Women's World Boxing Championships Final Highlights: Saweety Boora defeated Wang Lina of China in the 81kg category final to bag India's second gold medal at the ongoing Women's World Boxing Championships. The Indian pugilist registered a 4-3 win. It was a neck-and-neck battle between Saweety and China's Wang Lina, but the Indian star eventually beat the latter by a narrow margin. Earlier on Saturday, Nitu Ghanghas outplayed Lutsaikhan Altansetseg of Mongolia in the 48kg category final by a unanimous 5-0 verdict to bag a gold medal. She became the sixth Indian woman pugilist to win a gold in the history of the tournament, before Saweety became the seventh to do so.
Here are the Highlights of Women's World Boxing Championships final, straight from Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi:
- 19:29 (IST)World Boxing Championships Final: Saweety Boora's bout coming next!The second Indian player who will be fighting for gold today is Saweety Boora of India. She will be fighting in the 81 kg category. Her final bout which will be against Wang Lina of China will kick off after 7:45 PM IST.
- 18:43 (IST)World Boxing Championships Final: 11th gold for India in event history!Mary Kom has won the titles in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018, while Sarita Devi (2006), Jenny RL (2006), Lekha KC (2006) and Nikhat Zareen (2022) are the other pugilists to bag the world title. Nitu Ghaghas' gold medal today is India's 11th in the tournament.
- 18:31 (IST)World Boxing Championships Final: Which Indian women have won gold at the event earlier?India's Mary Kom, Laishram Sarita Devi, Jenny RL, Lekha KC and Nikhat Zareen all have won gold medals in the tournament. While every other player has won the hounour once, Mary Kom is the only pugilist to bag the medal six times.
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