Assam Girl Bhagyabati Kachari Wins Bronze Medal at Thailand Open Boxing Tournament

Guwahati, July 28, 2019:

Assam girl Bhagyabati Kachari (75kg) has made her State proud by winning a bronze medal at the Thailand Open Boxing tournament held in Bangkok.

Bhagyabati Kachari, aged 27, is an Indian amateur woman boxer. She won a gold medal at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in Guwahati.

She hails from Udmari village near Tangla in Udalguri districtof Assam. A sports-lover since childhood, Bhagyabati’s encounter with boxing was predestined. In Class 6, she learnt football, got involved in volleyball and kabaddi as she reached the high school.

Indian boxers finished their campaign at the Thailand Open with a rich haul of eight medals, comprising a gold, four silver and three bronze.

The Indian contingent's performance was commendable considering some of the world's best boxers from 37 countries had participated in the tournament.

Asian Championships silver medallist Ashish Kumar bagged his first international gold in the 75 kg category, outpunching Korea's Kim Jinjae 5-0 for the biggest medal of his career.

On the final day, the Indians who settled for the silver were former world junior champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg), Asian Championships silver medallist Deepak (49kg), GeeBee Boxing silver medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg), and India Open silver medallist Brijesh Yadav (81kg).

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