Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Kiren Rijiju today honoured silver medalist Manju Rani with a cash prize of Rs. 14 lakhs while the 3 bronze medalists MC Mary Kom, Lovlina Borgohain and Jamuna Boro were given Rs. 8 lakhs each.
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Assam’s Rakhi Sarma bagged bronze at the World Masters Power-lifting Championship 2019 held in South Africa on October 12. She won bronze in the 350 kg category.
Boxer MaryKom has advanced to the semi-finals in the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Russia.
Indian boxer Jamuna Boro (54kg) stunned fifth seed Ouidad Sfouh in the last-16 stage to enter the quarterfinals of the World Women’s Boxing Championships on Wednesday. Boro defeated the Algerian, an African Games gold-medallist, 5-0 to make the last-eight and be just one win away from securing her maiden world
Assam boy defeats Bangladeshi fighter in international kickboxing. Bout was held between Juned Ahmed and Karimganj native Biplab Das as part of ‘Versus Championship #03’ at SAI Stadium in Guwahati. There was a total of 28 bouts and 54 fighters participated.