Jahana enters semis in Senior Nationals

Visakhapatnam, Dec 19 (UNI) Jahana of Assam entered the semifinals of the Seventh Senior National Womens Boxing Championship defeating Sonia of Goa in the 46-kg category at the Swarna Bharati Indoor Stadium here today.

In another bout, defending champion Ch Kanaka Durga (AP) entered the semi-final in the 48-kg category by trouncing Asha of Steel Plant Sports Board (SPSB) with a 20-5 point lead, as the referee halted the contest in the second round.

National champion N Usha bagged silver in the fourth World Womens Boxing Championship.

Delhi also entered the semifinals in the 57-kg category, defeating Palvinder of Punjab.

Brief results in all categories: 46-kgs ND round: Swapna V (Ker) bt Roshni (Meg), V Mahalakshmi (AP) bt Mamta Panda (Orissa), N Nanao (Manipur) bt Bharti (MP).

48-kgs catgory: Birpal Kaur (PNB) bt Zorinpull (Miz), Kalpana Ch (RSPB) bt Sandhya (Skm), W Jerina (Manipur) bt Thara (Kerala).

50-kgs category: Sudha (Raj) bt Phurab (Skm), Meena (Har) bt S Amaravati (TN), Ch Lata (Manipur) bt Khimavati (Cht), Chhotolal Lora (RSPB) bt A Kumari (AP).

52-kgs category: Jeuti Khakhlary (Assam) bt Sunita (Punjab), Suman Chandigarh bt Sheeba (Ker), Ranjisonwqal (Raj) bt Ashu Rani (Orissa), Sushma (Haryana) bt Sheetal (Mah).

54-kgs category: Aman Preet (Pnb) bt Susmita Rout (Ori), Sunita (Har) bt Jenifer (Assam), Priyanka (Uttaranachal) bt R Singh (Miz) Aswethy (Kerala) bt Avita (Del).

57-kgs catgory: N Usha (AP) bt Palvinder (Pnb) Preeti S (Har) bt F V L Kimi (Miz) Puja (Utranchal) bt Hemlat (Del), B Ambika (Ker) bt K M Anjali (Chandigarh) 60-kgs category: S Ibemcha (Manipur) bt Meena Rani (UP), Charmila (Del) bt Aprana (Chandigarh), Pranamika (Assam) bt H Lakshmanrekha (AP).

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