Sarita, Sonia enter semifinals of National Boxing

Rohtak, Jan 10:
Former world champion L Sarita Devi (60kg) and Asian silver-medallist Sonia Lather (57kg) advanced to the semifinals after clinching facile quarterfinal wins in the National Women’s Boxing Champions-hips, here today.
Representing the All India Police, Sarita out-punched Arunachal Pradesh’s Aquillia Dupak in the first round itself to make the medal rounds.
Railway Sports Promotion Board’s Sonia, on the other hand, defeated Uttarakhand’s Kamla Bisht 5-0.
Among other prominent names, former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) sailed past Chattisgarh’s Abha to be assured of her second successive medal.
Also entering the semifinals was RSPB’s Pavitra (60kg), a former world championships quarter-finalist, got the better of Manipur’s Chaoba Devi.(PTI)

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