Aarti, Arundhati, Ankushita, Pawan clinch gold as India finish on top with 14 medals

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Indian pugilists won four gold, two silver and eight bronze medals to finish atop the medals tally at the 46th International Tammer Boxing Tournament in Tampere, Finland, on Sunday.

Aarti Dhariyal (women’s 54kg), Ankushita Boro (women’s 65kg), Arundhati Chaudhary (women’s 70kg) and Pawan Bartwal (men’s 55kg) clinched gold medals, while Mohammed Hussamuddin (men’s 60kg) and Jaismine (women’s 57kg) settled for silver.

The tournament has been held annually since 1977 and is an established event on the international boxing calendar.

India had fielded a 14-member squad with a focus on providing exposure to boxers ranked third in the country’s Olympic weight-category bench strength.

Aarti convincingly beat Kernachan Stephen of Scotland 5:0 while Commonwealth Games gold medallist Arundhati got the better of Igharo Evelyn Ivi of Ireland 3:2.

Ankushita Boro defeated England’s Thompstone Ella 4:1.

Vivek Meena (men’s 65kg), Hitesh (men’s 70kg), Akshay (men’s 80kg), Bobin Chauhan (men’s 90kg), Chetan Choudhary (men’s 90+kg), Tanu (women’s 51kg), Disha Patil (women’s 60kg) and Imroz Khan (women’s 75kg) bagged bronze medals. PTI AM AM BS

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