Minakshi & Nikhat Zareen clinch gold, Manisha & Anamika settle for Bronze

India concluded their Elorda Cup 2024 campaign with a total of 12 medals.

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