Ankushita Boro

Ankushita Boro is an Indian woman boxer[1] known for winning a gold metal in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships.

Boro was born in Meghai Jarani, a village in Sonitpur district, Assam. She trained from Tradeep Bora, a boxing coach. She won her district's Best Boxer Award in 2013, and a gold medal for her state in 2015. In early 2017, she earned a bronze medal in the National Youth Championship. In both the International Boxing Championship and Ahmet Comert Championships, she won a silver medal. On 26 November 2017, she earned a gold metal at the AIBA World Youth Women's Boxing Championship, being one of only five Indians to do so.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Youth Boxing: Ankushita Boro Leads India's Surge in World Championships". indiawest.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Sharma, Nitin (24 November 2017). "Ankushita Boro shines bright at AIBA World Youth Championship". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Sarangi, Y. B. (2017-12-02). "Who is Ankushita Boro?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-09-09.


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